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Sin is like quicksand: Your own efforts only make you sink deeper. Only an outside hand can pull you out. –Unknown

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. –Winston Churchill

Fit yourself to learn Torah; it does not come by inheritance. –Jose HaCohen, Mishna: Abot

Now, when King Amraphel of Shinar, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim made war on King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar, all the latter joined forces at the Valley of…

Matthew 11: 1-6 Now when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim his message in their cities. 2 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to…

A well-worn one dollar bill and a similarly distressed twenty dollar bill arrived at a Federal Reserve Bank to be retired. As they moved along the conveyor belt to be burned, they struck up a conversation. The twenty dollar bill reminisced about its travels all over the county. “I’ve had a pretty good life,” the…

[1] And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. [2] Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, [3] And said unto him, Art thou he…

“We know Mia is going to beat this. Yes, she has Hodgkins, but they caught it early and she’ll begin treatments soon.” –from Beliefnet member ricofish Add your prayers now

“My husband is currently deployed on his second tour. We now have a one year old son and ask for prayers of safety and good health.” –from Beliefnet member Eskijewels Add your prayers now

The whole of humanity is…one human family. This planet is our only home. –His Holiness the Dalai Lama From “The Pocket Dalai Lama.” edited by Mary Craig. 2002. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications. Boston. www.shambhala.com.

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