Friday, September 28, 2012

Verse of the Day: Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the one who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. (Deuteronomy 31: 6)

Amazing Fact: Caterpillars have around 2,000 muscles in their body.

Scriptural Pursuit: After the crucifixion, who asked Pilate for Jesus' body?
Answer: Joseph of Arimathea (Luke 1: 39-55)

DQ Blizzard Cake: Congratulations to Stephen Ewing of Salisbury, Maryland who won the drawing for the DQ Cake this week!

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Verse of the Day: There are different ways God works in our lives, but it is the same God who does the work through all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a means of helping the entire church. (I Corinthians 12: 6 & 7)

Amazing Fact: There are 691 drinking fountains in the Pentagon.

Scriptural Pursuit: What New Testament preacher, like the Old Testament hero Samson, was never to drink wine or other fermented drinks?
Answer: John the Baptist.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Verse of the Day: I cried out, "I'm slipping!" and Your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. (Psalm 94: 18 & 19)

Amazing Fact: Americans eat 11 billion bananas a year! Bananas are actually an herb, not a fruit.

Scriptural Pursuit: In Exodus, what does the Bible say manna tasted like?
Answer: Wafers with honey (Exodus 16: 31)

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Verse of the Day: Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned, forgive, and you will be forgiven. (Luke 6:37)

Tuesday Trivia: 90% of this product is purchased by women...what? Greeting Cards

Amazing Fact: The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.

Scriptural Pursuit: Who said I know that my redeemer lives and that in the end He will stand on earth? Job (Job 19:25)

Wacky But True: A man who hopes to become the first to drive at 1,000 mph has inspected the track where the car will make the record attempts. The Bloodhound SuperSonic Car project is based in Bristol, England. The car will attempt to break the current land speed record of 763 mph some time in 2014. Currently engineers are testing the car and its three engines.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Verse of the Day: For it pleased God in his kindness to choose me and call me, even before I was born. What undeserved mercy. (Galations 1:15)

Amazing Fact: A house catches fire every 45 seconds in the United States

Scriptural Pursuit: What New Testament word means "teacher"? Answer: Rabbi

Wacky But True: A Great Dane from Michigan is doggone tall. The Guinness World Records 2013 book published Thursday recognizes Zeus of Otsego, Mich., as the world's Tallest Dog. The 3-year-old measures 44 inches from foot to shoulder. Standing on his hind legs, Zeus stretches to 7-foot-4 and towers over his owner, Denise Doorlag. Zeus is just an inch taller than the previous record-holder, Giant George. Zeus weighs 155 pounds and eats a 30-pound bag of food every two weeks. Doorlag says she had to get a van to be able to transport Zeus.

Friday, September 21, 2012

Verse of the Day: But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet. (1 Thessalonians 5:8)

Amazing Fact: The fastest growing hair on the human body is a man's beard. In fact, if men let their beard grow, it would get to 30 feet in their lifetime>

Scriptural Pursuit: What man living in a rented house welcomed all who visited him?
Answer: Paul (Acts 28: 30)

DQ Blizzard Cake Winner: Congratulations to Jake LeCates of Salisbury, MD!

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Verse of the Day: Our God is a God who saves: from the sovereign Lord comes escape from death. (Psalm 68: 20)

Tuesday Trivia: The average life span of one of these, which we use every day, is three years. What is it?
Answer: Mouse pad

Amazing Fact: In the United States, a pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.

Scriptural Pursuit: What did Jesus tell the disciples to do to the people who cursed them?
Answer: Bless them. (Luke 6: 20, 28)

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Verse of the Day: He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. (2 Corinthians 1: 4)

Tuesday Trivia: The average life span of one of these, which we use in offices every day, is three years. What is it?
Answer: No winner this morning so we'll play Tuesday Trivia on THURSDAY!

Amazing Fact: Every year Americans consume half of the world's supply of chocolate. That means we eat 3.1 billion pounds of chocolate a year!

Scriptural Pursuit: What affliction did Jesus heal two men of saying, "According to your faith be it unto you?"
Answer: blindness (Matthew 9: 27-30)

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The average life span of one of these, which many of us use at work each day, is 3 years...what?



Verse of the Day: Don't be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10

Amazing Fact: In 2002, it took 12.5 minutes to download a song on a 56k modem. In 2012, it took just 16 seconds.

Scriptural Pursuit: Who said, "With great wrestlings, I have wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed."
Answer: Rachel (Genesis 30: 8)

Wacky But True: The University of Massachusetts has welcomed students back with a record breaking seafood stew. Students chowed down on a nearly 6,700 pound seafood stew. The stew was made in a 14 foot custom built frying pan and used 1,000 pounds of mussels, clams and salmon. It also had 1,725 pounds of half and half!

Monday, September 17, 2012

Verse of the Day: But the person who loves God is the one God knows and cares for. (1 Corinthians 8: 3)

Amazing Fact: In 2002, we spent an average of 46 minutes on the internet per day, in 2012, we spent 4 hours! In 2002, there were 3 million websites, in 2012, there were 555 million!

Scriptural Pursuit: What is the name of the man who preached in a valley filled with dead men's bones?
Answer: Ezekiel (Ezekiel 37)

Friday, September 14, 2012

Verse of the Day: He causes things to happen on Earth, either as a punishment or as a sign of His unfailing love. (Job 37: 13)

Amazing Fact: The tip of a whip moves so fast that it can break the sound barrier. That "crack" is actually a small sonic boom.

Scriptural Pursuit: What Old Testament prophet had to buy back his adulterous wife with silver and barley?
Answer: Hosea (Hosea 3: 1-2)

DQ Blizzard Cake: Congratulations to Richard Eaton from Salisbury, MD!

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Verse of the Day: But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. (2 Thessalonians 3:3)

Amazing Fact: The Philadelphia mint produces 26 millions pennies per day.

Scriptural Pursuit: Ruth and Boaz had a son named? Answer: Obed (Ruth 4:13-17)

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Verse of the Day: But God is my helper. The Lord is the one who keeps me alive! (Psalm 54: 4)

Tuesday Trivia: A recent study shows 9% of North Americans do not have this. What
Answer: a bank account

Amazing Fact: A 70 pound octopus can squeeze through a hole the size of a silver dollar because it has no backbone.

Scriptural Pursuit: What bird did Jesus use to teach us that God will care for us?

Answer: the sparrow (Matthew 10: 29-31)

Wacky But True: In 2009, a little boy named Liam lost his favorite blue toy monkey on vacation in the Rocky Mountains. His mom actually found it on eBay three years later! She said when it came in the mail, they recognized the singe marks Liam had put there years earlier. Liam burst into tears when he got the monkey back.

Wacky But True: There's a new record for the world's largest cheeseburger. A resort in Minnesota cooked up a 10 foot long bacon cheeseburger that weighed more than a ton. It took a crane to flip the burger. The representative from Guiness Book of World Records said it actually tasted pretty good.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Verse of the Day: Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11: 28)

Tuesday Trivia: A recent study shows 9% of North Americans do NOT have this. What is it?
Answer: No answer today so we'll play Tuesday Trivia on Wednesday.

Amazing Fact: In the 1900 Sears Roebuck company catalog, a piano cost $98.

Scriptural Pursuit: Who was put in prison as a political enemy of the Philistines?
Answer: Samson (Judges 16: 24)


Wacky But True: A couple on an African safari got more than they bargained for when a python crawled under their truck. They looked under the hood and sure enough, there is was. They had to drive three miles to the nearest outpost before they could remove the snake. No one was injured.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Verse of the Day: For all the earth is the Lord's and He has set the world in order. He will protect His goldly ones, but the wicked will perish in darkness. (I Samuel 2: 8-9)

Amazing Fact: The oldest American packaged food is Philadelphia brand cream cheese; it went on sale in its protective wrapper in 1885.

Scriptural Pursuit: What river stopped flowing when priests carrying the ark reached the water's edge? Answer: Jordan (Joshua 3:15-16)

Friday, September 7, 2012

Verse of the Day: The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the Godly run to Him and are sure. (Proverbs 18: 10)

Amazing Fact: If done perfectly, the Rubik's Cube can be solved in 17 turns.

Scriptural Pursuit: What is the popular name for Jesus' command to do unto others as you would have them do unto you?
Answer: The Golden Rule

DQ Blizzard Cake: Congratulations to David Webster of Dames Quarter, MD!

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Americans used 870,000 tons of this last year? The answer: Charcoal





Verse of the Day: The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the goldly run to Him and are safe. (Proverbs 18:10)

Amazing Fact: Olive trees may live to be 1500 years old

Scriptural Pursuit: Who knew that by following God's orders he could take Jericho? Joshua (Joshua 6:1-16)

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Americans used 870,000 tons of this last year? No correct answer today so we'll try again tomorrow.



Verse of the Day: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. (Matthew 5:6)

Amazing Fact: The average flea can leap an amazing 36 inches that's comparable to a man jumping the 555 foot high Washington Monument.

Scriptural Pursuit: What did Jesus do on a Sabbath day that so infuriated the Pharisees they began plotting to kill him?
Answer: Healed a Man (Matthew 12: 9-14)

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Americans used 870,000 tons of this last year? No correct answer today.




Verse of the Day: You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. (Psalm 16:11)

Amazing Fact: The Statue of Liberty's index finger is 8 feet long.

Scriptural Pursuit: What did Jesus say was more likely to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter Heaven? Answer: Camel (Matthew 19:23-24)