Friday, March 26, 2021

The commandment on lying.

 Also read Exodus 23:1.

Revised Standard (RSV) foot notes reference an expansion of 

"thou shalt not bear a false witness."

You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness. You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many so as to pervert justice.

Friday, March 19, 2021

Walk every day. The only adjustment is for gushing rain.

I am outside for more than one half hour every day.

I take a weather observation verifying cloud coverage and cloud layers. I see the moon and observe the sun.  The sun and the shadow produced shows compass directions. I see birds and hear birds.

My route is selected with light traffic so I feel safe.  Fifty feet parallels a major highway. 

Sidewalks disappear with most plowable snow, but eight months are melting months.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

The Power of Positive Thinking - by Norman Vincent Peale

 I read this book in 1962  to help me pass a high school chemistry test.

I still have a recipe card with some of the tidbits.

Throw your heart over the bar and your body will follow.

I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me.

The book is still in print so I bought it in about 2010.  This morning I was rereading portions. 

Making a choice to be happy was an early chapter.

Spend fifteen minutes each day in silence.

Stay tuned for other excerpts.

Friday, March 05, 2021

The Senate liars!

 Committee liars.