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| Can you find 16 books of the Bible?
I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible. It was a lulu, kept people looking so hard for the facts, and for others it was a revelation. Some were in a jam, especially since the names of the books were not capitalized. But the truth finally struck home to numbers of readers. To others it was a real job. I want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes, there will be some really easy ones to spot. Others may require judges to help them. I will quickly admit that it usually takes a minister to find one of them, and there will be loud lamentations when it is found. A little lady says she brews a cup of tea so she can concentrate better. See how well you can compete. Relax now, for there are really 16 names of books of the bible in the story.
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| A man is driving down the road and his car breaks down near a monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the door, and says, "My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night?"
The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, even fix his car. As the man tries to fall asleep, he hears a strange sound. A sound unlike anything he's ever heard before. He doesn't have any idea of what it could be. He doesn't sleep that night. He tosses and turns trying to figure out what could possibly be making such a strange sound.
The next morning, he asks the monks what the sound was, but they say, "We can't tell you. You're not a monk." Distraught, the man is forced to leave.
Years later, after never being able to forget that sound, the man goes back to the monastery and pleads for the answer again.
The monks reply, "We can't tell you. You're not a monk."
The man says, "If the only way I can find out what is making that beautiful sound is to become a monk, then please, make me a monk."
The monks reply, "You must travel the earth and tell us how many blades of grass there are and the exact number of grains of sand. When you find these answers, you will have become a monk."
The man sets about his task.
After years of searching he returns as a gray-haired old man and knocks on the door of the monastery. A monk answers. He is taken before a gathering of all the monks.
"In my quest to find what makes that beautiful sound, I traveled the earth and have found what you asked for: By design, the world is in a state of perpetual change. Only God knows what you ask. All a man can know is himself, and only then if he is honest and reflective and willing to strip away self deception."
The monks reply, "Congratulations. You have become a monk. We shall now show you the way to the mystery of the sacred sound."
The monks lead the man to a wooden door, where the head monk says, "The sound is beyond that door."
The monks give him the key, and he opens the door. Behind the wooden door is another door made of stone. The man is given the key to the stone door and he opens it, only to find a door made of ruby. And so it went that he needed keys to doors of emerald, pearl and diamond.
Finally, they come to a door made of solid gold. The sound has become very clear and definite. The monks say, "This is the last key to the last door."
The man is apprehensive to no end. His life's wish is behind that door!
With trembling hands, he unlocks the door, turns the knob, and slowly pushes the door open. Falling to his knees, he is utterly amazed to discover the source of the sound......
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But, of course, I can't tell you what it is because you're not a monk.
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| "A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice." - Bill Cosby 
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| 43% of all statistics are worthless.
7/5th of all people do not understand fractions.
99% of lawyers are giving the rest a bad name.
A bad plan is better than no plan.
A city is a large community where people are lonesome together.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.
A day without sun shine is like, you know, night.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small package.
A professor is one who talks in someone else’s sleep.
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.
Adult: One old enough to know better.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
All work and no play, will make you a manager.
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.
Better late than really late.
Crime doesn’t pay… does that mean my job is a crime?
Drive defensively - buy a tank. | | |
| One morning a man got up early to watch the sun rise.
As he sat in the dark it suddenly dawned on him! ^^ sorry, that one's dumb, but I just had to post it.  | | |
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