Sept 23
I'm finally learning that His sovereign plan is the best plan. That whatever I entrust to Him, He can take care of better than I. That nothing under His control can ever be out of control. That everything I need, He knows about in every detail. That He is able to supply, to guide, to start, to stop, to sustain, to change, and to correct in His time and for His purposes. When I keep my hands out of things, His will is accomplished. --Charles Swindoll
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. --Diane Ackerman
By the time Ted arrived at the football game, the first quarter was almost over. "Why are you so late?" his friend asked.
"I had to toss a coin to decide between going to church and coming to the game."
"How long could that have taken you?"
"Well, I had to toss it 14 times."
"The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves." – Brian Tracy
"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down." -- Mary Pickford
"Every evening, write down the six most important things that you must do the next day. Then while you sleep your subconscious will work on the best ways for you to accomplish them. Your next day will go much more smoothly." -- Tom Hopkins
"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." -- Anais Nin
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rgh it pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rgh it pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
Frustrated at always being corrected by my hubby, I decided the next time it happened I would have a comeback. That moment finally arrived, and I was ready. "You know," I challenged, "even a broken clock is right once a day."
He looked at me and replied, "Twice."
If You're Going to Have a Wedding
I have read how, years ago, when Johnny Carson was the host of The Tonight Show, he interviewed an eight-year-old boy. The young man was asked to appear because he had rescued two friends in a coal mine outside his hometown in West Virginia. As Johnny questioned the boy, it became apparent to him and the audience that the young man was a Christian. So Johnny asked him if he attended Sunday school. When the boy said he did,
Johnny inquired, "What are you learning in Sunday school?"
"Last week," came his reply, "our lesson was about when Jesus went to a wedding and turned water into wine." The audience roared, but Johnny tried to keep a straight face. Then
he said, "And what did you learn from that story?"
The boy squirmed in his chair. It was apparent he hadn't thought about this. But then he lifted up his face and said, "If you're going to have a wedding, make sure you invite Jesus!"
From a church bulletin: A family-type film, suitable for both children and parents, will be shown at the Sunday evening service at 6:00 p.m. Free puppies will be given to all children not accompanied by a parent.
This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you wish. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."
Thought for the week: "Everybody can be great .. because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." -
A grandfather was digging potatoes alongside his grandson. After several hours of hard work, the little fellow looked up into his grandfather's face and asked, "Why did you bury all these things in here?"
Americans Believe TV is Getting Worse, But Keep Watching
The majority of Americans (62%) believe that the quality of television programming is getting worse yet, the average TV viewer is spending more time than ever in front of the tube, according to a new poll by The Associated Press and AOL Television. "There's a divide between our opinions and our behavior here," said Robert Thompson, director of The Bleier Center for the Study of TV and Popular Culture at Syracuse University. "Americans check off all the boxes on a survey saying TV stinks with one hand, but they've got the other hand on that TV remote," Thompson said. "They're complaining, but they're still watching."
The study, which was based on interviews with 1,204 adults from Aug. 24-26, revealed that 13 percent of Americans watch more than 30 hours of television each week and 27 percent watch at least 21 hours. This shows an increase of five percent from a similar study taken in 2005. Interestingly, those who watch a lot of television and those who watch very little all agree that the quality of programming is declining.
When asked which new shows they were looking forward to watching, only seven percent of viewers could name one. The poll also found that 28 percent of Americans would like to see more news on television compared to 17 percent in 2005. The ABC show, "Desperate Housewives" was seen as "most offensive," getting more votes for unpopularity than even "Jerry Springer" and " South Park." When asked which show they would most like to see cancelled, nine percent chose CBS's "Survivor." The returning show that Americans are looking forward to the most is CBS's "CSI," being named by 47 percent of respondents.
Differing Viewpoint on Global Warming
Most evangelicals are skeptical about global warming and lack enthusiasm for investing in environmental policies, according to a nationwide poll by The Barna Group.
Only 33 percent of evangelicals see global warming as a "major problem," compared to 62 percent of other faiths. This ranks evangelicals as the "least concerned segment among more than 50 population groups studied."
Stuart Shepard, managing editor of CitizenLink and a meteorologist, says that the claims in the mainstream media are distorted and Christians are right to be skeptical. He says, "In recent months, it has become clearer than ever that many scientists believe the slight increase in the Earth's temperature over the past 30 years is due to natural causes. It's just what the planet does every millennium and a half or so."
Last Halloween one kid showed up at our door dressed as an IRS agent. It was very authentic. He took 40 percent of our candy.
Jason says that his friend, Benny, "is a walking economy."
Why?
Because, "His hair line is in recession, his stomach is a victim of inflation, and both of these together are putting him into a deep depression."
"I just recently had my Visa card stolen. Right now it's everywhere I want to be."
"Only in America do we shop at places with limited parking, overpriced items, long lines and call them "convenience stores." - Yakov Smirnoff
Change your thoughts and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale
The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed." - Nicholas Chamfort
Two accountants are in a bank when armed robbers burst in. While several of the robbers take the money from the tellers, others line up the customers, including the accountants, and proceed to take their wallets, watches, etc.
While this is going on, the first accountant jams something into the second accountant’s hand. Without looking down, the second accountant whispers, “What is this?”
The first accountant replies, “It’s that $50 I owe you.”
A mathematician, an accountant and an economist apply for the same job.
The job interviewer calls in the mathematician and asks, “What does two plus two equal?”
The mathematician replies, “Four.”
The interviewer asks, “Four exactly?”
The mathematician looks at the interviewer incredulously and says, “Yes, four exactly.”
Then the interviewer calls in the accountant and asks the same question: “What does two plus two equal?” The accountant says, “On average, four — give or take 10 percent — but on average, four.”
Then the interviewer calls in the economist and poses the same question: “What does two plus two equal?”
The economist gets up, locks the door, closes the shade, sits down next to the interviewer, and says, “What do you want it to equal?”
A businessman tells his friend that his company is looking for a new accountant.
His friend asks, “Didn’t your company hire a new accountant a few weeks ago?”
The businessman replies, “That’s the accountant we’re looking for.”
Let us never forget that some of God's greatest mercies are His refusals. He says no in order that He may, in some way we cannot imagine, say yes. All His ways are merciful. His meaning is always love. --Elisabeth Elliot
In perplexities--when we cannot tell what to do, when we cannot understand what is going on around us--let us be calmed and steadied and made patient by the thought that what is hidden from us is not hidden from Him. --Frances Ridley Havergal
A billion dollars just doesn't go as far as it used to. For the first time, it takes more than $1 billion to earn a spot on Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans. The minimum net worth for inclusion in this year's rankings released Thursday was $1.3 billion, up $300 million from last year.
The new threshold meant 82 of America's billionaires didn't make the cut.
Collectively, the people who made the rankings released Thursday are worth $1.54 trillion, compared with $1.25 trillion last year.
The very top of the list was unchanged: Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates led the list for the 14th straight year, this time with a net worth estimated at $59 billion. He was followed by Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in second place with an estimated $52 billion and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, No. 3 with an estimated worth of $28 billion.
- If you ask enough people, you can usually find someone who will advise you to do what you were going to do anyway. - Weston Smith
A long time ago a preacher observed that the only way you can get 500 people to LIE at the same time is to get them to sing a hymn: "Take my silver and my gold, Not one mite would I withhold." Then pass the offering plate.
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. --Diane Ackerman
By the time Ted arrived at the football game, the first quarter was almost over. "Why are you so late?" his friend asked.
"I had to toss a coin to decide between going to church and coming to the game."
"How long could that have taken you?"
"Well, I had to toss it 14 times."
"The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves." – Brian Tracy
"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down." -- Mary Pickford
"Every evening, write down the six most important things that you must do the next day. Then while you sleep your subconscious will work on the best ways for you to accomplish them. Your next day will go much more smoothly." -- Tom Hopkins
"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." -- Anais Nin
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rgh it pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rgh it pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
Frustrated at always being corrected by my hubby, I decided the next time it happened I would have a comeback. That moment finally arrived, and I was ready. "You know," I challenged, "even a broken clock is right once a day."
He looked at me and replied, "Twice."
If You're Going to Have a Wedding
I have read how, years ago, when Johnny Carson was the host of The Tonight Show, he interviewed an eight-year-old boy. The young man was asked to appear because he had rescued two friends in a coal mine outside his hometown in West Virginia. As Johnny questioned the boy, it became apparent to him and the audience that the young man was a Christian. So Johnny asked him if he attended Sunday school. When the boy said he did,
Johnny inquired, "What are you learning in Sunday school?"
"Last week," came his reply, "our lesson was about when Jesus went to a wedding and turned water into wine." The audience roared, but Johnny tried to keep a straight face. Then
he said, "And what did you learn from that story?"
The boy squirmed in his chair. It was apparent he hadn't thought about this. But then he lifted up his face and said, "If you're going to have a wedding, make sure you invite Jesus!"
From a church bulletin: A family-type film, suitable for both children and parents, will be shown at the Sunday evening service at 6:00 p.m. Free puppies will be given to all children not accompanied by a parent.
This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you wish. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."
Thought for the week: "Everybody can be great .. because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." -
A grandfather was digging potatoes alongside his grandson. After several hours of hard work, the little fellow looked up into his grandfather's face and asked, "Why did you bury all these things in here?"
Americans Believe TV is Getting Worse, But Keep Watching
The majority of Americans (62%) believe that the quality of television programming is getting worse yet, the average TV viewer is spending more time than ever in front of the tube, according to a new poll by The Associated Press and AOL Television. "There's a divide between our opinions and our behavior here," said Robert Thompson, director of The Bleier Center for the Study of TV and Popular Culture at Syracuse University. "Americans check off all the boxes on a survey saying TV stinks with one hand, but they've got the other hand on that TV remote," Thompson said. "They're complaining, but they're still watching."
The study, which was based on interviews with 1,204 adults from Aug. 24-26, revealed that 13 percent of Americans watch more than 30 hours of television each week and 27 percent watch at least 21 hours. This shows an increase of five percent from a similar study taken in 2005. Interestingly, those who watch a lot of television and those who watch very little all agree that the quality of programming is declining.
When asked which new shows they were looking forward to watching, only seven percent of viewers could name one. The poll also found that 28 percent of Americans would like to see more news on television compared to 17 percent in 2005. The ABC show, "Desperate Housewives" was seen as "most offensive," getting more votes for unpopularity than even "Jerry Springer" and " South Park." When asked which show they would most like to see cancelled, nine percent chose CBS's "Survivor." The returning show that Americans are looking forward to the most is CBS's "CSI," being named by 47 percent of respondents.
Differing Viewpoint on Global Warming
Most evangelicals are skeptical about global warming and lack enthusiasm for investing in environmental policies, according to a nationwide poll by The Barna Group.
Only 33 percent of evangelicals see global warming as a "major problem," compared to 62 percent of other faiths. This ranks evangelicals as the "least concerned segment among more than 50 population groups studied."
Stuart Shepard, managing editor of CitizenLink and a meteorologist, says that the claims in the mainstream media are distorted and Christians are right to be skeptical. He says, "In recent months, it has become clearer than ever that many scientists believe the slight increase in the Earth's temperature over the past 30 years is due to natural causes. It's just what the planet does every millennium and a half or so."
Last Halloween one kid showed up at our door dressed as an IRS agent. It was very authentic. He took 40 percent of our candy.
Jason says that his friend, Benny, "is a walking economy."
Why?
Because, "His hair line is in recession, his stomach is a victim of inflation, and both of these together are putting him into a deep depression."
"I just recently had my Visa card stolen. Right now it's everywhere I want to be."
"Only in America do we shop at places with limited parking, overpriced items, long lines and call them "convenience stores." - Yakov Smirnoff
Change your thoughts and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale
The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed." - Nicholas Chamfort
Two accountants are in a bank when armed robbers burst in. While several of the robbers take the money from the tellers, others line up the customers, including the accountants, and proceed to take their wallets, watches, etc.
While this is going on, the first accountant jams something into the second accountant’s hand. Without looking down, the second accountant whispers, “What is this?”
The first accountant replies, “It’s that $50 I owe you.”
A mathematician, an accountant and an economist apply for the same job.
The job interviewer calls in the mathematician and asks, “What does two plus two equal?”
The mathematician replies, “Four.”
The interviewer asks, “Four exactly?”
The mathematician looks at the interviewer incredulously and says, “Yes, four exactly.”
Then the interviewer calls in the accountant and asks the same question: “What does two plus two equal?” The accountant says, “On average, four — give or take 10 percent — but on average, four.”
Then the interviewer calls in the economist and poses the same question: “What does two plus two equal?”
The economist gets up, locks the door, closes the shade, sits down next to the interviewer, and says, “What do you want it to equal?”
A businessman tells his friend that his company is looking for a new accountant.
His friend asks, “Didn’t your company hire a new accountant a few weeks ago?”
The businessman replies, “That’s the accountant we’re looking for.”
Let us never forget that some of God's greatest mercies are His refusals. He says no in order that He may, in some way we cannot imagine, say yes. All His ways are merciful. His meaning is always love. --Elisabeth Elliot
In perplexities--when we cannot tell what to do, when we cannot understand what is going on around us--let us be calmed and steadied and made patient by the thought that what is hidden from us is not hidden from Him. --Frances Ridley Havergal
A billion dollars just doesn't go as far as it used to. For the first time, it takes more than $1 billion to earn a spot on Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans. The minimum net worth for inclusion in this year's rankings released Thursday was $1.3 billion, up $300 million from last year.
The new threshold meant 82 of America's billionaires didn't make the cut.
Collectively, the people who made the rankings released Thursday are worth $1.54 trillion, compared with $1.25 trillion last year.
The very top of the list was unchanged: Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates led the list for the 14th straight year, this time with a net worth estimated at $59 billion. He was followed by Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in second place with an estimated $52 billion and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, No. 3 with an estimated worth of $28 billion.
- If you ask enough people, you can usually find someone who will advise you to do what you were going to do anyway. - Weston Smith
A long time ago a preacher observed that the only way you can get 500 people to LIE at the same time is to get them to sing a hymn: "Take my silver and my gold, Not one mite would I withhold." Then pass the offering plate.
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