Arkansas Civil War

A man was having A conversation with the Lord one day and said, Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like." The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious and made the holy man’s mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and although each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. The Lord said, "You have seen Hell."

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew whichmade the holy man’s mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, "I don’t understand." It is simple" said the Lord, "it requires but one skill. You see, they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.“ When Jesus died on the cross he was thinking of you!

by Andy Taylor

In the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a blizzard was settin’ in. A little boy was a sellin’ newspapers on the corner, the people were passing by tryin’ to hurry home to their warm homes where they’d be in out of the cold. The little boy was so cold that he wasn’t sellin’ very many papers. In the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a blizzard was settin’ in. A little boy was a sellin’ newspapers on the corner, the people were passing by tryin’ to hurry home to their warm homes where they’d be in out of the cold. The little boy was so cold that he wasn’t sellin’ very many papers.

He walked up to a policeman and said, “Mister, you wouldn’t happen to know where a poor boy could find a warm place to sleep tonight would’ ya?” He said “You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there down the alley and it’s awful cold in there at night. Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay.” The policeman looked down at the little boy and said “You go down the street to that big white house and knock on the door. When they come to the door you just say John 3:16 and they will let you in.”

So he did, he walked up the steps to the door, and knocked on the door. When a lady came to the door. He looked up and said John 3:16. The lady said “Come on in son.” She took him in and she set him down in a split bottom rocker in front of a great big old fireplace and then she went off. He sat there for awhile, and thought to himself, “John 3:16, I don’t understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy warm.”

Later she came back and asked him, “Are you hungry?” He said, “Well, just a little. I haven’t eaten in a couple of days and I guess I could stand just a little bit of food.” So she took him into the kitchen and she set him down to a table just full of nice food. He ate until he couldn’t stand anymore. Then he thought to himself again, “John 3:16. Boy I sure don’t understand it, but it sure makes a hungry boy full.”

She took him off upstairs to a bathroom to a big old bathtub full of warm water and he sat there and he soaked for awhile. As he soaked he thought to himself, “John 3:16, I sure don’t understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy clean. You know I’ve not had a bath I guess, in my whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in front of the big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out.”

She came in and she got him, and took him and tucked him into a big old feather bed. She pulled the covers up around his neck, and kissed him goodnight and turned out the lights, laying there in the darkness, he looked out the window with the snow comin’ down, it was so cold and dark outside, he thought to himself, “My, John 3:16, I don’t understand it, but it sure makes a tired boy rested.” The next morning she came back up and took him down again to that same big table full of food. After he ate she took him back to that same old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace and she took a big old Bible and sat down in front of him and she looked up at him and said, “Do you understand John 3:16?” And he said, “No ma’am I don’t, the first time I ever heard it was last night when the policeman told me to use it.”

Then she opened the Bible to John 3:16 and she began to explain to him Jesus. Right there in front of that big old fireplace he gave his heart and his life to Jesus. And he sat there and thought, “My, my, John 3:16, I don’t understand it, but it sure does make a lost boy saved.”

You know, I have to confess, I don’t understand it either, how God would be willing to send His Son to die for me, and how Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don’t understand it either, but you know, it sure does make this old lost person saved.

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

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This article can be downloaded from the January, 2008 edition of the newsletter located at the top of the page…great Civil War articles written by Civil War buffs in Arkansas.

Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people. Please read…. When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is what they heard:

"Heavenly Father, We come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance." We know Your Word says, "Woe to those who call evil good" but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of speech and expression. We have ridiculed the time honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Amen!"

The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out during the prayer in protest.

In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls responding negatively. The church is now receiving international requests for copies of this prayer from India, Africa and Korea.

Commentator Paul Harvey read this prayer on his radio Program, "The Rest of the Story," and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord’s help, may this prayer sweep over our Nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called "One Nation Under God.“ If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. "If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything."

Submitted by Andy Taylor

This article can be downloaded from the December, 2007 edition of the newsletter located at the top of the page…great Civil War articles written by Civil War buffs in Arkansas.

One day a while back, a man, his heart heavy with grief, was walking in the woods. As he thought about his life this day, he knew many things were not right. He thought about those who had lied about him back when he had a job. His thoughts turned to those who had stolen his things and cheated him. He remembered family that had passed on. His mind turned to the illness he had, that no one could cure. His very soul was filled with anger, resentment, and frustration. Standing there this day, searching for answers he could not find, knowing all else had failed him, he knelt at the base of an old oak tree to seek the one he knew would always be there. And with tears in his eyes, he prayed:

‘Lord- You have done wonderful things for me in this life. You have told me to do many things for you, and I happily obeyed. Today, you have told me to forgive. I am sad, Lord, because I cannot, I don’t know how. It is not fair Lord, I didn’t deserve these wrongs that were done against me and I shouldn’t have to forgive. As perfect as your way is Lord, this one thing I cannot do, for I don’t know how to forgive. My anger is so deep Lord, I fear I may not hear you, but I pray you teach me to do the one thing I cannot do: Teach me to forgive.’

As he knelt there in the quiet shade of that old oak tree, he felt something fall onto his shoulder. He opened his eyes. Out of the corner of one eye, he saw something red on his shirt. He could not turn to see what it was because where the oak tree had been was a large square piece of wood in the ground. He raised his head and saw two feet held to the wood with a large spike through them.

He raised his head more, and tears came to his eyes as he saw Jesus hanging on a cross. He saw spikes in His hands, a gash in His side, a torn and battered body, deep thorns sunk into His head.

Finally he saw the suffering and pain on His precious face. As their eyes met, the man’s tears turned to sobbing, and Jesus began to speak. ‘Have you ever told a lie?’ He asked? The man answered – ‘Yes, Lord.’ ‘Have you ever been given too much change and kept It?’ The man answered – ‘Yes. Lord.’ And the man sobbed more and more. ‘Have you ever taken something from work that wasn’t yours?’ Jesus asked? And the man answered, ‘Yes, Lord.’ ‘Have you ever sworn, using my Father’s name in vain?’ The man, crying now, answered – ‘Yes, Lord.’ As Jesus asked many more times, ‘Have you ever’? The man’s crying became uncontrollable, for he could only answer – ‘Yes, Lord’.

Then Jesus turned His head from one side to the other, and the man felt something fall on his other shoulder. He looked and saw that it was the blood of Jesus. When he looked back up, his eyes met those of Jesus, and there was a look of love the man had never seen or known before. Jesus said, ‘I didn’t deserve this either, but I forgive you.‘

It may be hard to see how you’re going to get through something, but when you look back in life, you realize how true this statement is. Read the following first line slowly and let it sink in. If God brings you to it – He will bring you through it.

Submitted by Andy Taylor

This article can be downloaded from the November, 2007 edition of the newsletter located at the top of the page…great Civil War articles written by Civil War buffs in Arkansas.