Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1849
Parents who wish to train up their children in the way they should go, must go in the way in which they would train up their children.
October Verse of the Month
October Quote of the Month
Ephesians 6:10-11
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
General John B. Sedgwick -- dying words, 1864
They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist.......
November Verse of the Month
November Quote of the Month
I Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The ornaments of a house are the friends who frequent it.
December Verse of the Month
December Quote of the Month
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto
the Father, but by me.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his
commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Robert E. Lee
Do your duty in all things. Your cannot do more. You should never wish to do
less.
February Verse of the Month
February Quote of the Month
Galatians 6:10
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto
them who are of the household of faith.
Old Proverb
Four things cannot be recalled:
the sped arrow, the past life, the spoken word, and the neglected opportunity.
March Verse of the Month
March Quote of the Month
Mark 12:17
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the
things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they
marveled at him.
Benjamin Franklin
There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and
frequently fall than that of defrauding the government
April Verse of the Month
April Quote of the Month
Mark 16:6
And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was
crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
Phillips Brooks -- An Easter Carol
Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer;
Death is strong, but Life is stronger;
Stronger than the dark, the light;
Stronger than the wrong, the right;
Faith and Hope triumphant say
Christ will rise on Easter Day!
May Verse of the Month
May Quote of the Month
Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and
love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God
and mammon.
Benjamin Franklin
He that pursues two hares at once, does not catch one and lets t´other go.
June Verse of the Month
June Quote of the Month
Romans 3:3-4
For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without
effect?
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That
thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Voltaire
A witty saying proves nothing.
July Verse of the Month
July Quote of the Month
Psalm 40:1b-2
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Oscar Wilde
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
August Verse of the Month
August Quote of the Month
Psalm 52:6-7
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.
September Verse of the Month
September Quote of the Month
Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Oscar Wilde
Moderation is a fatal thing.
Nothing succeeds like excess.
October Verse of the Month
October Quote of the Month
Colossians 2:8
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Richard M. Nixon
Television is to news as
bumperstickers are to philosophy.
November Verse of the Month
November Quote of the Month
1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of
God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth,
the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1872
A great deal of character is imparted and received at the table. Therefore, let the conversation at the table be genial, kind, social, and cheering.
December Verse of the Month
December Quote of the Month
Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Anonymous
Not what we give, but what we share.
The gift without the giver is bare.
Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
G. M. Trevelyan
Education... has produced a vast population able to read, but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
February Verse of the Month
February Quote of the Month
Proverbs 18:24
A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Henry David Thoreau
A man cannot be said to succeed in this life
who does not satisfy one friend.
March Verse of the Month
March Quote of the Month
Proverbs 19:20-21
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Publilius Syrus
Many receive advice, but
only the wise profit from it.
April Verse of the Month
April Quote of the Month
John 11:25
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that
believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
J.G. Holland
Wealth is the least trustworthy of anchors.
May Verse of the Month
May Quote of the Month
Deuteronomy 12:28
Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and
with thy children after thee forever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the
sight of the LORD thy God.
Benjamin Franklin
A pair of good ears will
wring dry an hundred Tongues.
June Verse of the Month
June Quote of the Month
Romans 13:11
"...Knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed."
Abraham Lincoln
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
July Verse of the Month
July Quote of the Month
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Abraham Lincoln
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
August Verse of the Month
August Quote of the Month
Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
George Washington
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand
the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appelation.
September Verse of the Month
September Quote of the Month
Philippians 3:2, 3b
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. For we. . . have no
confidence in the flesh.
The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1811
Do nothing in great haste,
except catching fleas and running from a mad dog.
October Verse of the Month
October Quote of the Month
Ephesians 4:1-3
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation
wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing
one another in love; Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Rick Walker
If you find a perfect church, don't go. You'll mess it up.
November Verse of the Month
November Quote of the Month
Acts 2:46-47a
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house
to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God...
Edward Hyde,
Earl of Clarendon
It is not the quantity of the meat, but the cheerfulness of the guests which makes the feast.
December Verse of the Month
December Quote of the Month
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
John Galsworthy
If you do not think about the future,
you cannot have one.
February Verse of the Month
February Quote of the Month
Proverbs 31:10-11
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Unknown
A good marriage is like a casserole:
Only those responsible for it really know what goes in it.
March Verse of the Month
March Quote of the Month
James 5:8
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Don't be 'consistent,'
but simply be true.
April Verse of the Month
April Quote of the Month
Isaiah 6:8
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?
Then said I, Here am I; send me.
James B. Conant
Behold the turtle:
He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.
May Verse of the Month
May Quote of the Month
Ruth 2:12
The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Vince Lombardi
Success comes before work only in the dictionary.
June Verse of the Month
June Quote of the Month
Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Thomas Jefferson
Honesty is the fist chapter of the book of wisdom.
July Verse of the Month
July Quote of the Month
Hebrews 12:1-2a
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us
lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of
our faith;
Tryon Edwards
Change of opinion is often only the progress of sound thought and growing
knowledge; and though sometimes regarded as inconsistency, it is but the noble
inconsistency natural to a mind ever ready for growth and expansion of thought, and that
never fears to follow where truth and duty lead the way.
August Verse of the Month
August Quote of the Month
Luke 9:23
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross daily, and follow me.
David Crockett
I leave this rule for others
when I'm dead:
Be always sure you're right --
then go ahead
September Verse of the Month
September Quote of the Month
1 Corinthians 12:18, 24b, 25
But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath
pleased him.
...but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant
honor to that part which lacked:
That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should
have the same care one for another.
George M. Verity
Cooperation
is spelled with
two letters:
W - E.
October Verse of the Month
October Quote of the Month
Luke 10:2
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers
are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers
into his harvest.
