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| Forevermore Saved
John 10:28
" And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."
| Bible |
| 0-Mother's Love
Tennis facts trivia reports that the youngest Wimbledon Women’s Champion of the previous century was Martina Hingis. At the end of the 1999 French Open, Martina stormed off the court and was later returned by her mother.
| Sports Facts |
| Wisdom Attained
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius
| Philosophy |
| Psychology 101
In a class on abnormal psychology, the instructor was about to introduce the subject of manic depression.
She posed this question to her students: "How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, ...
| Humor |
| Prepare to Receive the King
Revelation 3:20
" Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."
| Bible |
| Perfect Throws
The fewest number of darts to throw a perfect game of 501 is nine. John Lowe first achieved this feat on television in the 1984 World Matchplay championships. He hit triple 20 six times in a row, followed by triple 17, triple 18 and double 18.
| Sports Facts |
| Great Artists are Rare
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
John Steinbeck
| Philosophy |
| Bird Brain
One day a man strolled in to the paint section of a hardware store and walked up to the assistant. "I'd like a pint of canary colored paint," he says. "Sure" the clerk replies. "Mind if I ask what it's for?" "My parakeet, "the man said. "See, I want to enter ...
| Humor |
| Salvation
John 14:6
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
| Bible |
| Presidential Top Secret Games
During the 1800s, Billiards was illegal in Virginia. Thomas Jefferson built his home to conceal a billiards room so he could play without worry of prosecution.
| Sports Facts |
| Password Plaque
Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.
Clifford Stoll
| Philosophy |
| Doctor's Stamp of Approval
A man and his wife were making their first doctor visit prior to the birth of their first child. After everything checked out, the doctor took a small stamp and stamped the wife's stomach with indelible ink.
The couple was curious about what the stamp ...
| Humor |
| The Eye of a Needle
Mark 10:25-27
25" It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 27 And Jesus looking upon them ...
| Bible |
| Everybody Wong Cards Tonight
Stanford Wong, known for his strategy of playing only when the table’s odds were favorable to him by counting cards at a distance. The strategy was nicknamed Wonging, which is banned from most casinos.
Card counters have a 1% advantage over the house.
| Sports Facts |
| Empty Vase
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
Thomas Jefferson
| Philosophy |
| Last Respects
At a motivational seminar 3 men are asked to come up to the stage.
They are all asked, "When you are in your casket and friends and family are mourning upon you, what would you like to hear them say about you?
The first guy says, "I would like to hear ...
| Humor |
| We Aren't Worthy
Romans 3:23
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
| Bible |
| Is it a real Birdie?
1618 saw the creation of the Featherie golf ball. These balls were made by stuffing wet feathers into a leather sphere and then the sphere was sewn shut. Next, these balls were painted. The balls were very expensive so the common people could not afford them ...
| Sports Facts |
| Wizard of Oz?
Good for you, you have a heart, you can be a liberal. Now, couple your heart with your brain, and you can be a conservative.
Glenn Beck
| Philosophy |
| Milk Money
An art connoisseur passed a little grocery in New York when he noticed a kitten on the front step lapping up some milk in a bowl. The cat was mangy with one ear half chewed off and clumps of fur missing. What really caught the collectors eye was the bowl the ...
| Humor |
| Just Ask
John 15:7
“If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
| Bible |
| Canadians Know Their Hockey
Almost 1.7% of Canada's population is a registered hockey player, giving them 572,411 players, which is over a third of the world's registered hockey players.
| Sports Facts |
| Sharks on Dope
What is a shark's favorite illegal substance?
***Reefer!!
| Humor |
| Mindful of Mankind
Psalms 8:3-4
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
| Bible |
| Longest Court Session
The longest marathon playing basketball, with the final scores logged at 9900-8169 was played in July 1-5 2010 in Hungary. The game was played for a straight 107 hours where no rest breaks were taken.
| Sports Facts |