One of my best friends has a crypt at Forest Lawn mausoleum in Glendale, California. Several years ago, she wanted to show me where her final resting place would be, when we were in California.
I was surprised that so many celebrities were entombed there. But, the one that really struck me, was the one accross from hers. It was George Burns and Gracie Allen's final resting place.
I thought theirs said "Together Forever", but the words engraved are more appropriate for the two of them.
In the 1923 silent movie Our Hospitality, comedian and acrobat Buster Keaton performed a daring stunt near a waterfall. A retaining line, called a “holdback” cable, hidden in the water and attached to him, kept him from being carried over the falls.
During filming, the cable broke, and Keaton was swept toward the falls. He managed to grab an overhanging branch, which he clung to until the crew could rescue him. The dramatic scene appears in the finished film.
Drifting into unintended hazards can make for exciting film footage. In real life, however, dangers of this kind are usually marked with warning signs to prevent people from venturing into harm’s way.
Similarly, the Bible has provided us with warning signs about drifting from the safety of God’s Word. “Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away” (Heb. 2:1).
When we don’t cling to God’s Word through study and reflection, it’s easy to drift. Like a swift stream, the attractions of this fallen world draw us toward sin. But as we meditate on Scripture and seek the Holy Spirit’s guidance, we learn the reality of our spiritual anchor and are kept secure—even in the dangers of the world’s current
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Oh my goodness....she died many years before he did, didn’t she?
I bet in Hollywood, you could really find some strange ones.
