[Billie]

[DollyCali]

Billie, I have asked you NOT to use that pix of me without my permission!

:)

Hope everyone has a good day preceeding a good weekend. Tonight I join a small group welcoming home a Hero who has just served over a year in Iraq. will be missing day one of our woman's retreat at church, As you can imagine mom Penny is floating on cloud nine.

will try to do thread on it

[The Mayor]

February 18, 2005

Hearing And Doing

Read:
James 1:19-27

Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. -James 1:22

Bible In One Year: Numbers 4-6

I read about a man in New York City who died at the age of 63 without ever having had a job. He spent his entire adult life in college. He had acquired so many academic degrees that they looked like the alphabet behind his name.

Why did this man spend his entire life in college? When he was a child, a wealthy relative died who had named him as a beneficiary in his will. It stated that he was to be given enough money to support him every year as long as he stayed in school. And it was to be discontinued when he had completed his education.

The man met the terms of the will, but by staying in school indefinitely he turned a technicality into a steady income for life-something his benefactor never intended. Unfortunately, he spent thousands of hours listening to professors and reading books but never "doing." He acquired more and more knowledge but didn't put it into practice.

This reminds me of what James said: "Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only" (1:22). If we read the Bible or listen as it is taught but fail to put to work what we have learned, we are as bad as that man with his string of degrees. His education was of no practical benefit to anyone.

Hearing must be matched by doing. -Richard De Haan

We take delight to read God's Word
And say, "Oh, yes, it's true!"
But it's of little use to us
Unless we hear and do. -D. De Haan

Open your Bible prayerfully, read it carefully, obey it joyfully.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Can I Really Trust The Bible?

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Billie and Co.
Friday and the work just begins.
Meet the newest addition to the family. Joined us yesterday. No name yet.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Billie.

[Temple Owl]

Have a great weekend.

[GailA]

Good afternoon, boy I feel like that lady, I spent the morning in the doctor's office, just to get my RX for my synthroid refilled for the next 5 months. They just wouldn't just refill it without my seeing the Physicians Assistant.

[FreeTheHostages]

[deadhead]

LOL, I feel like the 'Whew' Lady in your graphic. Spent the day 'spring' cleaning :-) DiverDave, your pup is so cute! LadyX, great idea...I am sure the finest family can come up with some great names...hmmmmm Lucy, yea Lucy LOL

Am now listening to Asleep At The Wheel...swinging into the weekend.
Have a wonderful weekend, all.

Welcome to DD's new pup

[luvie]

Now for a little R&R and then some fun with the Finest!