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Click picture below for doggy heaven
To honor your fallen pitbull
Two traveling angels
Keep reading to the bottom of the page -- don't
stop at
the feet (You'll see).
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night
in the home of a wealthy family.
The family was rude and refused to let the angels
stay in the mansion's guest room.
Instead the angels
were given a small space in
the cold basement.
As they made their bed on the hard floor, the
older angel saw a
hole in the wall and repaired it.
When the younger angel asked why, the older angel
replied,
"Things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house
of a very poor, but
very hospitable farmer and his
wife.
After sharing what little food they had the couple
let the
angels sleep in their bed where they could
have a good night's rest.
When the sun came up the next morning
the angels
found the farmer and his wife in tears.
Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole
income,
lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was infuriated and asked the
older angel how could you have let this happen?
The first man had everything, yet you helped him,
she accused.
The second family had little but was
willing to
share everything, and you let the cow die.
"Things aren't always what they seem," the
older
angel replied.
"When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I
noticed there was gold stored in that hole
in the
wall.
Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and
unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the
wall so
he wouldn't find it."
"Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed,
the angel of death came for his
wife. I gave him
the cow instead.
Things aren't always what they seem."
Sometimes that is exactly
what happens when things
don't turn out the way they should. If you have
faith, you just need to trust
that every out come
is always to your advantage. You just might not
know it until some time later...
Oooo
Some people
( )
come into our lives ) /
and quickly go..
(_ /
oooO
(
) Some people
\ (
become friends
\_ ) and stay awhile...
leaving beautiful Oooo
footprints on our ( )
hearts... ) /
( _/
oooO
( ) and we are
\
( never
\_ ) quite the same
because we have
made a good
friend!!
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow a mystery.
Today is a gift.
That's
why it's called the present!
I think this is special...live and savor every
moment... This is not
a dress rehearsal!
(\ /)
( \ __ / )
( \()/ )
( / \ ) TAKE
THIS LITTLE ANGEL
( / \/ \ ) AND KEEP HER CLOSE TO YOU
/
\ SHE IS YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL
(
) SENT TO WATCH OVER YOU
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THIS IS A
SPECIAL GUARDIAN ANGEL.... YOU MUST
PASS THIS ON TO 5 PEOPLE WITHIN THE HOUR OF
RECEIVING HER, AFTER YOU
DO MAKE A WISH....
IF YOU HAVE PASSED HER ON, YOUR WISH WILL
BE GRANTED AND SHE WILL WATCH OVER YOU FOREVER....
IF NOT,
HER TEARS WILL FLOW AND NO WISHES
WILL BE GRANTED....
Now don't delete this message, because it comes
from a very special angel.
Right Now -
-somebody is thinking
of you.
-somebody is caring about you.
-somebody misses you
-somebody wants to talk to you.
-somebody wants to be
with you.
-somebody hopes you aren't in trouble.
-somebody is thankful for the support you have provided.
-somebody wants to
hold your hand.
-somebody hopes everything turns out all right.
-somebody wants you to be happy.
-somebody
wants you to find him/her.
-somebody is celebrating your successes.
-somebody wants to give you a gift.
-somebody
thinks that you ARE a gift.
-somebody loves you.
-somebody admires your strength.
-somebody is thinking
of you and smiling.
-somebody wants to be your shoulder to cry on.
SOMEBODY NEEDS YOU TO SEND THIS TO THEM
Never take
away anyone's hope. That may be all they have
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Loving kindness is a wonderful thing.....
What Comes Around, Goes Around
He almost didn't see the old lady, stranded
on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front
of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.
Even with the smile on his
face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so was he going to hurt her? He didn't
look safe; he looked poor and hungry.
He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew
how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.
He said, "I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't
you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson."
Well, all she had was a flat tire,
but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning
his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
As
he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from
St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just
smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her.
She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice
about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty
who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any
other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help,
she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, "And think of me."
He waited until she started
her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing
into the twilight.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take
the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two
old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet
hair. she had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed
the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The
old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan.
After
the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred
dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back.
The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin. There were tears
in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: "You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped
me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain
of love end with you."
Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to
fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work
and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known
how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard..
She knew how worried
her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, "Everything's
gonna be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson."
There is an old saying "What goes around comes around." Today, I sent
you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on .. Let this light shine.
Don't delete it. Please pass this on to
a friend.
Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but know they are always there.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely
In a pretty and well preserved body,
but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming loudly,
DAMN! - WHAT A RIDE!!!"
(Anonymous)
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Subject: FW: Do You Love Him? (This is beautiful.)
THIS IS NOT ONLY PRETTY, IT IS BEAUTIFUL!
Do You Love Him?
THE POEM
I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.
All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer.
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.
I went before the Lord,
I ca! me, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said
"Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time"
Now do you have the time to pass it on?
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One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying
all of his books.
I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd."
I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon),
so I shrugged my shoulders
and went on.
As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books
out of his arms and tripping him
so he landed in the dirt.
His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes.
My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses,
and I saw a tear
in his eye.
As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives."
He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!" There was a big smile on his face.
It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick
up his books, and asked him where he lived.
As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before.
He said he had gone to private school before now. I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends. He said yes.
We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same
of him.
Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
I
stopped him and said,
"Boy,
you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!" He just laughed and handed me half the
books.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were
seniors, we began to think
about college.
Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would
always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.
Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
I teased him all
the
time about being a nerd.
He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak. Graduation day,
I saw Kyle. He looked great.
He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him. Boy, sometimes
I was jealous. Today was one of those days.
I could see that he was nervous about his speech, so, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!" He looked at
me with one of those looks
(the really grateful one) and smiled.
"Thanks," he said.
As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began.
"Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but
mostly your friends...I am here
to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story."
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying
his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
"Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about
his weakest moment.
I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
Not until that moment did I realize
it's depth.
Never
underestimate the power of your actions.
With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
For better or for worse.
God puts us all
in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.
Look for God in others.
You now have two choices, you can:
1) Pass this on
to your friends or
2)
Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
As you can see, I took choice number 1.
"Friends are angels who
lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a gift.
It's National
Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
If it comes back to
you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends.
WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER, YOU'RE REQUESTED TO SEND IT TO AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE,
INCLUDING THE PERSON WHO SENT IT TO YOU.
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The Most Powerful email I ever got
I had on new clothes,
New sneakers on my feet.
I was there for class on time,
Went to the back and took my seat.
Yeah, I'm moving up,
I'm already grown.
Soon I'll be graduating,
And out on my own.
I talked to some of my friends,
We were all having fun.
Said some things I shouldn't have said. Did stuff I shouldn't have
done.
I knew I was different.
I felt God touch my heart,
I knew I should set a standard,
But then I'd be set apart.
Walking to the bus, I was not looking for strength.
I heard the car tires screeching,
But now it's too late.
I'm standing in this room,
And I can see the heavenly gate.
Oh no! I never prayed.
I thought I had time to get it straight!
An angel walked to me,
He had a book in his hand.
I knew it was the Book of Life, When would this dream end?
I told him my name,
And he began to look.
Then he looked at me sadly and said,
Your name is not in this book.
Angel, this is a dream,
No, I can't be dead!
He closed the book and turned away,
He whispered - You cannot
proceed ahead.
No...no this can't be real,
Angel, you can't turn me away.
Let me talk to God,
Maybe he'll let me stay.
He led me to the gate,
Jesus came to me.
He did not let me in but said,
Beloved what is your need?
Jesus, I cried, please,
Don't cast me away from you.
Tears ran down his face as he said,
You knew what you needed to do.
Lord, please I'm young,
I never thought I would die.
I thought I'd have plenty of time,
Death caught me by surprise.
Lord, I went to church,
Please Jesus, I believe.
He said you would not accept me,
My love you would not receive.
Lord, there were too many
hypocrites. They weren't being true.
He took a step back and asked,
What does that have to do with you?
Lord, my family claimed to be
saved, They weren't real. You know.
He said, I died for you,
Now I have to go.
I fell to my knees crying to Him,
Lord, I planned to be real tomorrow.
I couldn't make Him understand,
I had never felt such sorrow.
Then it hit me hard, I said,
Lord, where will I go?
He looked into my eyes
and said, My child you already
know.
Please Jesus, I begged,
The place is so hot.
It seemed to trouble and grieve him,
He whispered, DEPART FROM ME,
I KNOW YOU NOT.
Lord, you're supposed to be love,
How can you send me to
damnation?
He replied, With your mouth you said you loved me, But each day you
rejected my salvation.
With that in an instant,
Day turned into night.
MOST POWERFUL EMAIL I EVER GOT
I never knew such torture could be, Now too late, I know the Bible is
right.
If I can tell you anything,
Hell has no age.
It is a place of torture,
Separated from God and full of rage.
You know, I thought it was funny,a joke, But this one thing is true.
If you never accept Jesus Christ,
HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!
So please, ask Him into your heart.
Please show this to everyone you care about.
((which should be everybody))
The prayer:
> >
> >Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those I care
> >deeply
for, who are reading this right now. Show them a new revelation
> >of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You
to minister to their
> >spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them your peace
> >and mercy.
Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence
> >through Your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to
fulfill their
> >needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their
> >comings.
In Jesus' precious name. Amen.
> >
> >(If the Lord lays upon your heart to send this to more than
four
> >people, you are truly blessed).
Dear GOD,
>I want to thank You for what you have already done.
>
>I am not going to wait
until I see results or receive rewards, I am
>thanking
>you right now
>
>I am not going to
wait until I feel better or things look better, I am
>thanking you right now
>
>
>
>I
am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop
>talking about me,
I am thanking you right now.
>
>I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears, I am
thanking
>you right now.
>
>I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves,
I am going
>to
>thank you right now.
>
>
>
>I am not going to wait until
the children are asleep and the house is
>quiet,
> I am going to thank you right now.
>
>I
am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the
>job,
> I am going to
thank you right now.
>
>
>
>I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my
life that
>has caused me pain or grief, I am going to thank you right now.
>
>
>
>I
am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are
>removed.
I am thanking you right now.
>
>
>
>I am thanking you because I am alive.
>
>I
am thanking you because I made it through the day's difficulties.
>
>I am thanking you because I have
walked around the obstacles.
>I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do
>more
>and
do better.
>
>I'm thanking you because FATHER, YOU haven't given up on me.
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This is good!!!!! Let it go!!!
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> Preach
Bishop!
Let it go for 2004...by T. D. Jakes
There are people who can walk away from you. And hear
me
when I tell
you this! When people can walk away from you: let
them walk.
I don't want you to
try to talk another person into
staying with you,
loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to
see you, staying
attached to you. I mean hang up the phone.
When people can walk away from you
let them walk.
Your destiny is never
tied to anybody that left. The bible said that, they
came
out from us
that it might be made manifest that they were not for
us. For had they
been of us,
no doubt they would have continued with
us. [1 John 2:19]
People leave you because they are not joined
to you.
And if they are
not joined to you, you can't make them stay. Let them
go. And it
doesn't
mean that they are a bad person it just means
that their part in the
story is over. And you've got to
know when people's
part in your story
is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the
dead.
You've got to know
when it's dead.
You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you
something.
I've got
the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift,
I believe in
good-bye. It's not
that I'm hateful, it's that I'm
faithful, and I know
whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to
me. And if it takes
too much sweat I don't need it.
Stop begging people to stay. Let them
go!!
If you are holding on to something that doesn't
belong to you and was
never intended for
your life, then you need to ..LET
IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ...LET >
IT
GO!!!
If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and
see your
worth...LET IT GO!!!
If
someone has angered you ... LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and
revenge LET
IT GO!!!
If you are involved in a wrong relationship or
addiction ... LET IT GO!!!
If you are
holding on to a job that no longer meets
your needs or
talents . LET IT GO!!!
If you have a
bad attitude...LET IT GO!!!
If you keep judging others to make yourself feel
better... LET IT GO!!!
If
you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take
you to a new
level in Him... LET IT GO!!!
If
you are struggling with the healing of a broken
relationship....LET IT GO!!!
If you keep trying to help
someone who won't even try
to help themselves...LET IT GO!!!
If you're feeling depressed and stressed
.... LET IT
GO!!!
If there is a particular situation that you are so
used to handling
yourself
and God is saying "take your hands off of
it," then you need
to... LET IT GO!!!
Let the past
be the past. Forget the former things.
GOD is doing a new
thing for 2004!!! LET IT GO!!! Get Right or
Get
Left .. think about it, and then LET IT GO!!!
"The Battle is the Lord's!">
During
the next 60 seconds, Stop whatever you are doing, and take this
opportunity. (Literally it is only One minute!) All
you have to do is
the
following: You simply say "The Lords Prayer" for the person that sent
you
this message:
The Lords Prayer
Our Father, who are in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy
Name, Thy Kingdom Come,
Thy Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our
daily
bread
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver
us from evil.
For Thine
is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, forever.
Amen.
Next,
send this message to everyone you know. In a while, more
people will have prayed for you and you would have obtained
a lot of
people praying! for others.
Next, stop and think and appreciate God's power in your
life, for doing
what you know is pleasing to Him.
If you are not ashamed to do this, follow the instructions!
Jesus said,
If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before My Father"
If you
are
not ashamed, send this message...only if you believe.
"Yes, I love my God. He is my fountain of Life and
My Savior. He Keeps
me
going day and night. Without Him, I am no one. But with Him, I can do
everything,
Christ is my strength."
This is a simple test.
If you love God and you are not ashamed of all
the great things that He
has done for you, send this to everyone you know, and the person that
sent
it
to you!
God loves you and watches over you every day.
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The Secret
One day, one friend asked another,
"How
is it that you are always so happy?
You have so much energy,
and you never seem to get down."
With her eyes smiling, she said,
"I know the
Secret!"
"What secret is that?"
To which she replied,
"I'll tell you all about it,
but you have to promise to
share the Secret with others."
"The
Secret is this:
I have learned there is little I can do
in my life that will make me truly happy.
I
must depend on God to make
me happy and to meet my needs.
When a need arises in my life,
I have
to trust God to supply
according to HIS riches.
I have learned most of the time
I don't
need half of what I think I do.
He has never let me down.
Since I learned that 'Secret', I am happy."
The questioner's first thought was,
"That's
too simple!"
But upon reflecting over her own life
she recalled how she thought a bigger house
would
make her happy, but it didn't!
She thought a better paying job
would make her happy, but it hadn't.
When did she realize her greatest happiness?
Sitting on the
floor with her grandchildren,
playing games, eating pizza or reading
a story,
a simple gift from God.
Now you know it too!
We
can't depend on people to make us happy.
Only GOD in His infinite wisdom
can do that.
Trust HIM!
And now I pass the Secret on to you!
So once you get it, what
will you do?
YOU have to tell someone the
Secret, too!
That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU!
But it's not really a secret...
We
just have to believe it and do it...
Really trust God!
Just Pass It On!
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Arguments on FAITH - MUST READ
An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem
science has
with God, The Almighty.
He asks one of his new Muslim students to stand.....
Professor:
You are a Muslim, aren't you, son?
Student : Yes, sir.
Prof:
So you believe in God?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Prof: Is God
good?
Student : Sure.
Prof: Is God all-powerful?
Student
: Yes.
Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him.
Most
of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't.
How is this God good then? Hmm?
(Student
is silent.)
Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fella. Is God
good?
Student :Yes.
Prof: Is Satan good?
Student
: No.
Prof: Where does Satan come from?
Student : From...God...
Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student
: Yes.
Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student
: Yes.
Prof: So who created evil?
(Student does not answer.)
Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness?
All these terrible things
exist in the world, don't they?
Student :Yes, sir.
Prof: So,
who created them?
(Student has no answer.)
Prof: Science says
you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the
world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?
Student
: No, sir.
Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Student
: No , sir.
Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God?
Have
you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I
haven't.
Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student : Yes.
Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science
says your GOD doesn't
exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.
Prof:
Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.
Student : Professor, is there such
a thing as heat?
Prof: Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing
as cold?
Prof: Yes.
Student : No sir. There isn't.
(The
lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)
Student : Sir, you can
have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega
heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything
called cold.
We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go
any further after that. There is
no such thing as cold. Cold is only a
word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold.
Heat is
energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence
of it.
(There is pin-drop silence
in the lecture theatre.)
Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a
thing as
darkness?
Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
Student
: You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something.
You can have low light, normal light, bright
light, flashing light....But
if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness,
isn't it?
In reality, darkness isn't. If it were you would be able to make darkness
darker, wouldn't you?
Prof:
So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical
premise is flawed.
Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student :
Sir, you are working on the premise of duality.
You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad
God.
You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure.
Sir, science can't even
explain a thought. It uses electricity and
magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view
death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the
opposite of life: just the absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from
a
monkey?
Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of
course,
I do.
Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The
Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where
the argument is going.)
Student
: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work
and cannot even prove that this process is
an on-going endeavour, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
(The
class is in uproar.)
Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the
Professor's
brain?
The class breaks out into laughter.)
Student :
Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain,
felt it, touched or smelt it?.....No one appears
to have done so.
So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable
protocol, science says
that you have no brain, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The
room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face
unfathomable.)
Prof: I
guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.
Student : That is it sir.. The
link between man & God is FAITH.
That is all that keeps things moving & alive.
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> THE LORD'S BASEBALL GAME
>
> Freddy and the Lord stood by to observe
a
> baseball game. The Lord's team
was playing
> Satan's team.
>
> The Lord's team was at bat, the score was
tied
> zero to zero, and it was the bottom of the
9th
> inning with two outs. They continued
to watch
> as a batter stepped up to the plate named
'Love.'
>
> Love swung at the first pitch and hit a
single,
> because "Love never fails."
>
> The next batter was named Faith, who also
got
> a single because Faith works with Love.
>
> The next batter up was named Godly Wisdom.
> Satan wound up and threw the first pitch.
>
>
> Godly Wisdom looked it over and let it pass:
> Ball one. Three more pitches
and Godly Wisdom
> walked because he never swings at what Satan
> throws.
>
> [.gif: What
Satan Throws_arg]
> The bases were now loaded. The
Lord then
> turned to Freddy and told him He was now
> going to bring in His star player. Up
to
>
> the plate stepped Grace. Freddy
said, "He
> sure doesn't look like much!"
>
> Satan's whole team relaxed when they saw
Grace.
> Thinking he had won the game, Satan wound
up
> and fired his first pitch. To
the shock of everyone,
> Grace hit the ball harder than anyone had
ever
> seen! But Satan was not worried;
his center
> fielder let very few get by.
>
>
>
> He went up for the ball, but it went right
through
> his glove, hit him on the head and sent
him
> crashing on the ground;
>
> the roaring crowds went wild as the ball
>
>
>
> [.gif: Runner
Chasing the Base_arg]
>
> continued over the fence . . . for a home
run!
>
> [.gif: Baseball-Trophy_arg]
> The Lord's team w n!
>
> The Lord then asked Freddy if he knew why
> Love, Faith and Godly Wisdom could get on
> base but couldn't win the game. Freddy
> answered that he didn't know why.
>
> The Lord explained, "If your love, faith
and
> wisdom had won the game, you would think
> you had done it by yourself. Love,
Faith and
> Wisdom will get you on base but only My
> Grace can get you Home: 'For by Grace are
you
> saved, it is a gift of God; not of works,
lest
> any man should boast."
>
> Psalm 84:11, "For the Lord God is a sun
and
> shield; the Lord will give grace and glory;
> no good thing will He withhold from those
> who walk uprightly."
>
>
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