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| Love Quote 2
Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense.
-- Helen Rowland
| Philosophy |
| Jesus Is Brought to Pilate
Mark 15:1-5
1 It was very early in the morning. The chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law, and the whole Sanhedrin, made a decision. They tied Jesus up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate.
2 "Are you the king of the ...
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| Love Quote 1
The art of love is largely the art of persistence.
-- Albert Ellis
| Philosophy |
| The Clintons and Teen Pregnancy
Q: While she was First Lady, how did Hilary Clinton help to reduce teen pregnancies and prevent sexually-transmitted diseases among young women?
A: She got Bill to start wearing condoms!
| Humor |
| Parable of the Vineyard Owner, 3 of 3
Mark 12:9-12
9 Jesus asked, "What will the owner of the vineyard do then? He will come and kill those renters. He will give the vineyard to others."
10 "Haven’t you read what Scripture says: 'The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important ...
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| America's Freedom
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
-- Abraham Lincoln
| Philosophy |
| Parable of the Vineyard Owner, 2 of 3
Mark 12:4-8
4 "So the owner of the vineyard sent another servant to the renters. They hit this one on the head and treated him badly."
5 "The man sent still another servant. The renters killed him. The man sent many others. The renters beat up some of ...
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| Education
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
-- Albert Einstein
| Philosophy |
| Roommates or More?
Eating at John's apartment, his mother couldn't help noticing how beautiful her son's roommate was. Suspicious of their relationship, the young woman's good looks only made the mother more curious.
Reading his mom's thoughts, John volunteered, "I know what ...
| Humor |
| Parable of the Vineyard Owner, 1 of 3
Mark 12:1-3
1 Jesus began to speak to the people by using stories. He said, "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it. He dug a pit for a winepress. He also built a lookout tower. He rented the vineyard out to some farmers. Then he went away on ...
| Bible |
| Freedom Defined
Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
-- George Orwell
| Philosophy |
| Engineers in the Restroom
Three engineers were in the bathroom standing at the urinals. The first engineer finished and walked over to the sink to wash and dry his hands very carefully. He used paper towel after paper towel and ensured that every single spot of water on his hands was ...
| Humor |
| Jesus Enters Jerusalem
Mark 11:1-10
1 As they all approached Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent out two of his disciples.
2 He said to them, “Go to the village ahead of you. Just as you enter it, you will find a donkey’s colt ...
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| Prosecution and Proportionality
A prosecutor who does not understand proportionality and who regularly uses the threat of unjust and overreaching charges to extort plea bargains from defendants regardless of their guilt is a danger to the life and liberty of anyone who might cross her path.
-- ...
| Philosophy |
| Only in America
Only in America...
...can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
...are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.
...do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while ...
| Humor |
| Grace and Speech
1 Corinthians 1:3-6
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.
5 For in him you have been enriched in every way - with all kinds of speech ...
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| Crime, Punishment, and Proportionality
I get wrong. But I also get proportionality. And if you don’t get both, you don’t deserve to have the power of the United States government behind you.
-- Lawrence Lessig
| Philosophy |
| U.S. Health Plan Humor
Some quotes from American humorists on the subject:
"President Obama says he will not support a health-care plan where the government gets to decide whether to, quote, 'pull the plug on Grandma.' Apparently, Obama's plan calls for the much quicker pillow ...
| Humor |
| Fellowship and Light
1 John 1:6-7
6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies ...
| Bible |
| Legislative Sessions
No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.
-- Gideon Tucker
| Philosophy |
| Little Johnny Kicks the Animals
Little Johnny woke up and wanted breakfast, but his mother said, "Not until you feed the animals."
Johnny went outside and said to the chicken, "I don't feel like feeding you today," and he kicked the chicken instead of feeding it.
He did the same ...
| Humor |
| Precious Wisdom
Proverbs 3:15-18
15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 She offers you long life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left.
17 She will guide you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying.
18 ...
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| Life is Tough
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
-- John Wayne in Sands of Iwo Jima
| Philosophy |
| Circle of Trust
Only people with big butts are allowed into my circle of trust.
They cannot lie.
| Humor |
| End of the Great Flood
Genesis 8:10-12
10 Noah waited another seven days, and sent the dove from the boat again.
11 The dove returned to him in the evening. In her mouth was an olive leaf that had just been picked. So Noah knew that the water had gone from the earth.
12 ...
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