“My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.” ~ Rep. Hank Johnson, D-GA “We don’t anticipate that…” ~ Admiral Robert Willard  The above conversation occurred during the Admiral’s testimony on moving 8000 troops to the tiny island of Guam. While Rep. Johnson has since […]

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Wallace:   Come in. We were just about to have some cheese. Wendolene:   Oh, no! Not cheese. Sorry. It brings me out in a rash. Can’t stand the stuff. Wallace:   (Gulps) Not even Wensleydale? ~ Wallace and Grommit: A Close Shave In the Garden Adam walked with God and yet things were not perfect—so God […]

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“Why shouldn’t truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.” ~ Mark Twain I changed the oil in both cars last night and as I was underneath I first pondered how long it would take me to die if the car crashed down on top of me (I have ridiculous fears, […]

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. . Romans 7:25-8:6 In the combined service we celebrated communion by intinction.** While normal for contemporary folks, this was strange for the traditional crowd, who normally pass the plates of juice and cracker. Of course Greg explained the process, still many people were confused as they approached. Many took the bread and ate, only […]

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Fuel By RS Thomas And the machines say, laughing up what would have been sleeves in the old days: ‘We are at your service.’ ‘Take us,’ we cry ‘to the places that are far off from yourselves.’ And so they do at a price that is the alloy in the thought that we can do […]

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