I'd Be Lying
And so the great wait continued. I wish I could tell you that, upon being convinced it was God’s will for me to wait, all my doubts had been erased and that I absolutely KNEW that I was doing the right thing by doing nothing. But I’d be lying. Those doubts kept creeping into my head: “maybe you’re delusional,” “maybe you should send out a few resumes, make a few phone calls,” “at least talk to your former partners, they’d take you back.”
I’d like to claim that all those thoughts that were churning through my mind were doing so because of what the people around me were saying. It must be their fault. That’s what I’d like to say. But I’d be lying. The truth is; I was just weak. Like Lot’s wife, I kept looking back at the life I had left behind…trying to hang on to some of the perks. Fortunately, God was merciful: He didn’t turn me into a pillar of salt.
I’d like to say that I didn’t grow impatient. But I’d be lying. If you look up “Type A” personality in an encyclopedia I wouldn’t be surprised to find a picture of me. I have become somewhat known for my “Sossen’s Laws.” In fact, there is a separate page for them on this website. Guess what Sossen’s Law #1 is? “The quickest way to get something done is to do something. Anything. Action begets action.” I’m always the first one to arrive for meetings and I go absolutely nuts trying to get my family out the door to go anywhere. So you can imagine how well I was handling this whole “waiting on The Lord” thing. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to look up and shout, "God, what's taking You so long?"
I’d like to tell you that even I’m not stupid enough to try and “help God along.” But I’d be lying. I pointed out to God that I had pretty good communication skills (like He wouldn’t know unless I reminded Him) and that I’d make a terrific preacher and that to speed things along I had picked up brochures from a seminary. For some reason, He didn’t seem impressed. At first He ignored my efforts to help, then, when I kept pushing, He slammed the door shut. Back to square one.
Commenting on WHY we need to learn to wait patiently on the Lord, M.H. Lount wrote, "God's best gifts come slowly. We could not use them if they did not. Many a man, called of God to...a work in which he is pouring out his life, is convinced that the Lord means to bring his efforts to a successful conclusion. Nevertheless, even such a confident worker grows discouraged at times and worries because results do not come as rapidly as he would like. But growth and strength in waiting are results often greater than the end so impatiently longed for. Paul had time to realize this as he lay in prison. Moses must have asked, 'Why?' many times during the delays in Midian and in the wilderness. Jesus Himself experienced the discipline of delay in His silent years before His great public ministry began."
God wants us to see results AS we work for Him, not before. But His first concern is our growth. That's why He often withholds success until we have learned patience. The Lord teaches us this needed lesson through the blessed discipline of delay.
I’d like to tell you that the waiting is easy. But I’d be lying. I will tell you that the reward for waiting is awesome.
And I’m not lying.
Epilogue
God promised Abraham a son - he had to wait 25 years. He promised Joseph a position of authority - he had to wait 13 years. David had to wait about the same time till he was king.
There will be no opportunity in heaven to learn or to show the spirit of patience, forbearance, and longsuffering. If you are to practice these things, it must be now. Each day affords countless opportunities to learn patience. It’s up to us not to waste them.
Years ago, Ruth Bell Graham, wife of evangelist Billy Graham, saw a sign by the road: "End of Construction - Thank you for your patience." Smiling, she remarked that she wanted those words on her gravestone. They are.
Thought for the Day
Laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population. Albert Einstein
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Semi-interesting fact
The average human body is covered with 20 square feet of skin. This amount of skin weighs about 6 pounds. The skin is composed of two layers. The outer layer is the epidermis and the inner layer is the dermis. The epidermis layer is being replaced continuously. New cells are produced in the stratum basale. These cells mature and are pushed to the surface by the newer cells that are continuously produced. The entire epidermis is replaced about every 27 days.
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Girl: "When we get married, I want to share all your worries and troubles and lighten your burden."
Boy: "That’s very kind of you, darling. But I don’t have any worries or troubles."
Girl: "Oh, that’s just because we aren’t married yet."
Questions I ask myself
Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will sneak in and clean them?
Really?? Actual News
A real cool front — A bra with built-in ice packs, a wind chime and a sprig of mint that was unveiled in Japan
is promising to keep women cool this summer. Underwear firm Triumph Japan had models parading around showing off its "Super Cool Bra", featuring what appears to be a pair of small fish tanks encompassing the breasts. These cups are filled with a gel that remains soft and supple even when frozen, giving the wearer "a cool sensation against her skin", the company said in a statement. A traditional Japanese wind chime -- and a mint leaf -- dangle between the cups giving an impression of cooling "by way of its refreshing fragrance and sound". The company said it conceived of the bra in response to a need to save energy during the hot summer. With no working nuclear reactors amid heightened public mistrust over atomic power in post-Fukushima Japan, the country has once again begun its "Cool Biz" campaign, urging people to dress down for work and avoid the need to crank up the air conditioning.A sweet Queen
The Queen has been immortalized in a portrait made of hand-decorated 2,012 cupcakes. Her Majesty's face has been portrayed in a giant artwork called 'Cupcake Queen'. Leeds-based baking brand Dr. Oetker commissioned food artist Prudence Staite to create the picture to toast HRH's 60-year reign. Prudence, who has been creating edible art for over 12 years, spent over 300 hours on the colorful portrait. She used over 50kg of Regal-Ice, 50kg of Royal Icing, 20kg of Marzipan and over 40 tubes of Gel Food Colors.Satan vs Redemption Some new billboards are getting some attention in the Upstate because they're notes written by Satan. They tell people not to go to a specific church on Sunday.
The signs read, "Please do not go to Redemption World Outreach Center this Sunday," and they're signed "Satan. " We found out the billboards are sponsored by Redemption as a unique sort of advertising. Pastor Ron Carpenter said his 15,000-member church wants to expand, and they want to be edgy doing it. He said he got the idea from the God Speaks billboards seen throughout the country. "I said, you know what, something that would be real interesting is to flip that around and turn it over from the other side," said Carpenter. "I said you know, I would want us to be a church that the enemy would never want us to come to, so please don't go to that church." So far, the billboards are getting mixed reviews. People on the pastor's Facebook page think it's clever - even calling Satan "silly." Others we spoke with were uncomfortable with the reference.No Texting While Walking! One city in New Jersey is cracking down on texting while walking. Officials in Fort Lee have begun issuing tickets of up to $85 for each offense. The measure was implemented after a rise in pedestrian-related accidents. Fort Lee Police Chief Thomas Ripoli says, “It’s a big distraction. Pedestrians aren’t watching where they are going and they are not aware." More than 117 tickets have already been issued.
Chikin' Kickin'- It's no Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich, or a seahorse-shaped Cheeto,
but a Florida sheriff's office hopes a chicken nugget shaped like a cowboy boot will still rake in some big bucks on eBay for its charity. Sgt. Dennis Coleman of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said he found the odd-shaped nugget in a meal he bought at a Quikmart convenience store in Marathon. He said his first thought was preserving the nugget and putting it on eBay to raise money for the Keys Kops for Kids program, KeysNet.com reported. Bidding on the prized nugget is now up to $31. "Don't let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity pass you by," Coleman posted on the auction site.Cool Music
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Are you kidding me???
Seven suicides are recorded in the Bible.
Groaner
A mechanic who worked out of his home had a dog named Mace. Mace had a bad habit of eating all the grass on the mechanic's lawn, so the mechanic had to keep Mace inside. The grass eventually became overgrown. One day the mechanic was working on a car in the backyard and dropped his wrench, losing it in the tall grass. He couldn't find it for the life of him, so he decided to call it a day. That night, Mace escaped from the house and ate all the grass in the backyard. The next morning the mechanic went outside and saw his wrench glinting in the sunlight. Realizing what had happened he looked toward the heavens and proclaimed, "A grazing Mace, how sweet the hound, that saved a wrench for me!
Point to Ponder
In 1884 a young man died, and after the funeral his grieving parents decided to establish a memorial to him. With that in mind they met with Charles Eliot, president of Harvard University. Eliot received the unpretentious couple into his office and asked what he could do. After they expressed their desire to fund a memorial, Eliot impatiently said, "Perhaps you have in mind a scholarship." "We were thinking of something more substantial than that... perhaps a building," the woman replied. In a patronizing tone, Eliot brushed aside the idea as being too expensive and the couple departed. The next year, Eliot learned that this plain pair had gone elsewhere and established a $26 million memorial named Leland Stanford Junior University, better known today as Stanford! Moral of the story: Be careful who you blow off.
Remember, Christianity is more about walking than about talking
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The Emperors’ New Verse
Once upon a time, the story goes, a vain Emperor was so exceedingly fond of new clothes that he spent all his money and time on being well dressed. He cared about nothing but his appearance and attire He hired two tailors, who were really swindlers, that promised him the finest, best suit of clothes ever made from a fabric invisible to anyone who was unfit or "just hopelessly stupid." The Emperor couldn’t see the cloth himself, but pretended that he could for fear that he might appear unfit for his position or hopelessly stupid; his ministers did the same. When the swindlers reported that the suit was finished, they mimed dressing him and the Emperor then marched in procession before his subjects, who played along with the pretense. Suddenly, a child in the crowd, too young to be politically correct, blurted out that the Emperor was wearing nothing at all and the cry was taken up by others. The Emperor cringed, suspecting the assertion was true, but held himself up proudly and continued the procession.
The moral of the story: Just because someone tells you something doesn’t mean it’s true.
People started in on me the moment it became clear that I was going to try to be obedient to what I believed the Lord had told me to do…which was to wait on Him. It seemed as though everyone…family, friends and especially my then wife…started to sell me the “Emperors’ Verse.” The invisible verse: "God helps those who help themselves!"
The trouble was, I didn’t know enough to know that the Emperors’ Verse didn’t exist. I became really confused: had God really told me to wait or was that my imagination? After all, the Emperor's scripture was telling me not to wait but to “help myself.” I began to search the Bible, looking for that verse (we didn’t have Google then) and of course, couldn’t find it. One of those well meaning friends even told me it was in Hezekiah 6:1. I couldn’t find that either. It appeared that the Emperor not only had a verse…he had an entire book!
Finally, a friend set me straight: The Bible doesn’t say:"God helps those who help themselves" it’s actually a quote from Benjamin Franklin. And while the book of “Hezekiah” sounds plausible enough; it is not a real book of scripture. I later found out that there are quite a few of these “Emperors’ Verses” floating around. Even among Christians. "This, too, shall pass," "God works in mysterious ways" and "Cleanliness is next to Godliness" are not in the Bible; the "cleanliness" phrase is actually attributed to John Wesley, the 18th-century evangelist and the “mysterious ways" saying comes from a 19th-century hymn.
Once I learned the truth; that I had been buying and using invisible verses for spiritual guidance, a couple of feelings swept over me:
• Great peace and joy because I now KNEW that God had spoken to me and that He had a plan for me! I wasn’t nuts!
• Aggravation for wasting time trying to follow an invisible verse and for listening to other people instead God.
Of course, I’m not the only one who ever fell into that trap: NFL legend Mike Ditka, an outspoken Christian, was giving a news conference one day after being fired as the coach of the Chicago Bears when he decided to quote the Bible. “Scripture tells you that all things shall pass,” a choked-up Ditka said. “This, too, shall pass.” The phrase “This, too, shall pass” doesn’t appear in the Bible either.
Welcome to the “Invisible Kingdom,” Mike.
Epilogue
The purposes of God often develop slowly because His grand designs are never hurried. The great New England preacher Phillips Brooks was noted for his poise and quiet manner. At times, however, even he suffered moments of frustration and irritability. One day a friend saw him feverishly pacing the floor like a caged lion. "What's the trouble, Mr. Brooks?" he asked.
"The trouble is that I'm in a hurry, but God isn't!"
Thought for the Day
I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.—George Washington Carver
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Semi-interesting fact
Serving lemon and fish is a six hundred-year-old custom that has nothing to do with flavor. Rather, it was thought that if someone swallowed a bone, a mouthful of lemon juice would help to dissolve it. Ironically, there was some validity to the cure, though not for the reason people thought: sucking on a lemon caused the diner's throat muscles to contract, thus helping to free the bone
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A woman on the phone to her friend - I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor’s permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.
Questions I ask myself
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
Really?? Actual News
Nelson The Ugly Parrot Native to New Zealand,
Kea are a breed of parrot that are known for their intelligence, curiosity, large size, and olive-green color. Once hunted because of their negative effect on livestock and now vulnerable for extinction, the Kea is the 
subject of various conservation efforts, including zoos taking care of abandoned chicks like Nelson. Born at the Bergzoo in Germany, Nelson was quickly abandoned by his parents and left to die. However, officials at the zoo have taken it upon themselves to raise the young parrot who they describe as “a cross between an alien and a roast chicken”. Nelson is very strange looking at this stage in his life, and even seems to find his mirror image a bit weird, but he will hopefully someday find himself looking in the mirror at a handsome bird. For now though, Nelson will have to keep on being ugly…adorably ugly.Are you serious? A man has
legally changed his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex. Tyler Gold, 23, says he did it because the dinosaur name is "cooler" than his own name. The Nebraska businessman walked into a court room as Tyler Gold and left as Tyrannosaurus Rex. His full new legal name will now be Tyrannosaurus Rex Joseph Gold. He said that "as an entrepreneur, name recognition is important and the new name is more recognizable." Judge Alan Gless asked Gold at the hearing whether he wanted a new name so he could hide from creditors or law enforcement. Mr Gold said no such factors affected his decision.'Tanorexic' doll A Connecticut
company has created an action figure based on Patricia Krentcil, the woman accused of allowing her 6-year-old to join her in a tanning bed. Herobuilders.com, based in Oxford, released the Tanorexic Doll this week based on Krentcil, 44, who became infamous for her deep tan after appearing in court on a child endangerment charge for allegedly allowing her 6-year-old daughter to tan with her. "We just typically look at media hits on stories that captivate the nation," said Emil Vicale, president of Herobuilders. "I hate to say it, but this is one of those." Richard Krentcil, the woman's husband, said his wife did not give permission for her likeness to be used and she has not received any cash from sales of the $29.95 doll. "I'm going to see what my lawyer says," Krentcil said. "I'm sure it will be rectified shortly." However, legal experts said Herobuilders is likely protected under parody laws and has not used Krentcil's name on the doll's packaging or its Web site.This will keep you in stitches. A group of 15 inmates at an Ohio maximum security prison have joined a "Real Men Crochet" program to make mittens, hats and other items for charity.
Jan Vurginac, who coordinates the program for prisoners at Lebanon Correctional Institution in Warren County, said the club started in 2008 and has since gained popularity among inmates eligible for extra privileges. "Time goes by quick and they enjoy doing it for the children. It keeps them busy. Idle time is a big problem," Vurginac said. The items made by the men are donated to groups including women's and homeless shelters, maternity programs, and the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. Robert Mack, who killed a Mount Airy man in a 2007 shootout, said crocheting gives him a positive way to pass his time in the prison. "It takes up a lot of my time. It gives me something to do to keep myself active knowing that we're helping people … to stay out of trouble," Mack said.Dunkin prom nuts A group of Wisconsin high school students
said their prom ended up being even more unforgettable than expected when they fell into a lake. Miranda Sachtschale and Matt Timm, juniors at Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, said they and their friends went to Lac La Belle in Oconomowoc prior to the prom Saturday to take some group photos and they all gathered on a wooden pier. "I heard like, one crack, and then the whole thing collapsed from under us," Timm said. The group said they emerged from the lake and were able to make it to the prom after spending some time with blow dryers. "We're laughing about it now and it's hilarious, and I'm sure my kids will laugh at it," junior Tom Gensler said. "It'll be remembered a long time."Cool Music
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Are you kidding me???
Almonds and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible
Groaner
A man rushed into the doctor's office and shouted, "Doctor! I think I'm shrinking!"
The doctor calmly responded, "Now, settle down. You'll just have to be a little patient."
Point to Ponder
Robert Schuller tells a story about a banker who always tossed a coin in the cup of a legless beggar who sat on the street outside the bank. But, unlike most people, the banker would always insist on getting one of the pencils the man had beside him. "You are a merchant," the banker would say, "and I always expect to receive good value from merchants I do business with." One day the legless man was not on the sidewalk. Time passed and the banker forgot about him, until he walked into a public building and there in the concessions stand sat the former beggar. He was obviously the owner of his own small business now. "I have always hoped you might come by someday," the man said. "You are largely responsible for me being here. You kept telling me that I was a ’merchant’. I started thinking of myself that way, instead of a beggar receiving gifts. I started selling pencils -- lots of them. You gave me self-respect, caused me to look at myself differently." That reminds us of the scripture:
Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Remember, Christianity is more about walking than about talking
The Post Mortem
“Fast Eddie” is dead. God and I killed him. Now what? It appeared to me that in killing “Fast Eddie,” I had also killed my career…my means to make a living. What could I do to earn money, now? By which I meant; what was okay with God and what wasn’t. So I spent some time alone in a friend’s cabin with God and a Bible and asked Him to do a Post Mortem on the late Fast Eddie. And boy did He do a post mortem! He made CSI and Quincy look like rank amateurs.
A post-mortem, also known as an autopsy, is a highly specialized surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or malfunction that may be present in the deceased. Apparently “Fast Eddie” was riddled with both disease and malfunction. I went into this examination thinking that surely not EVERYTHING I had been doing was wrong in His eyes! Wrong, again. Since pretty much everything I did sprang from either greed or pridefulness…sometimes both… there wasn’t much left that was right in His eyes.
In short, the Coroner’s Report from God was pretty simple and straight forward: bury Eddie and move on with your life…in a different direction and in a different career.
“Yeah, God, but what new career are you talking about?”
To which God replied, “You let me worry about that…you just go bury Eddie’s body…leave the old life behind!”
I asked, “Then how do I make a living?”
To which He replied: “I’ve got a plan for your life. Don’t worry about it.”
“Are you going to let me in on this plan?” I asked.
“When you’re ready,” He replied.
“So I’m supposed to just quit everything with no idea what’s next? That’s scary.”
“No…that’s faith!” He said.
He had me there. So I did what He told me to do. A couple of weeks later, I called a meeting with my associates at the Ad Agency I owned. I told them about meeting Jesus and that I needed to start working for Him and that I was quitting the Agency and giving it to them. Since it was worth a ton of money, I thought they would be ecstatic: they weren’t. At first they thought I was trying to sell it to them and they knew they couldn’t come up with that kind of cash. When I finally got it through their heads that I was giving it to them…they thought I was having some kind of mental breakdown. Seriously…they thought I’d gone nuts. I hadn’t seen that coming. I left the meeting, threw my office stuff in a box and left.
Meanwhile, my wife at the time was having similar misgivings. While she was thrilled that I had quit drinking and partying, she was decidedly NOT thrilled at the prospect of not having money coming in to maintain our lifestyle. She was fine with my decision to become a Christian, just not this Christian! She, too, thought I’d gone crazy. In fact, my wife and my associates had a meeting to discuss what to do with me. As far as they could tell, all I did was sit around praying, reading the bible and talking about Jesus…all of which was true. What they couldn’t see …and I wasn’t able to make them understand…was that I was simply waiting on God. Just as He told me I should. Of course, when I told them that God had talked to me…wow! That clinched it for them; I really had gone nuts! I later learned that they had actually discussed having me committed to a mental institution.
In the end they realized that I was serious and that my decision was final. The associates went to work divvying up my company and my wife finally understood that all the arguing and complaining in the world was not going to change my mind. So she settled back to see what lay ahead…convinced that we were headed for financial disaster.
As for me, I was too excited (maybe too stupid) to be scared. I was going off on an adventure…an excellent adventure!
Epilogue
Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man decided he wanted some adventure. He went down to the local army surplus store one morning and bought forty-five used weather balloons. That afternoon he strapped himself into a lawn chair, to which several of his friends tied the now helium-filled balloons. He took along a six-pack of beer, a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, and a BB gun, figuring he could shoot the balloons one at a time when he was ready to land.
Walters, who assumed the balloons would lift him about 100 feet in the air, was caught off guard when the chair soared more than 11,000 feet into the sky -- smack into the middle of the air traffic pattern at Los Angeles International Airport. Too frightened to shoot any of the balloons, he stayed airborne for more than two hours, forcing the airport to shut down its runways for much of the afternoon, causing long delays in flights from across the country.
Soon after he was safely grounded and cited by the police, reporters asked him three questions:
"Where you scared?" "Yes."
"Would you do it again?" "No."
"Why did you do it?" "Because," he said, "you can't just sit there."
Some adventures are more excellent than others.
Thought for the Day
It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong. Longfellow
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Semi-interesting fact
Dinner knives have rounded points because in 1669, Cardinal Richelieu of France became disgusted with people who used the sharp tip of the knife to pick their teeth. He then required that the tips of all dinner knives be rounded.
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One day a boy and his father were at the dining room table working on the boy's Social Studies homework, the chapter about government. The boy turned to his father and asked, "Dad, how many people work in the U.S. government?"
Without hesitation, his father said, "Oh, about half of them."
Questions I ask myself
If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?
Really?? Actual News
Is God impressed? An Ohio woman, sporting a tattoo reading "God" on her forehead, has been arrested for stalking a female prison officer.Jamie Calloway, 33, is accused of stalking the officer who she "took a liking to" during a stretch in
Montgomery County jail, Maryland, say police. Calloway allegedly slashed the woman's tires, called her at her house and sent her packages in the mail. Police said she was easily identifiable because of her forehead tattoo and several metal teeth. Calloway is also known by the alias "Jamie Godhead Platinum", for posting videos of herself ranting and displaying verses of the Bible. She is the latest in a series of police suspects in the US who have gained notoriety as much for their facial tattoos as their alleged crimes. They included Jerome Smith, 27, also from Ohio, whose attempt to have "Genius" tattooed on his forehead backfired when it was misspelled "Jenius".Stressed-out penguins Penguins which had to be given anti-depressants after a break-in left them stressed, have made a full recovery.
A trespasser broke into their enclosure at Scarborough's Sea Life Center one year ago and chased the birds. Staff at the center said the birds had been left "frightened" and needed medication. The birds have now recovered and two couples have even produced eggs which are due to hatch later this year, curators said. Lyndsey Crawford, displays curator, said: "Penguins only lay eggs when they feel happy enough to do so."This is a really good sign particularly as this is the first time for each couple."Penguins are particularly vulnerable to any change of routine which was why the incident last year had proved so upsetting for them, she explained.Buzzzzz A couple in Cape May, N.J. said they've finally solved the mystery of the strange vibrations
that have been shaking their home: they found a giant honeycomb and 30,000 bees in their attic crawl space. Victoria Clayton and Richard White, who live at a former bed-and-breakfast, said they recently noticed a high amount of honeybees in their garden that they tracked to their third-floor laundry vent. The couple called Gary Schempp, founder of the insect rescue group Busy Bees NJ, to check out the attic. That's when their industrious visitors, and their 3-foot by 2-foot hive, were discovered. Schempp and an assistant removed them with a specially designed vacuum. Along with the bees, Schempp said he removed about 25 pounds of honey and nectar on the comb and from under the floorboards. "A comb this size and this active could have caused huge problems for this structure," Schempp said. "It would have continued to get bigger and bigger inside the walls." The bees were then taken to their new home on Schempp's farm.A Texas woman and her friends found themselves locked in a Houston restaurant recently after refusing to pay the gratuity.
Jasmine Marks claims that the service at LA Fisherman was so bad that when the bill came, she and her party of six decided not to pay the mandatory 17 percent gratuity for parties larger than five. Marks requested that her party be allowed to leave their own tip instead of the 17 percent, but the staff refused, locked the front doors and called the police Wanting to put an end to a long struggle with the wait staff and law enforcement, Marks and her friends eventually paid the gratuityNo sleeping on this job
Renowned high-wire walker Nik Wallenda has announced he will attempt to walk a tightrope over Niagara Falls between the United States and Canada on June 15, the first person to do so in more than a century. "This has been a dream for so long, since I was 6 years old," Wallenda said at a news conference. Wallenda will walk a 2-inch cable attached to massive cranes on either side of the falls, about 1,800 feet across, and 200 feet up from the bottom of the gorge. The crossing should take about 30 to 40 minutes and is planned to take place in early evening. "There's something iconic about Niagara Falls," Wallenda said. "There is a history here." According to Niagara Falls Tourism, the first tightrope walker to cross the falls was "The Great Blondin" in 1859. Wallenda said he will be the first to cross directly over the waterfall. "The other people all crossed farther down," said WallendaCool Music
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Are you kidding me???
The two robbers crucified next to Jesus were named Dismas and Gestas.
Groaner
I was driving home from work when, out of nowhere, a bird slammed into my windshield. The poor creature got its wing stuck under the windshield wiper, so I tried to get it loose by turning on the switch. On the first upswing of the wiper, the bird flew off, slamming into the windshield of the car behind me -- a police cruiser.
Immediately, the cop pulled me over. He walked up and told me he saw what happened. "I'm going to have to write you up," he said, "for flipping me the bird."
Point to Ponder
Suppose I come to you and say, "Don't tell anyone, but I'm a giraffe." I guarantee there are going to be a lot of things going through your head. You'll probably be tempted to say, "Don't tell anyone, but you're a psycho."
Because you know that a giraffe has certain features: A distinctive pattern, knobby antlers, a long neck, no voice box, and four really long legs, to name a few. So you look at me and you immediately think: You can't possibly be a giraffe, because you don't match up to the list of characteristics that a giraffe has.
Just as you can tell if something is a giraffe or not, Jesus said that there's a way you can tell whether a person is a true Christian or not. In John 13:35, Jesus said, "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another
Remember, Christianity is more about walking than about talking
The Death of Fast Eddie
During all the wild excitement that I experienced following my conversion, one thing became perfectly clear: I needed to change not only my lifestyle…I needed to change the way I made a living! No more gambling, no more deal-making with shady “businessmen,” and most of all…I needed to get out of the ad agency business which was the source of most of my income.
Perhaps I should briefly explain how ad agencies work: the agency persuades various companies to allow them to spend their advertising dollars because the agency’s expertise and contacts will get a “bigger bang for the buck.” The ad agency makes its money by charging the client fees and receiving commissions from various media vendors. The bigger the client and the more money it spends on advertising, the more money the agency makes. It’s a perfectly legitimate business model and can be extremely profitable. And very competitive. Which often means that success or failure depends on your ability to woo clients… and then continue wooing them to keep them.
While I did a good job for my clients; I helped increase business and won awards with some of the stuff I created, that wasn’t why they lined up to hire my firm: It’s because they loved “Fast Eddie!” Other firms much bigger and more established than mine could also have produced results, but “Fast Eddie” offered the bored, tired executives who made the decisions something extra: a shot of excitement!
To wine and dine is an important part of building a client list: “Fast Eddie” just took it to the next level. I took clients and prospective clients to places where they could rub shoulders with local celebrities, gamblers, gangsters and, of course, women. Lots of pretty young women. It went on all the time and I made a lot of money. It seemed like an endless cycle of work, parties, women, booze and money.
As I said earlier, once I accepted Christ, I knew I had to find another way to make a living. Looking now through the eyes of a new creation, I was disgusted with what I had been doing. I felt dirty. Not only was I sinning, I was actively luring other men to sin. I used to absolve myself of guilt by saying that I never actually procured party girls for these guys… I just took them where the women were and let whatever was going to happen, happen. I don’t know if my tactics were responsible for any broken families: I pray not.
Let me hasten to say that not all ad agencies operate this way: many just bid for contracts and let their presentations rise or fall on merit. Why couldn’t I? Greed. Pride. I believed I could make more money and hold on to clients longer, by taking business relationships to a more personal, confidential level and by convincing clients that “Fast Eddie” ruled. To do that, I felt I needed to put on a full court press…all the time. Before long, the image became reality. Before long, I WAS “Fast Eddie.” Now, if I wanted to walk with Jesus,” Fast Eddie” had to die. So I killed him.
I walked away.
Epilogue
A London businessman told the story of a warehouse property he was selling. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash around the interior. As he showed a prospective buyer the property, he took pains to say that he would replace the broken windows, bring in a crew to correct any structural damage, and clean out the garbage. "Forget about the repairs," the buyer said. "When I buy this place, I'm going to build something completely different. I don't want the building; I want the site."
Compared with the renovation God works in us, a wrecking ball on a warehouse is a minor renovation. When we become God's, the old life is over (2 Cor. 5:17). He makes all things new. All he wants is the site and the permission to build.
Thought for the Day
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw
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Semi-interesting fact
Different nails on the same hand or foot grow at different rates. It's a fact but there seems to be no explanation. The rate for fingernails, by the way, is about 1/32 inch a week. Nails grow faster in the summer than n the winter, and fastest on someone between twenty years old and forty.
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Joke Du Jour
The manager of a large office noticed a new man one day and told him to come into his office. "What is your name?" was the first thing the manager asked the new guy.
"John," the new guy replied.
The manager scowled, "Look...I don't know what kind of a “touchy-feely” place you worked before, but I don't call anyone by their first name! It breeds familiarity and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my employees by their last name only...Smith, Jones, Baker...that's all. I am to be referred to only as Mr. Robertson. Now that we got that straight, what is your last name?"
The new guy sighed, "Darling. My name is John Darling."
"Okay John, the next thing I want to tell you is . . ."
Questions I ask myself
If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill themselves, is it considered a hostage situation?
Really?? Actual News
She’s not whistling Dixie A Tennessee teen is fuming at her school after she was booted from her senior prom for wearing a Confederate flag-themed dress.
Texanna Edwards showed up to prom at Gibson County High School on Saturday in a knee-length red dress with two blue and white ribbons crisscrossing at her hip, but wasn’t allowed in after school officials said the gown was “offensive and inappropriate” Edwards said she was floored by the snub, and asked several promgoers whether they were offended by her custom-made rebel flag frock. “We kept asking people walking inside — black and white — and everyone said they loved it,” she said. “Two black women even went off on the principal. They were upset with the principal. No one was upset with me.” Gibson County director of schools Eddie Pruett says there have been race-related issues at the school recently. Edwards said students wore Confederate-flag themed garb to school all the time, and there was never any problems. Kim Lee, Edwards’ mom, said they spent about $500 on Texanna’s dress, makeup and hair. Pruett told the newspaper the school was trying to keep everyone safe. “I hate that the girl was not able to attend prom, and this is an unfortunate incident,” he said. “But as a school district, we have to look out for the best interest for all students.”Talk about a Fat Cat A 39-pound cat needs home and a new lifestyle. The feline weighed in at 39 pounds -- or the equivalent of 600 human pounds.
Veterinarians at Santa Fe Humane Society say the tubby kitty is now on a diet and has already lost 2 pounds after her 87-year-old owner put Meow up for adoption. They say the cat should be about 12 pounds. Like obese humans, Meow will likely suffer some heart problems because of the excess fat her small frame is supporting. Shelter workers say they are keeping a close eye on her health in hopes of getting her fit enough to be permanently adopted. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the fattest cat weighed in at 46 pounds in 1987. In 2003 there was a new contender that weighed 50 pounds, but Guinness stopped accepting nominations in this category to discourage pet owners from over feeding their cats.She’s a real doll A Russian woman has apparently become an internet sensation in her home country after turning herself into a real life Barbie doll.
Valeria Lukyanova, 21, claims her doll-like features, long blonde hair and 'perfect' body have made her the most famous woman on the Russian-language internet. Her tiny waist and large breasts are so similar to the plastic doll's that web users have been speculating about whether or not she is real. In a spoof video posted on YouTube an animated version of the model undergoes surgery to enhance her already prominent assets. Horrified viewers have slammed the model over her looks but it's still not clear whether Valeria is real or an elaborate Photoshop hoax.World's fastest man A Japanese man who taught himself to run like a monkey has been recognized as the world's fastest man on all fours. Kenichi Ito, 29, says he decided to learn his unusual skill after being teased and bullied at school.
He modeled his running style on the patas monkey of Africa and can run 100 meters in less than 20 seconds. "You know, my face and body kind of look like a monkey, so from a young age everybody used to tease me," he said. "I had this ambition to adopt one of their traits. When I saw a monkey that could run fast, I knew I'd found it - and from that point on, I practiced running like a monkey every day. "Ito now boasts a Guinness World Record certificate confirming his status as the fastest man on all fours.Cool Music
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Are you kidding me???
The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
Groaner
Did you hear about the guy who lost his left arm and leg in a car crash? He's all right now
Point to Ponder
John Bisagno former Pastor of Houston’s First Baptist Church tells the story of his coming there to candidate for the position of pastor many years ago. He said that as he entered the auditorium it was dimly lit, with just a few people huddled together. They were singing some old slow funeral type song that was depressing.
Later that day he took a walk in downtown Houston and came upon a jewelry store. It was some sort of grand opening and there were bright lights and a greeter at the door to welcome you in with a smile. Inside there was a celebration going on. There were refreshments and people having a good time talking and laughing with each other. They welcomed him and offered him some punch. He said that after attending both the church and the jewelry store, if the jewelry store had offered an invitation, he would have joined the jewelry store!
Remember, Christianity is more about walking than about talking
