In a particular PEANUTS cartoon, the team “statistician” brings Charlie Brown, the manager, his report.
“I’ve compiled the statistics on our baseball team for last season,” Linus says. “In 12 games we ALMOST scored a run and in 9 games the other team ALMOST didn’t score before the first out. In right field, Lucy ALMOST caught 3 balls and once ALMOST made the right play.”
“We led the league,” he concludes, “in ‘ALMOSTS,’ Charlie Brown.” Continue reading
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It happened 120 years ago. On September 7, 1892, James J. Corbett won the first heavyweight championship prize-fight in which the contestants used boxing gloves. Corbett won the match against John L. Sullivan with a knockout in the twenty-first round. That’s right the 21st round! However three-year earlier Corbett had to go 27 rounds, boxing with bare knuckles, to defeat fellow hall-of-famer Joe Choynski.
James J. Corbett also had a way with words. Knowing his background, we can appreciate them even better when he said: Continue reading
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John Mason wrote a fine little book entitled “Conquering an Enemy Called Average.” Each chapter is only two pages, but it is filled with wonderful nuggets of wisdom. In chapter 42 he simply lists some things we should be. In looking at these again I noticed how each one involves a Biblical command or principle. So, I’ve added some verses to these for your consideration and encouragement. Continue reading
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Do you know what these people have in common? Nick Skelton? Taylor Ritzel? Kayla Harrison? Vincent Hancock? Kristin Armstrong? Continue reading
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During the past three weeks in Kansas City, we’ve met a lot of new people. Especially those in our church family at Hickman Mills. As you to get to know people, and build relationships, one of the first questions often asked is “Where do you work?” Sometimes we simply ask, “What do you do?” And it is understood that you asking about their job, profession or business. Continue reading
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Alan Smith tells the story that during a confrontation between Malaysia and Indonesia in 1964, a group of Gurkhas from Nepal were asked if they would be willing to jump from transport planes into combat if the need arose. The Gurkhas had the right to turn down the request because they had never been trained as paratroopers. Continue reading
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“It’s been crazy. I can’t understand why everyone wants to talk to me,” said Meghan Vogel. “It’s strange to have people telling me that this was such a powerful act of kindness and using words like ‘humanity.’ It’s weird. I don’t consider myself a hero. I just did what I knew was right and what I was supposed to do.”
So, what did Meghan do that made her an overnight media sensation?
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Tonight as I write this post for Tuesday’s blog I am surrounded by stuff. Over 250 boxes of stuff! Well, that is what happens when you’re married for 43 years! You acquire a lot of stuff. Allied has estimated that we have over 20,000 pounds of stuff. And what is this stuff? Continue reading
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Today I had my lanai and screens power washed. I watched in amazement as the screens had that film of mildew, dust and dirt washed off. What a difference. This was something I knew that I needed done, but didn’t realize how badly it was needed. Continue reading
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Today I’ve been thinking about Abraham. You know Abram in the Old Testament. The one that God called and said, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you” (Gen 12:1). Have you ever thought about how Abraham managed to move? Continue reading
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