May 27
"Baptism points back to the work of God, and forward to the life of faith." - J. Alice Motyer
HOW GREAT LOVE IS -Author Unknown
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the Feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others including Love. One day it was announced to the Feelings that the island would sink, so all prepared their boats and left the island. Love was the only one who stayed behind. You see, Love wanted to wait until the last possible moment before leaving. The island was almost sunk, and Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you." Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel, "Vanity, please help me!" Vanity answered, "I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat."
Sadness was close by, so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go with you." Sadness said, "Oh...Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!" Happiness passed by Love too; Happiness did not hear the cry for help, for Happiness was so happy.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an Elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that Love forgot to ask the Elder's name. When they arrived at dry land, the Elder went on its way. Love, realizing how much it owed the Elder asked Knowledge, another Elder, "Who helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered. "Time?" asked Love, "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep Wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."
PARKED CARS CAN BECOME LIKE OVENS
On a 95 degree day, the interior of a parked car can reach:
Dashboard 181 degrees (temperature to cook poultry)
Seats 159 degrees (temperature to cook ground beef)
Steering wheel 159 degrees (temperature to cook medium rare beef)
I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.
"Lots of people think they're charitable if they give away their old clothes and things they don't want. It isn't charity to give away things you want to get rid of and it isn't a sacrifice to do things you don't mind doing." -Myrtle Reed, author (1874-1911)
The Purpose of Coffee Hour Coffee was always served at our church after the sermon. One Sunday our minister asked one of the smaller members of the congregation if he knew why we had coffee hour. Without hesitating, the youngster replied, "To wake people up before they have to drive home."
"One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests." -- John Stuart Mill
"People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world." -- Michael Josephson
"I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it." -- Abraham Lincoln
Fulfilling Your Childhood Dreams
For Albert Einstein it was a compass. For the Wright Brothers it was a toy rubber-band driven helicopter. For Samuel Colt it was explosives--of any kind.
If you study the childhoods of great inventors (or of any great figures in history), you will often discover some object, incident, or memory that became a metaphor in later years for their life's work.
For the six-year-old Einstein the compass represented a mystery of nature with an effect on him so profound that he spent the rest of his life trying to understand "nature's hidden laws."
For Samuel Colt it was the boy's excitement at seeing things explode that was the source of his passion for inventing a new revolver.
The important point is that locked within our childhood is the seed of our own genius.... Some of us have forgotten these roots, and feel unfulfilled in what we are now doing. Others of us have been true to our childhood loves and find ourselves achieving, or about to achieve, unparalleled success and happiness [fulfillment]. Still others of us are only now
beginning to awaken to our own potential and are excited at the prospect of rediscovering who we are, what we love to do, and consequently what will help us lead happy and fulfilled lives. No matter where you are in your journey, it's never too late to start the rediscovery process.
In The Church: What We Are Meant to Be, Ken Hutchinson says, “When the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, it wasn’t dynamite, it was dynamo! Dynamite makes a loud noise, kicks up a lot of dust and it’s over. A dynamo is a continual source of power. It builds and builds and builds, and the power never stops flowing.”
“Only a fool would pray for the Holy Spirit,” says Alan Jones, dean of the Episcopal Cathedral in San Francisco. “Only fools for Christ do,” he goes on, suggesting that the Spirit is most present at three open spaces in our lives: “in the unpredictable, in the place of risk, and in those areas over which we have no control.”
I wear my wife's eyeglasses because she wants me to see things her way.
Greeting Card General Facts
U.S. consumers purchase approximately seven billion greeting cards each year, generating nearly $7.5 billion in retail sales.
More than 90 percent of all households buy greeting cards, with the average household purchasing 30 individual cards in a year.
The average person receives more than 20 cards per year, about one-third of which are birthday cards.
Greeting cards range in price from 50 cents to $10, although counter cards typically cost between $2 and $4. Cards featuring special techniques, intricate designs and new technologies are at the top of the price scale.
The exchange of greeting cards is one of the most widely accepted customs in the U.S. There are cards for virtually any occasion or relationship, and they are widely available. Approximately 100,000 retail outlets around the country carry greeting cards.
Women purchase more than 80 percent of all greeting cards. Although women are more likely than men to buy several cards at once, men generally spend more on a single card than women.
There are two categories of greeting cards — Seasonal and Everyday. Total card sales are split approximately 50-50 between the two types.
The most popular Everyday cards are Birthday (60 percent), Anniversary (8 percent), Get Well (7 percent), Friendship (6 percent), and Sympathy (6 percent) cards.
The most popular Seasonal cards are Christmas (60 percent), Valentine’s Day (25 percent), Mother’s Day (4 percent), Easter (3 percent), and Father’s Day (3 percent) cards.
There are an estimated 3,000 greeting card publishers in the United States, ranging from small family-run organizations to major corporations. GCA-member publishing companies account for approximately 95 percent of industry sales.
Nine out of 10 Americans say they look forward to receiving personal letters and greeting cards because cards allow them to keep in touch with friends and family and make them feel they are important to someone else.
Although e-mail, text messaging and phone calls are valued by Americans for helping them communicate with family and friends, the majority of Americans say they prefer the old-fashioned handwritten card or letter to make someone feel truly special. —Greeting Card Association, “Home page,”
Did you know that 50 percent of all first class U.S. Mail consists of greeting cards?
Did you know that 7 and a half billion greeting cards were bought last year?
And, although there are three biggies (American Greetings, Hallmark and Gibson Greetings), did you know that there are about 3,000 greeting card companies?
With these facts, it is obvious why the greeting card industry is a multibillion dollar one.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." - William Arthur Ward
Office Rules
1) If it rings, put it on hold.
2) If it clanks, call the repairman.
3) If it whistles, ignore it.
4) If it's a friend, take a break.
5) If it's the boss, look busy.
6) If it talks, take notes.
7) If it's handwritten, type it.
8) If it's typed, copy it.
9) If it's copied, file it.
10) If it's Friday, forget it!
Discipline, once considered "standard household equipment," has fallen on hard times, and in its place permissiveness reigns
"A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be." - Tom Landry
A Little Prayer
Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat.
Thank you for this pile of dirty, stinky laundry; we have plenty of nice clothes to wear.
And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds; they were so warm and comfortable last night. I know that many have no bed.
My thanks to you, Lord, for this bathroom, complete with all the splattered mirrors, soggy, grimy towels and dirty lavatory; they are so convenient.
Thank you for this finger-smudged refrigerator that needs defrosting so badly; It has served us faithfully for many years. It is full of cold drinks and enough leftovers for two or three meals.
Thank you, Lord, for this oven that absolutely must be cleaned today. It has baked so many things over the years.
The whole family is grateful for that tall grass that needs mowing, the lawn that needs raking; we all enjoy the yard.
Thank you, Lord, even for that slamming screen door. My kids are healthy and able to run and play.
Lord, the presence of all these chores awaiting me says You have richly blessed my family. I shall do them cheerfully and I shall do them gratefully.
HOW GREAT LOVE IS -Author Unknown
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the Feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others including Love. One day it was announced to the Feelings that the island would sink, so all prepared their boats and left the island. Love was the only one who stayed behind. You see, Love wanted to wait until the last possible moment before leaving. The island was almost sunk, and Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you." Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel, "Vanity, please help me!" Vanity answered, "I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat."
Sadness was close by, so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go with you." Sadness said, "Oh...Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!" Happiness passed by Love too; Happiness did not hear the cry for help, for Happiness was so happy.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an Elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that Love forgot to ask the Elder's name. When they arrived at dry land, the Elder went on its way. Love, realizing how much it owed the Elder asked Knowledge, another Elder, "Who helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered. "Time?" asked Love, "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep Wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."
PARKED CARS CAN BECOME LIKE OVENS
On a 95 degree day, the interior of a parked car can reach:
Dashboard 181 degrees (temperature to cook poultry)
Seats 159 degrees (temperature to cook ground beef)
Steering wheel 159 degrees (temperature to cook medium rare beef)
I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.
"Lots of people think they're charitable if they give away their old clothes and things they don't want. It isn't charity to give away things you want to get rid of and it isn't a sacrifice to do things you don't mind doing." -Myrtle Reed, author (1874-1911)
The Purpose of Coffee Hour Coffee was always served at our church after the sermon. One Sunday our minister asked one of the smaller members of the congregation if he knew why we had coffee hour. Without hesitating, the youngster replied, "To wake people up before they have to drive home."
"One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests." -- John Stuart Mill
"People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world." -- Michael Josephson
"I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it." -- Abraham Lincoln
Fulfilling Your Childhood Dreams
For Albert Einstein it was a compass. For the Wright Brothers it was a toy rubber-band driven helicopter. For Samuel Colt it was explosives--of any kind.
If you study the childhoods of great inventors (or of any great figures in history), you will often discover some object, incident, or memory that became a metaphor in later years for their life's work.
For the six-year-old Einstein the compass represented a mystery of nature with an effect on him so profound that he spent the rest of his life trying to understand "nature's hidden laws."
For Samuel Colt it was the boy's excitement at seeing things explode that was the source of his passion for inventing a new revolver.
The important point is that locked within our childhood is the seed of our own genius.... Some of us have forgotten these roots, and feel unfulfilled in what we are now doing. Others of us have been true to our childhood loves and find ourselves achieving, or about to achieve, unparalleled success and happiness [fulfillment]. Still others of us are only now
beginning to awaken to our own potential and are excited at the prospect of rediscovering who we are, what we love to do, and consequently what will help us lead happy and fulfilled lives. No matter where you are in your journey, it's never too late to start the rediscovery process.
In The Church: What We Are Meant to Be, Ken Hutchinson says, “When the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, it wasn’t dynamite, it was dynamo! Dynamite makes a loud noise, kicks up a lot of dust and it’s over. A dynamo is a continual source of power. It builds and builds and builds, and the power never stops flowing.”
“Only a fool would pray for the Holy Spirit,” says Alan Jones, dean of the Episcopal Cathedral in San Francisco. “Only fools for Christ do,” he goes on, suggesting that the Spirit is most present at three open spaces in our lives: “in the unpredictable, in the place of risk, and in those areas over which we have no control.”
I wear my wife's eyeglasses because she wants me to see things her way.
Greeting Card General Facts
U.S. consumers purchase approximately seven billion greeting cards each year, generating nearly $7.5 billion in retail sales.
More than 90 percent of all households buy greeting cards, with the average household purchasing 30 individual cards in a year.
The average person receives more than 20 cards per year, about one-third of which are birthday cards.
Greeting cards range in price from 50 cents to $10, although counter cards typically cost between $2 and $4. Cards featuring special techniques, intricate designs and new technologies are at the top of the price scale.
The exchange of greeting cards is one of the most widely accepted customs in the U.S. There are cards for virtually any occasion or relationship, and they are widely available. Approximately 100,000 retail outlets around the country carry greeting cards.
Women purchase more than 80 percent of all greeting cards. Although women are more likely than men to buy several cards at once, men generally spend more on a single card than women.
There are two categories of greeting cards — Seasonal and Everyday. Total card sales are split approximately 50-50 between the two types.
The most popular Everyday cards are Birthday (60 percent), Anniversary (8 percent), Get Well (7 percent), Friendship (6 percent), and Sympathy (6 percent) cards.
The most popular Seasonal cards are Christmas (60 percent), Valentine’s Day (25 percent), Mother’s Day (4 percent), Easter (3 percent), and Father’s Day (3 percent) cards.
There are an estimated 3,000 greeting card publishers in the United States, ranging from small family-run organizations to major corporations. GCA-member publishing companies account for approximately 95 percent of industry sales.
Nine out of 10 Americans say they look forward to receiving personal letters and greeting cards because cards allow them to keep in touch with friends and family and make them feel they are important to someone else.
Although e-mail, text messaging and phone calls are valued by Americans for helping them communicate with family and friends, the majority of Americans say they prefer the old-fashioned handwritten card or letter to make someone feel truly special. —Greeting Card Association, “Home page,”
Did you know that 50 percent of all first class U.S. Mail consists of greeting cards?
Did you know that 7 and a half billion greeting cards were bought last year?
And, although there are three biggies (American Greetings, Hallmark and Gibson Greetings), did you know that there are about 3,000 greeting card companies?
With these facts, it is obvious why the greeting card industry is a multibillion dollar one.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." - William Arthur Ward
Office Rules
1) If it rings, put it on hold.
2) If it clanks, call the repairman.
3) If it whistles, ignore it.
4) If it's a friend, take a break.
5) If it's the boss, look busy.
6) If it talks, take notes.
7) If it's handwritten, type it.
8) If it's typed, copy it.
9) If it's copied, file it.
10) If it's Friday, forget it!
Discipline, once considered "standard household equipment," has fallen on hard times, and in its place permissiveness reigns
"A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be." - Tom Landry
A Little Prayer
Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat.
Thank you for this pile of dirty, stinky laundry; we have plenty of nice clothes to wear.
And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds; they were so warm and comfortable last night. I know that many have no bed.
My thanks to you, Lord, for this bathroom, complete with all the splattered mirrors, soggy, grimy towels and dirty lavatory; they are so convenient.
Thank you for this finger-smudged refrigerator that needs defrosting so badly; It has served us faithfully for many years. It is full of cold drinks and enough leftovers for two or three meals.
Thank you, Lord, for this oven that absolutely must be cleaned today. It has baked so many things over the years.
The whole family is grateful for that tall grass that needs mowing, the lawn that needs raking; we all enjoy the yard.
Thank you, Lord, even for that slamming screen door. My kids are healthy and able to run and play.
Lord, the presence of all these chores awaiting me says You have richly blessed my family. I shall do them cheerfully and I shall do them gratefully.
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