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.2.He liked Gospel.3.He couldn't get a fair trial.But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Italian:1.He talked with his hands.2.He had wine with every meal.3.He used olive oil.But then again there were 3 good arguments that Jesus was Australian:1.He never cut his hair.2.He walked around barefoot all the time.3.He loved fishing.BUT the most compelling evidence of all - 3 definite signs that Jesus was a woman:1.He fed a crowd at a moments notice when there was no food.2.He kept trying to get a message across to a bunch of men who just didn't get it.3.And even when he was dead, He had to get up because there wasmore work to do.147.True LoveTwo friends are discussing the possibility of love.“I thought I was in love three times,” one friend says.“How so?” his friend asks.“Five years ago I deeply cared for a woman who wanted nothing  to do with me.” “Was that not love?” his friend asks.“No,” he replies.“That was obsession.”“Then two years ago I deeply cared for an attractive woman who didn't understand me.” “Was that not love?” “No,” he replies.“That was lust”“And just last year I met a woman aboard a cruise ship to the Caribbean.She was smart, funny, and a great conversationalist.And everywhere I followed her on that boat, I would get this strange sensation in the pit of my stomach.” “That's love” his friend declared.“No,” was the reply, “that was motion sickness.”148.A Cutting BlowA number of years ago the most magnificent diamond in the history of the world was found in an African mine.It was then presented to the king of England to embellish his crown of state.The king sent it to Amsterdam to be cut by an expert stonecutter who took this priceless gem and cut a notch in it.Then he struck it hard one time with his hammer, and the majestic jewel fell into his hand, broken in two!Actually, that one blow with the hammer had been studied and planned for many weeks.Drawings and models had been made of the gem.Its quality, defects, and possible lines along which it would split had all been studied to the smallest detail.The blow was no mistake.The blow of the hammer released within the gem its most perfect shape, radiance, and jewelled splendour.The blow that seemed to be the ruin of the majestic precious stone was actually its perfect redemption, for from the halves were fashioned two magnificent gems.Only the skilled eye of the expert stonecutter could see the beauty of two diamonds hidden in one rough, uncut stone.When you take a blow and it appears that God has allowed it to come; when you bleed, and hurt and your soul cries out in agony; remember, you are the most precious jewel in the world to God.And He is the most skilled stonecutter in the universe.The experiences you go through in His hand will bring beauty to your life, for one day you are to be a jewel adorning the crown of the King.149.Expecting“How does Jill like being pregnant?” Danny asked his friend Ryan.“Oh, she's not pregnant,” Ryan replied, “she's expecting.” “What's the difference?” Danny pressed.“Well”, Ryan explained, “She's expecting me to cook dinner, she's expecting me to do the housework, she's expecting me to rub her feet.”150.Opposition or Opportunity?Martin Luther had just published his translation of the Bible.In one German city, the Catholic authorities searched the whole city for every copy.Then they made a huge bonfire in the market place.After the fire had built up into a great blaze, the copies of the Bible were tossed into the fire.Suddenly, however, a terrific storm came and the wind blew many of the burning Bibles out of the fire and scattered the pages all over the city.These were picked up and by nightfall, pieces of the Word of God were being read in hundreds of homes that would not otherwise have had the opportunity.151.The Power of FaithFear imprisons, Faith liberates;Fear paralyses, Faith empowers; Fear disheartens, Faith encourages;Fear sickens, Faith heals; Fear makes useless, Faith makes serviceable;And most of all,Fear puts hopelessness at the heart of life, while Faith rejoices in God.152.The Power of PassionHolocaust survivor Elie Wiesel got it right when he said:The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.    The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference.    The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.    And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.153.Walk the Walk and then Talk the TalkOne day St [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]