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Oh look, Chicken Thursday!
Even with one of my granddaughters sitting beside me, I have to admit that watching the Artemis II rocket lift off yesterday made me feel like a little boy again.
I know the technology inside this latest generation of rockets is vastly different from the ones they launched when I was a young boy — back in the late '60s and '70s — but it didn't matter. There is just something about a big old rocket firing up and heading for the Moon that does a heart good.
Hats off to those four astronauts for the confidence and bravery it takes to strap themselves into a capsule perched on top of all that explosive power. I'm excited to watch how things unfold over the next ten days, and I'm fully expecting a few more moments of boyish wonder as they travel out to and back from the Moon.
As a fun little bonus: NASA offered people the chance to submit their names to be included on a memory disk aboard the rocket. I took them up on that. So while those four brave souls become the farthest humans from Earth in history, my name will be along for the ride — one among 5,647,889 others. More boyish fun, indeed!
Enjoy the rest of today's Digest.
~ Pastor Tim
Chicken Farming
A life-long city man, tired of the rat race, decided he was going to give up the city life, move to the country, and become a chicken farmer.
He found a nice, used chicken farm, which he bought.
Turns out that his next door neighbor was also a chicken farmer.
The neighbor came for a visit one day and said, "Chicken farming isn't easy. Tell you what. To help you get started, I'll give you 100 chickens."
The new chicken farmer was thrilled.
Two weeks later the new neighbor stopped by to see how things were going.
The new farmer said, "Not too good. All 100 chickens died."
The neighbor said, "Oh, I can't believe that. I've never had any trouble with my chickens. I'll give you 100 more."
Another two weeks went by, and the neighbor stops in again.
The new farmer says, "You're not going to believe this, but the second 100 chickens died too."
Astounded, the neighbor asked, "What went wrong? What did you do to them?"
Well, says the new farmer, "I'm not sure whether I'm planting them too deep or not far enough apart."
One-Liner #2012
People's IQs should be presented like the weather:
Actual IQ: 97
Feels like: 72
Vision Extraordinaire
I just accidentally rubbed ketchup in my eyes.
Now I have Heinzsight.
Quote #2448
"Being a mom means never buying the right amount of produce. Either everyone suddenly loves grapes, and a week's worth are eaten in one afternoon, or fruit flies are congregating around my rotting bananas."
- Lessons from the Minivan
52 Bible Verses for Men Week 9: Suitable Helper
Writing a song for each of the 52 bible verses published in Samuel Deuth's book "52 Bible Verses for Men"
Following Jesus
Jesus: Follow me
Many of Us: How about I go to a building once a week for a couple of hours and we call it good?
Jesus: Huh?
Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.
Susan Page writes . . . .
Forgive
In the garden, lonesome in grief
His soul came begging sweet relief
Blood-soaked tears poured down like rain,
soaking the path of heart-seared pain
His friends were close, yet could not be
companions in prayer, upon their knees
Betrayed by those He held so dear
Would God, His Father, calm His fear
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