ABOUT WHOM DO WE CARE THE MOST?

This week I have had a flood of correspondence about the Freudian(?) 'Shapespearean slip' I made in last weeks newsletter. Three examples are included below.

As there have now been major reference mistakes two weeks in a row, it could mean that I truly am 'losing my marbles', which my family have been telling me for a long time. Or that you have been subjected to a carefully planned scientific experiment designed to find out how observant, informed and knowlegeable you are about unarguably the greatest spiritual book of all times, the Bible, and arguably the greatest literary writer, William Shakespeare. A man who professed to be a Christian but much of whose lifestyle would make you wonder whether the proclamation itself was drama or reality.

However, whatever the source, the results were most interesting. For I have received 10 times more corrections for my misquoted Shakespearean source, than for my Biblical blue. What does this mean? That we are more knowledgeable about Shakespeare than the Bible? That we care more about Hamlet than Jesus? Let's have a fun week and you tell me the answers! To the best reply, I will send a complementary paper copy of my book 'Eagles Fly High!' This can be viewed and downloaded at 'Eagles Fly High!' It talks about God's past,
present and future plans for both us as individuals and the church as a whole. I trust that this will be found to be more accurate than the past two newsletters!

Oh - and as for the answer to the question as to whether or not my mistakes were deliberate, I refer you to Proverbs 25:2 and 1 Corinthians 3:18-20. Look forward to hearing from you!

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FROM THE WORD

"So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen." (2Peter 3:14-18)

"“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen." (Revelation 22:16-21)

DAVID'S DOODLINGS

!!! A foolish man knows his strengths, a wise man acknowledges his weaknesses and makes allowances for them, while a godly man seeks to overcome them.

!!! God’s free gift to us is salvation; ours to others is – a smile.

!!! tOOK A LESSON IN sPEEED tY[PING. nOW MAKE TWICW AS MANY MISTAAKES IN HALF THER TIME.

!!! Took a Speed Logic course. Can immediately jump to a conclusion. A very popular course, his one!

!!! Took a Speed Memory course. Able to remember everything before it happens. Life’s now so dull!

!!! Took a Speed Learning course. Now I know it all. Others have confirmed it! You already knew that!

!!! A Slow Learner: Its taking me so long to go round the mountain, that others are racing past on their second lap!

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COMMENTS ON LAST WEEKS NEWSLETTER

ON THE LEADING ARTICLE 'WHAT YOU SEE, IS NOT WHAT YOU GET'

Thanks for the "George" lesson.
It was worth the price of the ticket.
God's blessings,
Pastor Dena Williams
Denver, CO

David
I too learnt this lesson not long after I came to the Lord.
I was at a Apostolic church annual conference and we were late and ushered to some teired seating others came in late who were not my same colour and dressed untidily leathers etc. I took an offence.
I had never been spoken to by God before but I felt drawn to Romans14: 4 and 14:10-12. this took me back and since then I try to bear no prejudice and often remind myself of this, the first time God spoke, i pray He may speak more often, especially at times of correction.
Thankyou again for your honesty,
Blessings
Wayne Taigel

TO BE OR NOT TO BE

G'day David,

Just a quick note about your musing on the 12th of May. When Shakespeare wrote "To be, or not to be, that is the question", he was writing about Hamlet, and his dire predicament. Not about the ill fated romance of Romeo and Juliet. It is found in Act III Scene i of Hamlet. Of course, your point was true, and like the rest of your newsletter, is fantastic.

Thankyou very much for taking the time to write it, and send it out. I find it a great encouragement to begin my week with. Thanks again.

Andrew Hawes

David,
Are you testing us again to see if we are awake?
The "To be or not to be" line you quoted is from the famous soliloquy (Act III, Scene 1) of "Hamlet," not "Romeo and Juliet."
Keep up the good work.
Peace of the Risen Lord to you,
Lynn Podoll
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Broadlands, Illinois, USA

To be a Shakespearian scholar or not. There is no of course its Romeo and Juliet.
ITS HAMLET!!!!!!
Perhaps sleep teaching doesn't work after all!!!!
Colin

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LAUGHING AT OURSELVES

***Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused***

*** "Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others." ***

SPEEDER'S HYMNS
45 mph...........................God Will Take Care of You
55 mph...........................Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
65 mph...........................Nearer My God To Thee
75 mph...........................Nearer, Still Nearer
85 mph...........................This World Is Not My Home
95 mph...........................Lord, I'm Coming Home
over 100mph......................Precious Memories

MOVE OVER, ROVER
A rather absent-minded pastor observed an interesting sight at the reception for a couple he had just united in marriage. The new husband rose to speak.

"I have a confession to make to my bride in front of all of you. I confess, dear, that before I married you, I spent many happy hours in the arms of another man's wife--my mother." All present enjoyed it and the minister made a mental note to use it at the occasion of his golden wedding anniversary to be celebrated that week at his church.

The big night arrived. The fellowship hall was full of guests to honor the pastor and his wife. He rose to speak. "After fifty years of married life, my dear, I have a confession to make to you in front of all our friends. Before I married you I spent many happy hours in the arms of another man's wife."

He paused for dramatic effect, but his wife's look made him lose his train of thought and he finished weakly, "And for the life of me I can't remember who she was!"

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FACTS FOR FUN

LAST WEEKS QUESTION: Is it true that turtles don't age?

ANSWER: It is strange, but true. After reaching maturity, a turtle's body doesn't continue to age biologically. They manifest what is known as 'negligible senescence', that is they increase in chronological age without exhibiting increased mortality. To put it simply: they continue to grow and reproduce after reaching maturity, but show no evidence of 'senescence', a fancy word for 'aging'. Turtles do die, of course. Eventually, they'll succumb to disease, injury, or predators - but there have been reports of turtles living for more than 100 to 200 years!

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: Where did the term 'stool pigeon' originate?

Answer Next Week.

SOME FUN FACTS
951. LOTS OF KITTEN CUDDLES
Did you know that a group of kittens is called a kindle? (Kittens kindle kindly kinetics of adoration in us.)

952. GETTING THINGS DONE - EVENTUALLY!
The Procrastinators Club of America sends news to its members under the masthead "Last Month's Newsletter." (Did it contain any news?)

953. BRA-LOCUTION!
In Britain, 2 women were killed in 1999 by lightning conducted through their under-wire bras, according to the West London Coroner's Office. (Now 'PC' to ban bras?)

A WORD PUZZLE FOR YOU

ONCE ONCE ONCE ONCE

Answer at the end of A David Musing.

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JUST JOKES

MAIL!
A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his attractive but dim female neighbour came out of the house and went straight to the mailbox. She opened it, then, finding nothing in it, slammed it shut and stormed back into the house.

A little later she came out of her house again went to the mailbox and again opened it, and again slammed it shut. Angrily, back into the house she went. As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, here she came out again, marched to the mail box, opened it and then slammed it closed harder than ever.

Puzzled by her actions the man asked her, "Is something wrong?" To which she replied, "There certainly is! My stupid computer keeps saying, 'YOU'VE GOT MAIL.'"

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'TIL DEATH DO US PART

DEPENDS UPON YOURE PERSPECTIVE
Amy and Jamie are Old Friends.

They have both been married to their husbands for a long time. Amy is upset because she thinks her husband doesn't find her attractive anymore.

"As I get older he doesn't bother to look at me!" Amy cries.

"I'm so sorry for you, as I get older my husband says I get more beautiful every day." replies Jamie.

Yes, but your husband's an antique dealer!"

JUST STUPID
During a friendly argument, Jim asked his wife why she married him in the first place. "I was just stupid," she teased. When he said he was happy to hear that, she was surprised and requested an explanation.

"Well, people get divorced all the time because they fall out of love," he said. "But I've never heard of anybody falling out of stupid."

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A DAVID MUSING

Thanks to all those who prayed for me last week.

When you have to make a major decision, it is most comforting to know that there are those putting in a word for you on the heavenly telephone line. You just trust, of course, that not all the lines are engaged! Does God have to install more capacity as the number of people wanting to talk to Him grows?

Joking aside, as you travel to countries where there are insufficient landlines and see what a tremendous difference to the lives of the people cellphones are making, it does give you an excellent appreciation of what prayer is really like. For there is not a telephone line in sight, yet people are carrying out conversations with each other through thin air! Amazing technology! An amazing God! For He designed the perfect internal cellphone technology for us to communicate with Him, thousands of years ago. It's just that we forget to use it as often as we should!

And yes - the decision is made. Will tell you all about it next week!

His servant and yours

David Tait

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