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We have a Bible verse every day, a quote from a significant other, and a joke to give you a smile.

March 29, 2024

A Verse


Genesis 18:32-33

"Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?”
He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”


A Quote


Thomas Sowell,

"The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers."


A Joke


"What kind of shoes do ninjas wear? Sneakers!"

March 28, 2024

A Verse


Genesis 9:12-16

"And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”"


A Quote


James Clear, "The imperfect project you actually complete is worth more than the perfect project you never finish."


A Joke


"What do you call it when a snowman throws a tantrum?"
"A meltdown."

March 27, 2024

A Verse


Genesis 6:1-3

"When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with a humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”


A Quote


Carl Sagan,

"Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere."


A Joke


"How do you make 7 even?"
"Take away the s."

March 26, 2024

A Verse


Genesis 3:17-19

"To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’
“Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.
It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.
By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”


A Quote


Bryant H. McGill,

"Take without forgetting, and give without remembering."


A Joke


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

March 25, 2024

A Verse


Genesis 1,27

"So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them."


A Quote


John Wooden,

"Make each day your masterpiece."


A Joke


"What kind of car does an egg drive?"
"A yolkswagen."

March 22, 2024

A 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."

A Quote


A.J. Tracey,

"You can't dwell on disappointment. You've got to take the positives and keep looking ahead."

A Joke


"Where do fruits go on vacation?"

"Pear-is!"

March 21, 2024

A Verse


Galatians 3:26-29

"So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise."

A Quote


Mike Dooley

"Hoping, wishing and praying should never be confused with doing."

A Joke


"What did the ocean say to the beach?"

"Nothing, it just waved."

March 20, 2024

A Verse


Proverbs 20:29

"The glory of young men is their strength,
gray hair the splendor of the old."

A Quote


Dick Clark

"Music is the soundtrack of your life."

A Joke


"Dear Math, grow up and solve your own problems."

March 19, 2024

A Verse


Proverbs 3:7,8

"Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones."

A Quote


Maya Angelou

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."

A Joke


"I thought the dryer was shrinking my clothes. Turns out it was the refrigerator all along."

March 18, 2024

A Verse


Psalm 32:1,2

"Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the one
whose sin the Lord does not count against them
and in whose spirit is no deceit."

A Quote


Norton Juster
"So many things are possible just as long as you don't know they are impossible."

A Joke

"If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?"
"Pilgrims."

March 15, 2024

A Verse


1 Thessalonians 5:19-22

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.


A Quote


Mattie Stephanek, "Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now."


A Joke


"Dad, can you put my shoes on?"

"No, I don't think they'll fit me."

March 14, 2024

A Verse


Lamentations 1:1

How deserted lies the city,
once so full of people!
How like a widow is she,
who once was great among the nations!
She who was queen among the provinces
has now become a slave.


A Quote


Dale Carnegie, "Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves."


A Joke


"I don't trust stairs. They're always up to something."

March 13, 2024

A Verse


Isaiah 1:22-23

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.


A Quote


Babe Ruth, "Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games."


A Joke


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

March 12, 2024

A Verse


Proverbs 3:3-4

Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.


A Quote


Henry Kissinger, "There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full."


A Joke


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

March 11, 2024

A Verse

Psalm 33:4-5

For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.


A Quote

Lee Iacocca,

"We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems."


A Joke

"What do you call a poor Santa Claus?"

"St. Nickel-less."
 

March 8, 2024

A Verse

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 1:8


A Quote

Robert Frost, "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."


A Joke

"That car looks nice but the muffler seems exhausted."

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