Bowling Trophy

“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath….” James 1:19 KJV
I highly doubt the reason that “The Human Iceberg” failed to leave a positive impression was because he spent too much time listening. Balaam thought more of his personal gain than he did about listening for what God was really saying. When we make an arrow, it is rarely pointed in our own direction.

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Arlington National Cemetery

“And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.” Genesis 5:31 KJV
Imagine the shock on John’s face when he saw the dead man’s face was none other than that of his own father. The Bible doesn’t say a lot about Lamech. Those were the good old days before safety people ruined the fun for all us kids.

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Chickens and a Turkey, Shaker Village, Harrodsburg, Kentucky

“And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Mark 15:34 KJV
As the crowds gathered around him I’m sure he felt all alone. No one could take his pain away from him. No one could understand. No matter how large the crowd in the room, his loneliness would never leave him. There on another branch was a single dove. That single dove seemed to be looking back at the four birds. They weren’t cheering him on, they were crying because they knew his life was at an end. Then just as He was about to die, God abandoned him, too.

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Berkeley Plantation Pamphlet - William Henry Harrison's Birthplace
“And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.” Acts 19:29 KJV

One of my most favorite people is someone who is also one of the most popular people I know. Oh, did I mention that what Demetrius’ best-selling item happened to be? Berkeley Plantation was purchased by a family that liked to name their first sons Benjamin, in 1691.

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