Here is E.B. White’s comment: “People have re-cut their clothes to follow the fashion…People have remodeled their ideas too — taken in their convictions a little at the waist, shortened the sleeves of their resolve, and fitted themselves out in a new intellectual ensemble copied from a smart design out of the very latest page of history.” When slavery to fashion invades the church, our latest ideas are yesterday’s fads. We adopt the world’s agenda — just a few years too late. Many churchmen sport theological bell-bottoms.

1 John 4:1 

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Matthew 4:4 

But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

You will not catch me with tight jeans and a t-shirt, minus a pulpit, spitting out a verse and diving into the wild blue yonder with my imagination on fire.

Give it some thought.

Gary

I was born in Maine, and if I could have my way, I’d like to die in Maine. This state doesn’t have poisonous snakes or spiders, nor does it have mountain lions or grizzlies that would eat you for dinner. Winters are cold enough to keep the population down. Earthquakes are rare and small. Floods don’t last long. Politicians aren’t so bad. There are nights when you can have I-95 all to yourself. There are lakes and rivers to explore and mountains to hike. Yes, I do love my state.

People want to move to other places and that’s okay. There are some I would like to see move, and I would even help them towards their goal. LOL

I’m content in the state I’m in and that is Biblical.

Philippians 4:11

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

How about you? Is there any good in your world?

Think about it.

Gary

Ralph Barton, one of the top cartoonists of the 1900’s, left this note pinned to his pillow before taking his own life: “I have had few difficulties, many friends, great successes; I have gone from wife to wife, from house to house, visited great countries of the world, but I am fed up with inventing devices to fill up twenty-four hours of the day.”

He had gone through four wives and totally rejected Christianity. He crawled under a blanket and put a bullet through his head.

He didn’t miss with his shot, but he did miss the purpose of life. God put us here and He shouldn’t be rejected.

Psalm 57:2 

I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.

Matthew 6:33 

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Don’t miss the point of this before something scary enters your head.

Think about it.

Gary

A child asked his father, “How were people born?”

 So his father said, “Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on.”

The child then went to his mother, asked her the same question and she told him, “We were monkeys, then we evolved to become like we are now.”

The child ran back to his father and said, “You lied to me!”

His father replied, “No, your mom was talking about her side of the family.”

The world is truly messed up when it comes to the origin of species. However, I can give you the truth from the source.

Genesis 1:26 

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

No need to be conflicted when you hold to the truth.

Give it some thought.

Gary

Gomer Pyle aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. Like his cousin Goober, Gomer provided comic relief.  He was often awestruck by the simplest of things, resulting in the exclamation of his catchphrases, “Shazam!”, “Golly”, “Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise!”, and “shame, shame, shame!” 

There are some people who just want to see the best in other people. They always find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. On the other hand, there are those who capitalize on the worst in others. Which one are you?

Ephesians 4:31-32 

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Give it some thought.

 Gary

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart. -Helen Keller

1 Timothy 1:5

The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.

Keep your heart in shape by fellowshipping with the right people and thinking about the right things.

Give it some thought.

Gary

What did the man say to his fingers?  “I’m counting on you.”

 That’s funny. However, life is full of individuals we count on every day. No one is an island.

Galatians 6:2

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Hebrews 6:10

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.

John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

Don’t forget where you fit in and give it some thought.

Gary