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Psalm 6, part 3
Psalm 6:6-10 6 I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears. 7 My vision is blurred by grief; my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies. 8 Go away, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my ...
Bible
Of UFOs, Liberals, and Jackasses
On July 8, 1947, witnesses claim that an unidentified flying object (UFO) with five aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and mule ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico. Many say this incident has been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and other federal organizations. ...
Humor
Steve Young's Lineage
Steve Young is a great-great-great-grandson of Brigham Young of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for whom Brigham Young University is named
Sports Facts
Challenging Fear
Do one thing every day that scares you. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
Philosophy
See That All Live Rightly
Hebrews 12:14-15 14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. ...
Bible
Excessive Celebration
Overheard: "My wife and I were at her high school reunion and she kept staring at a drunk guy sitting alone at a nearby table and swigging on beer after beer." "Do you know him?" I asked. "He's my old boyfriend," she answered. "My friends tell me that ...
Humor
Succesfull Equality
At one point in August 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first professional team to field nine players who were either black or Latino. Coincidentally, this was the same year they won the World Series
Sports Facts
Mastering Fear
The thing is to become a master and in your old age to acquire the courage to do what children did when they knew nothing. -- Ernest Hemingway
Philosophy
Psalm 6, part 2
Psalm 6:4-5 4 Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love. 5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name. Who praises you from the grave?
Bible
No Seams Please
Major League Baseball umpires are required to wear black underwear while on the job in case they split their pants
Sports Facts
Afghani Women
An American journalist did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan, several years before the Afghan conflict and noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands. Upon returning to Kabul recently, she observed that women still ...
Humor
When to Fight
If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance ...
Philosophy
On Being Disciplined, part 3
Hebrews 12:11-12 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. 12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.
Bible
The Kid Has an Allergy
Despite being allergic to chocolate, Ken Griffey, Jr. Junior had a bar named after him.
Sports Facts
Energized
Q: Did you hear that the Energizer Bunny was arrested? A: He was charged with Battery!
Humor
Social Justice Defined
Let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me, how much of what I earn belongs to you - and why? -- Walter E. Williams
Philosophy
On Being Disciplined, part 2
Hebrews 12:9-10 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. 12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.
Bible
Capitalization!
Think about it: Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse. Yeah, thought you'd see it that way!
Humor
Happiness
Happiness is a state of non-contradictory joy - a joy without penalty or guilt, a joy that does not clash with any of your values and does not work for your own destruction -- Ayn Rand
Philosophy
On Being Disciplined, part 1
Hebrews 12:7-8 7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined - and everyone undergoes discipline - then you are not legitimate, not true sons ...
Bible
Drunk Man
Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a local pub. Late in the evening the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the car park for a few minutes, with the officer quietly observing. After ...
Humor
True soldier
The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him. -- G. K. Chesterton
Philosophy
Psalm 6, part 1
Psalm 6:1-3 1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. 2 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. 3 My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?
Bible
Warning Sign
If I'm dating someone who marches around hoisting and waving her favorite Communist keepsake, that's a huge red flag.
Humor
Value of Dreams
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Philosophy