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Today's Quotations –  FAITH:

 


Faith is voluntary anticipation.

- St Clement of Alexandria 0193



Now it is faith to believe that which you do not yet see; and the reward of faith is to see that which you believe.

- St. Augustine


Faith is the fortaste of that knowledge which hereafter will make us happy.

- St. Thomas Aquinas



Faith is a theological virtue that inclines the mind, under the influence of the will aand grace, to yield firm assent to revealed truths, because of the authority of God.

- Adolphe Tanqueray 1490



Faith is nothing else than trust in the divine mercy promised in Christ.

- Philip Melanchthon 1521


This is the acme of faith, to believe that God, Who saves so few and condemns so many, is merciful; that He is just Who made us necessarily doomed to damnation.

- Martin Luther 1525


Faith consists, not in ignorance, but in knowledge; and that, not only of God, but of the divine will.

- John Calvin 1536

 

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  Today's Word – TRENCHANT
   

 


trench·ant adjective 1. Keen; incisive: a trenchant comment. 2. Forceful, effective, and vigorous: a trenchant argument. Synonym incisive. 3. Caustic; cutting: trenchant criticism. 4. Distinct; clear-cut. [Middle English, from Old French, cutting, from present participle of trenchier, to cut. ]

My sister had a trenchant way of cutting our bread and butter for us that never varied. First, with her left hand she jammed the loaf hard and fast against her bib- where it sometimes got a pin into it, and sometimes a needle, which we afterward got into our mouths. Then she took some butter (not too much) on a knife and spread it on the loaf, in an apothecary kind of way as if she were making a plaster- using both sides of the knife with a slapping dexterity, and trimming and molding the butter off round the crust. Then she gave the knife a final smart wipe on the edge of the plaster, and then sawed a very thick round off the loaf, which she finally, before separating from the loaf, hewed into two halves, of which Joe got one and I the other.

GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Charles Dickens.


Definition from American Heritage Dictionary

 

 

Today's Fact

 


FACT

Singing Dogs?

Which came first: the island name or the birds? The singing canary and the islands they inhabit
 are an example of a long standing blunder.

The Canary is the common name for a small finch native to the Azores, the Madeira Islands, and the Canary and Cape Verde islands. It color is olive green to greenish yellow, and tinged with brown in the wild. The canary canary builds its nest of moss, feathers, or hair in thick, bushy, high shrubs or trees. The mating pair will produce from two to four broods in a season.

The Canary is bred as a cage bird throughout the world. By selective breeding the birds are are predominantly yellow. In confinement the canary can breed up to four times a year. The female lays four to six pale blue eggs in each clutch. Many varieties of canaries have been produced by selective scientific breeding. Some canaries are bred for beauty and trained to perch to display their attractiveness. Others are bred as songbirds. The Hartz Mountain canary, bred in Germany, is a noted songbird.

The canary can be taught various notes or series of notes. They will in turn will teach these "songs" to their young. Canary songs consist of bass and flute notes, as well as "bell" and "bubbling water" sounds. The songs are classified as either "roller" or "chopper." The roller song is soft and is sung with a nearly closed beak. The chopper song is loud, natural, and produced with an open beak. Some breeds of canary sing a warblerlike song combining both types.

The Canary Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. They are actually misnamed. They were called "Canariae insulae" by the Romans. They were named this for the number of dogs that were found on the islands. The name "Canariae insulae" means "dog islands." For centuries people have mistakenly believed that the islands get their name from the canary birds that dwell there. Actually the canary gets it name from the Latin canaria which means: pertaining to the dog.

sources: The Blunder Book | Microsoft(R) Encarta(R)


 
And God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind."

Genesis 1:20

 

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Today's SMILE

 

A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

  
   

 

 

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

Joseph Addison

 

A FEW SMILES   

The Doctor's Office

A new patient was quite upset when the doctor's nurse led him to a small curtained cubicle and told him to undress.

''But I only want the doctor to look at an ingrown toenail!'' he protested .

''Our rule is that everyone undresses,'' snapped the nurse as she left him.

''That's a stupid rule,'' grumbled the patient as he took off his clothes. ''Making me undress just so he can look at my toe!''

''That's nothing,'' growled a voice from the next cubicle. ''I came in to fix the telephone!''

From: 1,497 Jokes, Stories N' Anecdotes - Herbert V. Prochnow

Anything You Want

A young man was strolling by the beach when he saw a figure in the water waving frantically. He rushed to the water and saved the man, who turned out to be Bill Clinton.

Catching his breath, the president gratefully said, ''You saved my life. Do you know who I am?'' When the young man nodded affirmatively, Clinton continued, ''If ever there's any way I can repay you, just name it.''

''Well, there just might be one thing. I'd like to be buried in the Arlington National Cemetery.''

Clinton was taken aback, ''You are the picture of health. Why think of dying when you have your whole future ahead of you?''

''Well, when my parents find out who I just saved, they will kill me.

Speaker's Encyclopedia of Jokes, Puns, Riddles, Quotations & Alternate Dictionary

Faker

At long last the good humored boss felt compelled to call Feller into his office. ''It has not escaped my attention,'' he pointed out gently, ''that every time there's a big game' you have to take your Aunt Mildred to the doctor.''

''You know, you're right sir.'' exclaimed Feller. ''I hadn't realized it. You don't suppose she's faking it, now do you.

Women Drivers

I tell you, women drivers are a hazard to traffic. 

Driving to work this morning on the freeway, I looked over to my left and there was a woman in a red Mustang doing 85 miles per hour with her face up next to her rear view mirror putting on her eyeliner! 

I looked away for a couple seconds and when I looked back she was halfway over in my lane. It scared me so badly I dropped my electric shaver in my coffee, and it spilled all over my cell phone!

 

This Big ...

Did you hear about a fellow from upper Wisconsin who caught a giant muskie? 

The poor guy dislocated both shoulders describing it.

TRUE FACT ...

Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day.

SOURCE: NYT, Dr. William F. Fry, Stanford University


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