Lying - Tracy M. Smith

18 Feb

Who Says?

trsmith Bible, Blog, FakeNews, Lying, Success, Truth 2 0

Here’s a news flash for you: people lie. People lie all the time. I was very fortunate as a young girl. I had one of those faces that said, “I’m lying, and you know it.” Actually, I was doubly fortunate, because my mother told me, “Don’t even try to lie. It’s written all over your face.” So I was stuck with telling the truth. I just wish everybody else was stuck with the truth, too. I found that the best…..

23 May

Nobody

trsmith Blog, Evil, humanity, Jesus, Lying, satisfaction, Terrorism, Truth 1 1

I was just listening to an Ex-Jihadi talk about his experience. He was drawn into becoming a terrorist. He said, “You can go from being a nobody to becoming a hero who will be remembered overnight.” Wow! That struck me for several reasons. First, how do you want to be remembered? Do you want to be remembered for doing something pure evil? Wouldn’t it be better to be forgotten forever than to be remembered for doing something horrible? I remember…..

06 Feb

The Big Lie

trsmith Agenda, Blog, Character, Commandments, Control, Freedom, Government, Lying, Media 0 0

Brian Williams was just caught lying about being attacked in a helicopter in a war zone. Dan Rather was caught in a lie trying to influence the outcome of an election. “What difference does it make?” Our government is a republic, not a democracy. We elect people to represent us in our government. In order to elect people who will represent us as we want them to represent us, and not according to their own personal agendas, the voting public…..

25 Jan

A Yes Face

trsmith Blog, Book, Character, family members, Freedim, Government, Kindness, Lying, Patriotism, Traditions, Truth 3 1

During the Revolutionary War, the American army was crossing a river on horseback. A man was standing close to the crossing, watching the soldiers cross. When General Washington was about to cross, the man approached him and asked him for a ride across the river. Washington agreed, and the man mounted the horse behind Washington. Half way across the river, Washington asked the man why he waited for him and why he asked him and not the other soldiers. The…..

18 Oct

Pants on Fire

trsmith Blog, Book, Commandments, Lying, Truth 8 2

Admit it. Just once you would like the see their pants burst into flames. Liars. They are all around us. These days lying seems to have become an art form. Friends and family with an imaginary ax to grind. Co-workers wanting to gain an advantage. Witnesses on the stand in court. Mainstream media personalities wanting to achieve an agenda, not report the truth. Con men looking for fast and easy money. Politicians wanting power. It even extends to the highest…..

Who Says?

Nobody

The Big Lie

A Yes Face

Pants on Fire

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