Author Archives: Stan Guthrie
An Amazing and Substantial Life
My mother, Irene Guthrie, is 88 years old today. Mom has lived an amazing, substantial life. She survived scarlet fever as a child, the burning down of her home when she was a teenager in Alabama, a brain infection and … Continue reading
Tolerates
“What one generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace.” ― John Wesley
Battle
“When principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then battle is your calling, and peace has become sin; you must, at the price of dearest peace, lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy, with … Continue reading
Death
“The one sure fact of life is that one day, with or without warning, quietly or painfully, it is going to stop. How will I, then, cope with death when my turn comes?” ― J.I. Packer
Danger
“At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its … Continue reading
Fool
In everything the prudent acts with knowledge,but a fool flaunts his folly.— Prov. 13:16
Post-Trump
Post-Trump, we’re all going to have to learn to live with one another again. Maybe we should give it a try now?
Rotten
“If you serve a child a rotten hamburger in America, federal, state, and local agencies will investigate you, summon you, close you down, whatever. But if you provide a child with a rotten education, nothing happens, except that you’re liable … Continue reading
Scammers
The scammers are always prowling about, looking for an old person’s financial resources to devour. My advice: Hang up, or better yet, don’t pick up the phone!
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