I Told You I'd Be Back !

Now that we've just about got the ownership transition of the Singing News behind us and it is all running smooth, I promise to devote more time to "Jerry's Journal" in the future. Today is "Journal Smorgasbord" day.

From time to time I will share some of my favorite Devotions written by Dr. Adrian Rogers.

BIBLE MEDITATION:

"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich." 2 Corinthians 8:9

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
Years ago my wife gave me a little card to carry in my billfold. On it she had written her dress size, shoe size, glove size and more. That was nice to have so I could know all about her when I went to do some shopping, but it didn't provide much companionship or encouragement when I was away from her. In the same way, it's one thing to have the facts about Jesus; it's another thing to have a relationship with Jesus.

ACTION POINT:
Do you know Jesus? Do you really know Him or are you just gathering facts about Him?

Dr. Adrian Rogers

Love Worth Finding Ministries info@lwf.org


DEMOCRACY:

About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier:

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government."

"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury."

"From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship."

"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years."


"During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:


1. From bondage to spiritual faith;


2. From spiritual faith to great courage;


3. From courage to liberty;


4. From liberty to abundance;


5. From abundance to complacency;


6. From complacency to apathy;


7. From apathy to dependence;


8. From dependence back into bondage"



TODAY'S QUOTE:


Some Things Never Change


"It appears we have appointed our worst generals to command forces, and our most gifted and brilliant to edit newspapers!


In fact, I discovered by reading newspapers that these editor/geniuses plainly saw all my strategic defects from the start, yet failed to inform me until it was too late.


Accordingly, I'm readily willing to yield my command to these obviously superior intellects, and I'll, in turn, do my best for the Cause by writing editorials - after the fact."


-Robert E. Lee, 1863


FUNNY BONE:


A woman called a local hospital.


"Hello. Could you connect me to the person who gives information about Patients. I'd like to find out if a patient is getting better, doing as Expected, or getting worse."


The voice on the other end said, "What is the patient's name and room Number?"


"Sarah Finkel, room 302."


"I'll connect you with the nursing station."


"3-A Nursing Station. How can I help You?"


"I'd like to know the condition of Sarah Finkel in room 302."


"Just a moment. Let me look at her records.


Mrs. Finkel is doing very well. In fact, she's had two full meals, her blood Pressure is fine. She is to be taken off the heart monitor in a couple of hours and, if she continues this improvement, Dr. Cohen is going to send her home Tuesday at noon."


The woman said, "What a relief! Oh, that's fantastic... that's wonderful news! "The nurse said, "From your enthusiasm, I take it you are a close family member or a very close friend!"


"Neither! I'm Sarah Finkel in 302, nobody around here ever tells me anything"



SECRET PHOTO'S

My secret photo files, photo's you never seen.....




Anthony Burger 1998 SGMA Award Banquet



Glen Payne and George Younce at the 1998 SGMA Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. George was inducted that evening.



James Blackwood and Bill Gaither 1998 SGMA Award Banquet



Vestal Goodman and George Younce 1998 SGMA Banquet dinner.

Til next time.


Jerry

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