MOORMANISM #20, 6-22-72 From McLeansboro Times Leader, McLeansboro, Illinois #Moormanisms

                                                                 Moor Moormanism 

                                                                      Strange Dogs

I was told by someone that strange dogs pass my house. When you are lost and all alone, strange is the word. Strange ways, strange ideas, strange thoughts.

When our dads and grandfathers had a conviction, their word was their bond. They didn’t have much, and if they were strange, their word was good. Most of them repaid what they borrowed.

A thief is a strange one. I wonder how fine friends who are thieves get along.

I could go on about strange dogs. I recall two good old men in my bygone days, and there were many others. One of the two was Jim Mansell and the other was Taylor Smith. Once a man stole six chickens from Jim Mansell and Jim’s friends tried to get him to say a thing against this thief. All Jim would say was, “Well, he stole my six hens but he left me the rooster.” Six hens was just about all Jim had.

He died in the early 30’s. Rotten as people are getting, old Jim Mansell shouldn’t be lost to the world, and those two graves are not marked in Knight’s Prairie Cemetery. I think I’ll buy old Jim a monument and the epitaph will be: “

Ole Jim Mansell. Died in the 30’s. Never said a thing against any man and he talked all the time. Lived by the side of the road and was a friend of man. Never had a dime unless someone gave him one, and wanted nothing much more under the sun.

Ira E. (Hank) Moorman

This was under the heading of More Moormanism. He took the word or topic of strange and just felt like writing about it. I wonder what spurred him to write about it? 

MOORMANISM #20, 6-22-72 From McLeansboro Times Leader, McLeansboro, Illinois #Moormanisms

The Gospel According to Hank Moorman:

I have a book that I purchased from ebay that is called "The Gospel According to Peanuts". It parallels the Gospel with The Peanut's comic strip about Charlie Brown. During youth group at church when I was younger, our sponsor taught lessons from this book. I have thought about it often over the years, so I bought a copy.

Since I have been posting about Hank Moorman, I have also posted insights from the Bible. These posts have been meant to parallel the posts from Hank. The Holy Spirit speaks to all of us and through all of us to help us get through this terminal illness called ' life here on Earth'.

As I read some great posts from many of my Friends, I think that the Gospel According to You is being posted each and every day.

Scriptures to study with this Moormanism:

Luke 6:27-31 says to offer the other cheek to one who strikes you. To those who take from you, offer them to take more, and to not ask for the items that they stole from you.
Matthew 5:33-48 talks about conviction, your word being your bond, and turning the other cheek.