![]() May your words today be few, calm, and carefully thought out. Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive" (Prov. "He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. No wonder James had such strong words of praise concerning the person who is always able to control what he says (James 3:2). The more serious offenses result in years of regret and heartache, or perhaps broken relationships that take years to rebuild. The minor offenses result in 15-yard penalties. Unfortunately, those words have consequences. The urge to say "something" seems so overpowering that the words sometimes erupt before we have a chance to think them through. There are so many times when it is hard to "bite the tongue" and say nothing. "And how do I smell from here?" he asked. He turned to face the steaming quarterback. Then he bent down, picked up the ball, paced off 15 yards, and put the ball down. "What it comes down to," he bellowed, "is that YOU STINK!" The quarterback seethed, but he tried to suppress language that might get him tossed out of the game. "You were wrong on the out-of-bounds call, you were wrong on that last holding call, and you failed to say anything about a late hit in the first quarter." The official just stared. "How many times can you do this to us in a single game?" he screamed. When the official called yet another close one in the visitors' favor, the home quarterback blew his top. The home team had been the victim of three or four close calls, and they were now trailing the visitors by a touchdown and a field goal. It was a particularly tough football game, and nerves were on edge. Would you be proud of the things they say He noted that first came the date of birth He referred to the dates on the tombstone The Truth About Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage.Creation: In Six Days or Six Billion Years?.And be grateful we aren’t in that ditch.Worship with us Sunday at 9:30am, 10:30am, 5:00pm and Wednesday at 7:30pm Menu ![]() But I have always felt that anyone is just three bad decisions away from being in real trouble and maybe we should be a little more mindful of what we have and what we can give back. “Sure, ok, that’s all very well” I hear you cry, “but are you really going to stop chasing the rainbow?”Īlmost certainly not, after all I have responsibilities to my people and my family. One line beyond all others resonated with me: ‘For it matters not, how much we own, the cars…the house…the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash.’ At the funeral a beautiful poem called ‘The Dash’ was read. But we have a roof over our heads, our kids are warm and fed and except for the odd one in five, we don’t need to get comatose to survive the day.Īs it turns out I was collecting my Mum to attend the funeral of a dear family friend. Our lives are full of stress – too much stress – and so much of it is self-made. ![]() But what does it make those who didn’t stop to help? Are we so busy or important? Or scared? I checked he hadn’t been hit by a car and called 999 for help. This guy was clearly drunk, disoriented and in all kinds of distress. The five or so cars in front drove on and for a second, I thought about the doing the same. As I was driving the other day, I noticed what at first, I thought was the victim of a hit and run lying in a ditch by the side of the road.
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