tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post5119301586371465987..comments2024-03-28T14:53:38.827-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: The Cross Not Christian but GraciousUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-47240867259491468932018-02-24T07:55:17.461-05:002018-02-24T07:55:17.461-05:00Good to hear from you!
I read Karamazov this past...Good to hear from you!<br /><br />I read Karamazov this past summer in Maine on vacation. It's an every 5th or 6th year reread.<br /><br />I've avoid C&P because of the horse dream. I got to it last night, had to skip it.BDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557941385560728052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-66084833168668509012018-02-24T04:02:26.665-05:002018-02-24T04:02:26.665-05:00Probably commenting on wrong subject, but just wan...Probably commenting on wrong subject, but just wanted to say I read "The Brothers Karamazov" every year. Good for the soul (or lack of it).Cirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-38747767403133491842018-02-22T08:28:15.847-05:002018-02-22T08:28:15.847-05:00with respect to the late rev. billy graham...the h...<i>with respect to the late rev. billy graham...the humor publication weekly world news...one of their driest jokes ever was a feature they did on billy graham's view of heaven - they played it completely straight...</i><br /><br /><br /><br />from The Weekly World News, 1998<br /><br /><br /><br />In a review of Reverend Graham's writings, sermons and interviews, five themes emerge – five principles that he believes every human being should strive to live by in order to join God in Heaven. They're based on the Bible and on Reverend Graham's own experience. Here are the five ideas Billy Graham stresses over and over again in his written and spoken words. Practice them in your daily life and Heaven is definitely in your future.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pray regularly<br /><br /><br /><br />Reverend Graham has often said that too many people use prayer as a last resort – praying only when they need God to get them out of a jam. But as long as people think of God as some kind of errand boy or lifeguard, Heaven will always be out of reach. Jesus tells us God wants to be our friend. You wouldn't treat a friend that way. You want to spend time just talking and listening to your friends, enjoying their company. God wants us to visit Him regularly – for no other reason than that we like Him and He likes us. So it's important to spend time in prayer every day, even when things are going well.<br /><br />Love others<br /><br />This doesn't mean we have to "feel" loving toward everyone all the time. We are human and sometimes other people are going to upset us. The point is that we should act in loving ways – even to people who aren't very lovable. Remember Jesus said that if we're only kind to people who were kind to us, it means nothing. Even people who don't have God in their lives do that. The thing that sets believers apart is their willingness to try to love even difficult people.<br /><br />Read the Bible<br /><br />Reverend Graham says even he has not done as much Bible reading as he feels he should have. "I wish I had studied a great deal more. I wish I knew the Bible better than I do," he said not long ago. But he says it's never too late to start. He says that studying and reading the Bible can not only lead us toward Heaven, it can also help us get more enjoyment from our lives on Earth.<br /><br />Resist temptation<br /><br />The charismatic evangelist admits that in the past he spent too much time railing about hellfire and damnation. "I was too emotional in my early years," he says. Nevertheless, yielding to temptations of the flesh can give the Devil a grip on your life and pull you away from Heaven. When asked how he has managed to avoid the indiscretions that have brought down other, weaker evangelists, Reverend Graham says one prayer always works: "Lord, help me RIGHT NOW!” God will help us resist temptation if we ask Him.<br /><br />Be humble<br /><br />Always remember, if there's good in your life it's God who put it there. Taking credit for God's kindness will only separate you from Him and His Kingdom. To be humble is to be teachable. We all have a lot to learn. And an openness to learning more about God is consistent with citizenship in Heaven.<br /><br /><br /><br />Of course, no one can practice these five things perfectly. Reverend Graham freely admits that even he has fallen short of the mark many times. But doing your best to practice these principles will ensure you a place in Heaven.<br /><br /><br /><br />[end of quote from Weekly World News]<br /><br /><i>what struck me about this advice when i read it in the 20th century, and still strikes me today, is how generally applicable it is<br /><br />in the interest of greater ecumenicism i would expand "pray regularly" to "pray or meditate regularly", and i would broaden the reading material from the bible to devotional, spiritual, and philosophical literature from other wisdom traditions of the seeker's choice<br /><br />i particularly liked graham's admission he had overdone the "hellfire and damnation" stuff in his earlier years<br /><br />may the creative forces of the universe be with you, and also with me</i>mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-31175726412350725732018-02-22T08:18:27.611-05:002018-02-22T08:18:27.611-05:00this is an intriguing list
https://thoughtcatalog...this is an intriguing list<br /><br />https://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2016/03/19-marvelous-unbelievable-books-about-the-strange-history-of-man-and-animals/<br /><br /><br /><br /><i></i>mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.com