SERMON A pastor, known for his lengthy sermons, no
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SERMON A pastor, known for his lengthy sermons, no
All Rights Reserved © 2015 SERMON A pastor, known for his lengthy sermons, noticed a man get up and leave during the middle of his message. The man returned just before the conclusion of the service. Afterwards the pastor asked the man where he had gone. "I went to get a haircut," was the reply. "But," said the pastor, "why didn't you do that before the service?" "Because," the gentleman said, "I didn't need one then." Live to be 100? When a grandmother was in her late eighties, she decided to move. As part of the preparations, she went to see her doctor and get all her charts. The doctor asked her how she was doing, so she gave him the litany of complaints - this hurts, that's stiff, I'm tired and slower, etc. He responded with, "Mrs. Siegel, you have to expect things to start deteriorating. After all, who wants to live to 100?" The grandmother looked him straight in the eye and replied, "Anyone who's 99." PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED WEEKLY BY PASSTIMES OF ARIZONA, LLC - [email protected] - 480.983.9143 WE COULD CERTAINLY SLOW THE AGING PROCESS DOWN IF IT HAD TO WORK ITS WAY THROUGH CONGRESS. -WILL ROGERS TABLE GRACE The young boy had only heard his grandfather pray at Thanksgiving, Easter, and other special occasions; when he, typically, said a long prayer over the food. One night, after a fun camp-out and fishing trip, grandfather (to our son's surprise) asked a very brief blessing on the food. WITHOUT PRAYER, THE EYES OF OUR UNDERSTANDING ARE BLINDED With a gleam in his eye, our son grinned at his Grandfather and said, "You don't pray so long when you're hungry, do you Grandpa?" GOLF PRAYER A young man is playing golf with a priest. At a short hole the priest asks, "What are you going to use on this hole son?" The young man says, "An eight iron, father. How about you?" The priest says, "I'm going to hit a soft seven and pray." The young man hits his eight iron and puts the ball on the green. The priest tops his 7 iron and dribbles the ball out a few yards. The young man says, "I don't know about you father, but in my church when we pray, we keep our head down." SOMETIMES, WHEN I FORGET HOW TO SPELL A WORD, I’LL CHANGE A WHOLE SENTENCE TO AVOID USING IT ARE YOU A PSYCHOPATH? This is not a trick question. Read this question, come up with a response before looking at the answer below. A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met a guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing. She believed him to be her dream guy so much, that she fell in love with him right there, but never asked for his number and could not find him. A few days later she killed her sister. Question: What is her motive for killing her sister? Give this some thought before you answer. If you answered correctly, you think like a psychopath. Answer: She was hoping the guy would appear at the funeral again. This was a question in a test by a famous American psychologist used to test if one has the same mentality as a killer. Many arrested serial killers took part in the exam and answered the question correctly. If you didn't answer the question correctly, good for you. If you answered correctly.... TRUST IN GOD BUT TIE YOUR CAMEL 2016 IS JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AWAY AND I STILL THINK 2002 WAS ONLY A FEW OF YEARS AGO IT IS IMPORTANT TO SPEND LESS TIME ON HOW WE LOOK AND MORE TIME ON HOW WE SEE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD WHO DO NOT LOVE THEIR FELLOW MAN, AND I HATE PEOPLE LIKE THAT! YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND GREED AT THE SAME TIME COURAGE IS RESISTANCE TO FEAR, MASTERY OF FEAR- NOT ABSENCE OF FEAR I HAVE THE ATTENTION SPAN OF A LIGHTNING BOLT TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. DON’T WORSHIP YOUR MONEY WHILE YOUR BROTHER STARVES * On Nov. 10, 1775, during the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passes a resolution that "two Battalions of Marines be raised" for service as landing forces for the Continental Navy. The date is now observed as the birth date of the United States Marine Corps. * On Nov. 13, 1850, Robert Louis Stevenson, author of "Treasure Island" and "Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," is born in Scotland. He pursued a career as a writer, but his decision alienated his parents, who expected him to follow the family trade of lighthouse keeping. * On Nov. 15, 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City, making up-tothe-minute prices available to investors around the country. Since the New York Stock Exchange's founding in 1792, information had traveled by mail or messenger. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER YOU WIN OR LOSE; WHAT MATTERS IS WHETHER I WIN OR LOSE * On Nov. 14, 1900, composer Aaron Copland is born in Brooklyn, New York. Copland was responsible for the creation of some of the 20th century's most beloved and enduring works of classical music, such the Pulitzer Prizewinning "Appalachian Spring" (1944). * On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892. Today, an estimated 40 percent of all Americans can trace their roots through Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor. * On Nov. 11, 1978, on the Georgia set of "The Dukes of Hazzard," a stuntman launches the iconic 1969 Dodge Charger named the General Lee off a makeshift dirt ramp and over a police car. More than 300 different General Lees were used in the CBS TV series. * On Nov. 9, 1989, East German officials open the Berlin Wall, allowing travel from East to West Berlin. The following day, celebrating Germans began to tear down the wall, the defining symbol of the Cold War. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc. WITH HIGH HEALTH COSTS, IT'S NOW IMPOSSIBLE TO BE ILL AT EASE DO YOU WISH YOUR SOUL TO BE SAVED? THEN REMEMBER, YOU MUST CHOOSE WHO YOU WILL SERVE Answers 1. Blue tang 2. William Henry Harrison served only one month in office. 3. The Code of Hammurabi (Babylonian) was inscribed around 1750 B.C. 4. Groucho Marx (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc. 5. Brazil 6. Speaks pompously at length 7. 23 days covering about 2,200 miles 8. Sandra Day O'Connor 9. Maine 10. Oscar the Grouch BOOKS ARE A WAY FOR THE DEAD TO TALK TO THE LIVING 1. MOVIES: What kind of fish is Dory in "Finding Nemo"? 2. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. president served the shortest term? 3. HISTORY: What is the earliest written system of laws known to us? 4. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: What 20th-century comedian once said, "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies"? 5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest country in South America? 6. LANGUAGE: What’s it mean when someone "bloviates"? 7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How long is the Tour de France bicycle race? 8. FIRSTS: Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court? 9. U.S. STATES: Which state is the "The Pine Tree" state? 10. TELEVISION: Which Muppet character lives in a garbage can on "Sesame Street"? ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE. MOST OF US NEED MORE REHEARSALS IF I COULD WISH FOR A PERFECT LIFE, IT’D BE TEMPTING, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO DECLINE, FOR LIFE WOULD NO LONGER TEACH ME ANYTHING IN THE GAME OF LIFE, HEREDITY DEALS THE HAND, AND SOCIETY MAKES THE RULES; BUT YOU STILL PLAY YOUR OWN CARDS THE ONLY WAY TO BE FREE IS TO LIMIT YOURSELF MY LIFE DOES HAVE A SUPERB CAST BUT, FOR THE LIFE OF ME, I CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PLOT WITHOUT GOD, THE CORRUPTION OF HUMAN NATURE IS INEVITABLE DON'T LOOK CONSPICUOUS, IT DRAWS FIRE IF THEY OUTLAW GUNS DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN USE SWORDS? BLUE WATER VETS AND AGENT ORANGE --- The Department of Veterans Affairs decided long ago that for a Vietnam veteran to have been exposed to Agent Orange, he or she would have had to actually step foot on land. For those veterans, the VA developed a list of presumptive illnesses -among them peripheral neuropathy, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer and more -- for which it would pay disability benefits. "Blue water" veterans -- on ships offshore in deep-water harbors -- got nothing. Here and there an individual claim would be approved for those who had docked and set foot on land or were on patrol boats on inland waters. The Institute of Medicine was asked to determine if blue water veterans could somehow have been exposed to Agent Orange even if they never left the ship, determine the possible method of transmission and compare them to troops on the ground. The IOM committee held three open meetings, the last aboard the USS Midway, now a museum in San Diego. What members specifically wanted to see: the distillation plants. Navy ships had their own drinking-water supply systems, converting seawater to drinking water. And where did that water go? Everywhere. It was used for drinking, cooking, laundry, showers and making coffee. The IOM called it a "plausible pathway of exposure." It concurred with an Australian study that concluded the distillation plants "had the potential to enrich" the concentrations from the source water to the drinking water on the other end. The IOM couldn't, however, determine whether blue water veterans had a higher or lower level of risk than those who served on land or traversed the inland waterways. The VA estimates that of the 80,000 living blue water veterans, about 40,000 have been found eligible for benefits, while about 20,000 have been denied benefits. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc. IF I AGREED WITH YOU WE WOULD BOTH BE WRONG IT IS BY FAITH, SIMPLE FAITH IN CHRIST AS OUR SAVIOR AND REDEEMER, THAT PEOPLE’S SOULS ARE MADE FREE THERE NEVER WAS BUT ONE WAY TO HEAVEN: JESUS CHRIST WAS AND IS THAT WAY SOMETIMES I GET ROAD RAGE JUST PUSHING A SHOPPING CART AT THE GROCERY STORE DUMB LAWS - ALASKA Moose may not be viewed from an airplane It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited TWO PEOPLE SHORTEN A ROAD State policy states that emergencies are held to a minimum and rarely found to exist Kangaroos are not allowed in barber shops at any time In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they are moose hunting Fairbanks: It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose Fairbanks: A law in Fairbanks does not allow moose to make love on city streets Speaking to a moose, real or imagined, on a public street while intoxicated, is cause for dismissal from any public office.