Emphasis Preaching Journal

Many will remember the adages from Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac: "Haste makes waste." "Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." "A good example is the best sermon." Franklin is said not to have supported any particular religion, but he owned a pew and attended Christ Church in Philadelphia, and was very intent in improving himself as a person. As a young man, he made a list of the personal virtues that he determined should define his life. He found pride to be his most difficult challenge to subdue.