According to Isaiah 1:31, "The mighty man will become tinder and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the fire."
Hummm. Fire. According to the dictionary, "fire" is a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. Fire can be good, and it can be bad. It can destroy, and it can create. Fire was the first sterilizing agent, used to cleanse surgical instruments for lifesaving operations. Fire lit the lantern in the Old North Church signaling the birth of the United States. Fire stoked the engines in the railroads that opened up the western reaches of this great nation for exploration, discovery, and revitalization. Today, fire is used is smelting and darn near every manufacturing business out there. Fire pastures milk and is used to prepare the foods we use each day to fuel the most efficient piece of machinery in the world--the human body. Fire is one of the four classic elements. Our earth sustains life because of a giant fireball widely recognized as our global powerhouse. Fire melted the wax at dinner on my first date with the woman who is now my wife, it lit the candles in the hospital chapel where I prayed when my daughter was born, and it will help light the sanctuary at my funeral.
Fire gives life, sustains existence, and enhances our lives in ways we don't ever recognize. And Isaiah tells us that--through our work--we all can become an everlasting light of unbelievable strength.
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| "Brave Charlotte" by Anu Stohner and Henrike Wilson |
College Gate Elementary School |
| "Destiny's Gift" by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley |
College Gate Elementary School |
| "The Oxford Color Portuguese Dictionary" edited by John Whitlam and Lia Correia Raitt |
Bahai Street |
| "Prentice Hall ESL Workbook" by Karen Standridge |
Bahai Street |
| "A Light in the Attic" by Shel Silverstein |
Bahai Street |
"The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth" |
Bahai Street |
"Civil Disobedience and Other Essays" |
Bahai Street |
| "The House that Richard Built" by James D. Smith |
Thorn Hill Learning Center |
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History |
1. In a body of lawmakers, what is the word meaning an adequate number of members present to hold the meeting or make a decision? Begins with Q and has six letters |
2. What is the instrument used to measure distance in a car? a. Differential pinion b. Odometer c. Speedometer d. Mileomerter |
3. Where was the hottest temperature in the U.S. (56.7 °C (134 °F)) recorded? a. Key West, Florida b. Spearfish, South Dakota c. Death Valley, California d. Tucson, Arizona |
4. What is the most common element in the human body? a. Calcium b. Carbon c. Hydrogen d. Oxygen |
5. Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first airplane flight in 1903. They chose Kitty Hawk, NC for their test flight. How far did their airplane travel on the first attempt? a. About 120 feet b. About 10 feet c. About a half mile d. About five thousand yards |
It has long been known that there is a connection between work happiness and the giving of money earned from your labor. In light of this fact, these statistics may surprise you:
According to The Barna Group (April 14, 2008), in 2007, just 5% of adults tithed.
Here is an excerpt from their report:
Not surprisingly, some population groups were more likely than others to have given away at least ten percent of their income. Among the most generous segments were evangelicals (24% of whom tithed); conservatives (12%); people who had prayed, read the Bible and attended a church service during the past week (12%); charismatic or Pentecostal Christians (11%); and registered Republicans (10%).
Several groups also stood out as highly unlikely to tithe: people under the age of 25, atheists and agnostics, single adults who have never been married, liberals, and downscale adults. One percent or less of the people in each of those segments tithed in 2007.
Among all born again adults, 9% contributed one-tenth or more of their income. The study also showed that Protestants were four times as likely to tithe as were Catholics (8% versus 2%, respectively).
In 2007, 84% of all adults donated some money to churches or non-profit organizations. That figure has also remained consistent in recent years.
The median amount of money donated during 2007 was $400; the mean amount was $1308. Those averages are higher than was revealed earlier in this decade, but represent a decline from the previous year. (The mean sum of donations per person in 2006 was $1348.)
The Barna study pointed out that one-third of all adults (34%) gave away $1000 or more during 2007. Nearly one-fifth (18%) had donated $100 or less.
Evangelicals Christians distinguished themselves in their generosity. More than four out of five (83%) gave at least $1000 to churches and non-profit entities during 2007, far surpassing the levels reached by any other population segment studied.
Almost two-thirds of the public (64%) donated some money to a church, synagogue or other place of worship. The median amount donated to those religious centers was $101; the mean amount was $883. Those figures were up slightly from the previous year.
In all, one-quarter of the people who gave any money to religious centers (25%) donated at least $1000. A whopping 96% of evangelicals gave money to a church in 2007; 81% of them donated at least $1000.
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2. b--Odometer. The odometer measures the distance the car has driven by measuring the magnetic field the rear transmission creates while spinning. In layman's terms, the faster the car goes, the more distance you travel and the stronger the magnetic field. Therefore, the odometer will spin faster indicating that your car has gone a farther distance.
This will ultimately decrease the value of the car. Economics, it seems, is a science stronger than Physics.
3. c--Death Valley, California. This record was set on July 10, 1913. Desert records need to be recorded at least four feet above the ground because the land heats to a much greater temperature than the air (ground can get to 90 degrees C, 200 degrees F). Spearfish, South Dakota holds the record for the greatest rise in temperature in a short period of time -> 27 C° (49 F°), recorded on January 22, 1943. The chinook wind changed the temperature from -4 F to 45 F in just two minutes.
4. d--Oxygen is the most common element in the human body, making up almost 63% of the average human.
COMPOSITION OF THE HUMAN BODY
| Element | Percentage of Human Body |
| Oxygen | 62.81 |
| Carbon | 19.37 |
| Hydrogen | 9.31 |
| Nitrogen | 5.14 |
| Sulfur | 0.64 |
| Phosphorus | 0.63 |
| Other | 2.10 |
5. a--About 120 feet. The Wright Brothers, took their "aeroplane" to the sands of Kitty Hawk and for good measure took along five Coast Guard members as witnesses (what better witnesses could you have?) The plane took off, left the ground, and traveled approximately 120 feet on the first attempt.
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