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| Mark 11:25
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."
| Bible |
| July 3rd, 1966
On this day in 1966: Brave pitcher Tony Cloninger, is 1st NL to hit 2 grand slams in a game
| Sports Facts |
| John Steinbeck
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
| Philosophy |
| The Beauty of the World
My techie husband and I were walking in the high desert when he stopped to photograph one stunning vista after another. Overcome by the sheer beauty, he paid it his ultimate compliment: "Everywhere I look is a screen saver!"
| Humor |
| Matthew 16:26
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
| Bible |
| July 2nd, 1970
On this day in 1970: NY Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for 3rd time in 28 days
| Sports Facts |
| Socrates
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
| Philosophy |
| Catch and Retweet
Give a man a fish, and he’ll
Instagram it; teach a man to fish, and he’ll still Instagram it.
| Humor |
| Isaiah 54:8
In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you," says the Lord, your Redeemer.
| Bible |
| John Wooden
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
| Philosophy |
| Skip To The Good Part, Please
I wish people were like Internet videos and you could tap them lightly to see a clock of how much longer they’re going to be talking.
| Humor |
| James 4:11-12
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver and ...
| Bible |
| July 1st, 1916
On this day in 1916: Honus Wagner, 42, is oldest to hit an inside-the-park HR
| Sports Facts |
| Anton Chekhov
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
| Philosophy |
| Tech-No-Limits
Can a 3-D printer make ink
cartridges for a 2-D printer?
| Humor |
| James 4:1
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
| Bible |
| June 30th, 1967
On this day in 1967: Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils
| Sports Facts |
| Buddha
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
| Philosophy |
| My friend thinks he is smart. He...
My friend thinks he is smart. He told me an onion is the only food that makes you cry, so I threw a coconut at his face.
| Humor |
| Philippians 3:18-19
For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.
| Bible |
| June 29th, 1933
On this day in 1933: Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
| Sports Facts |
| Calvin Coolidge
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience ...
| Philosophy |
| What is the difference...
Q: What is the difference between snowmen and snowwomen?
A: Snowballs.
| Humor |
| Ephesians 5:5
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
| Bible |
| June 28th, 1939
On this day in 1939: Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
| Sports Facts |