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“The Bucket List”– Kickin’ It!
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Ben Witherington
Picture me trying to take my 91 year old dad and 81 year old mom to the movies. There’s Dad with his cane, and mom with the macular degeneration. And Me. And for sure, there are very few movies that they care to see any more, as they don’t like: 1) bad language; 2) nudity;…
Need a Lift–Call Jesus
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Ben Witherington
I was driving and I saw a billboard that said: “Need help?? callJesus.” 1-800-005-3787 Out of curiosity I called. A Mexican showed up with a tow truck.
Mortality and Immorality—Sermon for Ash Wednesday
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Ben Witherington
ASH WEDNESDAY—MORTALITY AND IMMORALITY Text: Lk. 18.9-14 The term Lent comes from the English word Lenten which in turn comes from the English word lengthen, referring to the season of the lengthening of the days. Ash Wednesday is the first day in the Lenten season, and has traditionally been a day of repentance, of remorse…
Beatles Beamed– ‘Across the Universe’
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Ben Witherington
My son sent me the following press release from NASA———————- NASA AND THE BEATLES CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES BY BEAMING SONG ‘ACROSS THE UNIVERSE’ INTO DEEP SPACE WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, NASA will beam a song — TheBeatles’ “Across the Universe” — directly into deep space at 7 p.m.EST on Feb. 4. The transmission…
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