Verse of the Day: I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, "Go throw yourself into the sea" and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. (Mark 11: 23)
Tuesday Trivia: A survey says this is the number one place people lose their cell phones. Where is it? Answer: No correct answer today. We will play Tuesday Trivia on Wednesday!
Amazing Fact: People have about 1,400 dreams per year.
Scriptural Pursuit: What woman known as Tabitha, was raised from the dead after Peter knelt and prayed? Answer: Dorcus (Acts 9: 36-41)
Wacky But True: A walrus known as E.T. from the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma can whistle. E.T. the whistlin walrus just turned 30 years old. He weighs around 3,400 pounds. E.T. can whistle and make many other sounds. Here is video of E.T. making his walrus sounds. Definitely wacky but true!
Verse of the Day: The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior; my God is my rock in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the strenth of my salvation, and my stronghold, my high tower, my Savior, the one who saves me from violence. (2 Samuel 22: 2-3)
Amazing Fact: The average garden variety caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head.
Scriptural Pursuit: What instruments did John hear in his vision of the heavenly throne? Harps (Revelation 14:2-3)
Verse of the day: Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when He comes we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He really is. (1 John 3: 2)
Amazing Fact: In 1899, Jacob German, a NY taxi driver, became the first person to get a speeding ticket for going 12 mph!
Scriptural Pursuit: When the foundation for the second temple was laid, the priests played trumpets. What did the Levites play? Answer: Cymbals. (Nehemiah 12: 35-36)
Even though some think the idea is a little outdated, 7% of us still do this...what? No correct answer today.
Verse of the Day: But remember that the temptations that come into your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can't stand up against it. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it. (I Corinthians 10:13)
Amazing Fact: Hummingbirds fly at speeds of up to 71 miles per hour. Small species of the hummingbirds may beat their wings 50-80 times per second.
Scriptural Pursuit: What did Jesus do on a Sabbath day that so infuriated the Pharisees that they began plotting to kill him? Healed a Man (Matthew 12:9-14)
Verse of the day: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. (Matthew 5: 4)
Amazing Fact: Back on this day in 2000, seven skydivers set a wold record for unassisted human flight by gliding from a Dutch island to a nearby town. From a height of 16,000 feet, they glided 2 1/2 miles, the first time such a distance had been bridged by pure human flight.
Scriptural Pursuit: What beast of burden was forbidden as food to the Israelites? Answer: Camel (Leviticus 11: 4)
DQ Blizzard Cake drawing: Congratulations to Larry and Barbara Reed of Parsonsburg, MD, winners of this week's Blizzard Cake! They celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on July 19th.
Verse of the day: And now you also have heard the truth, the good news that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, He identified you as His own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom He promised long ago. (Ephesians 1: 13)
Amazing Fact: On this day in 1992, Paul Lynch set a new record in London by doing 40,401 pushups in 24 hours.
Scriptural Pursuit: What wandering preacher was imprisoned for challenging the adulterous marriage of King Herod? Answer: John the Baptist (Mark 6: 14-18)
Verse of the Day: A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. (Proverbs 25:11)
Amazing Fact: Bees have hair on their eyes which they use to help collect pollen.
Scriptural Pursuit: What group of people, whom the disciples tried to keep from Jesus, did Jesus say are true possessors of the kingdom of Heaven? Little Children (Matthew 19:14)
Verse of the day: The eyes of all look to You and You give them their food at the proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. (Psalm 145: 15 & 16)
Tuesday Trivia: Women buy 96 percent of these. What? Answer: Candles!
Amazing Fact: The electric eel can deliver up to 600 volts of electricity when disturbed.
Scriptural Pursuit: What bird does the lover in the Song of Solomon compare his beloved's eyes to? Answer: Doves (Song of Solomon 1: 15)
Wacky But True: An Ohio woman spent her 90th birthday doing one of her favorite things, riding a rollercoaster. Thelma Gratch took a ride on the Diamondback coaster at Kings Island park for her birthday. She says she's ridden the coaster more than 100 times since it debuted in 2009.
Verse of the Day: So God has given us both His promise and His oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge can take new courage, for we can hold on to His promise with confidence. (Hebrews 6:18)
Amazing Fact: One female oyster can have 100 million children in her lifetime.
Scriptural Pursuit: What was Matthew's job before he became a disciple of Jesus? Tax Collector (Matthew 9:9)
Verse of the day: You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but You will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the Earth. You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again. (Psalms 71: 20 & 21)
Amazing Fact: The largest gold nugget ever found weighed 172 lbs. and 13 oz.
Scriptural Pursuit: What part of Jesus' body did a sinful woman annoint with perfume and kiss during a dinner at a Pharisee's house? Answer: His feet (Luke 7: 36-38)
DQ Blizzard Cake winner: Congratulations to Melinda Thornton of Parksley, Va. for winning the drawing for the DQ Blizzard Cake!
Verse of the day: No one is holy like the Lord! For there is none besides You; Nor is there any rock like our God. (1 Samuel 2: 2)
Amazing Fact: Each year there is one TON of cement poured for every man, woman and child on the earth.
Scriptural Pursuit: What event in Jesus' life featured a voice from Heaven saying, "This is my Son whom I love?" Answer: Baptism (Matthew 3: 16-17)
Wacky But True: Irv Gordon's Volvo P1800 in Babylon, N.Y., holds the world record for most miles on a car and he's only 40,000 miles away from passing 3 million miles on the Volvo!
Verse of the Day: For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. (Mark 8:35)
Amazing Fact: Sharks are highly immune to cancer
Scriptural Pursuit: What Israelite, as a powerful official in Egypt forgave his brothers who years before had sold him into slavery? Joseph (Genesis 50:15-21)
Congratulations to Darlene and Jerry Onley from Pocomoke. They won the DQ Blizzard Cake this morning. Darlene and Jerry celebrated their 46th anniversary on July 3rd.
Verse of the Day: Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always. Remember the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He pronounced. (I Chronicles 16:11-12)
Amazing Fact: It takes 7 years for a lobster to grow 1 pound.
Scriptural Pursuit: On what mountain is the Garden of Gethsemane located? Mount of Olives
Verse of the Day: It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Galations 5:1)
Amazing Fact: Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 (John Hancock and Charles Thompson). Most of the rest signed on August 2nd, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
Scriptural Pursuit: What Greek letter did Jesus pair with "Alpha" to describe Himself? Omega (Revelations 22:12-13)
Verse of the Day: But we who live by the Spirit, eagerly wait to receive everything promised to us who are right with God through faith. (Galatians 5: 5)
Tuesday Trivia: According to a Reader's Digest survey, what is the #1 worry that keeps men awake at night? Answer: Fear of aging.
Amazing Fact: The Star-Spangled Banner was written on the back of an envelope during the bombing of Baltimore's Ft. McHenry in 1914.
Scriptural Pursuit: What was the name of the man who slept in the land of Nod? Answer:
Rodney's back! Rodney's back from his vacation to California where he and his wife, Lisa, visited the set of the Price Is Right. While they got to attend a couple tapings of the show, they didn't make it on as contestants....but they did get to take a picture next to the big wheel! We're happy they're back safely. They say they had a great time and loved the California weather.
Verse of the Day: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46: 1)
Amazing Fact: The first book written on a typewriter was Tom Sawyer.
Scriptural Pursuit: What notorious criminal gained his freedom from Pontius Pilate while Jesus was sentenced to be crucified? Answer: Barabbas (Matthew 27: 24-26)
Wacky But True: A Kansas teen is a finalist in a competition for making her prom dress entirely from duct tape. Brooke Wallace spent 200 hours making her dress and her date's outfit entirely from duct tape. She's now one of 10 finalists in a nationwide competition from the makers of duct tape. It took 42 rolls of tape to make the outfits. The winners will each get $5,000. Voting online continues until July 11th.
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