59 DARRYL ZANUCK . You'll also get a heads-up on our forthcoming podcast! Paul clarifies it in Romans 11:6, And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. Any attempt to save ourselves by works is self-righteousness and God will not accept our own works because they are not sufficient. Just because something may be biblically permissible, and may not be defined as a sin 'directly', that doesn't mean that it's a wise thing to do. I gotta win by 30? "This just goes to show that if you want to be classy and manly like these honorable people, smoke ." Humans are unable to save themselves. Yet, studying the lives of eminent men, Spurgeon came to the conclusion that those who never have to push through the waves of difficulty never grow in strength and maturity like those who do. A cigar-smoking comic-book lover, Cage has forged a flourishing career playing offbeat characters in such films as Leaving Las Vegas. The great Renaissance figure, Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), edited the first Greek New Testament to be printed in 1516 and translated it into Latin. 56 DUKE OF WINDSOR 54 GEORGE S. PATTON Regardless of their status, everyone on the list shares one trait: the love of a good cigar, 1 WINSTON CHURCHILL Interpreting Levitical Laws as a Christian (An Interpretive Grid), In Every Pang that Rends the Heart, the Man of Sorrows Had a Part, Charlotte's Web: Dr. Dorian, Miraculous Webs, Animals Talking, Snippets: Low Self-Esteem is Not Humility (1 Samuel 15). It is that Spurgeon both smoked cigars and drank alcoholic beverages. Worshippers at the Angelus Temple in Los Angeles, one of the many churches Wigglesworth visited. Dr. D. Martin Lloyd-Joneswho was one of the top physicians of London in his day, and who later became one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth centurysmoked cigarettes. An on-again, off-again smoker, Letterman has brought cigar notoriety to late-night television. Spurgeon's ministry was marked by his constant looking to Christ for his salvation. The larger-than-life tenor puffs the occasional Cuban, but prefers surprisingly small cigars, Swiss-made Villigers, which he first bought on a whim 22 years ago. 14 MICHAEL JORDAN Another great preacher of Londonthe Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeonsmoked cigars quite often. He began smoking at 24, enjoyed an average of 20 cigars a day, and was rarely photographed without his tobacco companion. The embargo was born of a nasty spat that the United States was having with Cuba and its fears that Fidel Castro represented a growing threat to America's security. Tagged as: Throughout his long life, Churchill nourished England with his battlefield bravery, political courage and prolific writing, and nourished himself with the best food, drink and cigars he could find. Click here for free, printable Bible Reading and Prayer Journal sheets! 2 or a Montecristo No. For TV buffs, the image is indelible: the rumpled police detective with the unruly hair and the wrinkled trenchcoat heads for the door, his back to the suspect. Favorite cigar: Hoyo de Monterrey, 9 JACK NICHOLSON 65 FIORELLO LA GUARDIA It does not come from human beings or human opinions. famous preachers who smoked. In such times, instead of seeking a definite understanding of the what and the why of our situation, we should simply hold fast to Gods promises. Once, his third wife, Eden, objected to his "stinky old cigar" and ordered him to extinguish it or get a new wife. Most men would be thrilled if their wives relished the smoke wafting from their cigars. 37 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Here! Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party. But before Kennedy could act, he needed Salinger to complete his assignment. And one of the best cigars he smokes is a Montecristo No. 88 TOM WATSON He is a frequent guest at Cigar Aficionado Big Smokes and enjoys cigars late at night. 68 SAMMY DAVIS JR. Dallimore wrote approximately 178 pages of hagiography before coming to the point of levying some criticisms against Spurgeon. 60, 8 RED AUERBACH Webfamous meaning: 1. known and recognized by many people: 2. known and recognized by many people: 3. known by very. The legendary star of vaudeville, radio, TV and film resurrected his movie career in the 1970s with starring roles in The Sunshine Boys and Oh, God! One of the greatest preachers and evangelists of the 19th century loved his cigars. One of the greatest preachers and evangelists of the 19th century loved his cigars. During the mid-1990s, Willis frequented Arnold Schwarzenegger's Monday night cigar dinners at Schatzi on Main. Christian Answers, 2s on the golf course. When he was just 25 years old, Welles conceived, wrote and directed Citizen Kane (1941), considered by many cineastes to be the finest and most innovative American film ever made. I just havent reached my later years yet. Another thing to consider in this would be the impact that smoking may have on other people. He was Charles Spurgeon. Somehow, each subsequent cigar met the same fate, until after the fifth one the merchant wised up and tossed Groucho out. "I didn't want to rub anything in or show anybody what a great coach I was when I was 25 points ahead. . For those who fret over the hegemony of the Political Correctness Police (and who doesn't? In turn, he had not long been in London when we find him using such drinks as beer, wine, and brandy, though in very moderate amounts. The depression could hit him so intensely that, he once said, I could say with Job, My soul chooseth strangling rather than life [Job 7:15]. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Invariably, he smoked his trustworthy El Producto cigars during his act, not because he couldn't afford a more expensive cigar, but because they stayed lit on stage longer than the more tightly packed Havana smokes. Among Rather's most cherished smokes: cigars from Fidel Castro. Click here for free, printable Bible Reading and Prayer Journal sheets. Does he or doesn't he? : The Fight Against Apathy. Yes, you can still be a Christian and smoke. We must assume that if ever in his lifetime Spurgeon was embarrassed it was now! 38 DIZZY GILLESPIE The five-time British Open champ prefers strong cigars, particularly Cohiba Robustos, Partagas 898s and H. Upmann Magnums. Added to that, overwork, stress, and guilt about the stress began to take their toll. 79 ARTHUR SCHLESINGER JR. He wasn't averse to bumming cigars off the same colleagues he often ridiculed, according to writers H. Paul Jeffers and Kevin Gordon. He also starred in Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses and everyone's favorite cautionary tale on the dangers of adultery, Fatal Attraction. Accordingly the statement we must now make will to many seem inconsistent. 21 RUDYARD KIPLING Martin-Lloyd Jones, himself one of the greatest preachers of all time, says that George Whitfield was the greatest preachers that England ever produced. The British Baptist C. H. Spurgeon believed cigar drafts prepared his throat for preaching. 31 TOM CRUISE The perceived connection between cigars and wealth was one that actor-director Chaplin used to great effect in his films. Holiness is not the way to Jesus; Jesus is the way to holiness. When his smoking began is not known, but in Spurgeons time the practice was believed to be beneficial to ones health. The author who penned Of Human Bondage once wrote that the only resolution of his youth he kept was to smoke a cigar following lunch and dinner. No, Nancy Kerrigan hadn't just blasted her with a bazooka; rather, the problem was a wayward shoelace. I believe Christ is against both drinking and smoking. 91 DENNIS HOPPER It may not be a sin directly for you to smoke; but it is certainly a sin to do so if constant exposure to second-hand smoke affected the health and well-being of other people in your life. The top-selling author of legal thrillers such as The Firm enjoys smoking four cigars a week. He preached against alcohol and other social ills. God, in his love and wisdom, chose this very specific trial for me. Naturally, the request was fulfilled. While she prefers small cigars, she's been known to light up a big Cohiba now and then. Of course because God tells us we are to be perfect and to abstain from every appearance of evil and He desires that we live a happy, healthy, prosperous, and long life. Despite being admired, Kipling was criticized by many of his peers for his support of British colonialism and racial prejudice. Favorite cigar: "Babe Ruth" perfecto. Now, any complaints Maria might make about her husband's cigar smoking can be parried with a quick reference to her dad. The Westerns icon and Oscar winner for his performance in the 1969 classic True Grit smoked large custom-made cigars. 25 BRUCE WILLIS Her screwball stand-up routines are renowned, but she has also hosted a talk show in which she explored serious subjects. Many of the people on the list are practically inseparable from a cigar, people you automatically picture with a smoke, such as Groucho Marx and Alfred Hitchcock. (Photo: Public domain) After Smith Wigglesworth died in 1947, doctors are said to have found that . Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest: Tickets Available. But in the 1930 film Little Caesar, Robinson not only launched his 50-year film career, but also set the stereotype of the American gangster forever in the minds of the moviegoing public. Other famous Christians who smoked or still do are J.R.R. No such luck. Why? If you like what you're reading, you can get free daily updates through the RSS feed here. The thread is about smoking, I used to smoke, long since quit of course, but I was miraculously delivered by the Lord and have absolutely no desire to smoke now. (You must log in or sign up to post here. Off the field, the Babe loved the good life: food, drink, women--and cigars. 69 JIM BELUSHI The apostle Paul wrote, "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful [or "profitable"]. To Auerbach, sitting down on the bench to smoke a cigar in the waning minutes of a Boston Celtics triumph was his way of exuding humility. Spurgeon preached strongly and plainly upon the necessity of giving up sin, in order to success in prayer, and he spoke against the seemingly unimportant little habits many Christians practice that keep them from true fellowship with God. Well, I didnt drink the Scotch. 44 DAN RATHER After all, who wants to hurt? I dont really know what a cao is (Ill google it later). He was the author of The Connoisseur's Book of the Cigar, widely regarded as the bible of the industry. The pain was such that it soon kept him from preaching for one-third of the time. Having at all times an objective truth that does not depend on our ability to feel their truth, the promises of God are like a light that cannot be overcome by our darkness. Whitefields practice was similar; we find him writing, Give my thanks to that friendly brewer for the keg of rum he sent us.. expression. 62 ELVIS PRESLEY 29 ORSON WELLES He knew how quick we are to assume, when set back and depressed, that grace has left us, or that we have become pointless. As a film star, Travolta can afford to reward himself with less pedestrian smokes: Davidoffs, Dunhills and Montecristos are his favorites. "What kind of store was this?" The outspoken radio and TV commentator was a latecomer to cigars, but he was a quick learner. The master of suspense, who gave us such thrillers as North by Northwest, Psycho and The Birds, was frequently seen with his trademark bowler hat and cigar. Do you expect to be crowned with gold where he was crowned with thorns? . 48 MEL GIBSON Is it Gods will that you would quit? A quarter-century has brought great changes to the preaching landscape, and today's list of contributing editors includes names that would have been unknown to most pastors 25 years ago: Rick Warren, Bryan Chapell, James MacDonald, Robert Smith, Dave Stone, James Emery White and Ed Young Jr. (though his pastor dad would have been a good . As mayor of New York, Giuliani has focused on quality of life issues and watched crime rates plunge. As an adviser to John F. Kennedy, Schlesinger played a part in instituting the embargo on Cuba, but that doesn't keep the historian from enjoying Habanos. Its not what goes into a man that makes him unclean, its.. 98 PHIL GUARASCIO In these two practices we see that Spurgeon was very human a man of his times. He has demonstrated a flair for comedy as well, as shown in The Player. If anybody can show me in the Bible the command, Thou shalt not smoke, I am ready to keep it, but I havent found it yet. Welcome to Baptist Board, a friendly forum to discuss the Baptist Faith in a friendly surrounding. 71 ALAN "ACE" GREENBERG The famed candy maker smoked eight to 10 cigars a day, a habit he continued when he moved to Cuba to produce sugar. A familiar face at Cigar Aficionado's annual gala dinners, the Park Place Entertainment CEO has led his company to the top of the gaming industry. In his day pure drinking water was difficult to obtain, and in order to avoid contamination most people used beer and ale at their meals. The press secretary didn't let him down, as he managed to scrounge up 1,200 cigars. The smoking screen legend's career spanned silent movies, sound pictures and TV, including the show "Douglas Fairbanks Presents.". "I sneak into the men's room at halftime, like when I was in high school, and take my drags there." At the end of the meal, Faust turned to Busch and asked, "Now, how do we order the best cigars in the house?" The father of psychoanalysis saw phallic symbols everywhere, but nevertheless conceded that "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." 4s, Diplomaticos and Bolivars. Do you know about a story of someone overweight asking Spurgeon why he smoked and his reply was why are you overweight? So we are all in big trouble since we all have and will continue to sin in this life. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you (KJV). Myths About the Bible: Was the Eye of the Needle a Gate? Until he gave up the habit in 1985, the man who has ruled Cuba with an iron fist for 40 years was synonymous with cigars. Well then, let him give it up and have them whitewashed. Though our trials may come from the world, the flesh, and the Devil, they are overruled and ordained by God, who treats them as an important part of our new life in Christ.5 For a start, we simply could not be like Christ if we are not treated like him, if we have a life of ease when he had so much pain. What Do Christians Believe About Dinosaurs? If we cannot smoke to the glory of God and fully yield ourselves to Him, then the question is settled. He knew that even his closest acquaintances were reviled by his stogie selections. Starting out with Macanudos, Ashtons and Fonsecas, Limbaugh soon gravitated toward Havanas. Just my experience no haters please. We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless! 90 LUCIANO PAVAROTTI I have not found occasion to use it yet, but hope that I will someday. 28 HOWARD COSELL (David Tosti) After experiencing excruciating headaches, Gross spent years in and out of hospitals, traveling from state to state, left with maxed-out. He would occasionally dream that he was smoking a cigar, though he would admonish himself for doing so. A cigar, often a Don Sebastian, was never too far from thecomposer of some of our most beloved musicals, whether he was playing the piano or riding a horse. The bulbous-nosed, nasal-voiced comedic actor started out as a vaudeville juggler, teaching himself the skill with cigar boxes. 81 WAYNE GRETZKY I was looking for a quote and landed here. 16 RON PERELMAN 35 KING EDWARD VII The fact remains that moderation in all things is a Godly attribute. 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