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Have You Ever Heard Of The Expression, "Your Name ...
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 24, 2004 (message contributor)
Have you ever heard of the expression, “Your name will be mud?” Do you know where it originated? Samuel Alexander Mudd was the doctor who set John Wilkes Booth’s leg after Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theater in 1865. Mudd claimed he didn’t recognize Booth–didn’t really know him. But a military court thought otherwise. He was found guilty as an accessory after the fact in the assassination and was sentenced to life in a federal prison.
But that’s not the end of the story. While in prison, Mudd saved the lives of many prisoners and guards during a yellow fever epidemic. In 1869 he was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson. However, his name persists to this day as one of derision. A name is a hard thing to shake and so is the reputation that it stands for.
Ecclesiates 7:1 says, “A good name is better than fine perfume.”
Also, Proverbs 22:1 says, “A good name is more desirable than great riches.”
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The Butcher and chicken: There is a story about a lady that went to the butcher to buy a chicken for her family’s dinner. The butcher had but one chicken left. She asked him to weigh it and it was clear that it was on the small side. When she asked if he hand another chicken he said sure and ...read more
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Four Guys In A Jeep On A Jungle Trail In Viet ... PRO
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You Can't Or You Won't? PRO
Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 6, 2002
YOU CAN'T OR YOU WON'T? Ray Stedman tells the story of one man’s explanation for his lack of forgiveness: He said, “A man once said to me, ‘I know I’m a Christian, but someone once did an awful thing to me – something I just can’t forget or forgive.’ I replied, ‘Are you sure you ...read more
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Alan Redpath Sums Up How Many Feel Even When They ...
Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 6, 2002
Alan Redpath sums up how many feel even when they have prayed, “When we have finished our praying we can scarcely bring ourselves to believe that our feeble words can have been heard, or that they can have made a difference in the things concerning which we have been praying. We’ve said our prayers ...read more
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It's Been Said That Childhood Is When You Think ... PRO
Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 24, 2002
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