Posted on 12/03/2001 1:46:05 AM PST by Mudboy Slim
"Here Was A Man"
(To be spoken--Johnny Cash-like--over a lonely keyboard version of "Joy to the World")
"Here was a man...a man who was born in a small village, the son of a peasant woman. He grew up in another small village. Until He reached the age of thirty, He worked as a carpenter; then, for three years, He was a travelling minister. But He never travelled more than two hundred miles from where He was born, and where He did go, He usually walked. He never held political office, He never wrote a book, He never bought a home, He never had a family, He never went to college, and He never set foot inside a big city, yet...here was a man.
Here was a man...though He never did one of those things that you usually associate with greatness, He had no credentials but Himself. He had nothing to do with this World, except through the Divine Purpose that brought Him to this World.
While He was still a young man, the Tide of Popular Opinion turned against Him. Most of His FRiends ran away...one of them denied Him, one of them betrayed Him and turned Him over to his Enemies. Then, He went through the mockery of a Trial and was nailed to a Roman Cross between two thieves. And even while He was dying, His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had in this World, and that was His robe, His Purple Robe. When He was dead, He was taken down from the cross and laid in a borrowed grave, provided by a compassionate FRiend.
More than Nineteen Centuries have come and gone, and today He's the Centerpiece of the Human Race, Our Leader, and the Column to Human Destiny. And I think I'm well within the mark when I say that All of the Armies that Ever Marched, All of the Navies that Ever Sailed, All of the Legislative Bodies that Ever Sat, and All of the Kings that Ever Reigned...All of Them Put Together have not affected the Life of Man on this Earth so Powerfully as that One Solitary Life...
Here was a man."
Gandhi: "I do not accept the orthodox teaching that Jesus was or is God incarnate in the accepted sense or that he was or is the only son of God."
Gandhi: "I love Christianity, Islam and many other faiths – through Hinduism."
Gandhi: "The Allah of Islam is the same as the God of Christians and the Ishwar of Hindus."
WOW!! Gandhi seems like a real happenin' dude!!
Happy Holidays to Y'all...MUD
...now act suprised tomorrow morning; will ya.
{g}
...you sure don't like me much, huh.
Gandhi was Kewl...lol.
Merry Christmas to you and yours good man. Drive safely, never know who might be one of those 'drunk driver' types. BTTT
Ain't it wonderful?! Half-moon in the clear night sky...more stars than I can shake a stick at...got me a bourbon and ginger on ice...and I've got a Hot Wheels Three Alarm Fire Station--including two full pages of stickers to apply--to assemble before turning in...could be a long night, 'cuz I might just wanna FReep another Christmas Carol...LOL!!
You ever heard Simon and Garfunkel's version of "Silent Night" with the "news" going on in the background?! LOL...well, that's not EXACTLY the way my version goes!!
Sleep well and may Santa be good to you and yers...MUD
Same backatcha, ChaseR...hope Santa don't leave no coal in anyone's stockin'!!
"Drive safely, never know who might be one of those 'drunk driver' types."
The In-Laws were up this evening and we did Stage One of the Three-Stage Christmas process...tomorrow mornin', we get to check out what Santa brought, then we're driving down to the 'rents' house fer another round of eatin', drinkin', present-swappin' and assorted merriment. Gonna be a HOOt!!
FReegards...MUD
Except fer that time he had on that Lefty TWIT, Chris Matthews, I believe most substitute hosts have not embarrassed themselves too much. Sean Hannity hasn't been subbing much lately...wonder what happened there?! But I agree that WW is probably my favorite...he's especially good when he invites on a guest, then chews the cud fer a spell. He's had Thomas Sowell on before...and his time with Stephen Moore last week was priceless!!
We get Professor Williams, Moore and Sowell in some spots responsible for tax policy, and I do believe we could get the economy up and running at 6-8% per annum growth!! Best thing about having a burdensome, inefficient, over-regulating Federal Leviathan is that we can cut it back deliberately and consistently fer 12-15 years and reinvigorate the economy fer that entire period!! And folks wouldn't miss Big Guv'ment in the LEAST...just protect our borders and let the States figger out how they wanna run the remainder of Guv'ment's so-called "responsibilities to its constituents."
FReegards...MUD
FReegards...MUD
And, my friend,
MERRY CHRISTMAS and best wishes for all things bright and beautiful in the New Year!!!!
LOL,LGE
Joy to the world! The Left is Dead!!
RATS just don't know it yet!!**
Joy to the world! The Left is Dead!!
RATS just don't know it yet!!
Let all good folks aid in the Lib'rals' Doom...
Help Mudboy and his Band sing...
Let Justice the New Year bring...
FReep Clinton and Justice the New Year'll bring!!
Ignore Left's spin...RushPower grows...
Networks infest our Minds!!!**
Ignore Left's spin...RushPower grows...
RightWing must show some spine!!
We'll fight to break the Elites' Power...
Far out, Left's Curse is found...
Next, Dems shall fear our Power...
Far out, FAR OUT!! Left's Power is DONE!!
Joy to the World! Let FReedom Ring!!
Let men their songs employ!!
(Good guitar pickin' by Ol' Three-Fingers Vesuvius...aka Mordecai...long story)
Repeat resounding joy...
We FReep with Ol' Mudboy...
We FReep...we FReep...with boundless Joy!!**
Right'll rule the World with Truth and Grace...
We'll break Tyrant poltroons!!**
Right'll rule the World with Truth and Grace...
We'll smite thy Left's in ruins!!
The Glories of Good Righteousness!!
And wonders of Right's Love...
Slick Willie whacks his pud...
The Righteous Right shall sling Good Mud!!
Joy to the world! The Left is Dead!!
RATS just don't know it yet!!
** = FReeperGal Chorus, of course.
Merry Christmas, everyone...MUD
Sacrilege, my dear, pure sacrilege...MUD
You, too, my FRiend...MUD
May justice prevail
with the perps in jail
all hail,
no bail
Don't fergit, SlixMYbi+c#...MUD
I get it.
The mamas of Three-Fingers Brown and Three-Fingers Vesuvius both named their baby boys Mordecai.
Right? Am I close?
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