Top news for the day
Source: GMA News.tv
‘Human rights victim’ Mark Jimenez wants to be president, too
Alleged violations against his basic rights had prompted controversial former Manila Rep. Mark Jimenez to run for president in next year’s elections.
Jay Sonza, Imelda Papin among 2010 hopefuls
The Marcos-led Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) on Tuesday fielded a broadcaster and a veteran singer for two electoral posts for the 2010 automated elections.
HIV is 'hidden and growing epidemic' in RP
With new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections rising by one-third this year, the Philippines is one of the countries where a “hidden and growing epidemic" is imminent, the United...
SC: Appointive officials may hold on to posts after filing COCs
Appointive officials wishing to run for elective government posts should no longer worry that they have to vacate their offices after filing their Certificate of Candidacies.
Ampatuans seek SC help vs warrantless arrests
The Ampatuan family has asked the Supreme Court to stop the government from enforcing warrant-less arrests against members of their clan implicated in last week’s grisly massacre of at least 57...
AFP all set to serve warrants, suspension orders vs Ampatuans
While it maintained that the situation in Maguindanao remains peaceful, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started augmenting its troops in the troubled province to assist the police in...
LP to field bet vs Arroyo in Pampanga - Drilon
The Liberal Party (LP) will be fielding a candidate to challenge President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s congressional bid in the second district of Pampanga province, a party official said on Tuesday.
Revilla seeks reelection, maintains loyalty to Lakas-Kampi
Senator Ramon “Bong" Revilla Jr. on Tuesday sought reelection under the Lakas-Kampi-CMD banner, saying that he will stay loyal to the party that has always carried him.
2 cops implicate Andal Jr. in Maguindanao massacre
Two of the four police officers relieved from their posts in connection with the November 23 massacre in Maguindanao province have implicated detained Datu Unsay town Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. to...
Gordon, Fernando announce tandem in 2010 polls
Senator Richard Gordon and former Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Bayani Fernando announced on Tuesday their tandem for the May 2010 presidential elections. And what do they prefer...
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Who’s afraid of Sarah?
Almost all her contenders---and it’s not the Geronimo girl they fear.
Rochelle Pangilinan: New ‘Manananggal’ in town
Sexbomb dancer Rochelle Pangilinan takes on her first villain role as Babaeng Manananggal in the upcoming season of “Darna.”
Vic Sotto recalls African trip with Pia Guanio
Comedian Vic Sotto and his girlfriend Pia Guanio had just returned from Africa where they had a Safari adventure.
Richard Quan rallies for ‘Ded na si Lolo’
Currently, “Ded na si Lolo” is being viewed at key cinemas in Los Angeles, USA.
Solid scare tactics in ‘Paranormal Activity’
“Paranormal Activity” assures both effective seat-jumping jolts and more importantly the series of nightmares in tow.
‘Inglourious Basterds’ kicks off at Robinsons Movie World Theaters
At last, you can relax now for the long wait is over.
Star Magic World Concert at Big Dome a big success
The Star Magic World Concert Tour Live in Manila was so star-studded with the 70 Star Magic homegrown artists coming in full force to celebrate the talent management group’s 17th anniversary.
What you didn’t see on Star Awards telecast
On the delayed telecast of the 23rd Star Awards for Television, there were scenes that the cameras failed to capture and occurrences best left unaired.
Edu Manzano rebuffed in Cebu convention?
Actor Edu Manzano didn't get the star treatment when he visited Cebu recently.
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
Immonen beats Corteza to win World Ten Ball Championship
MANILA - The Philippines almost had another champion on Monday but “The Ice Man” of Finland dashed the Filipinos hopes as he defeated Lee Van Corteza in the World Ten Ball Championship finals held in Pasay City.
ABL: Patriots fight off Tigers
MANILA -- The Philippine Patriots outhustled the Thailand Tigers, 77-61, to nab the top spot in the ABL at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
Sixers fall to Mavericks after talk with Iverson
DALLAS, Texas – Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points and Jason Terry sank the game-winning basket with 1.4 seconds remaining, sparking Dallas past Philadelphia 104-102 as the 76ers lost their seventh game in a row.
Team Europe beats Japan in World Mixed Doubles
MANILA – World Ten Ball champ Mika Immonen combined with Borana Andoni as Team Europe beat Japan in the opener of the 2009 World Mixed Doubles Classic Tuesday at the Nuvo City Lifestyle Center in Libis, Quezon City.
UST survives JRU's late-game rally in PCCL
MANILA -- Khasim Mirza played “big” for the undersized UST to sneak the Growling Tigers in the Elite Eight by holding off the pesky JRU Heavy Bombers, 64-62, in the PCCL Sweet 16 at the Ormoc Superdome late Monday night.
Reyes, Amit team up in World Mixed Doubles
MANILA – Pool icon Efren “Bata” Reyes and Women’s World 10-ball champion Rubilen Amit will team up to represent the Philippines in the 2009 World Mixed Doubles Classic.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Billy Ray Bates (born May 31, 1956, in Kosciusko, Mississippi) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was the eighth of nine children of Frank and Ellen Bates. Bates was a 6'4" 210 lb shooting guard and played high school ball at McAdams High in Mississippi and attended Kentucky State University.
Bates played four seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Portland Trail Blazers, Washington Bullets and the Los Angeles Lakers. He also played overseas, in Switzerland, Mexico, Uruguay, and most notably in the Philippines for the Crispa Redmanizers and Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association.
On January 17, 1998, Billy Ray Bates robbed a New Jersey Texaco station at knifepoint, slashing the ear of attendant Philip Kittel. He was sentenced to seven years in jail.
He has since been released and is living in the Camden and Trenton areas of New Jersey. He and former 76ers guard Earl Harrison are trying to start a basketball skills coaching clinic.
He would take the PBA by storm in the mid-80s. In his first game with the Crispa Redmanizers, Bates immediately grabbed the limelight and thrilled the crowd with a spectacular display of inside and outside moves against the league powerhouse, Great Taste Coffee. In that game, Bates would go up against PBA legend Norman Black. In that game, Bates exploded for 64 points on 20 out 25 two point shots (80%), 5 out of 6 three point attempts (83%), and 9 out of 10 free throws (90%), along with 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Norman Black was pretty offensive-minded himself, popping in 59 points in a losing cause, 120-119 against Crispa. Bates would display an accurate jumper even from 3-point range, a muscular upper body to physically match up and intimidate the skinnier/taller opponents, and a mean game from the paint punctuated by his favorite arsenal, the slam-dunk.
Three things stood out in that game. First, Bates scoring 64 points was marvelous because Crispa had a number of superstars on their team. At that time, Crispa didn't need a scoring import since the locals were more than capable of carrying the load. The second remarkable thing was how Bates electrified the crowd with his derring-do style. A lot of Bates's two-pointers came from dunks, around 6 in that game, ushering in a new era of prototype PBA imports that were benchmarked on Billy Ray Bates. And third, Bates was now under Tommy Manotoc, acknowledged back then as the greatest defensive coach of the league. For someone like Bates to be collared with his offensive ways was practically impossible to do, as Manotoc himself later admitted. Manotoc instead decided to change his style to suit the strengths of Bates.
He became the Philippine version of Julius Erving, revolutionizing the fastbreak game with his thunderous dunks and long-range bombs, averaging an astonishing 64.5 percent from the field and a high of 64 points in one game. Television game shows had dunking contests on miniature goals.
Bates’s scoring ability and flamboyant showmanship plus a charismatic, outgoing personality endeared him to the basketball-watching Filipino public and the media. He was called the Black Superman. A local shoe manufacturer gave him an endorsement coming out with a line of shoe with “Black Superman” emblazoned on it. Bates was so flattered big time with this endorsement that he was spreading the word back home in Mississippi about his success in the Philippines, even having a pair of rubber shoes named after him.
"Those people, they loved me," Bates would tell The Oregonian. "There, I was like Michael Jordan. I could have anything I wanted. All I had to do was snap my fingers. I had my own condo, my own car and my own bodyguard with an Uzi. I had to fight off the women."
Bates won the 1983 Best Import award and helped the Crispa Redmanizers win two championships. Three years later, Bates and Michael Hackett joined forces to give Ginebra its first PBA title in 1986. He returned to Ginebra in 1987 leading all imports with a 54.9 ppg average. His last stint with Ginebra was in 1988, where he teamed up with future Celtics star Kevin Gamble. But being out of shape, he played in only four games and both players were eventually replaced by the high scoring duo of Joe Ward and Tommy Davis. Billy Ray Bates would be widely regarded by many as the greatest import ever to have played in the PBA.
In Billy Ray's four seasons in the PBA for the above two teams, he had all time league high of 46.2 points per game average. Joel Banal, a former PBA player, looks at the game where Bates was held to a PBA career low of 28 points among the highlights of his playing career.
Bates later played in Switzerland, back in the U.S with the World Basketball League, a few seasons in Mexico--even a season in Uruguay.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 15:29-37.
Moving on from there Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he cured them. The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the deformed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind able to see, and they glorified the God of Israel. Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, for fear they may collapse on the way."The disciples said to him, "Where could we ever get enough bread in this deserted place to satisfy such a crowd?" Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" "Seven," they replied, "and a few fish." He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.They all ate and were satisfied. They picked up the fragments left over--seven baskets full.
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
disputatious • \dis-pyuh-TAY-shus\ • adjective
1 : inclined to dispute b: marked by disputation
*2 : provoking debate : controversial
Example Sentence:
The radio host's disputatious opinions and discussions have drawn legions of listeners, and now he is moving his show to network television.
Did you know?
"Disputatious" can be used of both people and things. Disputatious people like to provoke arguments or find something to disagree about. In the "things" category, the word can apply to both situations and issues. For example, court trials are disputatious; that is, they are marked by disputation, or verbal controversy. An issue or matter is disputatious if it provokes controversy. However, if a matter, such as an assertion made by someone, is open to question rather than downright controversial, it's merely "disputable." In any case, there's no arguing that both "disputatious" and its synonym "disputative" have changed their connotation somewhat from their Latin source, the verb "disputare." That word means simply "to discuss."
Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of life
The Glasses
Mother's father worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates for the clothes his church was sending to some orphanage in China. On his way home, he
reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened; the glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the crates, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!
The Great Depression was at it's height and Grandpa had six children. He had spent $20 for those glasses that very morning. He was upset by the thought of having to buy another pair. "It's not fair," he told God as he drove home in frustration. "I've been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this."
Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on furlough in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him in China, so he came to speak one Sunday at my grandfather's small church in Chicago. The missionary began by thanking the people for their faithfulness in supporting the orphanage. "But most of all," he said, "I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, the Communists had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your crates arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.
The missionary paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, still gripped with the wonder of it all, he continued: "Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that."
The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But the missionary surely must have confused their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.
Joke for the day
Source: Llexis Labrador
The Math Love Story
William: Do you know that my love for you is like the limit of a constant over a variable as the variable approaches zero?
Robbie: Ano yun?
William: Infinity!
Robbie: Ganun? Eh alam mo ba na ang love ko sa iyo ay parang limit of a function of x as x approaches ‘a’ of the function of x is equal to ‘c’ of x is greater than ‘a’ and equal to ‘d’ and if x is less than or equal to ‘a’?
William: Ano naman yun?
Robbie: Syntax error (basted)
Source: GMA News.tv
‘Human rights victim’ Mark Jimenez wants to be president, too
Alleged violations against his basic rights had prompted controversial former Manila Rep. Mark Jimenez to run for president in next year’s elections.
Jay Sonza, Imelda Papin among 2010 hopefuls
The Marcos-led Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) on Tuesday fielded a broadcaster and a veteran singer for two electoral posts for the 2010 automated elections.
HIV is 'hidden and growing epidemic' in RP
With new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections rising by one-third this year, the Philippines is one of the countries where a “hidden and growing epidemic" is imminent, the United...
SC: Appointive officials may hold on to posts after filing COCs
Appointive officials wishing to run for elective government posts should no longer worry that they have to vacate their offices after filing their Certificate of Candidacies.
Ampatuans seek SC help vs warrantless arrests
The Ampatuan family has asked the Supreme Court to stop the government from enforcing warrant-less arrests against members of their clan implicated in last week’s grisly massacre of at least 57...
AFP all set to serve warrants, suspension orders vs Ampatuans
While it maintained that the situation in Maguindanao remains peaceful, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started augmenting its troops in the troubled province to assist the police in...
LP to field bet vs Arroyo in Pampanga - Drilon
The Liberal Party (LP) will be fielding a candidate to challenge President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s congressional bid in the second district of Pampanga province, a party official said on Tuesday.
Revilla seeks reelection, maintains loyalty to Lakas-Kampi
Senator Ramon “Bong" Revilla Jr. on Tuesday sought reelection under the Lakas-Kampi-CMD banner, saying that he will stay loyal to the party that has always carried him.
2 cops implicate Andal Jr. in Maguindanao massacre
Two of the four police officers relieved from their posts in connection with the November 23 massacre in Maguindanao province have implicated detained Datu Unsay town Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. to...
Gordon, Fernando announce tandem in 2010 polls
Senator Richard Gordon and former Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Bayani Fernando announced on Tuesday their tandem for the May 2010 presidential elections. And what do they prefer...
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Who’s afraid of Sarah?
Almost all her contenders---and it’s not the Geronimo girl they fear.
Rochelle Pangilinan: New ‘Manananggal’ in town
Sexbomb dancer Rochelle Pangilinan takes on her first villain role as Babaeng Manananggal in the upcoming season of “Darna.”
Vic Sotto recalls African trip with Pia Guanio
Comedian Vic Sotto and his girlfriend Pia Guanio had just returned from Africa where they had a Safari adventure.
Richard Quan rallies for ‘Ded na si Lolo’
Currently, “Ded na si Lolo” is being viewed at key cinemas in Los Angeles, USA.
Solid scare tactics in ‘Paranormal Activity’
“Paranormal Activity” assures both effective seat-jumping jolts and more importantly the series of nightmares in tow.
‘Inglourious Basterds’ kicks off at Robinsons Movie World Theaters
At last, you can relax now for the long wait is over.
Star Magic World Concert at Big Dome a big success
The Star Magic World Concert Tour Live in Manila was so star-studded with the 70 Star Magic homegrown artists coming in full force to celebrate the talent management group’s 17th anniversary.
What you didn’t see on Star Awards telecast
On the delayed telecast of the 23rd Star Awards for Television, there were scenes that the cameras failed to capture and occurrences best left unaired.
Edu Manzano rebuffed in Cebu convention?
Actor Edu Manzano didn't get the star treatment when he visited Cebu recently.
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
Immonen beats Corteza to win World Ten Ball Championship
MANILA - The Philippines almost had another champion on Monday but “The Ice Man” of Finland dashed the Filipinos hopes as he defeated Lee Van Corteza in the World Ten Ball Championship finals held in Pasay City.
ABL: Patriots fight off Tigers
MANILA -- The Philippine Patriots outhustled the Thailand Tigers, 77-61, to nab the top spot in the ABL at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
Sixers fall to Mavericks after talk with Iverson
DALLAS, Texas – Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points and Jason Terry sank the game-winning basket with 1.4 seconds remaining, sparking Dallas past Philadelphia 104-102 as the 76ers lost their seventh game in a row.
Team Europe beats Japan in World Mixed Doubles
MANILA – World Ten Ball champ Mika Immonen combined with Borana Andoni as Team Europe beat Japan in the opener of the 2009 World Mixed Doubles Classic Tuesday at the Nuvo City Lifestyle Center in Libis, Quezon City.
UST survives JRU's late-game rally in PCCL
MANILA -- Khasim Mirza played “big” for the undersized UST to sneak the Growling Tigers in the Elite Eight by holding off the pesky JRU Heavy Bombers, 64-62, in the PCCL Sweet 16 at the Ormoc Superdome late Monday night.
Reyes, Amit team up in World Mixed Doubles
MANILA – Pool icon Efren “Bata” Reyes and Women’s World 10-ball champion Rubilen Amit will team up to represent the Philippines in the 2009 World Mixed Doubles Classic.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Billy Ray Bates (born May 31, 1956, in Kosciusko, Mississippi) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was the eighth of nine children of Frank and Ellen Bates. Bates was a 6'4" 210 lb shooting guard and played high school ball at McAdams High in Mississippi and attended Kentucky State University.
Bates played four seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Portland Trail Blazers, Washington Bullets and the Los Angeles Lakers. He also played overseas, in Switzerland, Mexico, Uruguay, and most notably in the Philippines for the Crispa Redmanizers and Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association.
On January 17, 1998, Billy Ray Bates robbed a New Jersey Texaco station at knifepoint, slashing the ear of attendant Philip Kittel. He was sentenced to seven years in jail.
He has since been released and is living in the Camden and Trenton areas of New Jersey. He and former 76ers guard Earl Harrison are trying to start a basketball skills coaching clinic.
He would take the PBA by storm in the mid-80s. In his first game with the Crispa Redmanizers, Bates immediately grabbed the limelight and thrilled the crowd with a spectacular display of inside and outside moves against the league powerhouse, Great Taste Coffee. In that game, Bates would go up against PBA legend Norman Black. In that game, Bates exploded for 64 points on 20 out 25 two point shots (80%), 5 out of 6 three point attempts (83%), and 9 out of 10 free throws (90%), along with 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Norman Black was pretty offensive-minded himself, popping in 59 points in a losing cause, 120-119 against Crispa. Bates would display an accurate jumper even from 3-point range, a muscular upper body to physically match up and intimidate the skinnier/taller opponents, and a mean game from the paint punctuated by his favorite arsenal, the slam-dunk.
Three things stood out in that game. First, Bates scoring 64 points was marvelous because Crispa had a number of superstars on their team. At that time, Crispa didn't need a scoring import since the locals were more than capable of carrying the load. The second remarkable thing was how Bates electrified the crowd with his derring-do style. A lot of Bates's two-pointers came from dunks, around 6 in that game, ushering in a new era of prototype PBA imports that were benchmarked on Billy Ray Bates. And third, Bates was now under Tommy Manotoc, acknowledged back then as the greatest defensive coach of the league. For someone like Bates to be collared with his offensive ways was practically impossible to do, as Manotoc himself later admitted. Manotoc instead decided to change his style to suit the strengths of Bates.
He became the Philippine version of Julius Erving, revolutionizing the fastbreak game with his thunderous dunks and long-range bombs, averaging an astonishing 64.5 percent from the field and a high of 64 points in one game. Television game shows had dunking contests on miniature goals.
Bates’s scoring ability and flamboyant showmanship plus a charismatic, outgoing personality endeared him to the basketball-watching Filipino public and the media. He was called the Black Superman. A local shoe manufacturer gave him an endorsement coming out with a line of shoe with “Black Superman” emblazoned on it. Bates was so flattered big time with this endorsement that he was spreading the word back home in Mississippi about his success in the Philippines, even having a pair of rubber shoes named after him.
"Those people, they loved me," Bates would tell The Oregonian. "There, I was like Michael Jordan. I could have anything I wanted. All I had to do was snap my fingers. I had my own condo, my own car and my own bodyguard with an Uzi. I had to fight off the women."
Bates won the 1983 Best Import award and helped the Crispa Redmanizers win two championships. Three years later, Bates and Michael Hackett joined forces to give Ginebra its first PBA title in 1986. He returned to Ginebra in 1987 leading all imports with a 54.9 ppg average. His last stint with Ginebra was in 1988, where he teamed up with future Celtics star Kevin Gamble. But being out of shape, he played in only four games and both players were eventually replaced by the high scoring duo of Joe Ward and Tommy Davis. Billy Ray Bates would be widely regarded by many as the greatest import ever to have played in the PBA.
In Billy Ray's four seasons in the PBA for the above two teams, he had all time league high of 46.2 points per game average. Joel Banal, a former PBA player, looks at the game where Bates was held to a PBA career low of 28 points among the highlights of his playing career.
Bates later played in Switzerland, back in the U.S with the World Basketball League, a few seasons in Mexico--even a season in Uruguay.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 15:29-37.
Moving on from there Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he cured them. The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the deformed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind able to see, and they glorified the God of Israel. Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, for fear they may collapse on the way."The disciples said to him, "Where could we ever get enough bread in this deserted place to satisfy such a crowd?" Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" "Seven," they replied, "and a few fish." He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.They all ate and were satisfied. They picked up the fragments left over--seven baskets full.
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
disputatious • \dis-pyuh-TAY-shus\ • adjective
1 : inclined to dispute b: marked by disputation
*2 : provoking debate : controversial
Example Sentence:
The radio host's disputatious opinions and discussions have drawn legions of listeners, and now he is moving his show to network television.
Did you know?
"Disputatious" can be used of both people and things. Disputatious people like to provoke arguments or find something to disagree about. In the "things" category, the word can apply to both situations and issues. For example, court trials are disputatious; that is, they are marked by disputation, or verbal controversy. An issue or matter is disputatious if it provokes controversy. However, if a matter, such as an assertion made by someone, is open to question rather than downright controversial, it's merely "disputable." In any case, there's no arguing that both "disputatious" and its synonym "disputative" have changed their connotation somewhat from their Latin source, the verb "disputare." That word means simply "to discuss."
Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of life
The Glasses
Mother's father worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates for the clothes his church was sending to some orphanage in China. On his way home, he
reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened; the glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the crates, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!
The Great Depression was at it's height and Grandpa had six children. He had spent $20 for those glasses that very morning. He was upset by the thought of having to buy another pair. "It's not fair," he told God as he drove home in frustration. "I've been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this."
Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on furlough in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him in China, so he came to speak one Sunday at my grandfather's small church in Chicago. The missionary began by thanking the people for their faithfulness in supporting the orphanage. "But most of all," he said, "I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, the Communists had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your crates arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.
The missionary paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, still gripped with the wonder of it all, he continued: "Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that."
The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But the missionary surely must have confused their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.
Joke for the day
Source: Llexis Labrador
The Math Love Story
William: Do you know that my love for you is like the limit of a constant over a variable as the variable approaches zero?
Robbie: Ano yun?
William: Infinity!
Robbie: Ganun? Eh alam mo ba na ang love ko sa iyo ay parang limit of a function of x as x approaches ‘a’ of the function of x is equal to ‘c’ of x is greater than ‘a’ and equal to ‘d’ and if x is less than or equal to ‘a’?
William: Ano naman yun?
Robbie: Syntax error (basted)
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