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| Crying to God
Psalm 18:4-6
4 The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
6 In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help.
From his ...
| Bible |
| Electricity 2
Why is electricity so expensive these days? Why does it cost so much for something I can make with a balloon and my hair?
-- Dennis Miller
| Humor |
| Go Jackie!
On April 10th, 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black player in major league baseball. A perennial all-star for the Dodgers, Robinson would play 11 seasons in various positions.
| Sports Facts |
| New Economy
To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution is over because some textile manufacturers in Manchester went broke.
-- Alvin Toffler
| Philosophy |
| The Lord is My Rock
Psalm 18:1-3
1 I love you, O Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, ...
| Bible |
| Electricity 1
Electricity can be dangerous. My nephew tried to stick a penny into a plug. Whoever said a penny doesn't go far didn't see him shoot across that floor. I told him he was grounded.
-- Tim Allen
| Humor |
| Go Dodgers!
On April 9th, 1913, the Brooklyn Dodger's Ebbets Field opened. The home team lost to the Phillies, 1-0.
| Sports Facts |
| Industrial Revolution
Ever since the Industrial Revolution, investments in science and technology have proved to be reliable engines of economic growth. If homegrown interest in those fields is not regenerated soon, the comfortable lifestyle to which Americans have become accustomed ...
| Philosophy |
| Friends
Proverbs 17:17
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
| Bible |
| Comparative Religion
Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump, so I shouted, “Don’t do it!”
He said, “Nobody loves me.”
I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?”
He said, “Yes.”
I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?”
He said, “A Christian.”
I ...
| Humor |
| Understanding Rebukes
Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
| Bible |
| Live Daily
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old ...
| Philosophy |
| April 8th, 1968
On this day in 1968, Major League Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King's assassination.
| Sports Facts |
| True Statistics
A recent finding by statisticians shows the average human has one breast and one testicle.
| Humor |
| Life is What You Make It
This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some ...
| Philosophy |
| Almost, Fort Wayne
On April 7th, 1956, the 10th NBA Championship was won by the Philadelphia Warriors, who beat the Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1. Both teams would later move to different cities.
| Sports Facts |
| Jacob's Tithe
Genesis 28:20-22
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, and this ...
| Bible |
| No Novocaine
Q) Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocaine during a root canal?
A) His goal: transcend dental medication.
| Humor |
| The Lord's Place
Genesis 28:16-17
16 Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”
17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” ...
| Bible |
| Imagination
Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity.
-- L. Frank Baum
| Philosophy |
| Striking Gold
On April 6th, 1896, the first modern Olympic games opened in Athens Greece and American James Connolly won 1st Olympic gold medal in the triple jump on the opening day of the Games. For his achievement, he was awarded a silver medal and an olive branch.
| Sports Facts |
| Speculative Women's Studies
A philosopher asked a linguist, “What if, instead of periods, women had apostrophes?”
The linguist replied, “They'd be more possessive and have more frequent contractions.”
| Humor |
| God to Jacob
Genesis 28:14-15
14 "Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15 Behold, ...
| Bible |
| Fear of Change
People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon ...
| Philosophy |
| Chairman of the Boards
On April 5th, 1967, Philadelphia '76er center Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 41 rebounds in a single game.
| Sports Facts |