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| The Lord Rules Longer Than Nations
Proverbs 10:16
Our Lord, you will always rule, but nations will vanish from the earth.
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| A Tough Way to Celebrate
After the Greek victory over the Persians in 490 B.C., legend says that soldier Pheidippides ran 25 miles from the battlefield in Marathon, Greece, to Athens to deliver the news. After he arrived, Pheidippides yelled out, "Rejoice, we are victorious,” then ...
| Sports Facts |
| Old Man Jokes
Q: What would a barefooted man get if he steps on an electric wire?
A: A pair of shocks.
Q: What do you call a silly old man?
A: A fossil fool.
| Humor |
| Rights and Hope
The victim should have the right to end his life, if he wants. But I think it would be a great mistake. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is hope.
-- Stephen Hawking
| Philosophy |
| Wealth and Sin
Proverbs 10:15-16
15 Great wealth can be a fortress, but poverty is no protection at all.
16 If you live right, the reward is a good life; if you are evil, all you have is sin.
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| Get a Grip
The toe pick - the jagged sawlike teeth at the front of the blade of an ice skate - helps give an ice skater more control. The V-shaped grooves of the toe pick keep the skater from slipping on the ice. Figure skaters use the toe picks to push off the ice or ...
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| Chinese Hardware
Soon after a Chinese man got a job at a hardware store, his boss told him "I'll be out for an important meeting, in the meantime you take care of the supplies for me."
So the Chinese guy stayed in the store to do his boss's bidding and two hours later ...
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| Nobody
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
-- Benjamin Franklin
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| Abraham's Bargain for Sodom
Genesis 18:26-28, 32-33
The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
27/28 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing ...
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| Basketball, Eh?
Did you know that the Raptors and then-Vancouver Grizzlies weren't the first NBA teams to tip off north of the border? That honor belongs to the Toronto Huskies, one of the first teams in the league.
Canada proved to be a tough basketball market. The Huskies ...
| Sports Facts |
| Lawyers and Trampolines
Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a trampoline?
A: You take off your shoes to jump on a trampoline!
| Humor |
| Unanimous Content
Here in Washington we pass million-dollar bills and billion-dollar bills no one has ever read, without even voting on them. We call it unanimous consent. It is only unanimous because we do not let the American people know. It would be very interesting to bring ...
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| Abraham Pleads for Sodom
Genesis 18:23-25
23 Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ...
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| Arrr, Matey!
When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their first NFL championship in franchise history, defeating the Oakland Raiders 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII, the win was thanks to the Buccaneers’ defense which intercepted five passes, three of which were returned for touchdowns. ...
| Sports Facts |
| Testy Passenger
A crowded United flight was canceled. A single agent was rebooking a long line of inconvenienced travelers.
Suddenly, an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said, "I HAVE to be on this flight and it ...
| Humor |
| Mad Leaders
It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved.
-- Tom Wolfe
| Philosophy |
| Sarah's Disbelief
Genesis 18:10-12
10 ...Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.
11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.
12 So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn ...
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| Going for 2 Again
On Aug. 4, 1982, New York Mets outfielder Joel Youngblood singled against Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins. Minutes later, the Mets traded Youngblood to the Montreal Expos. Youngblood flew to Philadelphia to join his new team and singled again off of ...
| Sports Facts |
| Swimming Jokes 2
Q: How do swimmers clean themselves?
A: They wash up on shore!
Q: Why did the girl have problems swimming?
A: She didn’t have boy-ancy! (Buoyancy)
| Humor |
| I am Free
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally ...
| Philosophy |
| Elizabeth Shown Favor
Genesis 17:23-25
23 When Zechariah's time of service was completed, he returned home.
24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has ...
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| Wolverines Bite!
Since the school began playing college football in 1879, the University of Michigan Wolverines have won more games than any other team.
What's more, the most laterals in a game (8) came during the Michigan Wolverines’ final play of the Alamo Bowl in 2005.
...
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| Swimming Jokes 1
Q: Why did the teacher jump into the water?
A: She wanted to test the water!
Q: Why did the vegetarians stop swimming?
A: They didn't like meets!
| Humor |
| Essence of Competiveness
The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.
-- Jack Welch
| Philosophy |
| Zechariah's Silence
Luke 1:18-20
18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”
19 The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you ...
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