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| Faith and Works
James 2:14-17
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” ...
| Bible |
| Brits Win!
On August 30th, 1966, England beat West Germany 4-2 for to win soccer's World Cup at home in London.
| Sports Facts |
| Lucky Lucy
Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.
-- Lucille Ball
| Philosophy |
| Knock Knock Wire
Boy: Knock Knock
Girl: Who's There?
Boy: Wire-man
Girl: Wire-man who?
Boy: WIRE you doing this to me?
| Humor |
| (Not) Big Bucks
July 29th, 1986, a New York jury rules that the National Football League violated antitrust laws and awards the USFL a whopping $1 in damages. The latter league soon went bankrupt.
| Sports Facts |
| Yo Mama's So Fat 2
Yo mama is so fat and dumb that the only reason she opened her email was because she heard it contained spam!
| Humor |
| Love Is...
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices ...
| Bible |
| Political Actors
The days when the words 'Hollywood actor' framed Ronald Reagan like bunny fingers as an ID tag and an implied insult seem far-off and quaint: nearly everybody in politics - candidate, consultant, pundit, and Tea Party crowd extra alike - is an actor now, a ...
| Philosophy |
| Yo Mama's So Fat
Yo mama is so fat that when she was diagnosed with a flesh-eating disease, the doctor gave her ten years to live!
| Humor |
| Be Reconciled
Matthew 5:23-24
“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.” ...
| Bible |
| Fumble Fingers
On July 28th, 1988, the New York Yankees' Tommy John makes 3 errors on one play yet manages to beat the Brewers 16-3.
| Sports Facts |
| Political 3rd Rail
Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history.
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
| Philosophy |
| Knock Knock Are Too
Boy: Knock Knock
Girl: Who's There?
Boy: Art
Girl: Art Who?
Boy: R2-D2!
| Humor |
| Oy Vey, the Mets are Coming
On July 27th, 1959, William Shea announces plans to have a baseball team in NYC in 1961. Not long after that, the Mets would set a records for the most losses ever in the major leagues.
| Sports Facts |
| Real Apology
A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.
-- Gilbert K. Chesterton
| Philosophy |
| How Many Times?
Matthew 18: 21-22
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times? “Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”
| Bible |
| Lotta Singles
On July 26th, 1984, the Montreal Expos' Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with the 3,052nd single of his long career.
| Sports Facts |
| Lazy Bastard 2
"So you're able to carry shopping to a customer's car free of charge?" I asked the guy in Tesco this morning.
"Yes." he replied.
I said, "Can you carry mine for me?"
He said, "Sure."
As we walked across the entire distance of the car park, I suddenly ...
| Humor |
| Forgiveness
Matthew 6:14-15
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
| Bible |
| Party Pooper
Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have a thought or a daydream, to imagine something wonderful, because we're too busy bridging the walk ...
| Philosophy |
| Student Debt
Debt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt. It's a trap for the rest of your life because the laws are designed so that you can't get out of it. If a business, say, gets in too much debt, it can declare bankruptcy, ...
| Philosophy |
| 300 Club
On July 25th, 1941, the Boston Red Sox pitcher Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games. It was the last win of his career.
| Sports Facts |
| Lazy Games
Overheard at work: "I've been told I'm not ambitious enough. If only there was an Olympic sport for being a lazy bastard. That bronze medal would be mine."
| Humor |
| Righteous Men
Proverbs 20:6-7
6 Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man?
7 The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.
| Bible |
| July 24 2005
Lance Armstrong won his seventh consecutive Tour de France
| Sports Facts |