The same questions could be asked about drinking beer, or wine, or eating pork, orthe list goes on. It wasn't until he extracted the forgotten stub weeks later that the plant regained its health. 50 JOHN TRAVOLTA Other famous Christians who smoked or still do are J.R.R. 85 ERNEST HEMINGWAY 48 MEL GIBSON Map | Privacy Policy The cigar-loving author is also famous for saying, "A woman is a woman but a good cigar is a smoke.". Was he otherwise a godly man and fantastic teacher of God's Word? "The Wizard of Menlo Park" also had a sense of humor: to tweak associates who pilfered his cigars, he once planted phony smokes rolled from sawdust in his desk drawer. 20 AL LERNER Favorite cigar: El Producto, 5 MARK TWAIN He took 20 percent of the membership with him, and they soon established a club where smoking was heartily encouraged. He found himself smoking half a pack during a round to calm his nerves, so he decided to switch to cigars from around the fifth hole on. Depression of spirit is no index of declining grace; the very loss of joy and the absence of assurance may be accompanied by the greatest advancement in the spiritual life.8 We should therefore not be too easily dismayed by our troubles: in a failing world, friends will fail us, we will hurt, and we will feel our frailty and emptiness. "It was," he recalled, "the most enjoyable transatlantic flight I ever had. Case in point: Jordan would be smoking, say, a Cuban Montecristo No. I like a cigar every time I'm finished." He suffered from a burning kidney inflammation called Brights Disease, as well as gout, rheumatism, and neuritis. Too expensive for my taste. If we are to be good stewards of the bodies that God gave us, we should think very carefully about using something that brings harm to us. Im taking it youre responsible for thisthanks. 2 or a Montecristo No. We don't smoke! Gene Scott, the flamboyant and plain-speaking pastor and television preacher who was as adept at staring down a live television audience to raise money as he was at holding forth with an erudite. Putting his finger on Moodys rather rotund stomach, he smiled and said, The same way you, a man of God, could be that fat!. I love to go to fast food restaurants but dont go very often because I know the menu carries high fat volumes in their foods. First of all, the Bible does not directly condemn smoking or using tobacco. Just because he abandoned a pastime that he had relished for 44 years doesn't mean he doesn't still think about cigars. Harold Egbert Camping (July 19, 1921 - December 15, 2013) was an American Christian radio broadcaster, author and evangelist. 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. 36 DAVID LETTERMAN Robert Hall, the famous preacher of the St. Andrews Street Baptist Church, Cambridge, had been ordered by his physician to become a smoker, and since Spurgeon lived at Cambridge and attended that church in his teens, he was undoubtedly familiar with this event. Her screwball stand-up routines are renowned, but she has also hosted a talk show in which she explored serious subjects. The award-winning actor-producer has a proclivity for playing flawed heroes and antiheroes. He knew how quick we are to assume, when set back and depressed, that grace has left us, or that we have become pointless. The New York mayor known for fighting corruption and organized crime generally left his cigar band on while smoking. And then there are aficionados who aren't necessarily household names but nonetheless have left their mark on the world, people like Al Lerner and Paul Volcker. Being a pastor, he was sensitively aware of how to give such theology to people who are in the throes of pain. 61 W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM Anticipating those infrequent occasions, he would hoard his last smoke, lighting it only to celebrate a victory or console himself over a setback. The automotive icon has been known to light up a Cohiba after consummating a business deal. During the filming of 1997's James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, Brosnan, the fin de sicle 007, unwound with cigars at Monty's, the posh London cigar club. One of the greatest preachers and evangelists of the 19th century loved his cigars. There is a time simply to sit and weep with them. Lewis, Chuck Colson, Johann Sebastian Bach, Billy Graham, and Jerry Farwell (although the last two quit in their latter years). Of course, Spurgeon made not the slightest attempt to hide his practice. He later created his own brand. Added to that, overwork, stress, and guilt about the stress began to take their toll. He was both man and God and lived a perfect live. A scene for his 1996 hit, Jerry Maguire, was filmed at the Grand Havana Room in Los Angeles. He did his graduate work at Moody Theological Seminary. 54 GEORGE S. PATTON He was the author of The Connoisseur's Book of the Cigar, widely regarded as the bible of the industry. The perceived connection between cigars and wealth was one that actor-director Chaplin used to great effect in his films. "Come out, come out, wherever you are. Busch was trying to teach his friend to speak French by reciting the order to him; his tablemate then repeated it to the waiter. In the Bible I find not where Jesus himself drank. The pain was such that it soon kept him from preaching for one-third of the time. 2 on the Bulls' bus. Seeing Christ in Fight Club (And Other Unexpected Places in Culture) is in the works. Opposing players would be motivated by the cigar, doubling their intensity level until the final buzzer. And Cosell wouldn't have had it any other way. The famed candy maker smoked eight to 10 cigars a day, a habit he continued when he moved to Cuba to produce sugar. If Spurgeon had been filled with the Holy Spirt, he would have been taught by Christ that tobacco and alcohol are sin. "He told me afterward that some day I would get shot for giving people that kind of cigars to smoke." The hockey great prefers a mild smoke such as a Macanudo or an Ashton 898. The next day, Shore noticed four or five cigar butts next to a sleeping Ruth. 95 NICHOLAS CAGE Charles Wesley also indulged, and the picture seems rather incongruous when we see the grand old Methodist warrior during the last years of his life listing his expenditures for drinks for the guests attending his sons musical concerts. . Starting out with Macanudos, Ashtons and Fonsecas, Limbaugh soon gravitated toward Havanas. It is not Biblically wrong to smoke, it has just been passed down for some time now by Christians that it is evil. (All Scripture quotes are taken from the New King James [20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are Gods. A connoisseur of Davidoffs, the Broadway veteran and tap dancer extraordinaire has starred in many stage musicals, winning a coveted Tony for Jelly's Last Jam in 1992. In all this, Spurgeon believed that God had a good purpose in all his suffering, and because of it felt he had become a better prepared and more compassionate pastor. Your voice is missing! Well, Charles Spurgeon smoked and he was a great preacher. Although the Tramp was not above picking up the cast-off cigar butts of the rich, in City Lights Chaplin used a big cigar both as a symbol of the upper class, with its wealth and power, and as a spear to harpoon it. For him, cigars were an acceptable and agreeable means of relaxation when life was otherwise overwhelming. 10 Things You Should Know about Charles Spurgeon. 32 CHE GUEVARA famous preachers who smoked WebA1 known and recognized by many people: a famous actress / building Marie Curie is famous for her contribution to science. Moody went to London to meet Spurgeon, whom he had admired from a distance and considered to be his professional mentor. However, he did turn water into wine, yet that itself was not fermented. God loves each of us as if there were only one of us"- Augustine. The top-selling author of legal thrillers such as The Firm enjoys smoking four cigars a week. Stopping in a store that sold expensive gadgets for the Man Who Has Everything, as he described it, Cosby hoped to find some device that would keep his cigar warm. Auerbach's victory ritual was so reviled that the Cincinnati Royals management once handed out 5,000 cigars to its fans, instructing them to light up when the Royals won. IBM's smoking chairman initiated a partnership with 21 states and school districts in which students benefited from the firm's technology and technical assistance. I find Ten Commandments, and it is as much as I can do to keep them; and I have no desire to make them eleven or twelve. At any rate, he applied Spurgeons principle by telling of his own experience in giving up cigars. 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. The legendary business tycoon and robber baron was a painfully shy and private person. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any" (1 Corinthians 6:12). What are you going to say?". Losses reveal the insufficiency of all the things around us that we cherish, enabling us to appreciate the all-sufficiency of Christ more. 80 PIERCE BROSNAN he ruminated. 2. 47 ADOLPHUS BUSCH cigarettes, Short notice for such a big request, but then JFK had a pressing reason for procuring the stash in such a timely fashion. 30 HARRISON FORD 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. This introduction to Spurgeons life and ministryorganized around themes such as the centrality of Christand the empowerment of the Spiritwill encourage readers to live for God'sglory. He began smoking at 24, enjoyed an average of 20 cigars a day, and was rarely photographed without his tobacco companion. Down here, poor, feeble nothings affect the heart of their great High Priest on high, who is crowned with glory and honor. "This just goes to show that if you want to be classy and manly like these honorable people, smoke ." It is that Spurgeon both smoked cigars and drank alcoholic beverages. The star of Top Gun, Mission: Impossible and Eyes Wide Shut has been a cigar aficionado throughout most of the 1990s. Despite being admired, Kipling was criticized by many of his peers for his support of British colonialism and racial prejudice. And let's not forget that one of the most famous portraits of Sigmund Freud shows him unironically holding a cigarwith no hidden meaning, we're sure. 43 H. L. MENCKEN -Arnold Dallimore, Spurgeon: A New Biography (Banner of Truth, 1985), pp. But none of that is any indication that our Father has forgotten or failed us, nor that we might no longer be useful. Even Marilyn Monroe, with whom the entertainer had a short fling before she became a star, savored the aroma of his cigars, and Uncle Miltie, who regularly tried to wean his friends off cigarettes and on to cigars, once bought a box of small cigars for the blonde bombshell, hoping to persuade her to switch. This Montecristo No. and Fuente Fuente OpusX cigars. January 23, 2013 16:51 PM. 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. The trumpeter renowned for his groundbreaking be-bop music couldn't afford good cigars during his early career, but decades later he avidly indulged in Cuban Hoyo de Monterreys and Romeo y Julietas. With those simple words, spoken shortly after his coronation in 1901, Britain's Edward VII ended the tobacco intolerance that had marked Queen Victoria's reign. 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. He is one of the most popular televangelists in the world, with his televised sermons being watched by millions of people every week in over 100 countries, including 10 million viewers in the US alone. Win an Oscar atage 70? Is it Gods will that you would quit? It comes as a surprise to some that Charles Spurgeon had a lifelong battle with depression. Then, from the age of thirty-three, physical pain became a large and constant feature of life for him. A standout pitcher for the Boston Red Sox before being traded to the New York Yankees, Ruth was the greatest slugger of his time, and perhaps of all time. He would frequently sneak puffs from a double-corona-sized smoke during commercial breaks. One of the best times to smoke a cigar is while he's reading a script, says the former star of "Magnum, P.I." The Nobel Prize-winning English writer and poet was hailed in Britain as the heir apparent to Charles Dickens. Rather, it should be, "How can I please the Lord as much as possible? The cigar emporium impresario entertained politicians, diplomats and actors alike, while smoking a culebra in the store's mezzanine. 68 SAMMY DAVIS JR. Great men and great cigars have always gone together, so it's no surprise that some of the century's most influential and popular figures have embraced this time-honored pastime. 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. Copyright 2010-2023 Telling Ministries LLC. The smoking screen legend's career spanned silent movies, sound pictures and TV, including the show "Douglas Fairbanks Presents.". Although he was asthmatic, Argentinian-born Che took up cigar smoking as one of his first Cuban customs. The world beat a path to Nat Sherman, a New York institution. They are an immovable and infinite comfort beyond the reach of our finite trouble and doubt. On an earlier occasion, Marx splurged for a 10-cent pure Havana after spotting an advertisement that promised "thirty glorious minutes in Havana." When Woodrow Wilson's vice president jocularly mused, "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar," he opened himself up for Will Rogers' rejoinder, "There are plenty of good five-cent cigars, but they cost 15 cents.". We have collected many questions and answers here at WCWTK. Gillespie long had an appreciation for things Cuban: Cuban trumpeter Mario Bauza befriended the young Diz during the 1930s, dramatically influencing his musical style. As the story goes, the prime minister requested that a special mask be created that would allow him to smoke while airborne. No such luck. 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