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| Living Deliberately
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
-- Henry David Thoreau
| Philosophy |
| Midget Soccer
Q: Why do midgets always laugh when playing soccer?
A: The grass tickles their balls!
| Humor |
| Faith Is... part 1
Hebrews 11
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not ...
| Bible |
| June 6th, 1992
On this day in 1992, driving in the 1,510th run of his career, Eddie Murray sets a new RBI record for switch hitters. The Mets first baseman surpasses Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle's 18-year total to establish the new mark.
| Sports Facts |
| Going Far
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
-- George Washington Carver
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| Philosophy |
| Knock Knock Avenue
Girl: Knock, knock.
Boy: Who’s there?
Girl: Avenue.
Boy: Avenue who?
Girl: Avenue knocked on this door before?
| Humor |
| Cost of a Godly Life
2 Timothy 3:12
Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted
| Bible |
| June 5th, 1966
On this day in 1966, in the Pirates' 10-5 victory over Houston at Forbes Field, Willie Stargell enjoys a 5-for-5 day that includes two home runs and a double. The Pittsburgh first baseman's performance gives him nine consecutive hits in two days.
| Sports Facts |
| Understanding
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
-- Marie Curie
| Philosophy |
| Knock Knock Canoe
Boy: Knock, knock.
Girl: Who’s there?
Boy: Canoe.
Girl: Canoe who?
Boy: Canoe help me with my homework?
| Humor |
| Separation from Christ, pt 2
Romans 8:37-39
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in ...
| Bible |
| June 4th, 2003
On this day in 2003, although his bat may have contained cork in yesterday's game, all five of Sammy Sosa's historic bats housed at the Hall of Fame and the 76 confiscated from his locker by major league baseball revealed no signs of tampering. X-rays and ...
| Sports Facts |
| Making Plans
Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
-- John Lennon
| Philosophy |
| Hostages
Terrorists take a group of lawyers hostage. They ask for a ransom of $20 million and threaten to release one lawyer at a time if not given what they ask for.
| Humor |
| Separation from Christ, pt 1
Romans 8:35-36
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to ...
| Bible |
| June 3rd, 1951
On this day in 1951, with two outs in the second inning of an eventual 1-0 loss to the Giants, Cardinals' southpaw Max Lanier walks Monte Irvin, gives up a double down the right field line to Willie Mays, and then intentionally walks Hank Thompson to load ...
| Sports Facts |
| The Trap
The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection.
-- Henri Nouwen
| Philosophy |
| One Too Many
Q: What is black and blue and brown, and lies in a ditch?
A: A brunette who has told too many blonde jokes.
| Humor |
| Saved by Faith
Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
| Bible |
| June 2nd, 1941
On this day in 1941, upon their arrival in Detroit, the Yankees learn the sad news that their captain, Lou Gehrig, seventeen days prior to his 38th birthday, has died in his sleep due to ALS in his Riverdale home. It was on this day exactly 16 years ago the ...
| Sports Facts |
| Protecting Life
Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.
-- Elie Wiesel
| Philosophy |
| Legal Prohibition
Q: Why does the bar association prohibit lawyers and clients from having sex?
A: To prevent clients from being billed twice for essentially the same service.
| Humor |
| Suffering
2 Timothy 2:3
Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
| Bible |
| June 1st, 1992
On this day in 1992, the Houston Astros use their top pick, the No. 1 overall selection, to draft Cal State Fullerton infielder Phil Nevin over Derek Jeter, a shortstop from Kalamazoo Central High. Houston, aware of the huge signing bonuses given to the previous ...
| Sports Facts |
| Barrenness
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
-- Socrates
| Philosophy |