(7) STAY ALIVE¿ – or – LIVE☆

Axioms of life

Lessons learned(X) from church-sponsored insurance:

“3 billion dollars of insurance in force”
(1960’s full-page back cover of denomomation magazine—AAL, now THRIVENT)

or

“Do not lay up treasures on earth, where moths and rust corrupt, and thieves break in and steal.”

(6) STAY ALIVE¿ – or – LIVE☆

Axioms of life

Lessons learned¿ from the American ‘dream’:

Don’t spend everything just to retire—and not live now.

or

“Store up treasures in heaven, where the economy and decay and thieves can’t touch your investment.”

(5) STAY ALIVE¿ – or – LIVE☆

Axioms of life

Lessons (learned?) from covid:

If you don’t do what the government ‘experts’ tell you, you will PAY.

or

Remember FREEDOM.

(4) STAY ALIVE¿ – or – LIVE☆

Axioms of life

Lessons (learned?) from covid:

If you don’t do what the medical ‘experts’ tell you, you will DIE.

or

Common sense counts greater.

(3) STAY ALIVE¿ – or – LIVE☆

Axioms of life

Lessons learned from THE WORD:

Busy . . . Busy . . . Busy . . .

or

“Six days you shall do all your work—the seventh is a day of rest, to the Lord.”

(2) STAY ALIVE¿ – or – LIVE☆

Axioms of life

Lessons learned from THE WORD:

Plunge headlong from one disaster to another.

or

“Be still, and know that I AM God.”

(1) STAY ALIVE¿ – or – LIVE☆

Axioms of life

Lessons (learned ?) from covid:

“Don’t spend everything just to stay alive – – – and not live.”

or

“Stop, and smell the roses along the way.”

DO YOU NEED GOD’S PEOPLE ?

“It is uncomfortable to attend public worship for those who are satisfied with themselves.”

“MANY HAPPY RETURNS”

No, this is not about a birthday party and best wishes for the future.
But you will enjoy the connection at the end.

This is a true story, exactly as I tell it, no embellishments added.

I did extensive bobcat work for a gentleman cattleman, cleaning cattle pens and improving drainage.

His business was buying and selling cattle, meeting custom requests from buyers.
There were cowboys on horseback that sorted the cattle and handled vaccinations and medicines in the squeeze chute.
I got to know and respect several of them.

One evening there were half a dozen cowboys having some beer.
I was still scraping a pen close by.
It was not hard to be included and get a beer.
I continued driving my bobcat.

When I finished my beer I pulled up close to the cowboys, turned off the engine, got out my marker pen, and started writing on my empty beer can.
That definitely caught their interest, wondering what I was writing.
When I finished writing, I handed them the can to read.
It worked, everybody loved it, and I immediately got another beer.

On the can:
“Return For Refill”

Never realized the title above fits here:
“Many Happy Returns”

(1) ALIVE¿ – or – LIVE☆

Axiom of life

Lessons (learned ?) from covid:

“Don’t spend everything [just] to stay alive – – – and not live.”