Deliverance It is pouring rain in the flood plain of the Mississippi Valley, and the rising river begins to threaten all manner of private homes, including that of the local Rabbi. With water coming into the ground floor, a rowboat with police comes by, and the officer shouts, "Rabbi, let us evacuate you! The water level is getting dangerous." The Rabbi replies, "No thank you, I am a righteous man, who trusts in the Almighty, and I am confident he will deliver me." Three hours go by, and the rains intensify, at which point the Rabbi has been forced up to the second floor of his house.A second police rowboat comes by, and the officer shouts, "Rabbi, let us evacuate you! The water level is getting dangerous." The Rabbi replies, "No thank you, I am a righteous man, who trusts in the Almighty, and I am confident he will deliver me." The rain does not stop, and the Rabbi is forced up onto the roof of his house. A helicopter flies over, and the officer shouts down, "Rabbi, grab the rope and we'll pull you up! You're in terrible danger!" The Rabbi replies, "No thank you, I am a righteous man, who trusts in the Almighty, and I am confident he will deliver me." The deluge continues, and the Rabbi is swept off the roof, carried away in the current and drowns. He goes up to heaven, and at the Pearly Gates he is admitted, and comes before the Divine Presence. The Rabbi asks, "Dear Lord, I don't understand. I've been a righteous observant person my whole life, and depended on you to save me in my hour of need. Where were you?" And the Lord answered, "I sent two boats and a helicopter, what more do you want?"

Philippians 2:14-15, “Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.”

PLAYING THE RIGHT GAME "Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding." (Proverbs 23:23, NIV) Maybe you have seen one of those lists of humorous exchanges between caddies and their players. Among these lists, you'll usually find this repartee, which is perhaps my favorite: Golfer: "So how do you like my game?" Caddie: "Not bad, sir. But personally, I prefer golf." From this painful retort, we'll draw our lesson today--that a false pursuit, however earnest, can lead to painful consequences. It was on the golf course, actually, that a friend once told me, "There's no sense in winning the rat race. It's a race we shouldn't even be running." He wasn't speaking in the context of golf, though. He was speaking to all of life. He was speaking, you might say, the language of Solomon, who regarded most earthly pursuits as "a chasing after the wind." Earnestness earns high marks these days. Sincerity beats simple truth. No wonder we're not supposed to propose that one belief outdoes another. Truth is no longer about one faith or another; but rather about one or another's faith--that is, how much do you believe what you believe? Believe it with all your heart, and that's sufficient unto heaven. Where, may we ask, is the logic in that? Put your dollars, say, in a commodity that a "sure thing" next year, then lose it all when the sure thing becomes a dismal failure. We could say that's OK, that you believed you would make money. But who would dream of calling that wisdom? A number of years ago, I watched in disbelief as a sincere member of a false religion told an interviewer that she didn't care if her religion was proven false, she would believe it anyway. This week, I heard a follower of the same false religion say he could take heart from his religion's accounts of Jesus--even if that "Jesus" was presented in a blatantly false historical context. Community is important, and nearly every church of every belief provides it. But there is no consolation that we are all in the same boat if the boat we're in has a hole in it. In such a boat, there is only disaster. That's why a strong foundation is the most important commodity when it comes to building a spiritual house. And that's why Paul said of Jesus that He is the foundation on which we build--the real Jesus, the One who pronounced, "I am…the truth."

Hello John, Rick, Kathy, Hostess and other friends.

I think it is better to make things clear here. I am not against anyone. It is not nice to make jokes about ones personal life.

Rick, he is a friend he handles The Kathy Case in his special way and I wanted just to put more humor in this topic.
Kathy, she is a good friend.  Truelly Kathy I don't like peoples' private life in forums
John, opinions are one thing, friendship another. I do not feel hurt. I feel like a friend of yours and your opinion do not change that.
Linda, I can just say you are the President of Adlandpro Jokes and you know how to make us laugh.

It seems that everyone asks to be forgiven for his mistakes now it is my turn.

To everyone in this forum I APOLIGIZE because I caused some trouble here and there and burning posts began to hurt people.

No more comments to personal jokes or responses to such. A thank you for sharing will be enough.

Warm Regards
Georgios