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June 5, 2024

Verse


Isaiah 1:21-23

See how the faithful city
has become a prostitute!
She once was full of justice;
righteousness used to dwell in her—
but now murderers!
Your silver has become dross,
your choice wine is diluted with water.
Your rulers are rebels,
partners with thieves;
they all love bribes
and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow’s case does not come before them.


Quote


Henry Ford,
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."


Joke


Why don't skeletons fight each other?
They don't have the guts.

June 4, 2024

Verse


Jude 1:17-20

But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.


Quote


Woody Paige,
"I can do without your attitude. I have one of my own."


Joke


What did one hat say to the other?
"You stay here, I'll go on ahead."

June 3, 2024

Verse


Joshua 9,3-6
However, when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, they resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded a with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended. They put worn and patched sandals on their feet and wore old clothes. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy. Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the Israelites, “We have come from a distant country; make a treaty with us.”


Quote


Robert Frost,
"A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer."


Joke


Did you hear about the fire at the circus?
It was in tents.

May 31, 2024

Verse


Matthew 6:9-15
This, then, is how you should pray:

‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.  ’

For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Quote


Jim Rohn,
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

Joke


How do you organize a space party?
You planet.

May 30, 2024

Verse


Ecclesiastes 12:13,14

Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the duty of all mankind.
For God will bring every deed into judgment,
including every hidden thing,
whether it is good or evil.

Quote


Hunter S. Thompson,

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."

Joke


I'm reading a book on anti-gravity.
It's impossible to put down.

May 29, 2024

Verse


Genesis 9:1-3

Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands. Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

Quote


Roy T. Bennett,
"Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choices you make makes you. Choose wisely."

Joke

What do you call a group of musical whales?
An orca-stra.

May 28, 2024

Verse


Psalm 32:8-10

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.
Many are the woes of the wicked,
but the Lord’s unfailing love
surrounds the one who trusts in him.

Quote


Robert Frost,

"A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer."

Joke


Why did the bicycle fall over?
Because it was two-tired.

May 27, 2024

Verse


Matthew 11:28-30
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Quote


Joshua J. Marine, "Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

Joke


Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.

May 24, 2024

Verse


Colossians 2:6-8
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces a of this world rather than on Christ.

Quote


John Irving, "If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it."

Joke


"What do you call someone with no body and no nose? Nobody knows."

May 23, 2024

Verse


Exodus 3:14
God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

John 8:58
“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

Quote


Abraham Lincoln, "Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."

Joke


"Did you hear the rumor about butter? Well, I'm not going to spread it!"

May 22, 2024

Verse


John 6:35-37
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.

Quote


Elon Musk, "I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right."

Joke


"Why can't a nose be 12 inches long? Because then it would be a foot."

May 21, 2024

Verse


John 4:13-14
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

Quote


Albert Einstein, "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid."

Joke


"What does a lemon say when it answers the phone?" "Yellow!"

May 20, 2024

Verse


John 1:1-5
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome a it.

Quote


Napoleon Hill, "Don't wait. The time will never be just right."

Joke


"Dad, can you put the cat out?" "I didn't know it was on fire."

May 17, 2024

Verse


2 Peter 2:1-3

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.


Quote


James Clear, "People can help you in many ways throughout life, but there are two things nobody can give you: curiosity and drive. They must be self-supplied."


Joke


"My wife is really mad at the fact that I have no sense of direction. So I packed up my stuff and right!"

May 16, 2024

Verse


2 Peter 1:3-4

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.


Quote


Joshua J. Marine, "Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."


Joke


"I don't trust those trees. They seem kind of shady."

May 15, 2024

Verse


1 Peter 5:8-9

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.


Quote


Clarence Darrow, "When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it."


Joke


"I got carded at a liquor store, and my Blockbuster card accidentally fell out. The cashier said never mind."

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