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Does it take Fame and Fortune to Fulfill Purpose?
Written by Jimmie Burroughs I grew up in the 1950s in the area where Elvis Presley got his start. I remember that he started playing music in school gyms. He was at Bono, Arkansas in 1954. Bono is so small that you would miss it if you were not careful as you drove through. It cost a dollar to see Elvis at that time. He was a very ordinary but likable person. He dressed kind of shabby and his shoes were kind of worn and run down looking but he had a wonderful stage presence and a beautiful voice. Elvis Presley said he never planned on a singing career and…
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Can You Trust Anyone Anymore…?
Written by Jimmie Burroughs Can you trust the police officer a few doors down? Not always; A story surfaced this week of the arrest of a former police officer who abducted a 6 year old girl in Illinois in 1956, daughter of a nearby neighbor, klled her, after who knows what he did, and dumped her body in a wooded area where it was not discovered for a couple of years. A discrepancy in his alibi was just uncovered recently and he is now to stand trial. Can you trust your own pastor? Once again the answer is, no not every pastor. My own pastor tried to hit on my…
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Purpose worth Finding…
Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email this article to a friend Introduction Every person has a true purpose in life but not every person fulfills theirs. Why? Because they never know what it is; they don’t know because they never made it their purpose to know. Some believe that finding happiness, pleasure or making money is finding your true purpose in life; it is true that finding your true purpose could bring more happiness than you have ever known and earn you a lot of money but that isn’t the goal. The right goal is important and there is a primary guideline that I’ll mention later that will help in selecting the right…