... an extravagant lifestyle, and he was a friend of many of the Hollywood celebrities. He met a man by the name of Bill Jones. Bill Jones was a Christian who served time in prison and had gotten to know Mickey Cohen and began to share the Lord Jesus Christ ... commit suicide. He didn't even know the crusade was going on. But he saw the big marquee out front that said, "Hear Terry Bradshaw, Quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers." Well, it just so happened that Pacey Cohen was a big Steelers fan. So he pulled into ...
... than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you." The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do he pointed across the room and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?" She again replied, "Why, yes I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. I used to ... be OK." Memories of her mother's hard work, resourcefulness, and positive attitude came in handy when, in 1999, Terri was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The popular actress and dancer didn't give up her career. In fact, she ...
... to me - and honestly so. The night the city council met, the vote was 3 for Mr. Jones and 3 for me. The mayor had to cast the deciding vote, and he voted for Jones. I wasn't shattered by that turn of events. I would have been surprised to have been ... Samaritan's arrival, "passed by on the other side." After listening to this violation of the laws of mercy, six-year-old Terry exclaimed, "Boy, Mr. Angell wouldn't do anything like that!" Let's hope he was right. The stained glass windows, extraordinarily ...
... hadn’t stared evil in the face like that before. Oh, sure, we knew there were demented individuals like Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. Oklahoma City should have prepared us. But it didn’t. We thought it was a freak, an anomaly. Who could ... Robin Meyers, Morning Sun on a White Piano (New York: Doubleday, 1998), p. 70-72. Adapted from a sermon by Gregory Knox Jones, http://chesterpres.org/osermons/s122400.htm. 2. Brett Blair, eSermons. com, adapted from "First Lady" by Ann Gerhart from The Perfect Wife ...
Jim Talley and Terry Benner in their book True Colors tell the story of a man named Joe who decided to take an afternoon walk through the foothills ... him. Release him, and you will be set free. (2) He did, and he was. We forgive, in the first place, because it is in our own best interest to do so. E. Stanley Jones once noted that a rattlesnake, if cornered, will sometimes become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is--a biting of oneself. We ...
