A nine-year-old boy asked ChatGPT, “Is yo’ mama so dumb that when she went to sleep, she put a ruler behind her pillow to see how long she slept?”
The chatbot replied, “I’m sorry, but as an AI language model I don’t have a ‘mama’ or the ability to feel insulted.” Continue reading
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In 1783, after the American Revolution, George Washington stood before Congress and voluntarily resigned his military commission.
Many expected Washington to become America’s ruler. In fact, King George III reportedly remarked that if Washington willingly gave up power and returned to private life, “he will be the greatest man in the world.” Continue reading
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A strong young man at a construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone in a feat of strength. He made a special case of making fun of one of the older workmen.
After several minutes, the older worker had had enough.
“Why don’t you put your money where your mouth is?” he said. “I’ll bet a week’s wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to that building that you won’t be able to wheel back.” Continue reading
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You may have seen Daniel Lubetzky on Shark Tank, introduced as the founder and CEO of KIND.
You’ve probably seen KIND bars in the snack aisle at the grocery store.
But did you know the story behind KIND? Continue reading
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I recently read about a missionary working overseas who was invited into the home of new converts. Before the meal, one of the Christians quietly explained that many former idol worshipers in the village still associated certain foods with pagan ceremonies.
The missionary could have insisted on his liberty. After all, he knew idols were nothing. But for the sake of tender consciences and fragile faith, he gladly refrained. Continue reading
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William Barclay tells a story about British writer Bernard Newman, who once stayed in a Bulgarian peasant’s home. During his visit, the daughter sat quietly, stitching a dress from morning until night.
Curious, Newman asked, “Don’t you ever get tired of that endless sewing?” Continue reading
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I haven’t counted them, but Bible commentator Warren Wiersbe notes that the Jews identified 613 commandments in the Old Law—248 positive and 365 negative.
Supposedly, they had also divided the commandments into two basic categories: “heavy” or important commandments and “light” or unimportant commandments. Thus, one could focus on the “heavy commandments” and not worry as much about the “light” ones. Continue reading
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“Are you a good person?”
According to an online article by Kelly Allen and discussed in detail on Twitter and Reddit, there is an easy way to tell. Continue reading
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My preaching colleague and fellow Hoosier, Max Dawson, posted a piece on facebook a few months ago from his column “Pontiacs, Points, and Proverbs.”
Max is a “car guy” and loves to share various stories about cars and use them as a springboard to make a spiritual application. This one teaches a lesson that parallels one of Jesus’ parables. Continue reading
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Good Samaritan Hospital. Good Samaritan Clinic. Good Samaritan Society. Good Samaritan Inn. Good Samaritan Community. Good Samaritan Church.
Good Samaritan Academy.
All of the above plus Samaritan’s Purse, Samaritan Project, Samaritan Ministry and many more institutions of mercy derive their name from today’s text and its hero, identified for all time as “The Good Samaritan.” Continue reading
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