Grac*e-mail for 04/19/10 got grace?

Grac*e-mail for 04/19/10
got grace?

Can all of you help me grow this list?  I know it’s not about the
numbers, but I received so many e-mails last week that it got me
thinking about when so a lot more folks got this mailing every week.
Please consider encouraging one of your e-mail buddies to join the
list.  It’s that easy!

John()_:-) Every time you see this angel, remember that God loves you!
johnlynnbright@gmail.com

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Got this link from my dad, John R. Bright, who served during the
Korean War…

http://media.causes.com/576542?p_id=92681239

An average group of Americans gathered to publicly thank their United
Stated Military for the freedom they provide.

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Alma Larsen sent this one for the ladies…

Remember...a layer of dust protects the wood beneath it.

‘A house becomes a home when you can write 'I love you' on the
furniture.'

I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend making sure things were
just perfect 'in case someone came over' Finally I realized one day,
that no-one came over;  they were all  out living life and having fun!
NOW,  when people visit, I  don't have to explain  the 'condition'  of
my home They  are more interested in hearing about the things I've
been doing  while I was away living life and having fun.

Life is short. Enjoy it! Dust if you must........ but  wouldn't it be
better to paint a picture or write a letter, bake cookies or a cake
and lick the spoon or plant a seed,

Dust if you must, but there’s not all THAT much time – there are
rivers to swim and mountains to climb, music to hear and books to
read, friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must, but the world is out there with the sun in your
eyes, the wind in your hair...a flutter of snow, a shower of rain.
This day will not come around, again.

Dust if you must, but bear in mind, old age will come and it won't be
kind.
And when you go - and go you must - you, yourself will make more
dust!

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Got this from Lester AND Alma Larsen…

Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat
our cell phone?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?

What if we flipped through it several times a day?

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

What if we used it to receive messages from the text?

What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?

What if we gave it to Kids as gifts?

What if we used it when we traveled?

What if we used it in case of emergency?

This is something to make you go....hmm...where is my Bible?

Oh, and one more thing.

Unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry about our Bible being
disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill.

Makes you stop and think 'where are my priorities? And no dropped
calls!

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Another link – got this one from Don Collins…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUQYJ77qa50
This is the shortest sermon I ever heard!
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Got this from the “Pearls” mailing list.  To receive, just sent Larry
Burrows a request at larryb1939@sbcglobal.net

God is there to meet you in the center of all your trials, and to
whisper His secrets, which will make you come forth with a shining
face and an indomitable faith that all the demons of hell shall never
afterwards cause to waver. --E. A. Kilbourne

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Here is a classic funny from Darlene Gillespie…

There was a Scottish painter named Smokey MacGregor who was very
interested in making a penny where he could, so he often thinned down
his paint to make it go a wee bit further.

As it happened, he got away with this for some time, but eventually
the Baptist Church decided to do a big restoration job on the outside
of one of their biggest buildings.

Smokey put in a bid, and, because his price was so low, he got the
job.

So he set about erecting the scaffolding and setting up the planks,
and buying the paint and, yes, I am sorry to say, thinning it down
with turpentine.

Well, Smokey was up on the scaffolding, painting away, the job nearly
completed, when suddenly there was a horrendous clap of thunder, the
sky opened, and the rain poured down washing the thinned paint from
all over the church and knocking Smokey clear off the scaffold to land
on the lawn among the gravestones, surrounded by telltale puddles of
the thinned and useless paint.

Smokey was no fool.  He knew this was a judgment from the Almighty, so
he got down on his knees and cried: "Oh God, Oh God, forgive me; what
should I do?"

And from the thunder, a mighty voice spoke, "Repaint! And thin no
more!"

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Got this “Lesley”…

As a public service, here are some common phrases used in the church,
along with their English-language equivalents:

Christianese: "If it be God's will."   Translation: "I really don't
think God is going to answer this one.

Christianese: "Let's have a word of prayer."   Translation: "I am
going to pray for a long, long, long time."

Christianese: "That's not my spiritual gift."   Translation: "Find
someone else."

Christianese: "Fellowship"   Translation: "Organized gluttony."

Christianese: "The Lord works in mysterious ways."   Translation: "I'm
totally clueless."

Christianese: "Lord willing . . ."    Translation: "You may think I'll
be there, but I won't."

Christianese: "I don't feel led."   Translation: "Can't make me."

Christianese: "God led me to do something else."   Translation: “I
slept in instead of going to church.”

Christianese: "God really helped me with this test."   Translation: "I
didn't study but I guessed good, so I'm giving God credit in the hope
that He helps me again."

Christianese: "She has such a sweet spirit!"   Translation: "What an
airhead!"

Christianese: "I have a 'check' in my spirit about him."
Translation: "I can't stand that jerk!"

Christianese: "I'll be praying for you."   Translation: "There's an
outside chance I'll remember this conversation later today."

Christianese: "Prayer concerns"   Translation: "Gossip"

Christianese: "In conclusion . . . "   Translation: "I'll be done in
another hour or so."

Christianese: "Let us pray"   Translation: "I'm going to pretend to
talk to God now, but I'm really preaching at you."

Christianese: "You just have to put it in God's hands."   Translation:
"Don't expect me to help you."

Christianese: "God wants to prosper you!"   Translation: "Give me all
your money."

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and is believed, by me, to be anonymous... unless credit is given.
Please contact me at the address above if you know the author of any
material so that I may give credit where credit is due. Thanks!

Grace & peace –
John A. Bright
Pastor, Walmsley Boulevard UMC in Richmond, Virginia
johnlynnbright@gmail.com
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change..."