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David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, now known
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"Pictures" from a Typewriter: He lived at Rose Haven Nursing Home ( Roseburg , OR ) for years. Paul Smith, the man with extraordinary talent was born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1921 with severe cerebral palsy. Not only had Paul beaten the odds of a life with spastic cerebral palsy, a disability that impeded his speech and mobility but also taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player even after being devoid of a formal education as a child.
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An Open Letter To President Obama (the "you scare me" letter): Mr. Pritchett confirmed that he was indeed the author of the much-circulated "open letter." “I did write the 'you scare me' letter. I sent it to the NY Times but they never acknowledged or published it. However, it hit the internet and according to the ‘experts’ has had over 500,000 hits.
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Ancient First Temple Artifacts Uncovered in Jerusalem: ....a bone seal engraved with the name “Shaul” and ....an ancient jar handle bearing the Hebrew name “Menachem”.

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PROMISES, PROMISES: More than once, Barack Obama has said that he would have “the most transparent administration in American history.”
And similarly, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi has stated that she would head, “the most honest, most open, and most ethical Congress in history.” Have they kept their promises?

Around the World
Obama Promises Arabs Jerusalem Will Be Theirs: "Abu Mazen (Abbas) heard from Obama and his administration in a very categorical way that a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital is in the American national and security interest," Hamad said.

National
Stem cells 'able to reverse symtoms of multiple sclerosis: Scientists have been able to reverse the symptoms of multiple sclerosis using stem cells from patients' own body fat.

Judeo-Christian Heritage Bill Challenges Obama’s Claim That U.S. Is A Secular Nation: Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) believes that the United States is a nation founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and hopes that his sponsorship of a bill designating the first week in May as “America’s Spiritual Heritage Week” will make that belief official.

House Committee Approves Engraving 'In God We Trust' in Capitol Visitor Center: The House Administration Committee has unanimously approved a resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the National Motto -- “In God We Trust” – and the Pledge of Allegiance inside the new Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). 

Family Films Continue To Dominate The Box Office As 'Up' Soars To $68 Million

Anti-Church Group Targets Charity Supporters: Americans United for Separation of Church and State is threatening La Crosse, Wisconsin, because of its contract with The Salvation Army to provide services to the homeless.

Evangelical Group Banned From Tulsa Housing Projects, Chapter Leader Says: A Christian evangelical group that works to improve the lives of underprivileged children says it has been prohibited from conducting Bible study classes in public housing projects in Tulsa, Okla., potentially violating a Supreme Court ruling that upheld religious groups' right to the use of public institutions.

Bottler Caps Pepsi Donations To 'God' Group: According to WSET-TV in Lynchburg, Va., the distribution center dropped the donations because God's Pit Crew, which has distributed the Gatorade to people in need following natural disasters, has the word "God" in its name.

Schools
California Public School District Will Force All First Graders to Follow Curriculum That Normalizes Same-Sex Unions: The Alameda, Calif., public schools are adopting a curriculum that will require first graders to read literature that equates same-sex unions with a family made up of a mother, father and child. Parents will not be allowed to opt their first graders out of the curriculum.

Christian Student Group Fights For Equal Rights: ....the Supreme Court has said if the school collects student activity fees from students and has the student government distribute them to other student groups, that it has to do that in a viewpoint-neutral fashion," he notes. "The district court essentially just completely ignored that issue."

Church-State Watchdog Seeks IRS Probe Over School's Democrats 'Ban': “Liberty will not lend its name or funds to support any group - Republican, Democrat, Independent or non-political - that supports abortion or same-sex marriage,” Staver added. “Liberty’s action has nothing to do with favoring Republicans or Democrats.”

Judge Bans Bible from Pennsylvania Kindergarten Show and Tell: A U.S. court says a kindergartner's mother cannot read Scripture during show and tell, even if the Bible is the boy's favorite book.

The Law
Christian Attorneys Ask High Court to Stop ACLU's Attack on Mojave Desert Cross: Congress made attempts to designate the cross as a national memorial and to transfer one acre of land that included the memorial to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. But the District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the cross and the land transfer violated the Establishment Clause and ordered it removed. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; So what religion is being establised by this cross?
Bible Study Resumes Legally Without Permit: "They sent the family a very nice, and I think heartfelt, apology, and they have let the pastor know that he is free to have Bible studies in his home."

U.S. Appeals Court Votes 3-0 Against Okla. Commandments Display: “[W]e hold that, under the unique circumstances presented here, the Establishment Clause was violated because the reasonable observer would view the Monument as having the impermissible principal or primary effect of endorsing religion,” the judges explained after voting 3-0 against the display on Monday.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Where is the part about "endorsing religion?"

Abortion
Planned Parent Hood Says Abortion Kills Life of Baby After It Has Begun.... in 1964:

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Bible Verses


19 "Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do
the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them,
he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 "For I say to you that unless your righteous-
ness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

~ Matthew 5:19,20 NASB ~

13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who
will be justified.

~ Romans 2:13 RSV ~

9 "Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. 10 "If you keep My
commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and
abide in His love.

 ~ John 15:9,10 NASB ~

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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights
reserved. Used by permission.

A legend is told of a desert wanderer who found a crystal spring
of unsurpassed freshness. The water was so pure he decided to
bring some to his king.

Barely satisfying his own thirst, he filled a leather bottle with the
clear liquid and carried it many days beneath the desert sun
before he reached the palace.

When he finally laid his offering at the feet of his sovereign, the
water had become stale and rank due to the old container in
which it had been stored. But the king would not let his faithful
subject even imagine that it was unfit for use. He tasted it with
expressions of gratitude and delight, and sent away the loyal
heart filled with gladness.

After he had gone, others sampled it and expressed their
surprise that the king had even pretended to enjoy it.

"Ah!" said he, "it was not the water he tasted, but the love that
prompted the offering."

Many times our service is marked by multiplied imperfections,
but the Master looks at our motives and says "It is good."

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Snakes in a Church

Stepford Kids

Viva Las Vegas!

Fun with Scarlet Letters

Harry Potter & the Memory Verse Scramble

Survivor: VBS

Fun with C-Span

Let's Make Nikes!

Rocky Horror Bible School

Baywatch Junior

Death Before Dishonor!

The Plagues of Egypt

You'll Eat It and Like It!

Apocalypto the Musical
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A Humble Response to Good Counsel
DB Reading: 1 Kings 20; 21; 22:1-28, 51; 2 Chronicles 18:2-3

"When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went
around meekly. Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: 'Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled
himself before me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day...'"
(1 Kings 21:27-29).

King Ahab was the most evil man who had ever lived (1 Kings 16:30-31; 21:25). Yet, when he repented of his
sinful ways in his last days, God was quick to forgive him and spare him from punishment. What a wonderful
demonstration of God's grace! No one is too wicked and no sin is too great for God to forgive!

Three years later, King Ahab sought "the counsel of the Lord" (1 Kings 22:5) when he was faced with the prospect
of war. He knew that Micaiah was the only prophet he could trust to reliably speak the word of God, but he only
reluctantly sought his counsel because he knew he wouldn't like what he had to say. When Micaiah told him what
he wanted to hear, repeating the words of all the other prophets, Ahab rebuked him because he knew it wasn't
the truth. But when he did tell the truth (and, my, what a story!), Ahab put him in prison and did not heed his
warning! Ahab paid for his folly with his life.

Lord, lead me to seek advice from those I know will tell me the truth, not just those who will agree with me and
tell me what I want to hear. When I am offered counsel that is difficult to hear, help me to respond with humility
and self-examination, not with anger and resistance. Teach me how to hear your voice within me, instructing me
in your ways and warning me against danger and deceit. When others ask my opinion, give me your wisdom in
regard to their situation and fill my heart and my words with grace, compassion and concern. Teach us how to
speak the truth in a spirit of love, that together, we will grow up in our relationship to you (Eph 4:15).

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Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes.
Then she's yours. (Deuteronomy 21:11-13)

Find a prostitute and marry her. (Hosea 1:1-3)

Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock. (Moses - Exodus 2:16-21)

Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the deal. (Boaz - Ruth 4:5-10)

Go to a party and hide. When the women come out to dance, grab one and carry her off to be your wife.
(Benjaminites - Judges 21:19-25)

Have God create a wife for you while you sleep. Note: this will cost you. (Adam--Genesis 2:19-24)

Agree to work seven years in exchange for a woman's hand in marriage. Get tricked into marrying the wrong
woman. Then work another seven years for the woman you wanted to marry in the first place. That's right.
Fourteen years of toil for a wife. (Jacob - Genesis 29:15-30)

Cut 200 foreskins off of your future father-in-law's enemies and get his daughter for a wife.
(David - 1 Samuel 18:27)

Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you'll definitely find someone. (It's all relative, of
course.) (Cain - Genesis 4:16-17)

Become the emperor of a huge nation and hold a beauty contest. (Xerxes or Ahasuerus - Esther 2:3-4)

When you see someone you like, go home and tell your parents, "I have seen a ... woman; now get her for
me." If your parents question your decision, simply say, "Get her for me. She's the one for me."
(Samson - Judges 14:1-3)

Kill any husband and take HIS wife (Prepare to lose four sons, though).
(David - 2 Samuel 11:1-27)

Wait for your brother to die. Take his widow. (It's not just a good idea; it's the law.) (Onana and Boaz -
Deuteronomy or Leviticus, example in Ruth)

Don't be so picky. Make up for quality with quantity. (Solomon - 1 Kings 11:1-3)

A wife? ...NOT? (Paul - 1 Corinthians 7:32-35)


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Have you never heard the story of the poor man, in deep distress of mind, who one night dreamed a dream?
He found himself outside the gates of heaven, and he sat down and wept, for he longed to enter. Presently
he heard sweet music, and saw a company of people approaching with palms in their hands. He asked who they
were, and one of them said that they were the noble army of martyrs coming to take their thrones. Then he
wept much, and said, “I cannot enter with you.”

While he sat mourning, he heard the trumpet sound again, and another company came along singing, “Worthy
is the Lamb that was slain.” He said to them, “Who are ye?” They replied, “We are the goodly fellowship
of the prophets and apostles;” and he wept again, for he said, “I cannot enter with you.”

Presently another company came, chanting the praises of the grace of God, and he said, “Who are ye?” They
answered, “We are the preachers of the Word, and the deacons and elders of the church.” Again he said, “I
cannot enter with you.”

He sat down and wept till, by-and-by, he saw a larger company coming, marching like an exceeding great
army, and singing sweetly as they came. In the very front rank was the woman that was a sinner, with her
rich voice leading the song; and near her was the thief who, at the last, had prayed, “Lord, remember me.”
They came along right jubilantly, and he asked them, “Who are ye?” And they made answer, “We are the
company of great sinners, saved by great mercy.”

At once he said, “I can go in with you;” and, brothers and sisters, that is the company to which you and
I belong, and when we enter heaven, they will welcome us just as heartily as they did the martyrs, and the
prophets, and the apostles. Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, and when sinners repent,
there is joy in the presence of the angels of God, and joy in the heart of God himself because they have
sought his pardoning mercy. If any of you are not saved, it is not because there is any lack of mercy in
the heart of God. If you perish, it is not for want of an open door set before you; so come in while you
may.

Source: The Timothy Report

A conscientious minister decided to become acquainted with a new
family in his congregation and called on them recently.

After a knock on the door, a lifting voice from within called out, "Is
that you, angel?"

"No," replied the minister, "but I am from the same department."

"ABRAHAM AND ISAAC"

Genesis 22:8 (KJV)

And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a
burnt offering: so they went both of them together.




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"I don't have any talent." You have cer­tainly heard those words. You may have even said them yourself! And
quite possibly, if you looked closely enough, you might discover that you are wrong.

Mary Frye enjoyed writing poetry. She wasn't interested in publishing her poems, and occa­sionally she passed
one on to a friend who could use a lift. "I don't figure I have any great talent," the Bal­timore, Maryland home­
maker said. But many people would disagree. One of her poems, especially, has given hope and comfort to
people who mourn for over 50 years.

When a friend of hers lost someone close, Mary Frye jotted down a poem, which seemed to spring from her heart,
and gave it to the grieving woman. That poem was later passed on to others, who, in turn, passed it on until
it became an Ameri­can classic. "If it helps one person through a hard time, I am amply paid," said Mary, who
has received no remuneration for her uncopyrighted work. It has been used in countless funerals, translated
and used in foreign lands and even incorporated into television drama.

Here is her original text, which has moved so many for so long:

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.

I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.

I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room,
I am the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I do not die.

How many people are finding strength and sol­ace from a verse jotted by a woman who always professed she
had no talent? And what if she had kept her poetry to herself? Don't be afraid to use the talents you do possess,
it has been well advised. The woods would be very silent if only the birds with the sweetest songs were heard.

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