Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "When You're Down to Nothing God's UP to Something", Inspirationals.
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God’s Rosebud
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A new minister
was walking with an older,
more seasoned minister
in the garden one day.
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Feeling a bit insecure
about what God
had for him to do,
he was asking the older preacher
for some advice.
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The older preacher
walked up to a rosebush
and handed the young preacher
a rosebud and told him
to open it
without tearing off any petals.
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The young preacher
looked in disbelief
at the older preacher
and was trying to figure out
what a rosebud
could possibly have to do
with his wanting to know
the will of God
for his life and ministry.
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But because of his great respect
for the older preacher,
he proceeded to try to unfold the rose,
while keeping every petal intact.
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It wasn’t long
before he realized
how impossible
this was to do.
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Noticing the younger preacher’s
inability to unfold the rosebud
without tearing it,
the older preacher began
to recite the following poem…
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May 21 2010
Posted: under Short Funny Jokes.
Tags: baptism, Baptist, bishop, cat, child, church, duty, eyes, funny, hilarious, humor, job, jokes, labor, lake, language, laughter, Little Johnny, man, minister, mother, ocean, parent, pastor, pond, pool, pope, preacher, priest, rain, reverend, rivers, sea, sermon, short, smiles, sound, stream, Sunday, task, thought, water, woman, words, work
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Johnny’s Mother looked out the window and noticed him “playing church” with their cat.
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He had the cat sitting quietly and he was preaching to it.
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She smiled and went about her work.
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A while later she heard loud meowing and hissing and ran back to the open window to see Johnny baptizing the
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Apr 29 2010
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "When You're Down to Nothing God's UP to Something", Inspirationals.
Tags: belief, bishop, blessings, burden, challenge, challenges, Christian, cross, depression, exam, faith, focus, friends, glory, God, inspiration, journey, learning, life, link, listening, load, love, minister, music, pastor, pope, prayer, preacher, priest, process, reverend, scripture, storm, struggles, test, trust, video, weight, world
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I have a dear friend who is a minister. We talk almost every day, and she has a way of counseling, planting seeds and providing insight that makes you think YOU came up with the answer or solution. I often run my issues of life past her. Recently, we were having a conversation about how God is working things out of me and purging me of some of my sinful ways so that He can use me. She laughed when I shared with her that the process is no fun. She tried to convince me that the process isn’t so bad, when finally and adamantly I told her that this process is absolutely no fun, but I’m going through it because I want God to get me where He wants me, and I don’t want to have to come this way again. We both laughed at that because she knew exactly what I meant.
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Too often, as Christians, we like to say the ‘politically correct’ things, sugar coat what I call our ‘pruning process’ and make everything sound like it’s just hunky-dory. “Oh, I just want God to use me for His Glory,” or “I can’t wait to see how God is going to work this out.” Well, I’m more inclined to ‘be real’ and call it like I see it. It’s not always pretty, fun or something to look forward to. Sometimes it’s difficult, uncomfortable and painful to go through some of the things that God allows in our lives. It doesn’t make me love Him any less, nor do I want Him to stop preparing me for the things He has in store for me. But the reality is: it’s not always fun or pleasant on this journey; not if you’re doing it right.
There are some days when I get tired, discouraged or just want to quit, and I start thinking what’s the use? But I’m drawn to and
Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
Let’s face it
English is a stupid language.
There is no egg in the eggplant
No ham in the hamburger
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England.
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Mar 07 2009
Posted: under "LOVE is LOVELY", Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: age, aid, bishop, cheer, cheerfulness, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, destination, duty, earth, era, example, global, globe, highway, history, inspiration, Jesus, job, journey, labor, land, language, learning, life, lifestyle, lifetime, Lord, love, man, Martin Luther King, message, minister, motto, music, neighbor, others, pastor, period, pope, preacher, priest, Professor, reverend, road, role model, salvation, Savior, sermon, service, show, sign, singer, sound, task, teacher, teaching, time, tour, tourist, travel, trip, tutor, universe, voice, woman, words, work, world
If I can help somebody as I pass along,
If I can cheer somebody with a word or song,
If I can show somebody he’s traveling wrong,
Then my living will not be in vain.
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Feb 13 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise", "LOVE is LOVELY", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM", Inspirationals.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Clayborne Carson and Peter Holloran, ed.s
(New York: IPM/Warner Books,1998)
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In this book under the chapter “American Dream” and in paragraph 13 you will find
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“The other day Mrs. King and I spent about ten days down in Jamaica. I’d gone down to deliver the commencement address at the University of the West Indies. I always love to go to that great island which I consider the most beautiful island in all the world. The government prevailed upon us to be their guests and spend some time and try to get a little rest while there on the speaking tour. And so for those days we traveled all over Jamaica. And over and over again I was impressed by one thing. Here you have people from many national backgrounds: Chinese, Indians, so-called
