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| Psalm 4, part 2
4 Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent.
5 Offer sacrifices in the right spirit, and trust the Lord.
6 Many people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let your face smile on us, Lord.
7 You have given ...
| Bible |
| Government Force
Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.
-- Ayn Rand
| Philosophy |
| Missing Husband
A lady calls the police to report her husband is missing. The police arrive and ask for a description. She tells them he's 6' 2", with blonde wavy hair, and has a smile that makes everybody love him.
The police then go to the next door neighbor to verify ...
| Humor |
| Second Fall of Mankind
Genesis 6:5-8
5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his ...
| Bible |
| Hope, Fear, and Virtue
"There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope."
"True virtue is life under the direction of reason."
-- Baruch Spinoza
| Philosophy |
| Winking Salesman
A man with a winking problem is applying for a position as a sales representative for a large firm.
The interviewer looks over his papers and says, "You've graduated from the best schools; your recommendations are wonderful, and your experience is unparalleled. ...
| Humor |
| Psalm 4, part 1
1 Answer me when I call to you,
O God who declares me innocent.
Free me from my troubles.
Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
2 How long will you people ruin my reputation?
How long will you make groundless accusations?
How long ...
| Bible |
| Victory vs. Defeat
If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat.
-- Jean-Paul Sartre
| Philosophy |
| American Charity
Despite warnings from his guide, an American skiing in Switzerland got separated from his group and fell - uninjured - into a deep crevasse.
Several hours later, a rescue party found the yawning pit. Trying to reassure the stranded skier, they shouted ...
| Humor |
| Shortened Lives
Genesis 6:1-3
1 Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them.
2 The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for ...
| Bible |
| Being Religious
Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.
-- Paul Tillich
| Philosophy |
| Mexican Jokes 2
Q: What do you call a Mexican who can swim?
A: A Texan.
Q: Did you hear about the 4-car crash in Mexico today?
A: 243 people, 7 goats, and 11 chickens were injured.
Q: How does a Mexican get into an honest business?
A: Through the window.
| Humor |
| Psalm 2, part 2
A King Acknowledges God
7 The king proclaims the Lord’s decree: “The Lord said to me, ‘You are my son. Today I have become your Father.
8 Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession.
9 You will ...
| Bible |
| What Love Is
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.
-- C.S Lewis
| Philosophy |
| Texas A&M Aggie Jokes 2
An Aggie had just completed his studies and was awarded a BS Degree in mechanical engineering. He was immediately hired by the Texas highway department and given a painting the yellow stripe down the middle of a highway. After three days, however, his boss ...
| Humor |
| Origin of Worship
Genesis 4:25-26
25 Eve gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, “God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
26 When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship ...
| Bible |
| Reasoning with Your Heart
You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns.
-- Mark Twain
| Philosophy |
| Chuck Norris Jokes 2
The power of one Chuck Norris roundhouse kick is enough to light up Australlia for 44 minutes.
Only Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
When Chuck Norris does push-ups, he doesn't lift himself up. He pushes the world down.
If Chuck Norris is late, time ...
| Humor |
| Psalm 2, part 1
God Rules Over Kings
1 Why are the nations so angry?
Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle;
the rulers plot together against the Lord
and against his anointed one.
3 “Let us break ...
| Bible |
| Modesty
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil."
-- Jean-Jacques Rosseau
| Philosophy |
| Cheating Wife
Beauregard discovered his wife in the arms of her lover. Mad with rage, he shot her dead on the spot. After a trial, the jury brought in a verdict of justifiable homicide.
Just as Beauregard was about to leave the courtroom a free man, the judge stopped ...
| Humor |
| Cain Kills Abel
Genesis 4:8-12
8 One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.
9 Afterward the Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?”
“I ...
| Bible |
| What We Want
We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact.
-- Jean-Paul Sartre
| Philosophy |
| Little Johnny and the Fire Station
Little Johnny's preschool class went on a field trip to the fire station. The firefighter giving the presentation held up a smoke detector and asked the class: "Does anyone know what this is?"
Seeing little Johnny's hand shoot up, the firefighter called ...
| Humor |
| Wisdom Rejects Fools
Proverbs 2:24;27
24 “I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come.
I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
25 You ignored my advice
and rejected the correction I offered.
26 So I will laugh when you are in trouble!
I will mock ...
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