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What The Bible Says - Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

What The Bible Says Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

From Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam

What The Bible Says Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

When life throws “stuff” in your way, you get creative or else. This video is a great example of Navy creativity and Marine training. With these guys, there a solution to every problem. In this case, for this Marine Corps pilot trying to land his Harrier AV-8B jet on the USS Bataan with its front landing gear not functioning, that solution is a “stool.” But Capt. William Mahoney has to rely on his training, his skill, and his nerves to bring this bird back to the nest safely.
 

Dennis Swanberg speaks to the attendees of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico's State Evangelism Conference held Jan. 31st thru Feb. 2nd. Dr. Swanberg's message was "I'm an 8 track guy in and IPod world".

Today's category: DrunksGive Me A Push? ? ? ? ? ? A man is in bed with his wife when there is a rat-a-tat-tat on the door. He rolls over and looks at his clock, and it's half past three in the morning. "I'm not getting out of bed at this time," he thinks, and rolls over.? ? ? ? ? ? Then, a louder knock follows. "Aren't you going to answer that?" says his wife.? ? ? ? ? ? So he drags himself out of bed and goes downstairs. He opens the door and there is man standing at the door. It didn't take the homeowner long to realize the man was drunk.? ? ? ? ? ? "Hi there," slurs the stranger. "Can you give me a push?"? ? ? ? ? ? "No, get lost. It's half past three. I was in bed," says the man and he slams the door. He goes back up to bed and tells his wife what happened.? ? ? ? ? ? "Dave, that wasn't very nice of you," she says.? ? ? ? ? ? "Remember that night we broke down in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up from the babysitter, and you had to knock on that man's house to get us started again? What would have happened if he'd told us to get lost?"? ? ? ? ? ? "But the guy was drunk," says the husband.? ? ? ? ? ? "It doesn't matter," says the wife. "He needs our help and it would be the Christian thing to help him." So the husband gets out of bed again, gets dressed, and goes downstairs. He opens the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouts, "Hey, do you still want a push?" And he hears a voice cry out, "Yeah, please." So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouts,? ? ? ? ? ? "Where are you?"? ? ? ? ? ? "I'm over here," the stranger replies, "on your swing."View hundreds more jokes online.Email this joke to a friend

Pastors and religious liberty advocates worry the government's effort to manage religion will bring tighter control.Operating a church in Vietnam just became even more difficult thanks to new government regulations that went into effect over the weekend. Under Decree 95, the government will now require religious groups to submit financial records and allow local government officials to suspend religious activities for unspecified “serious violations.”Nguyen Ti Dinh of Vietnam’s religious affairs committee said the guidelines will improve how the government manages religion by implementing uniform measures for the 2018 Law on Belief and Religion, which requires religious groups to register with the government. Observers believe the decree is Vietnam’s attempt to demonstrate to the international community that it is trying to increase religious liberty and to get off the US State Department’s Special Watch List for countries engaged in religious freedom violations.Yet religious liberty advocates and local church leaders believe the new rules will do the opposite. Instead of making it easier to register churches, the government is requiring more oversight and control. If the Vietnamese government is trying to show the international community that it is serious about religious freedom, noted Hien Vu, Vietnam program manager of the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE), it needs to explain how the new policy would achieve that.“With this decree, it’s like Vietnam shot themselves in the foot,” Vu said.The Southeast Asian country, where Christians make up 8 percent of the population, is ranked No. 35 in the Open Doors’ list of most difficult countries to be a Christian. While Christians can worship freely in bigger cities, believers among ethnic minority groups and in rural areas still face ...Continue reading...

Today's category: DoctorsMount Sainai Hospital? ? ? ? ? ? A woman called Mount Sainai Hospital. She said "Mount Sainai Hospital? Hello, Darling. I'd like to talk with the person who gives the information about the patients. But I don't want to know if the patient is better or doing like expected, or worse. I want all the information from top to bottom, from A to Z."? ? ? ? ? ? The voice on the other line said "Would you hold the line please, that's a very unusual request." Then a very authoritative voice came on and said, "Are you the lady who is calling about one of the patients?"? ? ? ? ? ? She said: "Yes, darling! I'd like to know the information about Sarah Finkel in Room 302."? ? ? ? ? ? He said "Finkel. Finkel. Let me see. Farber, Feinberg -- Finkel. Oh yes, Mrs. Finkel is doing very well. In fact, she's had two full meals, her doctor says if she continues improving as she is, he is going to send her home Tuesday at twelve o'clock."? ? ? ? ? ? The woman said "Thank God! That's wonderful! She's going home at twelve o'clock! I'm so happy to hear that. That's wonderful news."? ? ? ? ? ? The guy on the other end says: "From your enthusiasm, I take it you must be one of the close family."? ? ? ? ? ? She said "What close family? I'm Sarah Finkel!! My doctor don't tell me nothing."View hundreds more jokes online.Email this joke to a friend

Today's category: SportsThe Amazing Golf Ball? ? ? ? ? ? Two friends went out to play golf and were about to tee off, when one fellow noticed that his partner had but one golf ball.? ? ? ? ? ? "Don't you have at least one other golf ball?", he asked. The other guy replied that no, he only needed the one.? ? ? ? ? ? "Are you sure?", the friend persisted. "What happens if you lose that ball?"? ? ? ? ? ? The other guy replied, "This is a very special golf ball. I won't lose it so I don't need another one."? ? ? ? ? ? Well," the friend asked, "what happens if you miss your shot and the ball goes in the lake?"? ? ? ? ? ? "That's okay," he replied, "this special golf ball floats. I'll be able to retrieve it."? ? ? ? ? ? "Well what happens if you hit it into the trees and it gets lost among the bushes and shrubs?"? ? ? ? ? ? The other guy replied, "That's okay too. You see, this special golf ball has a homing beacon. I'll be able to get it back -- no problem."? ? ? ? ? ? Exasperated, the friend asks, "Okay. Let's say our game goes late, the sun goes down, and you hit your ball into a sand trap. What are you going to do then?"? ? ? ? ? ? "No problem," says the other guy, "you see, this ball is florescent. I'll be able to see it in the dark."? ? ? ? ? ? Finally satisfied that he needs only the one golf ball, the friend asks, "Hey, where did you get a golf ball like that anyway?"? ? ? ? ? ? The other guy replies, "I found it."View hundreds more jokes online.Email this joke to a friend

Grote Reber's story is little known but important. Here it is again from 21 years ago.