Jack’s Winning Words 10/16/13
“Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is the willingness to learn.”  (Charlie Sheen)  There was an old-time radio program called, “The Answer Man.”  Listeners would submit questions, and the program staff would try to respond.  “Do birds dream?”   “What’s Hitler’s phone number?”  “How high are sky-writing letters?”  It’s good to be a learner, but be careful around someone who has all of the answers.    ;-)  Jack

 FROM TARMART REV:  A good friend of mine answered similarly to a question given him by a person who wanted know if he had gone and heard this particular preacher who had the "gift" of calling folk out of the congregation and revealing something about them in need if prayer (a sickness, etc.). His response was "No" he had not for he didn't want everyone else knowing about his personal business.====JACK:  I think that pastors need to be very careful about invading a person's "private" space.  The worship place does not belong exclusively to the guy up in front.

 FROM SHARIN' SHARON:  "It's good to be a learner, but be careful around someone who has all the answers." My favorite WW this morning are your WW though do also appreciate Charlie Sheen's WW too.
====JACK:  I wonder if Charlies was quoted accurately, and, if so, what was the context.  It seems out of character for him.

 FROM HONEST JOHN:  I think the biblical definition of "humility" is "the willingness to be human (not God)".====JACK:  I suppose who can make the case that humility  means, not godly.  The root of the word traces to humus (earth).  Since biblical literature traces man's beginning to God creating man from the earth, humanity (humility), what you write makes sense.

 FROM HAPPY TRAILS IN NOVA SCOTIA:  dunno what Hitler’s telephone # was, but I heard the Papal telephone # is Et cum Spirit 220.====JACK:  Did you ever make a prank call?  Over the years, I've made a few...One was particularly funny.====NOVA SCOTIA:  once, in college, and it didn’t feel good...think I accidentally got somebody who was grieving...like to hear about your funny experience.
OTOH, I still regularly try to start ridiculous false rumours.====JACK:  Through the years, I've learned to be careful about making jokes at someone else's expense.  Experience can sometimes be a hard teacher. 

 FROM FACEBOOK LIZ:  charlie sheen... winning! words...====JACK:  I chose this one, because I particularly like irony.

 FROM GOOD DEBT JON:  Nice, never thought I'd see Charlie Sheen and humility in a lesson. There is probably more to Mr. Sheen than we see in the media…====JACK:  Who is Charlie Sheen....really?  Who are any of us...really?====JON:  True enough

 FROM RI IN BOSTON:  Sorry about the personal cynicism regarding today's WW, but I can't put much stock in Charlie Sheen's words.  If "humility is the willingness to learn" it's pretty clear why Charlie hasn't learned much from his carrying-on publicly.  I'll give him the benefit of the doubt...that he's still in the learning process.====JACK:  What's more important, the message or the messenger?====RI:  The message may well be more important, if borne by a dissociated messenger.  However, if the message propounded comes from this messenger, I think it may be disingenuous.====JACK:  I had thought of posting the message without the name of an author.  Would that have made a difference?

 FROM PLAIN FOLKS CHESTER:  Hey, Mr. Answer Man. What's Mike Huckabee's home address? =-===JACK:  Who's Mike Huckleberry?  A descendant of Huck Finn ?

 FROM BLAZING OAKS:  You are right...this does not sound like Charlie Sheen, tho many exude confidence, even arrogance, and are quaking inside, if we only knew...Most of us are humbly aware that we don't have all the answers, and even when we seem confident, we are second-guessing ourselves at least part of the time! "Progress in every age results only from the fact that there are some men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to be right cannot be done". Good thought from Russell W. Davenport, editor. Some one had to lead, even if humbly, & a bit uncertain!====JACK:  I recall a story about a preacher who left his sermon notes on the pulpit.  The custodian happened to glance at them and saw written in the margin..."Argument weak here.  Be sure to pound the pulpit."