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Contact Burlington Coat Factory
CBS' Swingtown continues to trash the public airwaves with moral sewage.
Last Friday night's episode (August 15) included:
A teacher/student bedroom scene
A man snorting cocain off a woman's stomach
Qualudes being passed around like candy
Young teens playing strip poker
4-way s** scene
Sadly, Burlington has a long reputation of being a "distressed merchandise" advertiser,
meaning they buy ads for pennies on the dollar with shows that can't get reputable
advertisers.
TAKE ACTION
Contact Burlington Coat Factory today! They were recently bought by Bain Capital.
Hopefully, the new owners will have conscience and withdraw their ad support
from CBS' Swingtown.
Note: Don't delete this email! It is possible that Burlington will reject your letter.
If so, you may wish to call them directly. Their corporate number is 888-223-2628.
Send Your Warning to the Sponsors of Big Brother 10!
On the July 31st airing of CBS’ Big Brother the episode featured a long diatribe filled with bleeped “F-words”, as well as
many uses of the word “ass.” If this episode had been rated TV-14 with an “L” descriptor indicating foul language, the
V-Chip would have blocked it. But the episode carried NO RATING AT ALL!
The networks are treating broadcast decency like a joke. Unbleeped “F-words” at 9:00 p.m. Other foul language at all
hours of the day. All kinds of sexual, violent and profane content incorrectly rated, or not raParentsted at all. No restrictions
on what the networks show on YOUR airwaves. That is what the future holds, if the networks get what they want.
But there is a way to stop them. The networks are deathly afraid of the advertisers who sponsor their shows; and
sponsors know it’s good business to listen to their customers. Write, phone or email these sponsors of Big Brother,
and tell them you object to CBS airing the “F-word” where your children can hear it. CBS will get the message!
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So Jesus said to them, "For a little while longer the Light is among you.
Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you;
he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
John 12:35-36 NASB
6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie
and do not live by the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his
Son,
purifies us from all sin. 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive
ourselves and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:6-8NIV
9 Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks in the
day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
10 But if any
one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
John 11:9-10 RSV
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Copyright 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995
by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission."
Faith Kartoons
Please Pray... I Have An Incurable Disease
Dear friends:
Your prayers would be appreciated. I can no longer hide or ignore my long-standing problem.
The fact must be faced.
I have an incurable disease. Doctors do not understand it.
It is called "rapturitis." Because it is so far removed from the norm of modern society, some
consider
it a
serious mental disease.
Rapturitis especially flares up in the spring and the fall,
oddly concurrent with the Jewish holidays, but it can manifest anytime.
Below are some of the symptoms, which are now raging in its victims:
1. Strange desire to see a man who was executed as a common criminal almost 2,000 years ago, and was resurrected.
2. Belief that this man will someday suddenly show up in the clouds with a shout, and take believers away to Paradise.
3. Bizarre desire to see and reunite with departed loved ones, whose bodies will come out of the graves at the above shout.
4. Increased disdain for this world's values and realization of its deteriorating condition.
5. Compulsion to improve the world knowing all along things will get worse until the above-mentioned man appears.
6. Compulsion to tell others about this man and His plan.
7. An almost perpetual smile and inner peace because of a perceived hope, commonly referred to as "blessed hope."
I have had this chronic disease for many years but the past few years it has become
increasingly acute. It must be contagious because I know of many others with the
same symptoms. It must be pandemic because millions of victims are all over the
world,
seemingly in every country, with the exact same symptoms.
I am not asking you to pray that this condition be removed from me. Rather, pray
that others will catch it! I want to be a carrier and spread it, as with this message.
It is a great condition to have!
WARNING: This message carries the bug. I pray it will jump out on you... NOW!!!
Submitted byJean
Top Ten Ways A Church Music Director
Can Tell Someone
They Don't Sing Well
10. "The drama team is in need of someone who can SPEAK loudly."
9. "You know, there are a lot of ways to 'make a joyful noise'."
8. "When we ordered the sheet music for our upcoming season, that darn retailer
left out the page with *your* part!"
7. "We really need you out in the congregation, helping them sing these hymns."
6. "Have you ever thought about the hand bell choir?"
5. "It's a shame composers don't write more songs in your style."
4. "We need someone to run the sound board. Are you available?"
3. "I hear there's an opening on the Parking Lot Greeters Team."
2. "You have a really unique range. You hit both notes well."
And The Number One Way A Church Music Director Can Tell Someone They Don't Sing Well?
1. "You have excellent posture."
In a rather bizarre portrayal of God's relationship with Jerusalem (Ezekiel 16), God tells of an unwanted infant who is so
despised and hated on the day of her birth that she is thrown, naked and dirty, into an open field and left to die. The
Prince of Peace passes by and, seeing the abandoned infant kicking in her own blood, says to her, "Live!" (16:6). He makes
her "grow like a plant of the field" (Eze 16:7). Years later, the Prince passes by again and sees that the girl has matured into a
young woman "old enough for love" (Eze 16:8). Though she is filthy and uncultured, he chooses her to be his bride. Promising
his love, he cleans her up and lavishes her with exquisite clothes, elegant jewels and the finest food. Her touching Cinderella
story causes her fame to spread quickly throughout the land. But her beauty soon goes to her head and, despite the love of
a doting husband, she flaunts her favors to every man who comes along, turning into a common whore with an insatiable
appetite for sex. After years of shameless immorality, the consequences of her lifestyle finally catch up to her. Her lovers
eventually all turn against her until, in an angry mob, they violently strip her of her jewels and clothes, and burn her houses
down. Raped and beaten, she is left, once again, lying naked and exposed in a puddle of blood. Her prince passes by, as in
her youth, and tenderly picks up her battered body and brings her home. No longer angry, he remembers and renews his
marriage vows to her. Though she must deal with the shame of what she has done, her husband forgives her for everything
and restores her as the queen.
This sounds like a strange fairy-tale gone awry, but it illustrates the truth of how God loved the people of Jerusalem and
how they lived as though he didn't.
God loves us in our most unlovable condition. When we have been despised, rejected and abandoned by everyone else,
God rescues us in our helplessness and lavishes his love and care on us. When the deep wounds of our heart cause us to
reject and destroy any genuine love we might receive, God patiently demonstrates what genuine love is. When we trust
in beauty, fame, money, addictions, or any other thing to fill that empty place inside, he patiently waits for us to discover
the true satisfaction of knowing him. When we blindly chase after the very things that will eventually destroy us, he
urgently warns us of the consequences. When we've broken every promise we've ever made to him, he renews his
promise to us. When we grieve over sins we can't even talk about, he forgives. When our life falls apart, he helps us pick
up the broken pieces and start over.
To every victim of neglect or abuse who wishes she were dead, Jesus passes by and says, "Live!" To every vagabond
covered in filth and dressed in rags, Jesus says, "Be mine." To every outsider who feels unwanted and unloved, Jesus
says, "I'm here. Let me love you." To every addict shackled in the chains of self-destructive behavior, Jesus says, "I died
to make you free." To every sinner left ruined and hopeless, Jesus passes by and says, "Come home."
Your Prince of Peace is passing by. What do you hear him say?
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Diantha has been reading through The Daily Bible (F. LaGard Smith, Harvest House) each year since 2002.
Diantha's goal is to eventually journal through the entire Bible, having an entry for every day of the year,
coinciding with the readings in The Daily Bible. Join her each week for a specially selected reading and
journey through the Bible with her.
To the ARTIST He is the One Altogether Lovely.
To the ARCHITECT He is the Chief Corner Stone.
To the BAKER He is the Living Bread.
To the BANKER He is the Hidden Treasure.
To the BIOLOGIST He is the Life.
To the BUILDER He is the Sure Foundation.
To the CARPENTER He is the Door.
To the DOCTOR He is the Great Physician.
To the EDUCATOR He is the Great Teacher.
To the ENGINEER He is the New and Living Way.
To the FLORIST He is the Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley.
To the GEOLOGIST He is the Rock of Ages.
To the HORTICULTURIST He is the True Vine.
To the JUDGE He is the Righteous Judge, Judge of All Men.
To the JEWELER He is the Pearl of Great Price.
To the LAWYER He is the Counselor, the Lawgiver, the Advocate.
To the NEWSPAPER He is the Good Tidings of Great Joy.
To the OCULIST He is the Light of the Eyes.
To the PHILANTHROPIST He is the Unspeakable Gift.
To the PHILOSOPHER He is the Wisdom of God.
To the PREACHER He is the Word of God.
To the SCULPTOR He is the Living Stone.
To the SERVANT He is the Good Master.
To the STATESMAN He is the Desire of All Nations.
To the STUDENT He is the Incarnate Truth.
To the THEOLOGIAN He is the Author and Finisher of our Faith.
To the TOILER He is the Giver of Rest.
To the SINNER He is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the World.
To the CHRISTIAN He is the Son of the Living God, the Savior, the Redeemer and the Lord.
To me... HE is all of this and more,
HE is my everything, my all in all.
HE is more than LIFE to me,
~MY SOON COMING KING~
What is He to you?
The Hunting Trip
Three friends, a lawyer, doctor and a preacher, went hunting.
The 3 shot a big buck simultaneously.
Upon reaching it they found out that it had only one bullet hole.
A debate followed concerning whose buck it was.
Five minutes later a game officer came by and asked
what the
problem
was.
The doctor told him their reason for the debate.
The officer told them he could tell who shot the buck. "The pastor
shot it."
They all wondered how he knew that so quickly.
The officer said, "Easy. The bullet went in one ear and out the other."
A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was
talking. But he became more and more quiet until in
the end he realised that prayer is listening.
~ Soren Kierkegaard ~
It is a fact of Christian experience that life is a series
of troughs and peaks. In his efforts to get permanent
possession of a soul, God relies on the troughs more than
the peaks. And some of his special favorites have gone
through longer and deeper troughs than anyone else.
~ Peter Marshall ~
It is one thing to love the ways of the Lord when all is
well and quite another thing to cling to them during
discouragement or difficulty.
~ Charles Spurgeon ~
The waters are not always calm, but God is in control.
And when we trust that truth, we find ourselves brought
to a new place, a place that strengthens our hearts,
nurtures our souls, and feeds our faith. So don't panic
when the winds kick up and waves grows strong. Hoist
your sail, prepare for adventure. The One who created,
redeemed, and loves you is at the helm. Sail on!
~ Penelope J. Stokes ~
Sometimes the stormy weather comes not in the form of a
blizzard, a tornado or hurricane, but rather in the form of a
crisis in our lives over which we have no control. I have
wondered many times if my Heavenly Father has not allowed
certain difficulties to come into my life just to remind me that
I'm not the one in charge.... but that He is.
A little girl asked her father, "How did the human race come about?"
The father answered, "God made Adam and Eve and they had children
and so all mankind was made."
Two days later she asks her mother the same question.
The mother answered, "Many years ago there were monkeys, and
we developed from them."
The confused girl returns to her father and says: "Dad, how is it
possible that you told me that the human race was created by God
and Mom says we developed from monkeys?"
The Father answers, "That's simple, honey. I told you about the origin
of my side of the family, and your mother told you about her side."
Linen Burial Cloth
Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection?
The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like
the grave clothes.
The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded and was placed at the head
of that stony coffin.
Early Sunday morning,while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled
away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They
have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!' Peter and the other disciple ran to
the tomb to see. The other disciple out ran Peter and got there first. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying
there , but he didn't go in. Then Simon Peter
arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while
the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side.
Is that important? Absolutely! Is it really significant? Yes! In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you
have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant,
and every Jewish boy knew this tradition. When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was
exactly the way the master wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight,
until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table until the master was finished . Now if
the master was done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers and mouth with that napkin and toss it on to the
table. The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, 'I'm done.' But if the
master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it be side his plate, the servant knew that the folded napkin
meant, 'I'm not finished yet.'
