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What About This Business Of Plagiarism?
Okay, I’ll admit right off the bat, I’ve been guilty of using other peoples material and not giving them credit. Let he that is without sin, cast the first stone! We’ve all done it. Unfortunately, preachers are as guilty as anyone of stealing someone’s message and preaching it verbatim. We’re guilty of copying an article
Zip My Lips
Can you keep a secret? The longer I live, the more I realize the scarcity of persons who can be trusted with confidential information. Whether in government (an unnamed White House source) or the church, people love to talk. R.G. Lee said, “A lie travels around the world while truth is putting on its boots.”
A Sin In Good Standing
“Why did you preach my pastor’s sermon last night?” a student asked me at a seminary Bible conference. “I’m not sure I know your pastor,” I replied, “and I rarely get to hear other men preach. Was I in the congregation when you heard him preach it?” “No, I guess you weren’t,” he mumbled. “Maybe
If I Only Had Time!
If you find yourself saying in your sermons, “Now, if I had the time–” then beware! A pastor I know frequently punctuated his sermons with “If I had the time,” and one Sunday a deacon approached him about it. “Pastor, you keep saying ‘If I had the time.’ Why don’t you have the time? You
Bible League
www.BibleLeague.org The website www.BibleLeague.org provides helpful information on the persecuted church and what’s going on in the world. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Questions That Demand Answers
By Michael Catt This sermon series is by Michael C. Catt. Messages can be found at SherwoodBaptist.net/bookstore. QUESTIONS THAT DEMAND ANSWERS(Part 1)CAN’T YOU READ?Mark 12:18-27 Leon Morris, “What does not agree with Scripture does not come from God.” This is the 1st and only time we see the Sadducees in Mark’s gospel. We know very
"When a thing has been said and said well; have no scruple. Take it and copy it." -Anatole France
"Taking something from one man and making it worse is plagiarism." - George Moore
"There is much difference between imitating a man and counterfeiting him." - Benjamin Franklin
"What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing, he knew nobody had said it before." - Mark Twain
"Originality is undetected plagiarism." - William R. Inge
"Genius borrows nobly." - Emerson
"Nothing is said which has not been said before." - Terence
"About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgement." - Josh Billings
"Stealing a ride on someone else's train of thought." - Russell E. Curran
"Borrowing, if it be not bettered by the borrower." - John Milton
"The highest form of compliment and the lowest form of larceny." - Anonymous
"Plagiarist: an educated pickpocket and a literary body-snatcher." - Anonymous
"When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." - Eric Hoffer
"One Sunday morning after attending a church service, Mark Twain approached the pastor and said, 'I enjoyed your service this morning. I welcomed it like an old friend. In fact, I have a book at home containing every word of it.' The minister said, 'You have not!' Twain insisted, 'Yes, I have. I'll send it to you.' The next day, someone delivered a copy of an unabridged dictionary."
"To take the thought or style of another writer." - Ambrose Bierce
"Another man's ideas dressed up." - Solomon Bushkin
"The only 'ism' Hollywood believes in." - Dorothy Parker
"An act which aids the novice." - Anonymous
Plagiarism
If Biblical Headlines were written by Today’s Media
If Biblical Headlines were written by Today’s Liberal Media On Red Sea crossing:WETLANDS TRAMPLED IN LABOR STRIKEPursuing Environmentalists Killed On David vs. Goliath:HATE CRIME KILLS BELOVED CHAMPIONPsychologist Questions Influence of Rock On Elijah on Mt. Carmel:FIRE SENDS RELIGIOUS RIGHT EXTREMIST INTO FRENZY400 Killed On the birth of Christ:HOTELS FULL, ANIMALS LEFT HOMELESSAnimal Rights Activists Enraged
Volume 02, Issue 12
For a detailed listing of dates in Christian history, log on to www.christianhistory.net June 17, 1703 – John Wesley is born June 18, 1956 – Dawson Trotman dies of a heart attack while rescuing a swimmer at a Navigators conference. August 1st – The first United States Census was taken on this date in 1790. August 2nd – The first
Why Four Gospels?
– David Alan Black. Kregel. In a day when people are trying to pick apart the Scriptures and show us how the gospel writers differ from one another, the author tells us why they differ. You may not agree with what he has to say, but the book is a valuable resource when preaching through
Look Back – Leap Forward
– Gary L. McIntosh Building Your Church on the Values of the Past The author gives good ideas for the church looking to define values, make long range plans develop a mission and purpose and deal with church growth issues. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up