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1/1/2025

John 14:6. Jesus said to him: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." —NWT Study Bible

 

Role Models - Then and Now

 

In school when I was being raised the role models who then were praised were the American icons— George Washington, “I cannot tell a lie” Honest Abe, a straight-shooting kind of guy Later we heard Jimmy Carter testify “I’ll never tell a lie …” For my generation and prior they raised the bar higher Honesty was the best policy That was then This is now … When caught in a lie deny When accusations resound double down When proof’s presented get inventive When they continue to confront cry witch-hunt When they accuse you of a crime deflect each time When they bring more claims call them demeaning names over and over and over and over and over and over again Nothing to lose You may even win … But lying is still a sin Best to extol the role model who always gets it right (then and now) Jesus — ‘The way, the truth, the life!’

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Date: 1/2/2025 9:39:00 AM
A good poem. Truth always prevails.
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Mark Toney
Date: 1/2/2025 10:30:00 AM
Thanks, Jay. So true.
Date: 1/1/2025 10:39:00 AM
Yes, a fave!
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Mark Toney
Date: 1/1/2025 10:51:00 AM
Thank you!
Date: 1/1/2025 10:38:00 AM
Way way way up…my thumbs! Should be a POTD! What they want taught in school spoils all the good morals! Lie, steal, kill…who does that…we know…Satan Himself! We extol the Way..The Truth..The Life..and in Him let’s abide…forever and always! God bless you and yours in 2025! Hugs from your sis in the Lord
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Mark Toney
Date: 1/1/2025 10:50:00 AM
I love the enthusiasm, Kim! Thanks for the encouragement and the fave!

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