“I sought the Lord, and He heard me.”
~Psalm 34:4a~
Mr. Quincy Chapman’s wake is tonight in Denham Springs with the funeral tomorrow afternoon. Please continue to pray for the family members injured in the accident and for the entire family as they have been and continue to go through a difficult time.
Baptist Press
August 11, 2009
WASHINGTON–Iranian converts unwavering in faith. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31051
GEORGIA–NAMB trustees still in special meeting. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31052
TENNESSEE–3 killed when car hits MercyMe tour bus. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31053
TENNESSEE–Easy explanation to puzzling Barna survey? http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31054
TEXAS–O.S. Hawkins diagnosed with cancer. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31055
ALABAMA–Collegians point to Christ in Europe. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31056
ALABAMA–FIRST-PERSON (Neal Ledbetter): Green means go. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31057
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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor
AS A MAN Thinketh by James Allen is arguably the best non-inspired book ever written on the power of thought…
Allen compared the mind to a garden and its owner to a master gardener. A good character is not the product of chance any more than a beautiful garden could happen by accident. Integrity is a natural result of continued effort in right thinking.
The overarching theme of As a Man Thinketh is that individuals control the development of their character through controlling their thoughts. At the very moment one chooses his thoughts, he also chooses his destiny. Allen’s garden analogy well-illustrates this cause and effect relationship. Just as plants come from seeds, actions grow from thoughts. The challenging part is getting the right seeds into the garden of the mind. Useless seeds find their way there all by themselves, but useful ones must be purposely planted. Good thoughts must be deliberately sown and carefully nurtured to produce the fruit of righteousness. Bad thoughts must be eradicated in the same way one removes weeds to preserve a well-kept garden. Good thoughts cannot produce bad acts and bad thoughts cannot produce good acgts. The law of sowing and reaping is as true in the mental and moral realm as it is in the plant world (Galatians 6:7-8). Holiness, like husbandry, requires planning, effort and diligence. (Aubry Johnson)
Keep your heart will all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.”
Proverbs 4:23; cf. Romans 12:2
Good thoughts today!
Anna Lee
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