Our Vicar, the Reverend Thomas Lewis, told our congregation,
'Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you all
understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark, chapter 17.'
The following Sunday, as Thomas prepared to deliver his sermon;
he asked for a show of hands, he wanted to know how many people had
read Mark 17. Almost every hand went up.
Thomas smiled and said, 'Mark only has 16 chapters. I will know
proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying.'
Phyllis Small, a Sunday school teacher, was telling her class the story
of the "Good Samaritan," from the Bible, in which a man was beaten, robbed
and left for dead.
She described the situation in vivid detail so her students would catch
the drama.
Then she asked the class, 'If you saw a person lying on the roadside all
wounded and bleeding, what would you do?'
Zeidy, a thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence, 'I think I'd be
sick.'
Amusing, Funny and Interesting Quotes from The
Bible
Genesis 25:30 [Holman Christian Standard Bible] He said to
Jacob, 'Let me eat some of that red stuff, because I'm exhausted.'
Proverbs 21:19 [New Living Translation] It is better to
live alone in the desert than with a crabby, complaining wife.
Proverbs 27:15-16 [New Living Translation] A quarrelsome
wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day. Stopping her
complaints is like trying to stop the wind or trying to hold something
with greased hands.
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Family Bibles
In some families "Family" Bibles were handed down from generation
to generation, and it was, and still is, traditional to keep a
record of the family tree in its fly-leaf, to be updated by each new
generation. These bibles can therefore be invaluable sources of
information if you want to learn more about your family history.
It was the custom, particularly in Victorian times, [1837-1901]
to record births, marriages and deaths in a "Family" Bible,
sometimes photographs were also pasted in as well as newspaper
cuttings. These bibles were often quite massive affairs, thick
embossed leather covers, metal clasps and sumptuous illustrations.
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