Ecclesiastes 12:10

  There is an old axiom: Never argue with a fool, people might not know the difference.   It’s true you know. All you have to do to see it is look at how people respond online. People often on the right side of an issue will make themselves wrong because they will engage those that seemly have nothing better to do than agitate.  Rather than stand for truth or defend the good, they descend into petty bickering and insults Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him. Proverbs 26:4   The world it seems has decided that ridicule and mocking are the way to prove a point. It also seems some Christians are following along.  What did Jesus tell us about spotting those in error, that their deeds are more telling than their words? What does it say when our deeds are just like them? Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. 3 John 1:11  Years ago a friend gave me some good advice. Never get ...

Go Fish Let's see if you can catch them all.... Who in the Bible said, "I am going fishing"? Peter Andrew James John According to Jesus, if a son asks for a fish what will a good father not give him? A stone A scorpion A snake A hard time What sea creature does God say can't be caught with a fishing hook? A whale A dolphin A bass A leviathan What unusual item did Peter find in the mouth of a fish that Jesus told him to go and catch? A scroll A smaller fish A coin A sword How many fish did Peter catch after Jesus resurrection when he met the disciples on the beach? Too many to count Hundred and fifty-three Ten large fish Three thousand Which of these disciples was not a fisherman by trade? Andrew James Matthew John How long was Jonah in the great fish? A fortnight Three hours Three days and nights Seven sabbaths What people did Habakkuk say would catch people like fish in a net? The Egyptians The Chaldeans The W...

  Andrew Jackson hated debt.   So when he became president, He worked hard to make sure the United States would be in the black. By 1835, he had reduced what the country owed from around $58 million to zero. For the first time in its history, the country was debt free.   It lasted for a whole year.      Since there was no national bank to store the excess money (because Jackson had done away with it) the surplus couldn't be placed there. It was decided that the money would be given back to the states to be split between them. Like a kid getting a big, fat check from grandma at birthday time, the states went on a spending spree and began printing money—lots of money.   Jackson tried to stop the runaway train, but it was too late. The states were buying up land and spending like mad. This misspending resulted in a long depression, and the government found themselves borrowing money, again. The glory days of a debt-free America l...

'Poke'r Take a stab at it...... What disciple was poked in his side by an angel during a rescue from prison? Paul Peter James John What was the name of the priest that pieced a spear thru a couple that was violating God's law? Aaron Abahu Phinehas Cozibi What judge chose to be stabbed rather than die from a wound inflicted by a woman? Gideon Jephthah Abimelech Ehud Who stabbed a man in the belly while giving him a kiss? Amasa Joab Nathan Judas What soldier thrust the back end of a spear into Asahel when he refused to quit pursuing him? Abner Joab A Cushite Abishai What was the name of the women lauded for killing a man by putting a tent peg thru his temple? Sheba Sheva Sisera Jael Who was scolded for "kicking against the pricks" Abraham Moses Paul The Gentiles According to Proverbs, whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and what is for a fool? A rebuke A tongue lashing A rod A sharp ...

  Bastille Day is the French equivalent of Independence Day.  It commemorates the anniversary of Storming of the Bastille on July 14 th , 1789, the start of the French Revolution.  The Bastille had long been a symbol of tyranny as a place for the imprisonment of people without trial, but when it was stormed it only contained seven prisoners.   One was a deranged Irishman who believed himself to be both God and Julius Caesar.  In addition, there was another so-called ‘lunatic’, four forgers, and the Comte de Solages – an aristocrat who had been imprisoned at the request of his own family for allegedly committing incest.  While the cry was for freedom, the Bastille was not attacked in order to free these prisoners.  It had much more to do with the gunpowder from the Bastille’s stores to use in the 28,000 muskets they had taken earlier that day [1] .   Today, there are those that cry for Christian to arms.  It may be to rally aroun...

Hand & Foot Treat it like a game.... What left handed judge assassinated a king? Jehu Ehud Tola Abimelech What son of Jonathan was crippled in both feet? Mephibosheth Rechab Ish Bothseth Beniah Who was bitten on the hand by a viper but suffered no ill effects? Moses Andrew Paul Demus Who washed the feet of Jesus? Mary Maratha Peter An angel What disciple was told he would have his hands stretched out and let where he didn't want to go? James John Peter Paul What person bound hand and foot with wrapping did Jesus command to unbind and set free? The leper at the well Malchus Barbaras Lazarus Who led an army of 300 men that used their hands to drink water? Gideon Samson David Othniel Who took it as an interest in marriage when a woman uncovered and lay at his feet? David Barak Boaz Jephtha What false god's idol had it hands cut off mysteriously after an evening by the ark of the Lord? Baal Marduk Mo...

 I first noticed it on a trip, my phone had been plugged in the car but it was almost dead when I arrived. Weird. I figured the car charger was on the fritz. Then one night it didn’t charge. I began to see that something was wrong with my phone, my relatively new phone that I paid a lot of good money for. So I called the company.   You know how that went. I tried to talk to a person that wasn’t a native English speaker while they said my name over and over and they were going to be helpful. I just wanted my phone fixed. They said they would send me a new charger.   I wasn’t happy. I'd tried several different chargers on the phone and it had the same problem. Why weren’t they helping me! So after some voice raising, they agreed to send me a new phone.   I still wasn’t happy. Now it was going to be a week without my phone! So I tried to plug it in one more time.   You know what happened next. It charged perfectly. I tried again. It worked again....

Cards What Is Your Play? What man was described as "one after God's own heart"? Moses Samuel David Peter Who did a crowd armed with swords and clubs come out to arrest? Samson Jesus Paul Jehu What were Israelites commanded in the law to use a spade for? Cover over their 'personal' waste Bury their dead Sift their wheat Plant their corn What did Jeremiah say would be written down with an iron stylus with a diamond point? The word of the Lord The message of the prophets The fate of the nations The sin of Judah What foreign king does God describe as "His Shepherd"? Melchizedek. Cryus Nebuchadnezzar Pilate Who was the only queen of Judah? Jezebel Esther Atahaliah Deborah Who was the one who was to 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD'? David Isaiah Jesus John the Baptist Who described himself saying 'My face is flushed from weeping, & deep darkness is on my eyelids'? Job Jesus Simon Noah ...