Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Wanted: Jesus Christ


Recreated by Jim Hughes 8/30/11 
from original poster in the first issue of The Hollywood Free Press
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Shipwrecked


A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea 






and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. 


The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.



The first thing the first man prayed for was food. 


The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the island, and was able to eat its fruit. The other man's parcel of land remained barren.



After a week, the first man was lonely 
and he decided to pray for a wife. 
The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the land. On the other side of the island, there was nothing.


Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food. 


The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.

Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that his wife and he could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the island. 


The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island. He considered the other man unworthy to receive God's blessings, since none of his prayers had been answered.

As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from Heaven booming,
    
"Why are you leaving your companion on  the island?"


"My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for them," the first man answered. 



"His prayers were all unanswered,and so he does not deserve anything!"

"You are mistaken!" the voice rebuked him. "He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings."

"Tell me," the first man asked the voice,"what did he pray for that I should owe him anything?"



"He prayed that all your prayers be answered."

The Passion of the Christ Copyright © 2004 Icon Productions

Stress

Submitted by Juanita


Don't look at the picture below until you read the following text. 
I am not sure exactly how this works, but this is amazingly accurate.


The picture below has two identical dolphins in it. It was used in a case study on stress levels at the Mayo Clinic and later at Fletcher Medical Center in Burlington.

Look at both dolphins jumping out of the water. The dolphins are identical. A closely monitored, scientific study revealed that, in spite of the fact that the dolphins are identical, a person under stress will find many differences between the two dolphins.

The more differences a person finds, the more stress that person is experiencing. Follow the arrow and look at the photograph now of the two identical dolphins and if you find more than one or two differences you may need to take a vacation.





No Need to Reply, I'll be on Vacation 


Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out of it alive anyway!

I Have Been Through The Valley Of Sorrow And Weeping

From: Streams In The Desert—© Copyright 1925, 1953, and 1965 Cowman Publications, Inc and © Copyright 1997 The Zondervan Corporation by Mrs. Charles E. (L.B.) Cowman; Devotional August 9 – Hymn by Clement Cotterill Scholefield


I have been through the valley of weeping
     The valley of sorrow and pain
But the "God of all comfort," was with me
     At hand to hold and sustain

As the earth needs the clouds and sunshine,
     Our souls need both sorrow and joy
So He places us oft in the furnace
     The dross from the gold to destroy

When He leads thru some valleys of trouble
     His omnipotent hand we trace
For the trials and sorrows He sends us
    Are part of His lessons in grace

Oft we run from the purging and pruning
    Forgetting the Gardener knows
That the deeper the cutting and trimming
    The richer the cluster that grows

Well He knows that affliction is needed
    He has a wise purpose in view
And in the dark valley He whispers
    "Soon you’ll understand what I do"

As we travel thru life's shadowed valley
    Fresh springs of His love ever rise
And we learn that our sorrows and losses
    Are blessings just sent in disguise

So we'll wherever He leads us
    Let the path be dreary or bright
For we've proved that our God can give comfort
    Our God can give songs in the night




As You Got Up This Morning


Submitted by Sharon

As you got up this morning, I watched you, and hoped you would talk to me, even if it was just a few words, asking my opinion or thanking me for something good that happened in your life yesterday. But I noticed you were too busy, trying to find the right outfit to wear. When you ran around the house getting ready, I knew there would be a few minutes for you to stop and say hello, but you were to busy.

At one point you had to wait fifteen minutes with nothing to do except sit in a chair. Then I saw you spring to your feet. I thought you wanted to talk to me but you ran to the phone and called a friend to get the latest gossip instead. I watched patiently all day long. With all your activities I guess you were too busy to say anything to me.

I noticed that before lunch you looked around, maybe you felt embarrassed to talk to me, that is why you didn't bow your head. You glanced three or four tables over and you noticed some of your friends talking to me briefly before they ate, but you didn't. That's okay. There is still more time left, and I hope that you will talk to me yet.

You went home and it seems as if you had lots of things to do. After a few of them were done, you turned on the TV. I don't know if you like TV or not, just about anything goes there and you spend a lot of time each day in front of it not thinking about anything, just enjoying the show. I waited patiently again as you watched the TV and ate your meal, but again you didn't talk to me.

Bedtime I guess you felt too tired. After you said goodnight to your family you plopped into bed and fell asleep in no time. That's okay because you may not realize that I am always there for you. I've got patience, more than you will ever know.... I even want to teach you how to be patient with others as well.

I love you so much that I wait everyday for a nod, prayer or thought, or a thankful part of your heart. It is hard to have a one-sided conversation.

Well, you are getting up once again. Once again I will wait, with nothing but love for you. Hoping that today you will give me some time. Have a nice day!

Your friend,
GOD

PS - Do you have enough time to send this to another person? If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions. Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father."

Not ashamed – pass this on . . . only if you mean it.

Yes, I do Love God. He is my source of existence and Savior. He keeps me functioning each and everyday. Without Him, I will be nothing.

Without him, I am nothing; but with Him I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. (Phil 4:13)

This is the simplest test .. . . if you Love God, and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he has done for you, send this ...


Black and White TV—Priceless

Submitted by Juanita


OK. We've all reached the TIME when: Remember??Um?? comes into play!!

Feelin' Young Again!
A repeat for many, however here's another "reminder", look. Enjoy

Red Skelton
    
Clem Kadiddlehopper
"Good night and God bless" 



The Honeymooners

Batman
Mickey Mouse Club
Little Rascals



Gene Autry
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show

















The Lone Ranger


Black  and White (Under age 40? You won't understand.) You  could hardly see for all the snow,




Spread the rabbit ears as  far as they go. Pull a chair up to the TV set, 

    'Good Night, David. 
    Good Night, Chet.'  

My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread mayo on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning.

My Mom used to defrost hamburger on  the counter and I used to eat it raw sometimes, too. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag, not in ice pack coolers, but I can't remember getting e..coli...







Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool (talk about boring), no beach closures then.  


The term cell phone would have conjured up a phone in a jail  cell, and a pager was the school PA system. 





We all took gym, not PE...and risked permanent injury with a pair of high top Ked's (only worn in gym) instead of having cross-training athletic shoes with air cushion soles and built in light reflectors.  I can't recall any injuries but they must have happened because they tell us how much safer we are now.


Flunking gym was not an option... even for stupid kids! I guess PE must be much harder than gym.


Speaking of school, we all said prayers and sang the national anthem, and staying in detention after school caught all sorts of negative attention.

We  must have had horribly damaged psyches. What an archaic health system we had then. Remember school nurses? Ours wore a hat and everything.

I thought that I was supposed to accomplish something before I was allowed to be proud of myself.

I just can't recall how bored we were without computers, Play Station, Nintendo, X-box or 270 digital TV cable stations. 

Oh yeah... and where was the Benadryl and sterilization kit when I got that bee sting? I could have been killed!

We played 'king of  the hill' on piles of gravel left on vacant construction sites, and when we got hurt, Mom pulled out the 48-cent bottle of mercurochrome (kids liked it better because it didn't sting like  iodine did) and then we got our butt spanked. 

Now it's a trip to the emergency room, followed by a 10-day dose of a $49 bottle of antibiotics, and then Mom calls the attorney to sue the contractor for leaving a horribly vicious pile of gravel where it was such a threat. 

We didn't act up at the neighbor's house either; because if we did we got our butt spanked there and then we got our butt spanked again when we got home. 

I recall Donny Reynolds from next door coming over and doing his tricks on the front stoop, just before he fell off.

Little did his Mom know that she could have owned our house. Instead, she picked him up and swatted him for being such a goof. It was a neighborhood run a muck.

To top it off, not a single person I knew had ever been told that they were from a dysfunctional family.

How could we possibly have known that we needed to get into group therapy and anger management classes.  



We were obviously so duped by so many societal ills, that we didn't even notice that the entire country wasn't taking Prozac!

How did we ever survive?

LOVE TO ALL OF US WHO SHARED THIS ERA; AND TO  ALL WHO DIDN'T, SORRY FOR WHAT YOU MISSED. I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR  ANYTHING!

Pass this to someone and remember that life's most simple pleasures are very often the best! 



The Workout

The Workout! Submitted by Christy

The Doctor told me I should start an exercise program. Not wanting to harm this old body, I've devised the following:

Beat around the bush

Jump to conclusions

Climb the walls

Wade through the morning paper

Drag my heels

Push my luck

Make Mountains out of mole hills

Hit the nail on the head

Bend over backwards

Jump on the Band Wagon

Run around in circles

Toot my own horn

Pull out all the stops

Add fuel to the fire



What a Workout!!

Rest At Last!!


Windshield Wipers

Submitted by Christy

Next time it rains think of this....

One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick. Suddenly, my daughter, Aspen, spoke up from her relaxed position in her seat. 

"Dad, I'm thinking of something." This announcement usually meant she had been pondering some fact for a while, and was now ready to expound all that her six-year-old mind had discovered. I was eager to hear.

"What are you thinking?" I asked. "The rain! ;" she began, "is like sin, and the windshield wipers are like God wiping our sins away." After the chill bumps raced up my arms I was able to respond.

"That's really good, Aspen." Then my curiosity broke in. How far would this little girl take this revelation?

So I asked... "Do you notice how the rain keeps on coming? What does that tell you?" Aspen didn't hesitate one moment with her answer: "We keep on sinning, and God just keeps on forgiving us."




The Senility Prayer

Submitted by Mark

God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.

What A Wonderful Way To Explain Death

Author Unknown, Submitted by Juanita


A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, “Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.” 

Very quietly, the doctor said, “I don't know.” 

“You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?”

The doctor was holding the handle of the door; On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness. 

Turning to the patient, the doctor said, “Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. 

“He knew nothing except that his master was here,and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear. 

I know little of what is on the other side of death, But I do know one thing – I know my Master is there and that is enough!”

May today there be peace within you. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. 

I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet...


when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. We can't change the wind but we can adjust our sails !



What Kind Of Frog Is This?

Stay Focused

The simple act of attention may cause one to check what they are seeing!


Run curser over the animation to get it moving again if it stops.

Frog Illusion  from  joe-ks.com
(Largest Source of Internet Humour, eh!)

Chaplain Bob Beets' Bleeps


Horse's Butt
(A collection of proverbs and sayings & every other funny thing Chaplain Bob has said one or more times in the pulpit! He might not have been credited with originating them; but the point is he sure did say them from the pulpit!)



Chaplain Bob has long said, "People will get all bent out of shape and offended over his shock treatments during his sermons from the pulpit. But then they will go out and watch a foul mouthed movie from the video store after church while they eat Fried Pastor for lunch!"

Horses's Butt
         There are only two kinds of people in this world: There's the horse's butt who knows he's a horse's butt. And then there's the horse's butt who doesn't know he's a horse's butt; but everybody else around him sure knows he's one!

Do you want to be Happy?
         Do you want to be happy or do you want to be right? Because if you have to be right all the time you are going to end up unhappy and all alone!

Backbiters
         Anything you say—can and will be used against you...

Trust not the flesh
         If I don't trust me (and my flesh;) Why should I trust you? (and your flesh!)

None good
         There's none good—no not one!

God judges me
         I'm not aware of anything I'm doing wrong; but that doesn't validate me—It's God who judges me. (1 Cor 4:4/Message Bible)

Self-Righteous
         What you think of me is not my problem; What I think of you is!

Definition of insanity
         Keep doing things the same old way as always and expecting different results!

Who do you want to be?
         You are today who you wanted to be yesterday; You are today where you wanted to be yesterday!

Titles
         If I have to tell you who I am, then I'm not that person!

Excuses
         You'll go only as far as your excuse.

Opinions
         Everyone's got an opinion; just like everyone has a Bocachi (Place where organic fertilizer comes out!)

Spiritual Power
         Most Christians don't have enough power to blow the fuzz off a peach!

Offenses
         Have as much to do with this world as a dead man! (Col 3:3) You can cuss and kick a dead man and he won't get up and kick you back! You can't offend him.

Failures
         Wherever I'm full of troubles is where I am not full of God—In God's presence there is fullness!

Counseling
         The presenting problem is never the problem. What someone says the problem they are having is not the problem. Listen long enough and you will hear it loud and clear. It's that area where they can't trust God in!

As A Man Thinks
         Overthrow the government of your head (Proverbs 3:5)



Check out Chaplain Beets' websites http://www.desertjoychurch.net
and http://www.walking-prayer.com 

My Dad’s Anecdotes

Submitted by Cousin, Franky Binder
“If money is your only problem you don't have any problems.”

Submitted by Jimmy Hughes
“Nobody ever said it would be easy!” 

“Wait ‘till you have kids!” 

My dad and I were walking along a street downtown one day and there was a woman bent over from arthritis pushing a shopping cart on the opposite side of the street. My dad said, “Whenever you think you've got it bad, there’s always someone that’s got it worse than you.”

If you were a family member or one of the many friends of Joe Hughes then I'm sure you have oodles of anecdotes by this great man! Please share them with the world wide web!

Funny Favorites

Submitted by Juanita

My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God, and I didn't.
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Marriage is a three-ring circus:
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For Sale :
Wedding dress, size 8.
Worn once by mistake.
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There are two times when a man doesn't understand a woman:
Before marriage and after marriage.
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The woman applying for a job in a Florida lemon grove seemed way too qualified for the job. "Look Miss," said the foreman, "have you any actual experience in picking lemons?" "Well, as a matter if fact, yes!" she replied, "I've been divorced three times."
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An old man goes to the Wizard to ask him if he can remove a curse he has been living with for the last 40 years. The Wizard says, "Maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse on you." The old man says without hesitation, "I now pronounce you man and wife."
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I was in the express lane at the store quietly fuming. Completely ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had slipped into the check-out line pushing a cart piled high with groceries. Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come forward looked into the cart and asked sweetly, "So which six items would you like to buy?" Wouldn't it be great if that happened more often?
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Because they had no reservations at a busy restaurant, my elderly neighbor and his wife were told there would be a 45-minute wait for a table. "Young man, we're both 90 years old," the husband said "We may not have 45 minutes." They were seated immediately.
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The reason congressmen try so hard to get re-elected is that they would hate to have to make a living under the laws they've passed.
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All eyes were on the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle. They reached the altar and the waiting groom; the bride kissed her father and placed something in his hand. The guests in the front pews responded with ripples of laughter. Even the priest smiled broadly. As her father gave her away in marriage, the bride gave him back his credit card.
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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
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Three friends from the local congregation were asked, "When you're in your casket, and friends and congregation members are mourning over you, what would you like them to say?"

Artie said: "I would like them to say I was a wonderful husband, a fine spiritual leader, and a great family man."

Eugene commented: "I would like them to say I was a wonderful teacher and servant of God who made a huge difference in people's lives."

Al said: "I'd like them to say, "Look, he's moving!"
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Smith climbs to the top of Mt. Sinai to get close enough to talk to God. Looking up, he asks the Lord... "God, what does a million years mean to you?" The Lord replies, "A minute." Smith asks, "And what does a million dollars mean to you?" The Lord replies, "A penny." Smith asks, "Can I have a penny?" The Lord replies, "In a minute."
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A man goes to a shrink and says, "Doctor, my wife is unfaithful to me. Every evening, she goes to Larry's bar and picks up men. In fact, she sleeps with anybody who asks her! I'm going crazy. What do you think I should do?" "Relax," says the Doctor, "take a deep breath and calm down. Now, tell me, exactly where Larry's bar is?"
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John was on his deathbed and gasped pitifully, "Give me one last request, dear," "Of course, John," his wife said softly. "Six months after I die," he said, "I want you to marry Bob." "But I thought you hated Bob," she said. With his last breath John said, "I do!"
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The man says to the Rabbi, "Rabbi, something terrible is happening and I have to talk to you about it." The Rabbi asked, "What's wrong?" The man replied, "My wife is poisoning me." The Rabbi, very surprised by this, asks, "How can that be?" The man then pleads, "I'm telling you, I'm certain she's poisoning me, what should I do?"

The Rabbi then offers, "Tell you what. Let me talk to her, I'll see what I can find out and I'll let you know." A week later the Rabbi calls the man and says, "Well, I spoke to your wife. I spoke to her on the phone for three hours. You want my advice?" The man said yes and the Rabbi replied, "Take the poison."