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The Staff of Spirit & Truth Fellowship International http://www.STFonline.org ==================================================================== >-->From The FunnyBone: The Famous Sea Captain _.--. _.-'_:-'|| Once upon a time there was a famous sea _.-'_.-::::'|| captain. This captain was very successful _.-:'_.-::::::' || at what he did; for years he guided .'`-.-:::::::' || merchant ships all over the world. Never /.'`;|:::::::' ||_ did stormy seas or pirates get the best || ||::::::' _.;._'-._ of him. He was admired by his || ||:::::' _.-!oo @.!-._'-. crew and fellow captains. \'. ||:::::.-!()oo @!()@.-'_.| '.'-;|:.-'.&$@.& ()$%-'o.'\U|| However, there was one thing `>'-.!@%()@'@_%-'_.-o _.|'|| different about this captain. ||-._'-.@.-'_.-' _.-o |'|| Every morning he went through ||=[ '-._.-\U/.-' o |'|| a strange ritual. He would || '-.]=|| |'| o |'|| lock himself in his captain's || || |'| _| '; quarters and open a small safe. || || |'| _.-'_.-' In the safe was an envelope |'-._ || |'|_.-'_.-' with a piece of paper inside. He jgs '-._'-.|| |' `_.-' would stare at the paper for a minute, '-.||_/.-' then lock it back up. After, he would go about his daily duties. ;~ For years this went on, and his ./|\. crew became very curious. Was ./ /| `\. it a treasure map? Was it a / | | `\. letter from a long lost love? | | | `\. Everyone speculated about the | \| `\. contents of the strange envelope. . `----|__________\. \-----''----.....___ One day the captain died at jgs \ ""/ sea. After laying the ~^~^~^~^~^`~^~^`^~^~^`^~^~^ captain's body to rest, the ~^~^~`~~^~^`~^~^~`~~^~^~ first mate led the entire crew into the captains quarters. He opened the safe, got the envelope, opened it and... The first mate turned pale and showed the paper to the others. Four words were on the paper, two on two lines: "Port Left, Starboard Right" ================================================================== +------------------ Bizarre Salt Facts --------------------+ If the world's oceans evaporated, enough salt would be crys- tallized to cover Britain to a depth of 50 miles. Being hygroscopic, salt spread on dusty floors in equestrian centers and indoor arenas retains moisture and keeps down dust. Until recently, salt bars were the standard currency of Ethiopia. In ancient Greece, slaves were traded for salt, hence the expression "not worth his salt". In his painting The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci put an over turned salt cellar in front of the ill-fated Judas. In old Japanese theaters, salt was sprinkled on the stage before performances to prevent evil spirits from casting a spell on the actors and ruining the play. In Arab countries salt was used to seal a bargain, and also as a sign of friendship. The Druids used salt in their rituals at Stonehenge. It is thought that this was as a symbol of the life-giving fruits of the earth. ================================================================ >-->From our Friend James :) James: A love story... The Other Side - Our Daily Bread http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml --- ...Yeah not to many liked him Thanks James! -<>- ___ ,-'" "`-. ,'_ `. / / \ ,- \ __ | \_0 --- | / | | | \ \ `--.______,-/ | ___) \ ,--"" ,/ | / _ \ \-_____,- / \__-/ \ | `. ,' \___/ < ´--------' \__/\ | Wny \__// the only cereal you should be eating is "Raisin Bran"... I saw it in a commercial...! --- ...it must be the fiber - going to your head LOL! ;) -<>- 1+1=2 /\ \ c") ;-/\> || kOs >Beauty of Mathematics!!!!!!! 1 x 8 + 1= 9 12 x 8 + 2= 98 123 x 8 + 3= 987 1234 x 8 + 4= 9876 12345 x 8 + 5= 98765 123456 x 8 + 6= 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7= 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8= 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9= 987654321 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111 9 x 9 + 7 = 88 98 x 9 + 6 = 888 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 Brilliant, isn't it? And look at this symmetry: 1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321 Mind Boggling... Now, take a look at this... _____________________ | _________________ | | | JO 0. | | | |_________________| | | ___ ___ ___ ___ | | | 7 | 8 | 9 | | + | | | |___|___|___| |___| | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | | - | | | |___|___|___| |___| | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | x | | | |___|___|___| |___| | | | . | 0 | = | | / | | | |___|___|___| |___| | |_____________________| 101% From a strictly mathematical viewpoint: What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%... How about ACHIEVING 101%? What equals 100%in life? Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions: If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. Then: H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% And: K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% But: A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100% THEN, look how far the love of God will take you: L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D 12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101% Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that: While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top! If you find this interesting share it with your friends & loved ones. Have a nice day & God bless you --- ...Wowsers! I'm glad you figured all this out James! Thanks! ================================================================== >-->From Our Friend Viv :) .--------------. .---' o . `---. .-' . O . . `-. .-' @@@@@@ . `-. .'@@ @@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ . `. .'@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ `. /@@@ o @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ O \ / @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ @@@@@@@@@ @@ . \ /@ o @@@@@@@@@@@ . @@ @@@@@@@@@@@ @@ \ /@@@ . @@@@@@ o @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@ o @@@@ \ /@@@@@ @ . @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@ \ |@@@@@ O `.-./ . . @@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@ | / @@@@@ --`-' o @@@@@@@@@@@ @@@ . \ Full Moon + |@ @@@@ . @ @ ` @ @@ . @@@@@@ | 0 5:15:36 | @@ o @@ . @@@@@@ | Last Quarter- | . @ @ @ o @@ o @@@@@@. | 7 3:55:27 \ @ @ @ .-. @@@@ @@@ / | @ @ @ `-' . @@@@ . . | \ . o @ @@@@ . @@ . . / \ @@@ @@@@@@ . o / \ @@@@@ @@\@@ / O . / \ o @@@ \ \ / __ . . .--. / \ . . \.-.--- `--' / `. `-' . .' `. o / | ` O . .' `-. / | o .-' `-. . . .-' `---. . .---' `--------------' unknown >The Love Of God Knows NO Bounds!! Communion on the Moon: July 20th, 1969 Forty years ago two human beings changed history by walking on the surface of the moon. But what happened before Buzz Aldrin (pictured in the LM, left) and Neil Armstrong exited the Lunar Module is perhaps even more amazing, if only because so few people know about it. I’m talking about the fact that Buzz Aldrin took communion on the surface of the moon. Some months after his return, he wrote about it in Guideposts magazine. And a few years ago I had the privilege of meeting him myself. (See photo below.) I asked him about it and he confirmed the story to me, and I wrote about in my book Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (But Were Afraid to Ask). The background to the story is that Aldrin was an elder at his Presbyterian Church in Texas during this period in his life, and knowing that he would soon be doing something unprecedented in human history, he felt he should mark the occasion somehow, and he asked his pastor to help him. And so the pastor consecrated a communion wafer and a small vial of communion wine. And Buzz Aldrin took them with him out of the Earth’s orbit and on to the surface of the moon. He and Armstrong had only been on the lunar surface for a few minutes when Aldrin made the following public statement: “This is the LM pilot. I’d like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in, whoever and wherever they may be, to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of the past few hours and to give thanks in his or her own way.” He then ended radio communication and there, on the silent surface of the moon, 250,000 miles from home, he read a verse from the Gospel of John, and he took communion. Here is his own account of what happened: “In the radio blackout, I opened the little plastic packages which contained the bread and the wine. I poured the wine into the chalice our church had given me. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon, the wine slowly curled and gracefully came up the side of the cup. Then I read the Scripture, ‘I am the vine, you are the branches. Whosoever abides in me will bring forth much fruit. Apart from me you can do nothing.’ I had intended to read my communion passage back to earth, but at the last minute [they] had requested that I not do this. NASA was already embroiled in a legal battle with Madelyn Murray O’Hare, the celebrated opponent of religion, over the Apollo 8 crew reading from Genesis while orbiting the moon at Christmas. I agreed reluctantly. …I ate the tiny Host and swallowed the wine. I gave thanks for the intelligence and spirit that had brought two young pilots to the Sea of Tranquility. It was interesting for me to think: the very first liquid ever poured on the moon, and the very first food eaten there, were the communion elements.” And of course, it’s interesting to think that some of the first words spoken on the moon were the words of Jesus Christ, who made the Earth and the moon — and Who, in the immortal words of Dante, is Himself the “Love that moves the Sun and other stars.” --- ...Sweet! Thanks Viv! ==================================================================== >-->In The 'Worldly News': >From Conservative Outpost: >Founding Fathers MIA in the classroom? As hard (or easy) as it may be to believe, the education establishment in North Carolina is proposing new standards that would eliminate the teaching of any American history prior to 1877 to high school seniors. Yes, really. Of course, the people pushing these changes have a perfectly logical explanation... We are certainly not trying to go away from American history," Rebecca Garland, the chief academic officer for North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, told Fox News. "What we are trying to do is figure out a way to teach it where students are connected to it, where they see the big idea, where they are able to make connections and draw relationships between parts of our history and the present day." As the North Carolina curriculum stands now, ninth-grade students take world history, 10th-graders study civics and economics and 11th-graders take U.S. history going back to the country's founding. READ MORE>>> http://www.conservativeoutpost.com/founding_fathers_mia_classroom >How serious is Obama about terrorism? Just how serious is our new President about dealing with terrorism? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks to Barack Obama, we now live in a country where you can do almost as much time in prison for brandishing a knife in a failed robbery as for attempting to murder three-hundred innocent men, women and children. Don’t believe me? This past Christmas, a man in Sandy Creek, NY used a knife in an attempted robbery of a Chinese restaurant and, if convicted, he could face up to twenty-five years in the grey bar motel. On that same day, the now infamous underwear bomber, after failing to go boom, was mirandized and will likely face anywhere from twenty years to life in prison, (if convicted on all counts as opposed to getting off on an insane fashion defense). What does it take for this administration to understand we can’t fight a war with Miranda rights? Does the next would-be assassin have to succeed? Obviously not, as we’re only a few months removed from the last one actually succeeding on an Army base in Texas. Twelve dead bodies later and the first thing they tell the next terrorist is “you have the right to remain silent”? Insanity. Worse yet, he took their advice, especially after he got his court appointed attorney, courtesy of the US taxpayer. Read More: http://www.conservativeoutpost.com/how_serious_obama_about_terrorism Obanostic… Bohica – Bend Over, Here It Comes Again! To paraphrase Sarah Palin, “How’s that hopey changey thing workin’ out for ya?” Mr ‘No family making less than 250,000.00 dollars will see a tax increase’.. ad nauseum. Now Mr Presidential Chameleon has come up with another mind-torturing shape change. Our wonderful leader has discovered that he is ‘AGNOSTIC’ to tax increases for the “middle class”, whatever his definition of that may be this week. Our nouveau deficit hawk is fresh from his most recent bi-partisan entrapment attempt, complaining that the Republicans didn’t want to come out and play. Obama was seeking political cover for his latest money pig-out, asking for EIGHTY BILLION dollars for ‘jobs’. If you’re a Democrat you know you’re in trouble when one of your own statist media organs (AP) looks at your ‘jobs’ bill and says it won’t create many jobs. Knowing that the Democrats were only too happy to set them up as being the party of ‘NO’, the Republicans neatly sidestepped the ploy. READ MORE>>> http://tinyurl.com/ygehfgm >From BizarreNews: -- Class ring found after nearly 20 years ---------- ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida graduate who lost his 1989 class ring when it fell from a cruise ship 21 years ago said an Ohio woman called to say she found the ring. Tom Whitney of Orlando, who accidentally dropped the 1989 West Orange High ring from a Port Canaveral-based cruise ship the year of his graduation, said he received an e-mail last Monday from a woman who said she believed the ring had been found, The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Monday. "It was just this Monday, and I got a message from a woman who said she has my ring," Whitney said. The message said the ring was found by the woman's metal detector-wielding father along Florida's Daytona Beach. -- Strip club raises funds for Haiti relief -------- WATERVILLE, Ohio - An Ohio strip club said it raised nearly $1,000 during a "Lap dances for Haiti" charity event. Bosses at Marilyn's on Monroe, which does not actually allow lap dances, said all the money from the club's $10 cover charge Sunday would go to Hope, or ISOH/IMPACT, a charity based in Waterville, Ohio, that is participating in Haitian earthquake relief efforts, the Toledo Blade reported. General Manager Kenny Soprano said local businesses wanted to give back to the community. "We'd been racking our brains for about a month or so, thinking about what we could do," he said. "You don't hear much about strip clubs giving back to the community." I wonder if the money was all in singles? >From Archives from the CoffeeBreak: Mayor, in newsletter, offends tourists Belmar, N.J., Mayor Ken Pringle has angered some residents of New York's Staten Island Borough with comments in a newsletter about women from the borough. Pringle wrote in his July 4 newsletter that an "SI girl behaving badly" caused a ruckus at a Belmar club, the Staten Island Advance reported Thursday. "As the Staten Island girl was pummeling the Boonton girl's face, she used the hand she was still holding her drink glass in," the mayor wrote. "Now, we're not sure if the glass was stuck to her hand cause of all the hair spray or if this is a technique Staten Island girls learn in Brownies, but we are thankful she left her brass knuckles and straight razor in her other purse." The mayor also made references to "guidos" -- often used as a derogatory term for young Italian males -- saying they are "as welcome as, oh, Canada geese." The slurs led one Staten Island councilman to suggest his constituents "avoid (Pringle's) town like the plague." Mario Flotta of Staten Island, who said he frequently visits Belmar, said he was shocked and outraged by the mayor's comments. "It's surprising to know that a place where tourism thrives and pays for pretty much everything around here, that someone would make comments like this," he said. Pope prays during Last Supper staging Pope Benedict XVI attended a staging of the Stations of the Cross, which trace the last hours of Jesus, Friday during World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney. The pontiff appeared at St. Mary's Cathedral as part of the re-enactment of the "Last Supper," the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. He began with a prayer. "Lord many people lack the food and drink to bring true joy. They do not know or have forgotten how you wish to meet them at the Eucharist and share with them your humanity and divinity," Benedict said. About 80 performers participated in the pageant at various Sydney landmarks as part of the World Youth Day celebrations. A group of people tried to draw attention to the issue of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests was told it had to move from one location in Sydney's Hyde Park to another to accommodate security measures for the pilgrims. On Saturday, the pope is to join a vigil of tens of thousands of Catholic youths who will sleep out at Randwick racecourse, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. Up to 500,000 people are expected to attend the Sunday mass celebrated by Pope Benedict, the Herald reported. Mandela plans quiet day as he turns 90 Former South African President Nelson Mandela planned to spend his 90th birthday Friday quietly with his family. But the festivities in Qunu, his home village in the southeast of the country, have mushroomed, the BBC reports. There will be a birthday dinner for 500 guests Saturday, a concert and a soccer festival. Mandela, the African National Congress leader who spent 27 years as a prisoner on Robben Island, is one of the most honored men in the world. His 90th birthday has already been marked by a concert in London and other international events. One of those who paid tribute to Mandela on the eve of his birthday was F.W. DeKlerk, the last white president of South Africa. "After his inauguration, Nelson Mandela used his personal charm to promote reconciliation and to mold our widely diverse communities into an emerging multicultural nation," DeKlerk told reporters Thursday. "This, I believe, will be seen as his greatest legacy." ============================================================= >-->From ScreamOfTheCrop: (.,------...__ _.'" `. .' .' `, `. `. ` . .' .'/''--...__`. \ . .--.`. ' "-. '. | '' .' _.' .()) .--":/ ''( \_\ ' (()( ''._' ( \ ' ' `. `--' ' `.: . `-.___.' ' `. . _ _ .' ) .____.-' .'`. (--.. .' \ /\ / / `. .' \( \ /|/ `. .' \__/ `. / | o | \ | | | jro >Team Spirit At one point during a game, the coach said to one of his young players, "Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?" The little boy nodded in the affirmative. "Do you understand what matters is our true sportsmanship."? The little boy nodded yes. "So," the coach continued, "when a strike is called, or you're out at first, you don't argue with, curse at, or attack the umpire. Do you understand this?" Again the little boy nodded. "Good," said the coach. "Now go over there and explain it to your mother." -<>- >You KNOW you are from CALIFORNIA when -- 1. Your coworker has 8 body piercings and none are visible. 2. You make over $250,000 and still can't afford a house. 3. You take a bus and are shocked at 2 people carrying on a conversation in understandable English. 4. Your child's 3rd grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named Breeze. 5. You can't remember...is pot illegal? 6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor. 7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown and can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian. 8. You know which restaurant serves the freshest arugula. 9. A really great parking space can move you to tears. 10. A low speed pursuit will interrupt ANY TV broadcast. 11. Gas cost 75 cents per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S. 12. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment. 13. You can't remember...is pot illegal? 14. It's sprinkling and there's a report on every news station about "STORM WATCH 2000." 15. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their cell phones or pagers. 16. It's sprinkling outside, so you leave for work an hour early to avoid all the weather-related accidents. 17. Hey!!!! Is Pot Illegal???? 18. You AND your dog have therapists. -<>- >The Funeral: A funeral service is being held for a woman who has just passed away. At the end of the service, the pall bearers are carrying the casket out when they accidentally bump into a wall, jarring the casket. They hear a faint moan. They open the casket and find that the woman is actually alive! She lives for ten more years, and then dies. Once again, a ceremony is held, and at the end of it, the pall bearers are again carrying out the casket. As they carry the casket towards the door, the husband cries out, 'Watch that wall!' -<>- ____ SSSS____. (WW);;;;;\ `WW'____ | ,_____ UU ||||\ \___/,---. ) UU |||||\____/||| // UU ||||||||||||" // UU |||||||||||' // UU |||||||||" // UU ||||||||' // UU |||||||" // UU ||||||' // UU ||||" // UU |||" // UU ||' // UU |" // ,UU,' || (~~~~~~~~~~~~]""' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ferenc Riesz >GROUCHO MARX HAD SOME OF THE BEST LINES... Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes? Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Room service? Send up a larger room. Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others. He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot. I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five. From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it. You know I could rent you out as a decoy for duck hunters? You've got the brain of a four-year-old boy, and I'll bet he was glad to get rid of it. A man's only as old as the woman he feels. Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me? Why, I'd horse-whip you if I had a horse. ================================================================ >-->From SermondFodder: \_ _/ _(_)(_)_ ==|.------.|=== || || |`------'|cjr The Kool-Aid Stand Carl A. Boyle, a sales representative, was driving home when he saw a group of young children selling Kool-Aid on a corner in his neighborhood. They had posted the typical hand scrawled sign over their stand: "Kool-Aid, 10 cents." Carl was intrigued. He pulled over to the curb. A young man approached and asked if he would like strawberry or grape Kool-Aid. Carl placed his order and handed the boy a quarter. After much deliberation, the children determined he had some change coming and rifled through their cigar box until they finally came up with the correct amount. The boy returned with the change, then stood by the side of the car. He asked if Carl was finished drinking. "Just about," said Carl. "Why?" "That's the only cup we have, "answered the boy, "and we need it back to stay in business." >From http://www.sermons.com/ ====== By way of the Sermon Fodder list. For a regular dose of Christian Humor and a modern-day parable go to www.sermonfodder.com and click the icon at the bottom to be added to our merry group. ====================================== Worth Repeating..... If you think of the 32 to 34 parables Jesus told, which would you say are at the top of the list that everyone knows? Certainly a top contender would be the story of the Prodigal Son. Why do you think it has such popular appeal? It's because there is likely a little prodigal son in all of us. >From http://www.rbc.org/radio-tv/discover-the- word/2007/07/04/program.aspx ===================================== $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$P^""^T$$$$$$P^""^T$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$P" "^^" "T$$$$$$ $$$$$" "$$$$$ $$$$P >< >< x88' T$$$$ $$$$ '88" "88' "" $$$$ $$$$p "" "" g$$$$ $$$$$. .$$$$$ $$$$$$p. .d$$b. .g$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$b.__.d$$$$$$b.__.d$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ fsc $$$$ >Blessed Are the Focused By Leonard Sweet Proverbs 4: 1-4 This is a tough time to be a parent because of all the competing claims on our time, energy, and money. The typical parent, mother or father, could be responding to all of the following claims simultaneously: The Parent Teacher Organization needs a new treasurer, and you are nominated. One of the church leaders begs you to sign on for another year as a Sunday School teacher. The president of the Civitan Club calls and begs you to be chairman of fruitcake sales this year, and reminds you of all the good causes this money supports. The cub scouts are desperate for another leader; unless one is found, a den will have to be discontinued. You just learned at work that a coming retirement will cause some reshuffling. A branch manager's position will open up. Someone who takes on extra projects and shows lots of enthusiasm is going to move up. It could be you. The president of United Way begs you to coordinate the gifts from major companies in your area. He reminds you of the agencies depending on these funds. Then, as you face all these choices, you glance at that picture of your family on your desk. The children are growing so fast. Your spouse, only half in jest, suggests that she has to make an appointment to see you. Don't they have legitimate claims on you? Take heart, parents, there is help for you in the scriptures. My friend from Texas, Max Lucado, helped me discover four important words in Matthew 14:22: "Jesus dismissed the crowd." This wasn't just any crowd. This was about 10,000 people who had heard Jesus teach, had seen him heal the sick, had watched him produce enough food miraculously to feed them all. This crowd was ready to make him king. But Jesus dismissed them! Why? Read verse 23: "After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray." He said no to a good opportunity in order to say yes to a better one. It was a deliberate choice to honor his priorities. Jesus' first responsibility was not to satisfy a crowd but to be faithful to his heavenly Father. On another occasion Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek." We don't like that word "meek." It suggests to us weakness or being wishy-washy or wimpy. But that's not what it means. The Greek word for meek used in the Bible is the same word used to describe a wild stallion that has been trained for the saddle. It means power under control, strength with direction. It means to be focused. Blessed are the focused, those who know their priorities and honor them. Did you know that there is approximately the same amount of gunpowder in a firecracker as in a rifle shell? But the firecracker is unfocused. It just makes a big noise and accomplishes nothing. The rifle shell, on the other hand, focuses that power in a specific direction and delivers an enormous punch. You can be a firecracker Christian or a rifle shot Christian. It's a matter of focus. St. Paul was a highly focused, rifle shot Christian. He declared, "I press toward the mark for the high call of God in Christ Jesus." You can be a firecracker parent or a rifle-shot parent. One makes a lot of noise. The other gets results. It's a matter of focus. Let me suggest three truths that may help parents focus on healthy priorities. A Parent Is a Role Model 24 Hours a Day. Nothing Can Substitute for a Parent's Presence. No One Can Lead a Child to God as Well as a Parent. >From www.sermons.com =============================================================== Late Show Top Ten Top Ten Signs an NBA Game Is Fixed -| -' | -' | __ ==wkm=====|'\/ () /| `O /` : /\ \ \ ` ` ____________________________________ ///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\///\\\ 10. Game begins 20 minutes before visiting team arrives 9. Tip-off always goes to the player with the largest salary 8. At the end of the first quarter, the score is 179 to 2 7. Missed three-pointers count for two points if they're "pretty close" 6. One of the Laker Girls looks suspiciously like Pete Rose 5. Whenever he's open, referee takes a shot 4. Scoreboard has disclaimer: "All Scores Approximate" 3. The team loses even though it led in points, delegates, and the popular vote 2. Jack Nicholson scores 25 points from his seat 1. The Knicks win ============================================================== >-->Laws of Cat Physics _ ___ _.--. \`.|\..----...-'` `-._.-'_.-'` / ' ` , __.--' )/' _/ \ `-_, / `-'" `"\_ ,_.-;_.-\_ ', fsc/as _.-'_./ {_.' ; / {_.-``-' {_/ Law of Furniture Replacement A cat's desire to scratch furniture is directly proportional to the cost of the furniture. _.. /}_{\ /.-' ( a a )-.___...-'/ ==._.== ; \ i _..._ /, {_;/ {_// fsc Law of Cat Embarrassment A cat's irritation rises in direct proportion to her embarrassment times the amount of human laughter. _._ _,-'""`-._ (,-.`._,'( |\`-/| `-.-' \ )-`( , o o) -bf- `- \`_`"'- Law of Milk Consumption A cat will drink his weight in milk, squared, just to show you he can. (`,---.') (\ (w,_,w) )) -=>_Y_<=- _,;' /`"'\.-'.' .' `<' | ; ; | |`, , | \ ;`; / pb ||,|| /|| ||\ (,|( )|,) (,,Y,,) Law of Cat Landing A cat will always land in the softest place possible; often the midsection of an unsuspecting, reclining human. ) _. mmeeoowwrr! (___)'' / ,_,/ /'"\ )\ itz Law of Cat Disinterest A cat's interest level will vary in inverse proportion to the amount of effort a human expends in trying to interest him or her. .^----^. (= o O =) (___V__) cf _|==|_ ___/' |--| | / ,._| | | ' | \__ |__}-|__} \___)` Law of Cat Composition A cat is composed of Matter + Antimatter + It Doesn't Matter. /\____/\ __ .' """" `,-' `--.__ __,- : - - ; " :: `-. -.__ ,-sssss `._ `' _,'" ,'~~~::`.sssss-. |ssssss ,' ,_`--'_ __,' :: ` `.ssssss| |sssssss `-._____~ `,,'_______,---_;; ssssss| |ssssssssss `--'~{__ ____ ,'ssssss| `-ssssssssssssssssss ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ssss.-' `---.sssssssssssssssssssss.---' Susie Oviatt Law of Rug Configuration No rug may remain in its naturally flat state when a cat is present. ._ .-' `-. .-' \ ; .-'\ ; `._.' ; | | | ; : ; : ; : / / ; : , ; | .-"7| .-'" : .-' .' : .-' \ .' .' `. .' `-. ""-.-'`"" `",`-._..--"7 ; . `-.J `-, ;"`.;|,_, ; _.' | `"" `. ."""--. o \:.-. _.' ."" : ,--`; , `--/}o,' ; ; .___.' / ,--.`-. `-..7_.- /_ \ : `..__.._; .'__; `---..__.-'-.`"-, .' `--. | \_; \' `-._.-") \\ `-, `. -.`_): `. `-"""`. ;__.' ;/ ; " `-.__7" `-..._.'`7 -._;' ``"-'' `--.,__.' fsc Law of Obedience Resistance A cat's resistance varies in proportion to a human's desire for her to do something. |\ _,,,---,,_ /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ |,4- ) )-,_..;\ ( `'-' '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL Second Law of Energy Conservation Cats know that energy can only be stored by a lot of napping. _.---. |\---/| / ) ca| ------------; |-/ /|foo|--- ) (' / `---' ===========( ,'========== || _ | | || o/ ) | | o || ( ( / ; || \ `._/ / || `._ /| || |\ _/|| __||_____.' ) |__||____________ ________\ | |_________________ \ \ `-. `-`---' hjw Law of Refrigerator Observation If a cat watches a refrigerator long enough, someone will come along and take out something good to eat. , ,-. _,---._ __ / \ / ) .-' `./ / \ ( ( ,' `/ /| \ `-" \'\ / | `. , \ \ / | /`. ,'-`----Y | ( ; | ' | ,-. ,-' | / | | ( | hjw | / ) | \ `.___________|/ `--' `--' Law of Bag/Box Occupancy All bags and boxes in a given room must contain a cat within the earliest possible nanosecond. __..--''``\--....___ _..,_ ///// _.-' .-/"; ` ``<._ ``-+'~=. //// ///_.-' _..--.'- \ `(^) ) // // ((..-' // (< - ;_..__ ; `' // ////////////// `-._,_)'//////``--...____..-' ///// ////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////////////////// Law of Cat Magnetism All blue blazers and black sweaters attract cat hair in direct proportion to the darkness of the fabric. ============================================================== >-->You know you work for the government when... .---. .---. ( -o- )---( -o- ) ;-...-` `-...-; / \ / \ | /_ _\ | \`'.`'"--.....--"'`.'`/ \ '. `._.` .' / _.-''. `-.,___,.-` .''-._ `--._ `'-._______.-'` _.--` jgs / \ /.-'`\ .'. /`'-.\ ` '.' '.' ` * The process becomes more important than the product * You don't see anything wrong with attending a meeting on a subject you know nothing about * You feel you contributed to the meeting just by being there * You stop raising issues/problems because you know you will be the one answering them. * You fly first class across the country to attend a conference with 100+ people to discuss the fact that the project does not have enough money. * You work for an acronym, on an acronym, and your job title is an acronym. * You understand the rationalization of an acronym composed of acronyms. * You know that the location of a meeting is directly related to its importance. (1) A meeting at Fort Hood requires a subordinate or a contractor (2) The same meeting at Lake Tahoe requires your personal attention * You've sat at the same desk for 3 years, done the same thing for 3 years, but have had 3 different business cards. [From AndyChaps] ============================================================== >-->From CleanLaffs: When I was a newly commissioned Lieutenant in the Army, I was assigned as a temporary assistant in an administrative office in a Military Intelligence unit. One day a long memo came around with a cover sheet in- structing all assigned officers to read it and initial it as indication of their compliance. I figured it meant me too, so I read and initialed it. BUT a few days later, it came back addressed specifically to me. An attached note read: "You are not permanently assigned to this unit and are thus not an authorized signee. Please erase your initials and initial your erasure." -<>- My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases were discounted 10 percent. Since it was a big party, we bought 2 cases. The cashier multiplied 2 times 10 percent and gave us a 20 percent discount. -<>- I walked into a Starbucks with a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for a Grande Latte. I handed it to the girl and she looked over at a little chalkboard that said "buy one-get one free." "They're already buy-one-get-one-free," she said, "so I guess they're both free." She handed me my free Lattes and I walked out the door. -<>- Our local paper runs a popular column called "10 Questions" that spotlights people who live in our community. In addition to the usual inquiries about occupation and age, people are asked the questions that give a snapshot look of their personalities. Recently one woman was asked, "What's the 'strangest' thing you ever bought?" She answered, "Dog toothpaste." Next question, "What is the 'most common' thing people say to you?" Her answer: "Where did you get such white teeth?" -<>- >Gotta Love Math ... \ /\/\ / / / _/,/ / _/` (/"/////, ( '```--.___ /' _), ,- '-. /, / \ (\ \, \_()/ \) )' =_ )) | | | .// _/) ( ( \_ // / \ >_,\ (/)= / | | | \ #\| / |=| |=|\ ( ( (=> ( >( >),) | | |=| \ ( ( / / / / ) |/ \ /_( /_( , || )/.,_ ). /\\_(\,/, //- / /_(_( / ,\. b'ger .- '-'-'-,)\/.')) A Missouri farmer passed away and left 17 mules to his three sons. The instructions left in the will said that the oldest boy was to get one-half, the second oldest one-third, and the youngest one-ninth. The three sons, recognizing the difficulty of dividing 17 mules into these fractions, began to argue. Their uncle heard about the argument, hitched up his mule and drove out to settle the matter. He added his mule to the 17, making 18. The oldest therefore got one-half, or nine, the second oldest got one-third, or six, and the youngest son got one-ninth, or two. 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