Quote of the Century
Some people have the vocabulary to sum up things in a way that you can quickly understand them. This quote came from the Czech Republic. Someone over there has it figured out. It was translated into English from an article in the Prague newspaper Prager Zeitungon on 04.28.2010.
"The true danger to America is not Barack Obama, but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America. Blaming the “prince of the fools” should not blind anyone to the “vast confederacy” of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools, such as those who made him their president."
Friday, July 8, 2011
Saving a Whale
Thanks Lyle! I have also received this via Dr. William Daehler and Dr. Benny Benz and my brother, Jim of Portsmouth. Very Interesting for sure!
Left and right... Thanks Mr. Shover and Mrs. Kim!
Subject: Fwd: The Left" & "The Right" as per "Verse"
I have often wondered why it is that Conservatives are called the “right” and
Liberals are called the “left.”
By chance I stumbled upon this verse in the Bible:
“ The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left .”
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)
Thus sayeth the Lord. Amen.
Can't get any simpler than that.
I have often wondered why it is that Conservatives are called the “right” and
Liberals are called the “left.”
By chance I stumbled upon this verse in the Bible:
“ The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left .”
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)
Thus sayeth the Lord. Amen.
Can't get any simpler than that.
57 cents... Beautiful recycle, Doug! Thanks!
A little girl stood near a small
church from which she had been turned away because it was
"too crowded."
"I
can't go to Sunday School," she sobbed to the pastor as he
walked by.
Seeing her shabby,
unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reason and,
taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a place
for her in the Sunday school class. The child was so happy
that they found room for her, and she went to bed that
night thinking of the children who have no place to
worship Jesus.
Some two years
later, this child lay dead in one of the poor tenement
buildings. Her parents called for the kindhearted pastor
who had befriended their daughter to handle the final
arrangements.
As
her poor little body was being moved, a worn and crumpled
red purse was found which seemed to have been rummaged
from some trash dump.
Inside was found
57 cents and a note, scribbled in childish handwriting,
which read: "This is to help build the little church
bigger so more children can go to Sunday
School."
For two years she
had saved for this offering of love.
When the pastor
tearfully read that note, he knew instantly what he would
do. Carrying this note and the cracked, red pocketbook to
the pulpit, he told the story of her unselfish love and
devotion.
He
challenged his deacons to get busy and raise enough money
for the larger building.
But the story does
not end there...
A newspaper
learned of the story and published It. It was read by a
wealthy realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth
many thousands.
When told that the
church could not pay so much, he offered to sell it to the
little church for 57 cents.
Church members
made large donations. Checks came from far and wide.
Within five years the little girl's gift had increased
to $250,000.00--a huge sum for that time (near the turn of
the century). Her unselfish love had paid large
dividends.
When you are in
the city of Philadelphia
, look upTemple
Baptist Church , with a seating capacity of
3,300. And be sure to visit Temple University , where
thousands of students are educated.
Have a look, too,
at the GoodSamaritan
Hospitaland at a Sunday School building
which houses hundreds of beautiful children, built so that
no child in the area will ever need to be left outside
during Sunday school time.
In one of the
rooms of this building may be seen the picture of the
sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents, so
sacrificially saved, made such remarkable history.
Alongside of it is a portrait of her kind pastor, Dr.
Russell H. Conwell, author of the book, "Acres of
Diamonds".
This is a true
story, which goes to show WHAT GOD CAN DO WITH 57
CENTS.
St. Theresa
Prayer
May you not forget the infinite
possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that
you have received, and pass on the love that has been
given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a
child of God.
Let this presence settle into our bones,
and allow your soul the freedom to sing and dance. It is
there for each and every one of you.
church from which she had been turned away because it was
"too crowded."
"I
can't go to Sunday School," she sobbed to the pastor as he
walked by.
Seeing her shabby,
unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reason and,
taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a place
for her in the Sunday school class. The child was so happy
that they found room for her, and she went to bed that
night thinking of the children who have no place to
worship Jesus.
Some two years
later, this child lay dead in one of the poor tenement
buildings. Her parents called for the kindhearted pastor
who had befriended their daughter to handle the final
arrangements.
As
her poor little body was being moved, a worn and crumpled
red purse was found which seemed to have been rummaged
from some trash dump.
Inside was found
57 cents and a note, scribbled in childish handwriting,
which read: "This is to help build the little church
bigger so more children can go to Sunday
School."
For two years she
had saved for this offering of love.
When the pastor
tearfully read that note, he knew instantly what he would
do. Carrying this note and the cracked, red pocketbook to
the pulpit, he told the story of her unselfish love and
devotion.
He
challenged his deacons to get busy and raise enough money
for the larger building.
But the story does
not end there...
A newspaper
learned of the story and published It. It was read by a
wealthy realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth
many thousands.
When told that the
church could not pay so much, he offered to sell it to the
little church for 57 cents.
Church members
made large donations. Checks came from far and wide.
Within five years the little girl's gift had increased
to $250,000.00--a huge sum for that time (near the turn of
the century). Her unselfish love had paid large
dividends.
When you are in
the city of Philadelphia
, look upTemple
Baptist Church , with a seating capacity of
3,300. And be sure to visit Temple University , where
thousands of students are educated.
Have a look, too,
at the GoodSamaritan
Hospitaland at a Sunday School building
which houses hundreds of beautiful children, built so that
no child in the area will ever need to be left outside
during Sunday school time.
In one of the
rooms of this building may be seen the picture of the
sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents, so
sacrificially saved, made such remarkable history.
Alongside of it is a portrait of her kind pastor, Dr.
Russell H. Conwell, author of the book, "Acres of
Diamonds".
This is a true
story, which goes to show WHAT GOD CAN DO WITH 57
CENTS.
St. Theresa
Prayer
May you not forget the infinite
possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that
you have received, and pass on the love that has been
given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a
child of God.
Let this presence settle into our bones,
and allow your soul the freedom to sing and dance. It is
there for each and every one of you.
Presidential quiz... Thanks Judi Cole!
The rules are simple.
I will give you a quote and you have to guess what great American said it. Your four choices are President Barack Obama, former Vice President Dan Quayle, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, or former President George W. Bush.
Here we go!
1) “Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
2) “I’ve now been in 57 states I think one left to go.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
3) “On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
4) “What they’ll say is, ‘Well it costs too much money,’ but you know what? It would cost, about… It it it would cost about the same as what we would spend…It… Over the course of 10 years it would cost what it would costs us… (nervous laugh) All right. Okay. We’re going to… It… It would cost us about the same as it would cost for about hold on one second. I can’t hear myself. But I’m glad you’re fired up, though. I’m glad.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
5) “The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
6) “I bowled a 129. It’s like – it was like the Special Olympics, or something.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
7) “Of the many responsibilities granted to a president by our Constitution, few are more serious or more consequential than selecting a Supreme Court justice. The members of our highest court are granted life tenure, often serving long after the presidents who appointed them. And they are charged with the vital task of applying principles put to paper more than 20 centuries ago to some of the most difficult questions of our time.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
8) “Everybody knows that it makes no sense that you send a kid to the emergency room for a treatable illness like asthma, they end up taking up a hospital bed, it costs, when, if you, they just gave, you gave them treatment early and they got some treatment, and a, a breathalyzer, or inhalator, not a breathalyzer. I haven’t had much sleep in the last 48 hours.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
9) “It was … interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There’s a lot of I don’t know what the term is in Austrian wheeling and dealing…”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
10) “I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
Answers to 1 through 10: A
He’s not only the worst president we have ever had, these are downright stupid!
He knows so little about his adopted country.
I will give you a quote and you have to guess what great American said it. Your four choices are President Barack Obama, former Vice President Dan Quayle, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, or former President George W. Bush.
Here we go!
1) “Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
2) “I’ve now been in 57 states I think one left to go.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
3) “On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
4) “What they’ll say is, ‘Well it costs too much money,’ but you know what? It would cost, about… It it it would cost about the same as what we would spend…It… Over the course of 10 years it would cost what it would costs us… (nervous laugh) All right. Okay. We’re going to… It… It would cost us about the same as it would cost for about hold on one second. I can’t hear myself. But I’m glad you’re fired up, though. I’m glad.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
5) “The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
6) “I bowled a 129. It’s like – it was like the Special Olympics, or something.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
7) “Of the many responsibilities granted to a president by our Constitution, few are more serious or more consequential than selecting a Supreme Court justice. The members of our highest court are granted life tenure, often serving long after the presidents who appointed them. And they are charged with the vital task of applying principles put to paper more than 20 centuries ago to some of the most difficult questions of our time.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
8) “Everybody knows that it makes no sense that you send a kid to the emergency room for a treatable illness like asthma, they end up taking up a hospital bed, it costs, when, if you, they just gave, you gave them treatment early and they got some treatment, and a, a breathalyzer, or inhalator, not a breathalyzer. I haven’t had much sleep in the last 48 hours.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
9) “It was … interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There’s a lot of I don’t know what the term is in Austrian wheeling and dealing…”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
10) “I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.”
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush
Answers to 1 through 10: A
He’s not only the worst president we have ever had, these are downright stupid!
He knows so little about his adopted country.
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