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Mar 022014
 
In Memoriam
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Statehood Quarters Quiz

It has been over fourteen years since the first state quarter was released (January 1, 1999 – Delaware). All fifty are in circulation with Hawaii being the last state quarter minted in 2008. Despite their unique artwork, they generally go unnoticed; it is just a quarter, but they do have similarities among them. See if …more

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Quotes on Leadership Part 3

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.” — Walter Lippmann I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” — Winston Churchill When you come into the presence of a leader of men, you know that you have …more

 
This Month in History

The X-100, Kennedy Limo This month, we mark the 50th anniversary of one of the most dramatic — and traumatic — turning points in American history: November 22, 1963, the 35th President of the United States was assassinated while riding with his wife in the back seat of an open, midnight blue convertible limo. Half a century …more

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Oct 292013
 
Inspirational

God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply. — Hudson Taylor Joy is the by-product of obedience. — Unknown If you do not connect with others, influence is out of the question. — Greg Schaffer While we live we must be moving on. When we stop we begin to die. Rest is …more

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Oct 292013
 
Word Search

When we pray and call on God, we normally refer to him as, “Father”, but He has many names that describe his characteristics. Can you find the titles we have hidden in this month’s word search? Go further, and research them or give to your children’s church / youth group; they will be amazed at …more

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This Month in History

October 1 331 B.C., Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia at the battle of Gaugamela. 1800, Spain ceded the territory of Louisiana to France. 1880, John P. Sousa became leader of the U.S. Marine Corps Band. October 2 1187, Saladin’s siege of Jerusalem ends recapturing the city from Crusaders. October 3 1835, the …more

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America's sin in forgetting God

By Evangelist Joseph T. Larsen America’s greatest sin and the real cause of the present depression is forgetting God. That means failure to obey God, to listen to His Word, and to bring up our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Godlessness leads to disregard for law, corruption in politics, fraud in …more

Oct 082013
 
Decline and fall

The following conditions were researched and found to be the undermining of a great world power. How illuminating, these observations made by Edward Gibbon, who, after twenty years of study and research, published his work and hallmarked these five conditions for the fall of this nation. The rapid increase of divorce; the undermining of the …more

 
Noteworthy phrases and aphorisms

 

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