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The Rev. John Gunn
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Patience

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

The Rev. John R. Gunn writes, "We magnify genius, but too often we forget that the chief ingredient of genius is patience... No matter what other qualities a man may possess, no matter how well equipped in brain and brawn, if he lacks patience, he will never win any great success."

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Size of a Man's Thinking

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

If you know the size of a man's thinking, you know his measure. Small thinking means small men. It takes big thinking to produce big men. 'As a man thinketh, so is he' - Solomon was speaking of man's moral life when he said that, but the principle applies in other directions. What a man thinks determines not only the measure of his moral life, but the measure of his achievements.

The Rev. John Gunn
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Life's Burdens

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

There are times when we wish we could get away from our cares and problems and certainly an occasional vacation from our routine duties is essential to renew, strengthen, refresh us. But we find true rest only in the place of duty, never by fleeing from it.

The Rev. John Gunn
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Nature of Death

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

The Rev. John R. Gunn writes, "Even the shadow of death has its Sun; therefore, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. The prophet Isaiah declared, 'We all do fade as a leaf.' Yes, but the fading leaves of autumn, live again in the green leaves of spring and like the leaves, we do but fade and die to live again.

The Rev. John Gunn
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The Bible's Comfort

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

The Rev. John R. Gunn writes, "A large part of my work as a pastor has been that of ministering comfort to troubled and sorrowing hearts. In this ministry, I have relied wholly on the Bible. Without that blessed book, I would be at a loss as a comforter."

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Think Heavenward

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

Man is divinely endowed with the capacity for a higher level of thinking than that of the brutish man and the fool. We sin against our better selves when we neglect to cultivate and develop this capacity.

The Rev. John Gunn
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Theatrical Religion

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

According to The Rev. John R. Gunn, "In religious circles, there are many who play the role of saint without an element of saintliness in their characters. It is this theatrical religion that Jesus condemns - a religion which manifests itself only in religious pretensions, religious regalia and religious ceremonies."

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Sentiment is Power

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

The Rev. John R. Gunn writes, "We should feel sorry for those who have no sentiment in their nature. How do such people get any pleasure; any thrill out of life? They must be a misery to themselves. Certainly they do not make happy companions, for without sentiment the heart becomes cold and hard. Sentiment is a necessary thing - it is the poetry that mingles with the prose of everyday life."

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Plain Hard Work

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

"Many a brilliantly endowed man has been surpassed by the man of plodding industry", writes The Rev. John R. Gunn. He continues, "The greatest of men have been the least believers in the power of genius. They have been men of toil and perserverance."

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Apron Strings

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

Frequently I have heard it said of some boy, 'he is tied to his mother's apron strings.' Sometimes this is said in ridicule of a boy, yet had you thought that it might also be a high commendation? The Rev. John R. Gunn writes, "It depends on the mother and the type of strings which tie her son to her."