A FATHERS LOVE

I heard Billy Graham on CJRI radio in Fredericton and found this segment interesting. I quote him here.
"In a, in a Dear Abby column, years ago I read about a teenager who was about to graduate from high school. He had a father who loved him very much and asked him what he wanted for a gift for graduation.
The son said, 'Oh I want a new car.'
So the father and the son went together around several dealerships and therein and finally settled on the exact one that the son wanted. Graduation night came. The father handed his son a graduation gift. When the son opened it it was a Bible.
The son was so angry that he threw the Bible away and he left home and never saw or spoke to his father again.
One day he received notice that his father died. And to please his mother he went home to the funeral.
While he was in the house he saw that Bible lying on the table.
He went over and got it. (He was still angry) and he opened it and saw a cashiers check for the exact amount for what that car cost on the very day that he graduated.
He had missed his father's love, he had missed his car, he had missed life's integrity because of his attitude.
The check was dated for the day that he graduated.
God is a God that loves you. He has a gift for you." Unquote.

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16. KJV.

CITY OF TOOTH PICKS

CITY OF TOOTH PICKS

City Made of Toothpicks
It took Stan Munro (38) 6 years to build this toothpick city. He used 6 million toothpicks and 170 liters of glue. He can spend 6 months to create a building and each of his creations is built to 1:164 scale. He works at the Museum of Science and Technology in Syracuse, New York (USA).

Look at the amazing works of one of the most patient men in the world.
Source: Sent to me by email.

FEATHER PAINTINGS

“He will cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you will find refuge…”
(Psalm 91:4).

Source: Sent to me by email.

CAN'T EDIT THE POST BELOW

I don't know what got into this Blog because I can't edit the post that has photos on it. So I will explain about the photos below.
The first one was taken in Maugerville, NB which is just below Fredericton.
The second one is yours truly.
The third one is the Nashwaak River just above Fredericton.
And the last one is of a painting by Maria Casandra Doherty.
Photos were taken by Don R. Kierstead.

HOW HARD IT IS TO LIVE WITH O.C.D.

One day when I was into Tim Horton's, I seen a lady go to a table that had some dishes on it. She put napkins on the 2 cups and carried them over to the garbage container. Then she put a napkin on a plate and moved it to the side of the table and laid 2 more napkins on the table and set her cup and plate on them.

Now this was away back on Dec. 27/06. Before the 'Swine flu was on the go.'

What about the people that put the napkins in the napkin holder, the people that handled the napkin holder, the people that handled the dishes she was eating from, and the people that handled the chair that she moved to sit at the table that other people had their hands on before she sat down?

It's like going into the washroom. After you use the washroom you wash your hands than you have to use your clean hands to open the door. Oh well, that's it. They say, "You'll eat a pile of dirt before toy die anyway."

HE SAID ... SHE SAID

HE SAID: "I'd like to call you. What's your number?"
SHE SAID: "It's in the phone book."
HE SAID: "But I don't know your name."
SHE SAID: "That's in the phone book too."

Source: towncryer.net

EXTRA LARGE MOOSE

These pictures were sent to me by email. They say that they were taken at Elliott Lake, Ontario. It was sent to me on Oct. 1/09.

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You Know It's Hot in Canada When This Happens

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THE WORLD'S TOP PAID ATHLETES (2008)

10th - Nascar: Dale Earnheart Jr. - $34 Mil
9th - Motorcycle Racing: Valentino Rossi - $35 Mil
6th - (Tie) Boxing: Manny Pacquiao - $40 Mil
6th - (Tie) Golf: Phil Mickelson - $40 Mil
6th - (Tie) Basketbal: Lebron James - $40 Mil
5th - Soccer: David Becham - $42 Mil
2nd - (Tie) Formula One: Kimi Raikkonen - $45 Mil
2nd - (Tie) Basketball: Michel Jordan - $45 Mil
2nd - (Tie) Basketball: Kobe Bryant - $45 Mil
1st - Golf: Tiger Woods - $110 Mil

Source: The Score BOARD Free weekly, Fredericton Edition.

I wonder what they do with all their money. The work of the Lord could use it to help people and there are so many people that don't have a bed to lay on, very little to eat and dieing of diseases.

Don R Kierstead.

Lots of Bears

Black bears typically have two cubs; rarely, one or three. In 2007, in northern New Hampshire, a black bear Sow gave birth to five healthy young. There were two or three reports of sows with as many as four cubs, but five was, and is, extraordinary. I learned of them shortly after they emerged from their den and set myself a goal of photographing all five cubs with their mom - no matter how much time and effort was involved. I knew the trail they followed on a fairly regular basis, usually shortly before dark. After spending nearly four hours a day, seven days a week, for six weeks, I had that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and photographed them. I used the equivalent of a very fast film speed on my digital camera. The print is properly focused and well exposed, with all six bears posing as if they were in a studio for a family portrait. (Read on..) I stayed in touch with other people who saw the bears during the summer and into the fall hunting season. All six bears continued to thrive. As time for hibernation approached, I found still more folks who had seen them, and everything remained OK. I stayed away from the bears as I was concerned that they might become habituated to me, or to people in general, as approachable friends. This could be dangerous for both man and animal. After Halloween I received no further reports and could only hope the bears survived until they hibernated. This spring, before the snow disappeared, all six bears came out of their den and wandered the same familiar territory they trekked in the spring of 2007. I saw them before mid-April and dreamed nightly of taking another family portrait, an improbable second once-in-a-lifetime photograph On April 25, 2008 I achieved my dream. When something as magical as this happens between man and animal, Native Americans say, 'We have walked together in the shadow of a rainbow.' And so it is with humility and great pleasure that I share these photos with you. Sincerely, Tom Sears

BEST POEM IN THE WORLD

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I was shocked, confused, bewildered
As I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
Nor the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven
Who made me sputter and gasp--
The thieves, the liars, the sinners,
The alcoholics and the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade
Who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
Who never said anything nice.

Herb, who I always thought
Was rotting away in hell,
Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
Looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.

'And why's everyone so quiet,
So somber - give me a clue.'
'Hush, child,' He said, 'they're all in shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you.'


JUDGE NOT.

Remember...Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian
any more than standing in your garage makes you a car .

Every saint has a PAST....
Every sinner has a FUTURE!

BE GOOD.

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Useful info from The Weather Network

August 01, 2009 This is a good picture of Fredericton, N.B. Just click on the web site below. http://www.theweathernetwork.com/your_weather/details/620/1374182/1/canb0040?ref=ugc_city_tumbs Don R. Kierstead

THE TORCHMAN QUARTET

Theses guys are good.
Click on the web below.

http://100huntley.com/video.php?id=GhyNUTz7hU8

Source: 100 Huntley Street TV program.

Don R. Kierstead

IF YOU CAN READ THIS RAISE YOUR HAND

Eonverye taht can raed tihs carp rsaie yuor hnad. To my 'selected' strange-minded friends: Only great minds can read this This is weird, but interesting! fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

THE CRUCIFIED CHRISRT

Only Christ was crucified and rose from the dead.
Others may have been crucified but never rose from the dead.
Others have died and rose from death (including myself) but were not crucified.
It was only the risen crucified Christ that brought me back to life. No one on this earth can do that. Yes the medical staff can help and did help me, which I thank God for. And I thank God for the prayers of many people.
This happened 10 years ago, but I am still so thankful.

Source: Don R. Kierstead

JUST RESTING

NOAH'S ARK

Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark .

Don't miss the boat.

Remember that we are all in the same boat!

Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.

Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.

Build your future on high ground.

For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

Speed isn't always an advantage.. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.

When you're stressed, float awhile.

Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.

Source: email.

PARROT FLOWER

This is a flower from Thailand .
It is also a protected species and not allowed to be exported.
This will be the only way we will be able to view this flower.
THE VERY RARE PARROT FLOWER.

WHO BUT GOD COULD DO THIS?
Source: Email.

USING RESTROOMS

Traveling down the interstate and needing to use the restroom,
I stopped at a rest area and headed to the restroom.
I was barely sitting down when I heard a voice from the other stall saying:
"Hi, how are you?"

I'm not the type to start a conversation in the restroom and I don't know what got into me, but I answered, somewhat embarrassed,
"Doin' just fine!"

And the other person says:
"So what are you up to?"

What kind of question is that? At that point, I'm thinking this is too bizarre so I say:
"Uhhh, I'm like you, just traveling!"

At this point I am just trying to get out as fast as I can when I hear another question.
"Can I come over?"

Ok, this question is just too weird for me but I figured I could just be polite and end the conversation. I tell him,
"No..I'm a little busy right now!!!"

Then I hear the person say nervously...

"Listen, I'll have to call you back. There's an idiot in the other stall who keeps answering all my questions


Cell phones, don't you just love them?

Source: email.

GOD HAS A POSITIVE ANSWER

YOU SAY	GOD SAYS	BIBLE VERSES
You say: 'It's impossible'	God says: All things are possible	(Luke 18:27)
You say: 'I'm too tired'	God says: I will give you rest	(Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: 'Nobody really loves me'	God says: I love you	(John 3:1 6 & John 3:34 )
You say: 'I can't go on'	God says: My grace is sufficient	(II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)
You say: 'I can't figure things out'	God says: I will direct your steps	(Proverbs 3:5- 6)
You say: 'I can't do it'	God says: You can do all things	(Philippians 4:13)
You say: 'I'm not able'	God says: I am able	(II Corinthians 9:8)
You say: 'It's not worth it'	God says: It will be worth it	(Roman 8:28 )
You say: 'I can't forgive myself'	God says: I Forgive you	(I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)
You say: 'I can't manage'	God says: I will supply all your needs	(Philippians 4:19)
You say: 'I'm afraid'	God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear	(II Timothy 1:7)
You say: 'I'm always worried and frustrated'	God says: Cast all your cares on ME	(I Peter 5:7)
You say: 'I'm not smart enough'	God says: I give you wisdom	(I Corinthians 1:30)
You say: 'I feel all alone'	God says: I will never leave you or forsake you	(Hebrews 13:5)

A NEW LOOK

As you can see, I have redone my Blog. Also, I did a lot of editing. This was done yesterday.
Don R Kierstead

THAT'S HIM!!!

There was an atheist couple who had a child. The couple never told their daughter anything about the Lord. One night when the little girl was 5 years old, the parents fought with each other and the dad shot
the Mom, right in front of the child. Then, the dad shot himself. The little girl watched it all. She then was sent to a foster home. The foster mother was a Christian and took the child to church.
On the first day of Sunday School, the foster mother told the teacher that the girl had never heard of Jesus, and to have patience with her. The teacher held up a picture of Jesus and said, "Does anyone know who this is?" The little girl said, "I do, that's the man who was holding me the night my parents died."

Source: jokewhenever.com

SOMETHIG TO MAKE YOU LAUGH

Church Jokes
A leader in a Christian Science church was talking to a member of his congregation: "And how is your husband today?" "I'm afraid he's very ill." "No, no," corrected the leader, "You really shouldn't say that - you should say that he's under the impression that he's very ill." The woman nods in agreement, "Yes, I'll remember next time." A few weeks later the leader saw the woman again. "And how is your husband at the moment?" "Well," she replied, "he's under the impression that he's dead!"

Army of the Lord
A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door, as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside. The Pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!"
My friend replied, "I'm already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor."
Pastor questioned, "How come I don't see you except at Christmas and Easter?"
He whispered back, "I'm in the secret service."

Mark 17
A minister told his congregation, "Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17."
The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the
Minister asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many had read Mark 17. Every hand went up. The minister smiled and said, "Mark has only sixteen chapters. I will now proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying."

Sleeping in church
A man sobering up from the night before is sitting through the
Sunday sermon, finding it long and boring. Still feeling hung over and tired, he finally nods off.
The priest has been watching him all along, noticing his apparent
hangover and is disgusted. At the end of the sermon, the preacher decides to make an example of him.
He says to his congregation, "All those wishing to have a place in
Heaven, please stand."
The whole room stands up except, of course, the sleeping man.
Then the preacher says even more loudly, "And he who would like to find a place in hell please STAND UP!"
The weary man catching only the last part groggily stands up, only to find that he's the only one standing.
Confused and embarrassed he says, "I don't know what we're voting on here, Brother, but it sure seems like you and me are the only ones standing for it!"

Jehovah witness
Did you hear about that guy who was asked to be a Jehovah's witness?
He refused because he hadn't seen the accident.

Church Bulletin Bloopers
These sentences actually appeared in a church bulletin or were announced in a church service!

Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa will be speaking tonight at Calvary Memorial Church in Racine. Come tonight and hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.

Announcement in the church bulletin for a National PRAYER & FASTING conference: "The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer conference includes meals."

The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.

Pastor Jokes
A pastor was leaving his area and was saying farewell to his congregation at the Church doors for the last time. He shook the hand of an elderly lady as she walked out. She said, "Your successor won't be as good as you." "Nonsense", said the pastor, in a flattered tone. "No, really", said the old lady, "I've been here under five different ministers, and each new one has been worse than the last."

One day a Pastor, a Vicar and an Atheist go on a fishing trip together. They are in the boat and the Pastor says," Oh! No! I left the paddles on shore!" So he proceeds to get out of the boat and walk on the water to the shore to get them. Once he had gotten back into the boat the Vicar says," Oh! No! I left the bait on shore too!" And like the Pastor the Vicar exits the boat and walks on the water to get the bait. When the Vicar climbs back into the boat the atheist yells," Well if you guys can do it so can I!" and proceeds to clime out of the boat, but he falls into the water. At this point the Pastor says," Do you think we should have told him where the rocks are?"

Source: www.christianjokes.net

SENIOR HUMOR

A man was talking to himself. He kept it up until his wife said, "Are you telling yourself your own jokes?" "Yes, but I can't remember them."
Source: unknown.

A man and a women living in a senior residence took a liking to one another, and after a couple of walks together and lunches, he asked her to marry him. She said yes.
The next morning, though, he couldn't remember what her answer had been, so he called her. "Good morning, dear," he said. "My memory is playing tricks on me lately, and I can't remember if your answer was yes or no when I asked you to marry me."
"I'm so glad you called," she replied. "I said yes, but I just couldn't remember who had asked me."
Source: Submitted by Valery Baskett, the Reader's Digest. May 2003.

High water update

You will see the water of the Saint John River starting to go over the road in these 2 pictures. This is at the same location that I took the pictures of yesterday. This is just below the city of Fredericton, NB.

Don

High water

Theses pictures were taken by the Saint John and Nashwaak Rivers.
The first 3 are only about 6 to 12 inches from the road.
The next one is near the end of the Nashwaak river. That bridge is an old railroad bridge and it is a walk bridge now. I walk on it. The trail goes by our place.
The next bridge is also an old railroad bridge and is a walking bridge across the Saint John river. I go across there on my bike. But look at the foreground/water. This area is a riverside park. Note where the park benches are. Want to go sit on the bench? LOL.
Don

Sisyene Chapel

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Sistine Chapel !!

Requires high speed internet! It sometimes takes several tries to make it work.

After the pix appears use all the arrows at the bottom to look it over, including the zoom in/out. It's quite unique and incredibly beautiful………………… .

The up arrow will move the view of the chapel toward the ceiling. The down arrow will bring it back down to level. Using either the right pointing arrow or left pointing arrow will allow you to take the view in a complete circle. The plus will help you "zoom" in and the minus will bring the view back out.

It's amazing. I'm not sure how it was done, but thoroughly enjoyable -- especially for those of us who are unlikely to ever see it in person. The "bar" that's mentioned in the paragraph below did not appear on mine. Just the arrows, etc. to enable you to move your view.

It is amazing what technology can do for us.
World's largest gigapixel picture.
Gives new meaning to the word incredible. Click on link below:
By using the arrows and + and - you can see from top to bottom. (Also, to delete the bar below the picture, click on "close" if it appears in lower right hand corner see below.) The arrows let you turn it 360 degrees. Incredible.

Enjoy. Click on the photoartkalmar.com below and use the arrows on your computer. There is an arrow on the top right that you have to click on first to get the rest to work.

http://photoartkalmar.com/Photoart%20Kalmar%20high%20res/Gigapixel/Piaristenkircheflash.html

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Deer in Holtville, NB

From: Don Kierstead don.kierstead@gmail.com
Date: 2009/4/10
Subject: Deer in Holtville, NB


Holtville is about an hours drive from my place. There are deer everywhere in that place. We seen about 50 deer in that small community. They are as tame as cows. They were in close to the roads and houses. We seen a man dump some potato peelings out on the lawn and about 9 deer came up to him and started eating the peelings. I have never seen this sort of thing before. Oh I have seen lots of deer in my life time but not this tame. It was wonderful to see.

Don

HOME

Gail Kierstead

A HOME

In the day, which we live, it's a sad thing to see so many houses but very few HOMES.

A house may have velvet and fancy designs but a HOME has contentment and praise sublime.

Praise God I was born in a HOME not a house where love was the theme and not just the fantasy of a faraway dream.

We had parents who cared enough to correct and each child can say thank you forever for that.

We've had our ups and our downs our smiles and our frowns
But the HOME we lived in, we were taught to bounce back always looking ahead and to never look back.

We have a Mom and a Dad who taught one way to live, our hand in the Lord's hand and our heart fully His.

That's why we can say with all of our heart, that we are proud children who lived in a HOME not a house.


(This is a poem that my wife, Gail Kierstead, wrote for her Parents 40th wedding anniversary on December 11, 1977).

WHAT IS IN HER HEAD?

A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to take the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face." "Yes," the class said.
"Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?"
A little fellow shouted, "Cause your feet ain't empty."
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FOR ONCE THE BLOND GETS EVEN

A trucker came into a truck stop cafe and placed his order. He said, 'I want three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards.'

The brand new blonde waitress, not wanting to appear stupid, went to the kitchen and said to the cook,
'This guy out there just ordered three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running Boards.What does he think this place is, an auto parts store?'

'No,' the cook said. 'Three flat tires mean three pancakes, a pair of
headlights is two eggs sunny side up, and running boards are 2 slices of crisp bacon.

'Oh, OK!' said the blonde. She thought about it for a moment and then spooned up a bowl of beans and gave it to the customer.

The trucker asked, 'What are the beans for Blondie?'
I LOVE THIS ONE..........

'She replied, 'I thought while you were waiting for the flat tires,
headlights and running boards, you might as well gas up!

FOR ONCE THE BLONDE GETS EVEN!!!!!

Source: Email.

A VERY HIGH MOUNTAIN ROAD

Thanks For Coming ? You Made It This Time! 

After That Ride, Tell Me Honestly?   Are You Going To

 

Complain About Your Lousy, Traffic - Congested
Super Highways Ever Again???

 

I do not think seat belts will save you here!

A SPECIAL BRIDGE

This is a bridge specially made for Elk. There were a lot of accidents on the highway bridge between the automobile and the Elk. So they built a bridge for the Elk. It worked, as you can see in the photo. Click on the photo to see a good view of the Elk.
Source: Was sent to me by email.
Don

THEY ARE BEST FRIENDS

Dozer and Shiloh are from Newfoundland.

Shiloh is now two years old, Dozer will be 5 in May! Poor Dozer is getting old before his time, his joints are so painful when he plays, The arthritis is bad. He had his front and back paw broken a few years ago and he hasn't been the same since...poor puppy. But he still is obsessed with wanting to play ball. But now he is slowing up, he can't even keep up with Shiloh when they are out playing, mind you Shiloh FLIES when she is out doors, people say "She doesn't even touch the ground!"

(Source: Shiloh's adopted mother)

SNOW DEER DEEP IN NB

Lots of snow here in NB. Thy say that we have had 157 cm (over 5 feet) of the white stuff and no thaw so far this winter. But that does not mean that is what is on the ground right now, because some of it has melted.
And, NB has had 30 record braking days of cold weather this year, according to Environment Canada.

ICE SCULPTURES IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA

MORE ICE SCULPTURE IN ALASKA

DOMESTIC ANIMAL

The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.

Source: Freddy, THIS WEEK, Fredericton, NB.

OLDEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Archaeologist in Rihab, Jordan, believe they may have found the oldest Christian Church in the world. A cave-like chamber was unearthed under the foundation of St. Georgeous Church in Rihab. The church itself dates back to 230 AD and scientists believe it sits over an even older place of worship where 70 disciples of Jesus met after fleeing persecution in Jerusalem.

Abdul Qader Hussan, head of the Rihab Centre for Archaeological studies, say a mosaic on the floor of the church reads, "The 70 beloved by God and the Divine." He says: "We have evidence this church sheltered the earliest Christians."

Source: the Coffee News, Fredericton, NB.

GOD IS RIGHT ON TIME

GOD PROVIDES

Dr. David Jeremiah has a daily radio broadcast. He told the following story on one of his programs.

The Dallas Seminary was founded in 1924.
In the early days it almost closed its doors because of financial problems, it just didn’t have any money.
The Seminary came a to point of bankruptcy and all the creditors were ready to foreclose at noon on a particular day.
Every single day was trusting God for 24 hours.
Harry Ironside, a Bible teacher, was on the Board of the Seminary. He was a great theologian and a wonderful writer. I have many of his books.
That morning of the day of the foreclosure, the founders met in the presidents’ office to pray that God would provide.
When it was Ironside’s turn to pray, he prayed like this, he said, “Lord, we know that the cattle on a thousand hills are thine. Please sell some of them and send us the money.”
Just about noon that day when the meeting was still going on, a tall Texan in boots and an open collared shirt strolled into the office. “Howdy,” he said to the secretary, “I just sold 2 carloads of cattle over in Fortworth and I’ve been trying to make a business deal go through but it just won’t work. I feel God want’s me to give this money to the Seminary. I don’t know if you need it or not but here’s the cheque. And he handed the cheque over to the secretary. And the secretary took the cheque and knowing something of the crucial nature of the hour that was upon them went to the door of the prayer meeting and taped on the door. And Dr. Lewis Berry Chaffer, the founder and president of the school, answered the door and took the cheque from her hand. The cheque was the exact amount of the debt. Then he recognized the name of that cattleman and he knew it was the cattleman’s cheque. And turning to Dr. Ironside, he said, “HARRY, GOD SOLD THE CATTLE.”

FLIGHT 1549 PLANE CRASH IN THE HUDSON RIVER WAS NO ACCIDENT

I thought that you may like this. Click on the picture.

WHILE CRUISING THE CARIBBEAN

Cruising the Caribbean, a ship's captain spied smoke coming from one of three huts on a uncharted island. When the crew went ashore to investigate. They were met by a shipwreck survivor.
"I'm so glad you're here!" he yelled. "I've been alone on this island for five years."
"If you're alone," the captain said, "then why are there three huts?"
"Well, I live in one and go to church in another."
"What about the third hut?"
"Oh," the man said. "That's where I used to go to church."

Source: Submitted by The Roane Reader to the Reader's Digest.

YOU CAN'T OUTSMART A NEWFIE

A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a long flight.
The lawyer is thinking that Newfies are so dumb that he can fool them easy...
So the lawyer asks if the Newfie would like to play a fun game.
The Newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks.
The lawyer persists and says that the game is a lot of fun.

'I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me only $5;
You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.'

This catches the Newfie's attention and to keep the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
The lawyer asks the first question.
'What's the distance from The Earth to the moon?'
The Newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.
Now, it's the Newfie's turn.
He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?'
The lawyer uses his laptop, searches all the references he knows.
He uses the air-phone; he searches the Net and even the Library of Congress.
He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows, all to no avail.
After one hour of searching, he finally gives up.
He wakes up the Newfie and hands him $500.
The Newfie pockets the $500 goes right back to sleep.
The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer.
He wakes the Newfie up and asks,
'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?'
The Newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.

Don't joke with us Newfies. We only talk different...

Source: By email.

IMAGINE THIS

IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING TO YOU

Ask yourself this question, “Would you run after reading this?”

One Sunday morning during service, A 2,000 member congregation was surprised to see two men enter… both covered from head to toe in black and carrying sub machine guns.

One of the men proclaimed, “Anyone willing to take a bullet for Christ, remain where you are."

Immediately, the choir fled… and most of the congregation fled…
Out of the 2,000 there only remained 20.

He then looked at the preacher and said, “Okay Pastor, I got rid of all the hypocrites…now you may begin your service.

Have a nice day.”

Source: www.christianjokes.net

GAS AND CRUDE OIL PRICES AND THE DOLLAR

On Jan. 5/09 the price of Crude oil was $48.81 a barral US, and the Can. dollar 84.14 cents US.
On Jan. 7/09 Crude oil was $42.63 US and the dollar was 83.57 cents.
On Jan. 8/09 Crude oil was $41.07 US and the dollar 84.41 cents.
On Jan. 9/09 Crude oil was $40.83 US and the dollar was 84.28 cents.
The price of gasoline is based on the price of crude oil.
We have had high and low prices on gasoline since last Summer until now.
Here are some pictures that show some of the prices.
Gasoline was $1.39.9 a litre on Sept. 13/08 in Fredericton, NB.
It was 66.1 cents a litre on Jan. 7/09 in Fredericton, NB as you can see by the photo above and between 73.9 cents a litre and 75.5 a litre on Jan. 8/09.
I expect that the price of gasoline will go down again because the price of crude oil has droped again.
Gas was $1.46.7 in St. John's on June 16/08 and it was around $1.48 3 years ago in St. John's, NL.
Don R. Kierstead.

I THANK GOD FOR THIS YEAR, 2008

 This is the house where I was living where Everett and Iris Munn lived on Aberdeen St. and This is the Church where I dedicated my life to the Lord.

This has been one of the best years of my life.
The first good year of my life was in 1961. That was the year that I dedicated my life to the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks to Everett and Iris Munn, the late Herb Cogswell and the late Blaine O’Donnell, who lived a holy life before me.
Before I moved there I hated religion, especially the Pentecostal religion. The reason? Because all the Christian people that I knew were hypocrites.
For years I wanted to find someone that would show me a better way to live. But I didn’t find them until I moved to Everett Munn’s place. In January 1961 I went to the United Pentecostal Church on the corner of Argyle and Westmorland St. in Fredericton, NB. There I was baptized by emerson in the name of Jesus Christ according to Acts 2:38. I had repented and was filled with the baptism of the Holy Spirit according to Acts 2:4, in my room. That was almost 48 years ago and I have never turned back. Living for the Lord gets better everyday. So that brings me to this year, 2008. My wife and I were thinking about selling our home in St. John’s, NL and going into an Apartment in St. John’s. We talked it over and decided that we might as well move back to NB where we were from. So we prayed and asked Pastor Trail to pray as well. All of us thought it was God’s will for us to move back to NB. We put the house up for sale and it was sold within 6 days for the price that we wanted to get for it. That was about $25,000 more than we would have got 2 years ago. We checked the Internet and got a real nice apartment in Fredericton, NB that was all wheelchair accessible. Then we got a real good deal on a Uhaul rental truck.
We have a good church to go to that has an excellent pastor and his wife.
We had a 2005 Chevy Venture that we had leased. Shortly after we got here we took the Venture in to Clark’s when the lease was up and got a real good deal on a bran new 2008 Uplander, which we paid cash for.
We got a new power wheelchair for Gail and paid cash for that as well from the money that we got from selling the house in St. John’s, NL. And now I am broke.

Don R. Kiestead

MEXICO

Missionary, Wynn Drost Information
Mexico
United Mexican States/Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Area Coordinator: Steven W. Drost
Superintendent/President: T. Wynn Drost
Population: 108300000
Area: 756, 062 sq. mi.
Capital: Mexico City
Languages: Spanish
Religions: Roman Catholic

Mexico is the United States’ neighbor to the south and is noted for its Aztec, Mayan, Olmec, and Toltec, Indian empires. The Spanish conquistadors under Hernan Cortés conquered the Aztecs in 1519-21. The Mexicans revolted T. against Spain in 1810 and finally won their independence in 1821. Mexico is a federal republic, about one-fourth the size of continental U.S. Mexico has been a fertile field for the UPCI. The late Johnny Willhoite opened Mexico as a UPCI mission field in June 1979. According to the 2008 Annual Field Report, the UPC of Mexico has 78,789 constituents, 637 ministers, and 721 churches and preaching points.

Churches and Missions: 750
Pastors and Ministers: 550
Constituency: over 78,200
The UPC of Mexico now has Churches in every state in Mexico.

There are six Bible Schools in the whole country of Mexico.

2007 statistics: 3630 baptized, and 4194 received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
In the last 5 years there have been 17,896 baptized and 19,246 received the Holy Spirit.

Region(s): Central America/Caribbean
Field(s): Mexico

Bio: Born to missionary parents in Cali, Colombia, Brother T. Wynn Drost has spent all of his life on the mission field. He has been an appointed missionary since April 1969. During that time, he has served as a missionary in six different countries: Spain, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize, and Mexico. In January 2001 Brother Drost lost his wife (Wanda) of 30 years to cancer. They have three sons two of whom are also UPCI appointed Missionaries to Mexico, and the third one (Mark) Pastors in Dallas, Texas. Brother Drost founded the UPC of El Salvador in 1975, and the UPC of Belize in 1984. In 1981 he assumed the oversight of both Guatemala and Nicaragua. In 1986 the Foreign Missions Board added Mexico to his portfolio. Since 1991 Brother Drost has lived in Mexico City. Today he Pastors a growing Church in the heart of Mexico City. Brother Drost is presently the elected Superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church of Mexico. The UPC of Mexico is experiencing great revival.

Source: Foreign Missions Division UPCI

These pictures were taken by me along the Nashwaak River. I think they are beautiful. It was only like this along the river.
Don R. Kierstead

AN INTERESTING CHRISTMAS CAROL

There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled.
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens,
swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out
of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?

Here is the Answer

>From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were
not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone
during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning
plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each
element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality
which the children could remember.

-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.

-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.

-The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.

-The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the
Old Testament.

-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.

-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the
Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution,
Leadership, and Mercy.

-The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.

-Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit--Love,
Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness,

Gentleness, and Self Control.

-The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.

-The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.

-The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points
of belief in the Apostles' Creed.

So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared
with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now
I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol...so
pass it on if you wish.'

Merry (Twelve Days of) Christmas Everyone

MARY'S LAMB

Mary's Lamb

Think carefully about
what you will be reading..



Mary, had a little Lamb,
His fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The Lamb was sure to go.

He followed her to school each day,
T'wasn't even in the rule.
It made the children laugh and play,
To have The Lamb at school.


And then the rules all changed one day,
Illegal it became;
To bring The Lamb of God to school,
Or even speak His Name!


Every day got worse and worse,
And days turned into years.
Instead of hearing children laugh,
We heard gun shots and tears.


What must we do to stop the crime,
That's in our schools today?
Let's let The Lamb come back to school,
And teach our kids to pray!

THE STAR OF JESUS CHRIST

I have done a lot of research on the subject of the birth date of JESUS CHRIST. And the star of JESUS that the wise men (astrologers) seen.

Historians are greatly divided on the date of JESUS’ birth and all kinds of ideas of what the star was that led the wise men to the baby JESUS in Bethlehem. It has been estimated everywhere from 8 to 1 BC.

I don’t know why people just don’t take what the Bible says about it in the first 2 chapters of the book of Matthew and the first 2 chapters of the book of Luke.

When the wise men went to Bethlehem, they saw the same star that they saw in the east. Now listen to this. “…the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.” Matthew 2:9. (KJV).

So why make a big thing out of it. God caused a miracle by having the star to move from the east to Bethlehem and STOP over the baby JESUS.

People will believe most everything they read or hear in the news. But when it comes to the Holy Word of God they want to Analise it until they don’t even believe anything in the Bible anymore.

Don R. Kierstead

WHEN WAS THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST?

The angel Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth, to a virgin, who's name was Mary, told her that she has favour with God and that she will conceive in her womb and bare a son and she was to call His name JESUS for He shall save His people from their sins. And on April 1, 5 B.C. (before Christ) she brought forth her first born son and called Him JESUS.
The reason they say it was 5 B.C. is because the calender was 5 years off target as we know it today. So now this is the year 2013 not 2008.

Now before you say that I am away off base, I will give you the source that I got the information from. 1) The Chronological Bible, 2) Paul Maier, 3) The Holy Bible, and 4) myself. I put the above in my own words.
The story is found in the New Testament in the first 2 chapters of the book of Matthew and the first 2 chapters of the book of Luke. There are a lot more to the story than I put in here. So get your Bible out and read the true story for your self. It is worth reading.
As far as the dates go, it don't bother me when all this happened. I can celebrate His birthday on Dec. 25th just the same.
Don R. Kierstead.

THE LARGEST TOWER IN THE WORLD

Please click on the picture to get a good look at the tower and the man in the crane.

This is the tallest tower ever built. It is 656.10 meters high (2,132.874 feet).
Construction was started on September of 2004. The final height will be reached on December 2008 and the opening is planed on September of 2009.

For more information check on your computer. Type in Burj Dubai. You will be amaised at the videos and other information.

The decision to build Burj Dubai is reportedly based on the government's decision to diversify from a trade-based economy to one that is service- and tourism-oriented. According to officials, it is necessary for projects like Burj Dubai to be built in the city to garner more international recognition, and hence investment. "He [Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum] wanted to put Dubai on the map with something really sensational," said Jacqui Josephson, a tourism and VIP delegations executive at Nakheel Properties.

THE PRICE OF GAS, OIL AND THE DOLLAR KEEPS GOING DOWN

AS of Dec. 1/08. Gas prices in Kanata: 74.4 to 76.7 cents a Litre. (75.2 to 79.0 on Nov. 20/08)

In St. John's, NL, 92.7 cents a Litre. (92.7 to 95.9 on Nov. 20/08)

In Fredericton, NB, 77.9 cents a Litre. (80.9 to 82.9 on Nov. 20/08)

Crude Oil in US dollars: as of 6:15 PM, $49.28. ($49.91 on Nov. 20/08)

Dollar: 80.50 cents as of 6:15 PM. (81.62 cents on Nov. 13/08)

Don R. Kierstead

FIRST NATIONS

I thought these pictures were interesting. They are pictures of Landing First Nations Health Centre, Pictou, NS, Canada.
Source: CBC Web Page, NB, Canada.

WHAT IS THIS?

Amassing pictures.

McCain Foods Limited

I was looking up McCain Foods Limited on the internet and was amaised at how much they are worth.

They are a privately owned company established in 1957 by the brothers Harrison and Wallace McCain in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada, is the largest producer of french fries and other oven-ready frozen food products in the world.

McCain foods has 20,000 employees and 55 production facilities in 12 countries spanning six continents. It processes 1 million pounds of potato products each hour and sells one third of the world's frozen french fries products, in over 110 countries.

Revenue $5.8 billion CAD (2004)

Source: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

When I seen how much they owned and a revenue of $5.8 billion my mind went back to what the Lord Jesus Christ is worth.

In Psalms 50:10-12, God says every beast (how many?) every beast, of the forest, the cattle upon a thousand hills, (how many hills?) a thousand hills, the fowls of the mountains, the wild beast of the field and the fullness is His, (is who's? His.

Then we can go back to the book of Geneses and see who made the world. Chapter 1 and verse 1 says: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Who created the heaven and the earth? Was it man? Of course not because man wasn't created yet. It was GOD. So He, God, owns a lot more than McCain Food Limited or any other man or women in this world. He just let us use it until he comes back to take us (who are ready) to a lot better place than we can ever have here on earth.

So the question is now, how are we going to get ready for the better place that God is preparing for us. There are 3 things that has to be done to qualify you to get there.
You only have to do one thing, the pastor has to do one thing and God does the last thing. God requires you to repent (turn away from sinning). Then the pastor is to baptize you in the name of Jesus ("Neither is there Salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Acts 4:12) remission of sins. Then God will fill you with His Holy Spirit. Read Acts 2:38, Acts 2:4 and Acts 10:44-48.

HOW TO RECOGNIZE GOD'S VOICE

God speaks to us mainly through impressions. An impression is not the only way that God speaks to us but it's generally coming from the Word of God, from the pulpit or an impression in our mind that God speaks to us personally. Isn't that wonderful when He does that?

But some people get away off the deep end with that.

There was a lady that was sitting in front of an open window. She said to the people that were in the room, "God told me to close that open window." Someone said to her that she was sitting in the pastors place so she will have to move anyway.

Another time Gail was helping her to put up some shelves. She said to Gail, "God has told me that you have to move that shelf." Gail said, "God hasn't told me yet." and she kept on hammering.

I knew a man that told the pastor that God told him that he was to help him to pastor the church. This man wasn't cable of doing that.
The pastor said, "God hasn't told me yet." And God never did tell the pastor that that man was to help him.

All the above stories are true. I knew all those in the stories.

Ways to test impressions.

Does it agree with the Bible? Is it scriptural? God will NEVER contradict His Word. He will NEVER tell you to ignore or disobey anything in His Word. God will NEVER violate the Word of God.

God is NEVER going to tell you that it's OK to cheat on your taxes or on your spouse. God is NEVWR going to lead you to get a divorce outside of the prescribed direction that He gives us in His Word. He's NEVER going to lead you into immorality.

Source: Pastor Ron Libby and Don R. Kierstead.

WHICH IS CORRECT, CHRISTMAS OR XMAS?

As you can read below, the word Xmas is as correct as Christmas.
It annoys me to no end when Christians, especially pastors, preachers, and priests say that merchants are taking Christ out of Christmas so we shouldn't buy from them or call them and tell them that they shouldn't be taking Christ out of Christmas.
The clergy should know better. They should study these words and teach their congregations the difference. So when you hear people complaining about taking Christ out of Christmas, you can say that there is nothing wrong with it. In fact, I would rather that they use Xmas because the Greek X represents Christ in English.
That is my opinion of the words Christmas or Xmas. What is your opinion?

Don R. Kierstead.


* Dictionary
* WordNet
* Wikipedia
* Translations
* Citations

Dictionary:
Xmas
(krĭs'məs, ĕks'məs) pronunciation
Christmas.

[From X, the Greek letter chi, first letter of Greek Khrīstos, Christ. See Christ.]

USAGE NOTE Xmas has been used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of Χριστος, “Christ.” In this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian, “Christian.” But people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often mistakenly interpret Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced (ĕks'məs). Many therefore frown upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial convenience that omits Christ from Christmas.

MINNI HORSE

They say this is the world's smallest horse.

GAS PRICES DOWN AGAIN

YES GAS PRICES ARE DOWN AGAIN. THAT'S GREAT.

In Kanata: 77.2 to 78.2 cents a litre for self serve.
In St. John's: 95.9 cents a litre.
In Fredericton: 80.9 to 85.8 but most of the stations are charging 82.9 cents a litre.

Now look at this. On March 11 of this year, the Can. dollar was $1.48 US and crude oil was $109.00 a barrel US.

On May 21, 2008, the dollar was $1.o1.58 and crude oil was $133 a barrel US.

In July, 2008, crude oil was $147.27 a barrel.

On Nov. 13th, the Can. dollar was worth 81.62 cents US and crude oil was $58.24 a barrel US.

UPDATE , NOV. 20/08

The price of gas, oil and the dollar went down again.

In Kanata, ON: 75.2 to 79.0 cents a litre.

In St. John's, NL: 92.7 to 95.9 cents a litre, the lowest since 2005.

In Fredericton, NB: 80.9 to 82.9 cents a litre.

CRUDE OIL (IN US DOLLARS)

Nov. 20,2008, $49.91 a barrel.

So that is a big difference in the price of crude oil, from $147.27 in July to $49.91 in Nov., a difference of $97.36. But hey, who's complaining.

I read that they think that the price of crude oil will be double the price
that it is now by 2012.

Don R. Kierstead.

Doctor's Wisdom

A worried mother went to her gynecologist and said: "Doctor, I have a
serious problem and desperately need your help! My baby is not even 1 year
old and I'm pregnant again. I don't want kids so close together."

So the doctor said:  "Okay, and what do you want me to do?"

She said:  "I want you to end my pregnancy, and I'm counting on your help
with this."

The doctor thought for a little, and after some silence he said to the
woman:  "I think I have a better solution for your problem.  It's less
dangerous for you too."  She smiled, thinking that the doctor was going to
accept her request.

Then he continued:  "You see, in order for you not to have to take care of
2 babies at the same time, let's kill the one in your arms. This way, you
could rest some before the other one is born.  If we're going to kill one
of them, it doesn't matter which one it is. There would be no risk for your
body if you chose the one in your arms."

The lady was horrified and said:  "No doctor! How terrible!  It's a crime
to kill a child!"

"I agree", the doctor replied.  "But you seemed to be okay with it, so I
thought maybe that was the best solution."  The doctor smiled, realizing
that he had made his point.

He convinced the mom that there is no difference in killing a child that's
already been born and one that's still in the womb.  The crime (and the
SIN) is the same!

AMEN

GAS PRICES

In St. John's, NL
Jan. 1/08, $1.14.7
June 29/08, $1.46.7
Nov. 7/08, $1.01.7

Fredericton, NB
July 8/08, $1.38.8
Nov. 7/08, .89.9

Kanata, ON
Nov. 7/08, .79.9

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES, BEAUTIFUL CITY

These 4 pictures were taken by Don R. Kierstead Oct. 23 and 24/08 on the North side of the city of Fredericton, NB, which is about a 2 minute drive from where I live.

MORE AUTUMN PICTURES

These pictures were taken on or near our street in Fredericton on Oct. 12/08.

Wheelchair

Hi everyone,
Just letting you all know that Gail got her wheelchair today and she loves it (more than she does me) ha ha. See attachments.

God bless
Don

AUTUMN IN NEW BRUNSWICK

I took these pictures in Fredericton and the Killarney Road, just outside Fredericton this past week. Don R. Kierstead.

ANIMALS

This is a deer that was on the trail that I was biking on 2 days ago.


This is our neighbours dog. He has trouble with his feet so he can only walk so far and than his owners have to carry him or, as you see in this picture, in a stroller.

FALSE PROPHETS

In Matthew 24:24 Jesus warns about false christs and false prophets who will show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the very elect. Do you know that that is still happening today?
Some people will fall for anything because they are looking for some spiritual help or satisfaction. I have a friend that had a sister that passed away recently. When she was ill she didn't want a Christian to pray with her. If a pastor, or any Christian would pray for her she would turn her back to them. She belonged to a cult religion. That is sad. The cults brainwash people in their beliefs.
I heard someone say, "Vow your tithe to this ministry." And he mentioned about x number of dollars that you should tithe to his ministry. Let me tell you something. The Bible teaches tithing. I believe in tithing. But I also believe that your tithe belongs to the church that you are attending to support that assembly. It cost money to run it and to pay the pastor. That same man said, "Call me, I need your name." You don't know what they may do with your name. They may sell you name to advertisers and to all types of businesses. Theses guys are making millions of dollars off of the people that hear and watch them. Please Listen to Jesus, BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS. Go to a Pentecostal Church that believes and teaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In Matthew 28:19 Jesus told His 11 disciples to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of Father and of the Son and of the Holly Spirit. Notice what He said, "Make disciples." A disciple is one who believes in and helps to spread another's teachings, a follower. Do you believe the Apostle Peter is a follower of Jesus Christ? Do you believe that Peter disobeyed Jesus when he, Peter, said to Repent of your sins, be baptized in the name of Jesus, his heavenly Father? Read the book of Acts. Do you know that there was not anyone baptized repeating, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holly Spirit? The only way the disciples baptized was in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. I believe that baptism is essential to salvation. Read Mark 16:16 where Jesus said, "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned." (NKJV). Now I know some people will try and twist the scriptures and say that doesn't mean this or that. Well, they have a right to believe what they want but that doesn't change the Bible.

Don R. Kierstead

BEWARE OF IMPOSTURE

In Matthew 7:15 Jesus says, "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves."

When I seen these pictures I thought of so many false teachings that are going on. They are IMPOSTURES, which means they are cheaters, counterfeiters, deceivers, double-dealers, hypocrites, pretenders and much more. There are people who call themselves Reverent, Prophets and Apostles that I include as IMPOSTURES. They get on the airwaves and tell people to send for prayer clothes, holly water, and wonder bread, etc. They con people in believing that God tell them to tell you to send them large amounts of money and God will prosper you greatly. One man said that God told him to tell 120 people to send $1000 to his organization for the work of the Lord and He would prosper them. So why don't they say, "Send money to your own church, and you will prosper." No, they don't say that because they wouldn't get rich.
I'm not against prosperity. In fact, I believe if you obey and do the will of God, He will prosper you. I will prove it to you. Years ago I was in debt and couldn't make all the payments to my creditors. I went to a Co. that would take over my finances and pay all my bills for me at no charge to me. They told the creditors that they would lower what they would pay them per month. And that they would have to extend the time period without interest. If they wanted their money then they would have to agree to it. And they did. But the hard part was that we were only aloud enough money to pay for our food, electricity and the rent. I didn't have enough money to pay my tithes in our church. I promised God that when I got out of debt that I would pay double my tithes until I had them all payed up. And that is what I did. I have had money given to me and my wife; had help to pay off the mortgage of our house; had someone pay half to get our driveway paved; had the siding on my house paid for; had the storm windows paid for; had help to pay for the material to build a large deck on the back of the house; had my hearing aids paid for; had meals paid for; more money given to me; clothes given to me; sold my place in NL and made enough to pay cash for a new van, a new wheelchair and chair lift for the van and still have money in a trust fund. I give my Lord Jesus Christ praise for that. Wouldn't you call that prosperity from God? And I didn't send any money to any of those IMPOSTURES. I help to support our local Assembly, the missionaries and help people that are in need. I hope that what I wrote here will help you to do God's will and don't send your money to the IMPOSTURES.
Don R. Kierstead

A GREAT DANE

The owner (in the picture) says that this dog is a Great Dane. This dog is a wonderful kind dog. I took this picture at The Blue Canoe in Lincoln, NB.

MY BYCICLE

I think I'm in my second childhood. I bought a used bike for $10:00 and fixed it up.

There is a trail that goes by our place that used to be the railroad. It is all flat land here so I can go biking here with no problem. There were so many hills in St. John's, NL, that I wouldn't even try to bike there.

THIS IS FOR MEN

Tell your wife you love her.
If you like the way she looks, cooks, dresses, walks, talks,
smells-let her know it. You can't compliment a women too much. All
women need constant reassuring.
Never keep her waiting. If you know you're going to be late, call her
and let her know.
Tell her you love her.
Never try to make her jealous.
Remember your manners, and show the same respect and courtesy you give
to those you don't know as well.
Tell her she is prettier than he mother.
In addition to remembering her on all the traditional gift-giving
occasions (her birthdays, your anniversary, Christmas and and
Valentine's Day), surprise her with a small gift for no special
reason.
If you've had an exceptionally wonderful evening, or the following
morning, send her a single rose-or make it a daisy-they don't tell.
If she's flat-chested and a 38-D walks by, pretend not to notice.
For no reason at all, walk up behind her and plant a kiss on her neck.
If you have a criticism to make, do it in private. (And never in anger.)
Tell her you love her.
When you're at a party together, never leave her alone while you're
off being charming with someone else. Most women are inclined to be
insecure and not an aggressive as men in social situations.
Tell her she is absolutely the most wonderful person in the world-and
she'll believe YOU are!

IT DON'T PAY TO CHEAT ON YOUR WIFE

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BIRTHDAY MAN

This is my seventy second birthday. This picture was taken today, Aug. 29/08.
Gail and I was taken out to Montana's Restaurant in Fredericton for dinner.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes.

THREE GENERATIONS OF THE KIERSTEAD CLAN

The first picture is of my father, Harold Frank Kierstead. Taken about 1970.

The second picture is of myself, Donald Robert Kierstead. Taken in 1962.

And the third picture is of my son, Paul Mark Kierstead. Taken in 1977.

Hope you like it Paul.

Don R. Kierstead

OUR NEW VAN

That is our Apartment in front of our new van.
We love the Apartment, NB, the van and the people here.

These pictures are of our new 2008 Chevy Uplander van that we purchased today, Aug. 27/08, from J. Clark & Son in Fredericton.

ANOTHER MONTANA'S

Yes another Montana's has opened. This one in Fredericton, NB, at noon today, Aug. 19/08. They have excellent food. I went in and got a 1/2 chicken dinner, which included a large baked potato and coleslaw for $13.99 plus tax, and brought it home. There were plenty enough for Gail and I.
We used to go to Montana's in St. John's when we lived there. You can see and read abut it on this Blog.


Don R. Kierstead

DEER IN MARYSVILLE

I took this picture on the Ring Road, Marysville, NB (which is part of Fredericton) on Aug. 4/08. A real nice picture of a mother and her 2 youngsters.
I have seen 8 Deer since I moved here to NB.
Don R. Kierstead

ETERNITY

A man was standing at Kings Cross in Sydney Australia when a shabby looking man tugged at his sleeve and asked him, "If you died tonight, do you know where you would spend eternity?"

That question haunted that man until he finally asked the Lord to forgive him of his sins. That man became a pastor.

 One day a lady in his church testified to a similar experience in that same spot and it motivated her to except Jesus in her heart.

Some time later the pastor was in that area again. He found that man asking that same question.

The pastor told him his story, how he and others in his church have come to the Lord Jesus Christ just by him asking that question.

Deeply moved, the man said that he was a drunk, uneducated and didn't speak well before he became a follower of Jesus Christ. He wanted to tell people how wonderful it was to serve a living God that would take away their sins and that they could go to heaven. All he could think of was to ask the people that question, "If you died tonight where would you spend eternity?" "I have been asking that question for 8 years and today is the first time I had any idea it was making a difference."

I used to believe that you had to be well educated to become a christian until one day one of the people that helped lead me to the Lord didn't have much education. All he could do was sign his own name. I didn't know this until after I was saved.  He would quote scripture and asked me to look it up in my Bible.

I new another man that didn't have much education. He would get audio tapes of the church services and pass them out for people to listen to.

I heard a story that a Christian man was talking to a fellow about the Lord. The man said, "I don't want to hear anything about the Lord." the Christian man said, "Go to hell then," and turned and walked away. 

Some time later, that man told this story and said that all he could think of was, "Go to hell then." So he gave his heart to the Lord Jesus Christ. Now I wouldn't advise you to go and tell people to go to hell if they didn't want to hear about the Lord, unless He told you to do that.

You see, there are all kinds of ways to witness for the Lord.

Jesus said, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne..." Rev. 3:20, 21. (NKJV)

Don R. Kierstead.

RIDE'EM MOOSE

Got me moose b'y

Great Thought!

Great Thought!

This is a good example of an answer to one of the most common reasons
people give for ignoring God and His goodness.

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.
As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about so many things and various subjects.

When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said:
"I don't believe that God exists."

"Why do you say that?" asked the customer.

"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God
doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick
people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would
be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving a God who
would allow all of these things."

The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he
didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the
customer left the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a
man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed
beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.

The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said
to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist."

"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber. "I am here, and I
am a barber. And I just worked on you!"

"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they
did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed
beards, like that man outside."

"Ah, but barbers DO exist! What happens, is, people do not come to me.

"Exactly!"- affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES
exist! What happens, is, people don't go to Him and do not look for
Him. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

Source: I don't know the source, It was sent to me by email.

Don R. Kierstead

WHY GO TO CHURCH?

Why Go to Church?

If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this! If you're
Spiritually dead, you won't want to read it. If you're spiritually
Curious, there is still hope!

A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and
complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday.
'I've gone for 30 years now,' he wrote, 'and in that time I have heard
something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember
a single one of them.
So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by
giving sermons at all.'

This started a real controversy in the 'Letters to the Editor' column,
much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone
wrote this clincher:

'I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked
some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire
menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this. They all
nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my
wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today.
Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be
spiritually dead today!' When you are DOWN to nothing....
God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the
incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical AND
our spiritual nourishment!'

'When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, 'Jesus, could you
get that for me?

Live simply, Love generously.
Care deeply, Speak kindly.

I don't know who the author is. Someone sent it to me by email.

I think it is good though.

Don R Kieratead

WE HAVE MOVED

Yes we have moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick.
We got to our Apartment on Wednesday, July 2, 2008.
We love it here but are missing Newfoundland and our special friends there too.

Don and Gail Kierstead

Dogs Know

DOGS KNOW

Have you ever heard that a dog 'knows' when an earthquake is about to hit?

Have you ever heard that a dog can 'sense' when a tornado is stirring
up, even 20 miles away?

Do you remember hearing that before the December tsunami struck
Southeast Asia, dogs started running frantically away from the
seashore, at breakneck speed?

Do you know that dogs can detect cancer and other serious illnesses
and danger of fire?

Somehow they always know when they can 'go for a ride' before you even
ask and how do those dogs and cats get home from hundreds of miles
away?

I'm a firm believer that animals, and especially dogs, have keen
insights into the Truth.

And you can't tell me that dogs can't sense a potentially terrible
disaster well in advance.

Simply said, a dog just KNOWS when something isn't right, when
impending doom is upon us, they'll always try to warn us.

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God bless
Don

REWARDING WORK

WORKING FOR GOD ON EARTH DOES NOT PAY MUCH, BUT HIS RETIREMENT PLAN IS OUT OF THIS WORLD.

WHICH WAY?????

Which way is St. Phillips?
I found this sign interesting.

Nun Grading Papers

Can you imagine yourself to be the Nun sitting at her desk grading
these papers all the while trying to keep a straight face and maintain
her composure!

PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WORDING AND SPELLING. IF YOU ARE EVEN
REMOTELY FAMILIAR WITH HOLY SCRIPTURE, YOU'LL FIND THIS HILARIOUS! IT
COMES FROM A ROMAN CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEST. KIDS WERE ASKED
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
ABOUT THE BIBLE WERE WRITT EN BY CHILDREN. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
RETOUCHED OR CORRECTED. INCORRECT SPELLING HAS BEEN LEFT IN.

1. IN THE FIRST BOOK OF THE BIBLE, GUINESSIS. GOD GOT TIRED OF
CREATING THE WORLD SO HE TOOK THE SABBATH OFF.

2. ADAM AND EVE WERE CREATED FROM AN APPLE TREE. NOAH'S WIFE WAS JOAN
OF ARK. NOAH BUILT AND ARK AND THE ANIMALS CAME ON IN PEARS.

3. LOTS WIFE WAS A PILLAR OF SALT DURING THE DAY, BUT A BALL OF FIRE
DURING THE NIGHT.

4. THE JEWS WERE A PROUD PEOPLE AND THROUGHOUT HISTORY THEY HAD
TROUBLE WITH UNSYMPATHETIC GENITALS.

5. SAMPSON WAS A STRONGMAN WHO LET HIMSELF BE LED ASTRAY BY A JEZEBEL
LIKE DELILAH.

6. SAMSON SLAYED THE PHILISTINES WITH THE AXE OF THE APOSTLES.

7. MOSES LED THE JEWS TO THE RED SEA WHERE THEY MADE UNLEAVENED BREAD
WHICH IS BREAD WITHOUT ANY INGREDIENTS .

8, THE EGYPTIANS WERE ALL DROWNED IN THE DESSERT. AFTER WARDS, MOSES
WENT UP TO MOUNTCYANIDE TO GET THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

9. THE FIRST COMMANDMENTS WAS WHEN EVE TOLD ADAM TO EAT THE APPLE.

10. THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT IS THOU SHALT NOT ADMIT ADULTERY.

11. MOSES DIED BEFORE HE EVER REACHED CANADA . THEN JOSHUA LED THE
HEBREWS IN THE BATTLE OF GERITOL.

12. THE GREATEST MIRICLE IN THE BIBLE IS WHEN JOSHUA TOLD HIS SON TO
STAND STILL AND HE OBEYED HIM.

13. DAVID WAS A HEBREW KING WHO WAS SKILLED AT PLAYING THE LIAR. HE
FOUGHT THE FINKELSTEINS, A RACE OF PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN BIBLICAL TIMES.

14. SOLOMON, ONE OF DAVIDS SONS, HAD 300 WIVES AND 700 PORCUPINES.

15. WHEN MARY HEARD SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF JESUS, SHE SANG THE MAGNA CARTA.

16. WHEN THE THREE WISE GUYS FROM THE EAST SIDE ARRIVED THEY FOUND
JESUS IN THE MANAGER.

17. JESUS WAS BORN BECAUSE MARY HAD AN IMMACULATE CONTRAPTION.

18. ST. JOHN THE BLACKSMITH DUMPED WATER ON HIS HEAD.

19. JESUS ENUNCIATED THE GOLDEN RULE, WHICH SAYS TO DO UNTO OTHERS
BEFORE THEY DO ONE TO YOU. HE ALSO EXPLAINED A MAN DOTH NOT LIVE BY
SWEAT ALONE.

20. IT WAS A MIRICLE WHEN JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD AND MANAGED TO GET
THE TOMBSTONE OFF THE ENTRANCE.

21. THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOWED THE LORD WERE CALLED THE 12 DECIBELS.

22. THE EPISTELS WERE THE WIVES OF THE APOSTLES.

23. ONE OF THE OPPOSSUMS WAS ST. MATTHEW WHO WAS ALSO A TAXIMAN.

24. ST. PAULCAVORTED TO CHRISTIANITY, HE PREACHED HOLY ACR IMONY WHICH
IS ANOTHER NAME FOR MARRAIGE.

25. CHRISTIANS HAVE ONLY ONE SPOUSE. THIS IS CALLED MONOTONY.

FIRE RAINBOW

This is a fire rainbow-the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena.
The picture of this fire rainbow was taken on the Idaho/Washington border. The event lasted about an hour.
Clouds have to be cirrus at least 20k feet in the air, with just the right amount of ice crystals and the sun has to hit the clouds at precisely 58 degrees.

NORTERN LIGHTS OVER YELLOWKNIFE, CANADA

These are wonderful pictures. I have seen Northern lights before when I lived in NB.

FAST SHOES, A DOG AND A CROSS

When my friend , Fred, seen this add he said to me, "This is how you get your exercise in the morning, chasing your shoes."
I took this picture at the village Mall on April 9, 2008.
This is Cassie's dog, Shiloh, trying to get the KFC box from her.
Taken on April 3, 2008.

Cassie tool this picture of a cross from the frost on her window. That is wonderful.
This was taken in April, 2008.

HA BUDDY

This man hired a cab to take him to the air port. The passenger taped the cab driver on the shoulder and said, "Ha Buddy," to show him something. The cabdriver panicked and hit some parked cars, went over the curb and stopped in front of a big plate glass store window. The passenger said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know that you were so nerves or I wouldn't of taped you like that." The cabdriver said, "Oh its not your fault. You see this is my first day driving a cab, I have been driving a hearse for the last 25 years."


Source: The readers Digest. Edited by Don R. Kierstead.

ENJOY LIFE

We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are! HOW TO STAY YOUNG 1. Try everything twice. On Madam's tombstone (of Waylon and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: ' Tried everything twice...loved it both times!' 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches.) 3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's! 4. Enjoy the simple things. 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath... And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER. 6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive. 7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Remember: Your home is your refuge. 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. You are worth it! 9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is. 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. 11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time. Lost time can never be found! So make sure...you find time to love unconditionally!

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CHANGING A TAVERN TO A CHURCH

A pastor wanted to buy a tavern and change it into a church.

The man that owned the tavern said that he had a parrot that had been at the tavern ever since it was built and it had to go with the place.

So when the church had its first service and the pastor opened the service, the parrot said, "New proprietor new proprietor."

When the choir stood up to sing, the parrot said, "New employees new employees."

When the congregation stood to sing, the parrot said, "Same old crowd same old crowd."

This was told by Pastor Mark Hugh, Church on the Rock. Edited by Don R. Kierstead

This is a picture that I took from the back door of my house at 3:22 in the morning of December 13, 2007. There were no lights, I didn't have my flash on and the moon wasn't shining. An Amazing picture.

FRENDS

Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave and impossible to forget.

And good friends are like stars....you don't always see them, but you know they are always there.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24. (KJV)

Gail and I soon will be moving from Newfoundland to New Brunswick. We have been here for more than 32 years. I must say that the Newfoundlanders are the most friendliest people that I have ever met, and I have lived in 2 other Provinces. I am not saying that other people in other Provinces are not friendly because I haven't lived there to find that out. Newfoundlanders are just different. We have a lot of great friends here and we are really going to miss them when we leave. When we get a place in Fredericton we are going to have a 2 bedroom apartment - one bedroom for Gail and I and one for the Newfoundlanders (and one Englishman) that are coming to visit. Some have made plans to visit us already and we won't be there until the last week of June. I have 6 very close friends here, namely, Wayne and Diane Price, Kevin and Barbra Perry, Fried Hodgingson and Debbie, his girlfriend. Now I have other good friends but these are the closes ones. Of course I have good friends in NB, NS, ON, AB and BC too.
Don R. Kierstead

Optical Allusions. Stare at this and see a section of it move.
All The lines are straight across and level. To prove it hold a ruler on the lines.

Theses 2 Pictures were taken by me. Click on pictures to inlarge them.

The Tree House.

Look Alike Cars.
The Amazing Barn
Fearless.

GREAT PICTURES

The singing and laughing trio.The gas pot.

Long lasting Duracell battery.

25 SHORT PHRASES

1. Give God what's right.....not what's left.
2. Man's way leads to hopeless end.....God's way leads to endless hope.
3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
4. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
5. In the sentence of life, the devil may be a coma, but never let him be the period.
6. Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.
7. Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to the church for a face lift.
8. When praying, don't give God instructions.....just report for duty.
9. Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.
10. We don't change God's message.....His message changes us.
11. The church is prayer conditioned.
12. When God ordains, He sustains.
13. WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.
14. Plan ahead.....it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
15. Most want to serve God, but only in an advisory position.
16. Suffering from truth decay? Brush up on your Bible.
17. Exercise daily.....walk with the Lord.
18. Never give the devil a ride.....he will always want to drive.
19. Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.
20. Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.
21. He who angers you controls you.
22. Worry is the darkroom in which in which negatives can develop.
23. Give Satin an inch and he'll be a ruler.
24. Be ye fishers of men.....you catch them and He'll clean them.
25. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

I don't know who is the author of these but I received them from Rev. Micheal Trail. They were sent to him from Rev. Donnie McCarty. I think they are good.
Don R. Kierstead.

NOW HIRING?

These pictures were taken in St. John's NL on Feb. 2/08.

This is really funny

GRANDMA IN COURT

Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they
aren't prepared for the answer. In a trial, a Southern small-town
prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grand motherly,
elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, 'Mrs. Jones,
do you know me?' She responded, 'Why, yes, I do know you, Mr.
Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy, and frankly,
you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your
wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their
backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to
realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper
pusher. Yes, I know you.'

The lawyer was stunned! Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across
the room and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?'
She again replied, 'Why, yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he
was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking
problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law
practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he
cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your
wife. Yes, I know him.'

The defense attorney almost died. The judge asked both counselors to
approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice, said, 'If either of you
idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you to the electric
chair.'

Don________________________________

The Sneeze

From: Don Kierstead <don.kierstead@gmail.com>
Date: 3 Jan 2008 20:09
Subject: The Sneeze

THE SNEEZE

They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the
already crowded auditorium.

With their rich maroon gowns flowing .. and the traditional caps, they
looked almost ... as grown up as they felt.

Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed away tears.

This class would NOT pray during the commencements----not by choice,
but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it.

The principal and several students were careful to stay within the
guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave inspirational and
challenging speeches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one
asked for blessings on the graduates or their families.

The speeches were nice, but they were routine.....until the final
speech received a standing ovation.

A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still
and silent for just a moment, and then, it happened.

All 92 students, every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!!

The student on stage.. simply looked at the audience and said, "GOD
BLESS YOU ,

each and every one of you!" And he walked off stage...

The audience exploded into applause. This graduating class had found a
unique way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without
the court's approval.

Isn't this a wonderful story? Pass it on to all your
friends.........and GOD BLESS YOU!!!! This is a true story; it
happened at the University of Maryland.

CBC News: Scientists shrink Hebrew Bible to size of sugar grain

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Scientists shrink Hebrew Bible to size of sugar grain

Scientists have succeeded in writing a full version of the Hebrew Bible â€" including vowel points â€" in a space smaller than the size of a pinhead.

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