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Fixing A Flat -
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There was this fellow from UNC who had a flat tire.
He pulled off on the side of the road, jumped out of
his car, walked down the hillside and picked a bunch
of wildflowers, and proceeded to put one bouquet
of the flowers in front of the car and one behind it.
Then he got back in the car to wait.

A passerby studied the scene as he drove by and was
so curious he turned around and went back. He asked
the fellow what the problem was. The man replied,
"I have a flat tarr."

In response the passerby asked, "But what's with the flowers?

The man responded, "When you break down the State
of North Carolina
tells you to put flares in the front and
flares in the back! I never did understand
it neither cause
the tarr is still flat."





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On her deathbed an American author was said to have asked, "What's the
answer?" Then after a long silence, "What is the question?" Whether
seeking an absolute or holding that truth is an illusion, it seems a
fitting place to start. What is the question?

The questions on the hearts and minds of the world at this point range
from cynical and devious to desperate and heartfelt. Some genuinely seek
answers while others are aimed more at testing the answerer. But this is
nothing new.

Hearing of Solomon's great fame and of his relation to the name of the
Lord, the Queen of Sheba planned a trip to Jerusalem, bringing with her
royal entourage and kingly offerings all of the questions she wanted
answered. Whether she was coming to the king known as the wisest man in
the world to test him with riddles and mysteries, or to find hope and
coherence in a confusing world is uncertain. But the book that reveals
the sovereign rule of God through the lives of Israel's rulers says of the
queen's interrogation: "Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too
hard for the king to explain" (1 Kings 10:3).

In a world that isn't sure what the questions are, much less that the
answers can be something to hold on to, this is a significant scene to
take in. Whether the queen had questions behind her questions or venom
behind her questions, Solomon treated her inquiries as reverently as he
treated the queen herself. And Scripture conveys, "she was overwhelmed,"
literally meaning, "there was no more wind in her" (10:5).

Most of us are not known for reputations of unflinching wisdom and
alluring opulence like King Solomon. The questions that bombard
Christianity and lives of faith are often asked with heated words and
intimidating contexts. More often than not it seems we are the ones who
are left overwhelmed. And yet the Apostle Peter instructs, "Always be
prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for
the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect" (1 Peter
3:15).

The hand of God in Solomon's story is one we do well to remember. When
Solomon first asked God for wisdom, he asked with a knowledge of God's
greatness and an understanding of his desperate need for Him. "Give me an
understanding mind" he prayed, "for who by himself is able to govern this
great nation of yours?" Responding to the questions on the hearts of our
world must grow out of our response to the heart of God.

Catching her breath, the queen said to Solomon: "Praise be to the LORD
your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel"
(10:9). The queen saw in Solomon the greatness of his God. She saw that
it was his God who put him exactly where he was in life and wisdom. And
she saw in Solomon the evidence of God's love for Solomon himself and the
people he ruled.

The LORD your God is who He says He is. By his Spirit, whether the
questions of our world are known or unknown, voiced or unvoiced, we hold
in Christ an answer for the hope that is within us. Jill Carattini

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Many tender-minded Christians fear to sin against love by daring to inquire
into anything that comes wearing the cloak of Christianity and breathing the
name of Jesus. They dare not examine the credentials of the latest prophet
to hit their town lest they be guilty of rejecting something which may be of
God. . . .This is supposed to indicate a high degree of spirituality. But in
sober fact it indicates no such thing. It may indeed be evidence of the
absence of the Holy Spirit.

Gullibility is not synonymous with spirituality. Faith is not a mental habit
leading its possessor to open his mouth and swallow everything that has
about it the color of the supernatural. Faith keeps its heart open to
whatever is of God, and rejects everything that is not of God, however
wonderful it may be.

³Try the spirits² is a command of the Holy Spirit to the church (1 John
4:1). We may sin as certainly by approving the spurious as by rejecting the
genuine. . . .To appraise things with a heart of love and then to act on the
results is an obligation resting upon every Christian in the world.

--A.W. Tozer






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Danger:

Eritrea:
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Uzbekistan:
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OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
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1) trumpery trumperee (noun)
: something worthless or useless, often something showy
that seems appealing at first glance (i.e. Kerry for Pres.)

Fifteenth century. From French tromperie "trickery,"
from tromper "to deceive," of unknown origin.

Although the jewels looked like trumpery from a distance,
we realized when we got a closer look that it was just
cheap imitation jewelry.

2) dulcify dulse fii (transitive verb)
: to make something agreeable, especially to the senses
(literary)

Late 16th century. From Latin dulcificare, literally, "to
make sweet," from dulcis "sweet."

They dulcified the temperature in the room by turning
on the air conditioning.







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Without geometry, life is pointless.




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These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness,
the ruler of God's creation. "Here I am! I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will
come in and eat with him, and he with Me. --Revelation 3:14 & 20






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The bonds of matrimony are a good
investment, only when the interest is
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Faith Belongs in Politics


“Faith belongs in politics,” writes Steven Waldman in an article for
National Review Online entitled, “Religious, and Right.” Waldman is
responding to Ron Reagan’s speech at the Democratic Convention in which
Reagan complained that in the case of embryonic-stem-cell research, “the
theology of the few” was dictating policy, an echo of John Kerry’s earlier
statement when he explained how he could believe that life begins at
conception but still be pro-choice. “I can’t take my Catholic belief, my
article of faith, and legislate it on a Protestant or a Jew or an atheist,”
Kerry said. What Kerry and Reagan and many others on the left and
libertarian right contend is that it’s okay to have beliefs as long as one
doesn’t “impose” that theology on others.2

First of all, it appears that those who use the word “impose”
simply disagree with the belief of their opponent. As Waldman points out,
“since most of these issues are decided democratically [in politics] it is
by definition impossible to impose one’s religious views on someone else.”
Furthermore, it’s impossible to impose one’s religious views any more than
we impose any other kind of view. Anyone who is alive and thinking has
principles they care about. And, presumably, the candidate who wins has
the privilege of imposing his views on all those people who voted for the
loser.3 Reagan would certainly impose his view about using fetuses for
stem-cell research on anybody he could influence. Furthermore, that view
is religious in nature since it’s foundationally about the value of life. One
could suggest that Kerry’s supposed pro-life position is relatively
meaningless since he would swing toward pro-choice, imposing that view
(which one could suggest must really be his view) on a great many people
who are genuinely, by conviction and practice, pro-life.

Let’s not be confused. Regardless of how the media represents
these issues, the left has as strong a belief system as the right, one they
rigorously want to impose on all who will listen. Faith is an inherent part
of all of life, including politics, even if that faith is placed only in
human beings and their social programs. Even the hatred of an opponent is a
belief system.

Interestingly enough, however, as Waldman points out, the
Founding Fathers thought religion was important to a functioning democracy
because it would subdue passions and guarantee that people would listen to
each other. In his farewell address, George Washington said, “Reason and
experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in
exclusion of religious principle.”

It is incumbent upon us as Christians to understand that what we
believe is the center of our lives. We cannot be afraid of the accusation
that we are imposing our beliefs; on the other hand, we must rise above the
laziness of depending on our Christian identity and seek to persuade others
wisely and articulately. Faith belongs in politics. Rosalie de Rosset
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Two UNC girls were talking to each other
and one couldn't help but notice how pretty
and beautiful the others skin was. So she
asked her outright what made her skin so
soft and beautiful.

"Well.. once a week I fill a bathtub up
with milk and just soak in it."

So the UNC student went to a farm and spoke to
the farmer. "I'd like a lot of milk."

"How much?" asked the farmer.

"Well quite a lot because I'm going to soak in it."

He asked, "Pasturized?" "No...just up to my neck."







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GUYS AND SEX
by Dr. J. Budziszewski

Some guys want to go too far with girls, if only they can
rationalize it. Theo's not making it easy for them.

http://www.boundless.org/2002_2003/departments/theophilus/a0000727.html

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Bad dreams? Freud thinks he knows what they mean.
But Christianity has a bigger picture.

http://www.boundless.org/2002_2003/features/a0000732.html
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*Latin Lesson*

"Domino vobiscum."
(The pizza guy's here.)

"Sharpei diem."
(Seize the Wrinkled Dog.)

"Motorolus interruptus."
(Hold on, I'm going into a tunnel.)

"Bodicus mutilatimus, unemploymi forevercus."
(Better take the nose ring out before the job interview.)

"Nunc Tutus Exitus Computarus."
(It's Now Safe To Turn Off Your Computer.)

"Tempo Waturim."
(I drove my Ford off a bridge.)

"Litigata Ergo Sum."
("I sue, therefore I am." - John Edwards)

"Et tu, pluribus unum?"
(The government just stabbed me in the back!)









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Howdy says: "FORWARD TO FRIENDS & YOUR MAMA!"
First Published In Last Century - July 26,1997
Thought For The OPEN Mind - Humor From American Culture

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After a UNC grad moved from Chapel Hill to a city suburb,
a fellow passenger on a train asked how he liked it in the country.

"It was difficult at first," the man replied, "but it's a
lot better since I got myself a paramour."

The passenger was astonished. "A paramour?" he said. "Does
your wife know?"

"Sure," said the UNC grad. "Why should she care how I cut
the lawn."







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Making rounds one morning, a doctor points out
an X-ray to a group of UNC medical students.

"As you can see," he says, "the patient limps because
his left fibula and tibia are radically arched.

Bernie, what would you do in a case like this?"

"Hmmnn...," ponders the student, "Yes... I suppose I'd limp too."







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A UNC grad was complaining to her friend about constantly being called
a dumb college grad. Her friend tells her, "Do something to prove them
wrong! Why don't you learn all the state capitals or something?"

The UNC grad thinks this is a great idea, and locks herself up for two
weeks studying.

The next party she goes to, some guy is making dumb UNC grad comments
to her. She gets all indignant and claims, "I'm NOT a dumb UNC grad. In
fact, I can name ALL the state capitals!"

The guy doesn't believe her, so she dares him to test her in front of
everyone. He says "Okay, what's the Capital of Montana?"

The UNC grad tosses her hair in triumph and says, "That's easy! It's M!"
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One day a State Trooper was pulling off an expressway
near UNC. When he turned onto the street at the end of the
ramp, he noticed someone at a chicken place getting into
his car. The driver placed the bucket of chicken on top of
his car, got in and drove off with the bucket still on top
of his car.

So the trooper decides to pull him over and perform a com-
munity service by giving the driver his chicken. So he
pulled him over, walked up to the car, pulled the bucket
off the roof and offered it to the driver. The driver looks
at the trooper and says, "No thanks, I just bought some."







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CAN WAR BE JUSTIFIED?
by Prof J. Budziszewski

Christians through the centuries have had ideas on
when war is right, when it's wrong, and what the
rules are. Theo's teaching a refresher course.

http://www.boundless.org/2002_2003/regulars/office_hours/a0000733.html
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Is This True???


THE LITTLE RASCALS (SAD END):

Carl Switzer, better known to us all as the high-pitched crooner Alfalfa,
died in 1959 at 31 from gunshot wounds after a heated dispute over $50.00.

Darla Hood, the female lead who played the sweet-tempered character of the
same name, contracted hepatitis after a minor operation, passing on at age
47.

Norman Chaney, who played the lovable Chubby, died at the tender age of 22
after a gland operation caused his normal weight of 300+ pounds to plummet
to a deadly 136.

William Robert Laughlin, the gravelly-voiced Froggy, succumbed after a
motorcycle accident at age 16.

Robert Hutchins, whose character was Wheezer, was killed in a military
airplane accident.

William Thomas, better known as Buckwheat, died prematurely at age 49
from a heart attack.

And lastly, even Petie the Pup, the Gang's beloved mascot, died tragically.
He was poisoned.

Makes you think, doesn't it?

(Ref: AMC website)


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But these are written so that you may
believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the
Son of God, and that by believing in
Him you will have life. Jn 20:31

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call on Him while He is near. Let the
wicked forsake his way and the evil
man his thoughts. Let him turn to the
Lord, and He will have mercy on him,
and to our God, for He will freely
pardon. "For My thoughts are not
your thoughts, neither are your ways
My ways," declares the Lord. "As the
heavens are higher than the earth, so
are My ways higher than your ways
and My thoughts than your thoughts.
As the rain and the snow come down
from heaven, and do not return to it
without watering the earth and making
it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed
for the sower and bread for the eater,
so is My word that goes out from My
mouth: It will not return to Me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire and
achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
You will go out in joy and be led forth
in peace; the mountains and hills will
burst into song before you, and all the
trees of the field will clap their hands.
Instead of the thornbush will grow the
pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle
will grow. This will be for the Lord's
renown, for an everlasting sign, which
will not be destroyed." Is 55

O Lord, you have searched me and you
know me. You know when I sit and when
I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying
down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue you know
it completely, O Lord. You hem me in -
behind and before; you have laid your
hand upon me. Such knowledge is too
wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where
can I flee from your presence? If I go up
to the heavens, you are there; if I make
my bed in the depths, you are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.

If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide
me and the light become night around
me," even the darkness will not be dark
to you; the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you. For you
created my inmost being; you knit me
together in my mother's womb. I praise
you because I am fearfully and wonderfully
made; your works are wonderful, I know
that full well. My frame was not hidden
from you when I was made in the secret
place. When I was woven together in the
depths of the earth, your eyes saw my
unformed body. All the days ordained
for me were written in your book before
one of them came to be.

How precious to me are your thoughts,
O God! How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them, they would
outnumber the grains of sand. When
I awake, I am still with you. Search me,
O God, and know my heart; test me
and know my anxious thoughts. See
if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Ps 139

But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up,
that I may show My power in you, and that My
Name may be declared in all the earth. Ex 9:16


When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small:
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
- - Isaac Watts


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