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At a Touchdown Club meeting many years ago, Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant told the following story: “I had just been named the new head coach at Alabama and was off in my old car down in South Alabama recruiting a prospect who was supposed to have been a pretty good player, and I was having […]
Continue ReadingAN OLD WOMAN WALKED UP AND TIED HER OLD MULE TO THE HITCHING POST. AS SHE STOOD THERE, BRUSHING SOME OF THE DUST FROM HER FACE AND CLOTHES, A YOUNG GUNSLINGER STEPPED OUT OF THE SALOON WITH A GUN IN ONE HAND AND A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY IN THE OTHER. THE YOUNG GUNSLINGER LOOKED AT […]
Continue ReadingA father said to his daughter: You graduated with honors, here is a car that I acquired many years ago. But before I give it to you, take it to the used car lot downtown and tell them I want to sell it and see how much they offer you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The daughter went to the […]
Continue ReadingFor a good discussion of what the Gospel of Thomas is read The Gospel of Thomas: Jesus Said What? The text below was extracted from BAS here. 114 sayings of Jesus as translated by Stephen J. Patterson and James M. Robinson and republished from The Gnostic Society Library. These are the hidden words that the […]
Continue ReadingMoses: The Private Man Behind the Public Leaderby J. Daniel Hays Moses’ Egyptian Nameby Ogden Goelet Moses: From Vigilante to Lawgiverby William H.C. Propp Why Moses Could Not Enter The Promised Landby William H.C. Propp In Death as in Life: What the Biblical Portraits of Moses, Aaron and Miriam Shareby Erica S. Brown
Continue Reading“I want to believe freely and be a slave to the authority of no one, of a council, a university, or pope. I will confidently confess what appears to me to be true whether it has been asserted by a Catholic or a heretic, whether it has been approved or reproved by a council.” Martin […]
Continue ReadingMy husband and I went through the McDonald’s driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c. She said, ‘you gave me too much money.’ I said, ‘Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.’ She sighed and […]
Continue ReadingCOLUMBINE STUDENT’S FATHER 12 YEARS LATER !! Guess our national leaders didn’t expect this. On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of […]
Continue ReadingA father used to say to his children when they were young: When you all reach the age of 12 I will tell you the secret of life. One day when the oldest turned 12, he anxiously asked his father what was the secret of life. The father replied that he was going to tell […]
Continue ReadingI used to be able to do cartwheels. Now I tip over putting on my underwear. I hate it when I see an old person and then realize we went to high school together. I told my wife she should embrace her mistakes… so she hugged me. My wife says I only have 2 faults. […]
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