... so panicked, that he ran all day into the wilderness to hide. There is a lesson here. Beware when you are exceedingly successful. In our successes we sometimes become proud and self- sufficient; sometimes we distance from God. Then we are most vulnerable. Dick Morris is the infamous Washington political advisor whose escapades with a prostitute cost him his job and his marriage. He has an insightful observation in his book "Behind the Oval Office." He writes, "I was out of control, driven by my ego. Having ...
... you with her. (5:3-5)9 Whether you are a bum, a senator, an athlete, or a minister, there is a payday someday for sexual sin. People talk, husbands hear, pregnancies happen, diseases spread, and guilt festers. As I was writing this chapter this week, Dick Morris, a Chief Advisor to the President of the United States, accustomed to walking the hallways of highest power, was brought down by a $200 an hour prostitute. Let me give you three pieces of advice. No make that three commands you give to your sons and ...
... the cross you can be instantly and completely forgiven of all of your sin and you can leave the "Spin Zone" now! [1] Steve Farrar, Finishing Strong, p. 75 [2] This turn of phrase was used by Charles Swindoll, David, p. 184 [3] Steve Farrar, Finishing Strong, p. 86 [4] Dick Morris, Because He Could, p. 12 [5] In Other Words, May-June 1994.
... . Or it may mean that the listener was right and the preacher wrong! None of us has a degree in infallibility. As Colin Morris says about preachers who claim to know too much: “They would be modest enough to confess they haven’t the foggiest idea what is ... on the shoulders of preaching! But they are able to bear it. And have done so. Herman Melville in his classic Moby Dick gave what is perhaps the highest estimate of preaching ever written.He said: “The pulpit is ever this earth’s foremost part; all ...
... of mine." "Are you upset about the use of illegal drugs by the youth of America?" "No, that doesn't bother me very much. Looking puzzled, Dick asked, "Well Tom, if you're not bothered by poverty and hunger, war and drugs, what are you worried about?" Tommy replied, ".... I'm worried ... , (Waco: Word Books, 1986). 4. H. Eddie Fox and George Morris, FAITHSHARING, (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1986). 5. W.A. Criswell, ABIDING HOPE, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1981) 6. GRIT, Jan. 31 Feb. 6, 1988, p ...
