“To prune or not to prune?” Dennis Miller tells the story: “Out of parental concern and a desire to teach our young son responsibility, we require him to phone home when he arrives at his friend’s house, a few blocks away. He began to forget, however, as he grew more confident in his ability to get there without disaster befalling him. The first time he forgot, I called to be sure he had arrived. We told him the next time it happened, he would have to come home. A few days later, however, the telephone again lay silent, and I knew if he were ever going to learn he would have to be punished. But I did not want to punish him. I went to the telephone regretting that his great time would be spoiled by his lack of contact with his father. …show more content…
What does a gardener do, but prune the dead leaves? It is a job that has to be done; if the plant is not taken care of, what happens is that it dies. God has control over the entire vine. I want you to see that the vine is the real important part. The branches cannot live without the vine. The vine is where the branches get their nutrients. We need to realize that Jesus must be a part of our lives. We just exist in this world. If we don not have Jesus in our life, what will we be remembered for when we die? Jesus is the source of our life, our existence. We need to realize the importance of His presence in our lives. After realizing His presence, we need to respond to His purpose for …show more content…
Every morning at 8:30 the President would have a staff meeting. One day the mail clerk brought in a lavender envelope with a regal wax seal and flowing purple ribbons. Opening it, the President found a letter from the king of Saudi Arabia, whose salutation began, “Your Magnificence.” “Your Magnificence,” Truman repeated laughing. “I like that. I don’t know what you guys call me when I’m not here, but it’s okay if you prefer to me from now on as “His Magnificence.”
Later Truman sent a letter to the United Nations supporting the admission of 100,000 Jews into Palestine. Soon afterward the President received a second letter from the King of Saudi Arabia. This one began: Dear Mr. President.”
The third thing we need to do is respect His pruning. Do we maintain respect from God even when we disagree with Him? In the story I just told you the King of Saudi Arabia respected the President just fine until the President made a decision the King didn’t like. Verse 2 clearly tells us that the gardener will cut off the branch that does not bear fruit, while the branches that do bear fruit, he prunes so they can become more fruitful. The word “prune” means to cleanse. There is nothing wrong with pruning, or cleansing. It is important for us to see ourselves as Christians.
We are not perfect; there are perhaps some things we need to work
Truman’s accomplishments in his domestic policy were impressive, considering the hardships the nation was experiencing as World War II came to an end, and the resistance of Congress (which was greatly made up of Republicans and conservatives) to liberalism. The president was able to pas...
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It took many plans and patience from Zionists and others, but in the end the Jews got their own homeland as a refuge for being tortured by Nazi’s. The Anglo-American Inquiry Committee started the attempt to get Jews into Palestine by approval from the BMA. Truman supported the intentions of the U.N. and Jews, favoring their opinions. After a failed attempt by Arab forces to rebel, the Jews emerged victorious and the State of Israel was established.
On 12th March 1947 Truman announced to the Congress what is eventually known as Truman doctrine. In this speech Truman asked Congress for a financial aid for European countries in the sum of about 40 billion dollars in order to support for "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures".
The most important question one must ask is how should the Bible be interpreted? The first and obvious, yet important thing to say about the Bible is that it is literature. In fact, it is a whole library of books: some of them history, some poetry, and some in the form of letters. When we approach literature, one usually asks the question “How does the author want it to be understood?” When reading the Bible, one should always try and follow the natural understanding of a passage in its context. Dr. John Lennox, who is a professor at Oxford University explains this idea well, by showing how the early Christian fathers used this “literal understanding” to counter a metaphorical interpretation.
An instructive and stirring string of verses, this passage from the Bible holds great relevance not only for the Ancient Israelites to whom it was spoken, but also acts as a herald to Christians today. This passage forms part of Moses great oration; his instructive teaching, advice and counsel narrated to the second generation of Israelites who required redirection before moving forward into what God had for them. Similarly, it is also relevant for all Christians as we remember what our faithful, loving and powerful God has done in the past, and what he requires of us to move forward.
Truman displays great zeal for life like a lunatic, but he discovers that his life was not real. He then goes on, with the same, undying fanaticism to investigate the living hell that was once his happy life. In his methods, he embodies the Socratic virtues of courage and temperance as he lunges forth like a great tiger somewhere in Africa. He then finds wisdom by realizing the truth, and deciding to leave the comfortable fake-world for the uncertain real world. The cast lacks the courage and the wisdom to tell Truman the truth, the director has all three but in all the wrong ways, and the audience lacks the wisdom to know that by not watching the show they free Truman, lacks the temperance for indulging on the show every day, and lacks the courage to do something more productive with their lives in the time they spend watching the Truman Show. The audience chooses to live in that world over their own, and some grow enough obsession to delude themselves by favoring Truman’s world and living as if they are on the
what he does each day. Truman desires to explore the world, to go to Fiji. As a boy, he and his
It was a cold, dark morning when the phone rang. It was boisterously loud and the clock read six o'clock. The deafening noise jolted us again, and there was only one way to make it stop. Chris picked up the phone and in a tired, drowsy voice, answered, "Hello."
Children are the future of the world and need to be nurtured and educated in the best conditions. Thus, parenting is one of the most challenging and admirable responsibilities that people can experience. Parenting plays important roles in the development of children’s characteristics. Some people nurture children depending on their own ways. Others get advice from friends or books. Parenting can be divided into three groups: authoritative, permissive, and democratic parenting.
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There are many different things that I take into consideration when it comes to parenting. Parents have many different responsibilities but there are three in particular that I think are very important. Being a good role model is important, as well as listening to your children and disciplining them appropriately. If you want to be a good parent you have to put your kids first.
The house phone started to ring. “We have a house phone?” I questioned myself rubbing my eyes giving off a weary sigh. When did I fall asleep? I headed downstairs and it stopped. Again it rang and I guessed it was on the bottom shelf hence lack of usage. Pulling off the dusty cloth I grasped the telephone and answered.
As a parent, I have spent a great deal of time observing the behavior, motivation, and thought processes of my children. As they mature these processes have changed, and it has been fascinating to watch. I have learned a great deal on the limits of self control in the adolescent mind during this time, and I believe that families should be held responsible for crimes committed by their teenagers.
Jesus cleared this up for his followers in John’s gospel, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing (The Holy Bible).” A Christ follower’s formation is represented several times throughout Scripture as “fruit.” Here, Jesus is making it clear: spiritual formation, and being conformed to his image, is something which happens to us. Again, Christian spiritual formation takes its followers in a very different direction. Humans working hard toward a more spiritual life makes sense, but a process where spiritual progress means leaving the work to someone else doesn’t. However, this is seen time and time again in God’s messages to his followers. Another instance happens in John’s first letter, “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins (The Holy Bible).” Even the most basic function of spirituality, love, is preceded by God loving his children, which grants them the ability to love others. Driving this whole process of spiritual formation then seems to be trust in “the vine” to finish the formative work he