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In a message dated 5/19/2003 10:37:08 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
chungingo@... writes:

> Subject: FW: John 3:16
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> >John 3:16
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> >In the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a blizzard was setting in.
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> >He walked up to a policeman and said, "Mister, you wouldn't happen to
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> >where a poor boy could find a warm place to sleep tonight would you? You
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> >see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and down the alley and
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> >it's awful cold in there for tonight. Sure would be nice to have a warm
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> >The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "you go down the
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> >street to that big white house and you knock on the door. When they come
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> >out the door you just say John 3:16, and they will let you in."
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> >So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and a lady
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> >answered. He looked up and said, "John 3:16." The lady said, "Come on in,
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> >Son." She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom rocker in
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> >front of a great big old fireplace, and she went off. The boy sat there
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> >a while and thought to himself: John 3:16.... I don't understand it, but
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> >Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry?" He said, "Well, just
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> >little bit of food," The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down
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> >She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled with warm
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> >boy clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my whole life.
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> >The only bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old fire
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> >John 3:16... I don't understand it but it sure makes a tired boy rested.
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> >The next morning the lady came back up and took him down again to that
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> >big table full of food. After he ate, she took him back to that same big
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> >old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace and picked up a big old
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> >Bible. She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face.
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> >"Do you understand John 3:16?" she asked gently. He replied,"No, Ma'am,
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> >She opened the Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain to him about
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> >You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either, how God was
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> >John 3:16 For God so loved the world,that he gave his only begotten Son,
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> >If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions. Jesus
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> >He keeps me functioning each and every day. Phil 4:13
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> >If you love God and are not ashamed ofall the marvelous things he has
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> >Take 60 seconds &give this a shot! Let's just see if Satan stops this
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> >this, (Father, God bless this person in whatever itis that You know he or
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> >2) Then send it on to five other people. Within hours five
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> >people have prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people to pray
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> >God for other people. Then sit back and watch the power of God work in
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In a message dated 5/21/03 11:18:37 PM, V28butterfly@... writes:

<< Let's just see if Satan stops this
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Joyce, if someone's advertising Usborne books AND sending chain letters, is
that against the rules?

Vanessa, it said send it to FIVE people, not a huge, busy list.

Sandra

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on 5/22/03 1:44 AM, SandraDodd@... at SandraDodd@... wrote:

> Joyce, if someone's advertising Usborne books AND sending chain letters, is
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Against John's rules? Or Jesus's rules? I don't think they had Usborne books
back then. They probably didn't have chain letters either.

Oh, the list rules!

No rules. But it *is* common courtesy not send chain letters. Among other
things.

Like unschooling, people read and learn from experience what is appropriate
to the list and their judgement is pretty much right on the money. *Except*
when they're pushing some other agenda.

Joyce
Unschooling-dotcom moderator

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In a message dated 5/22/2003 1:44:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:


> << Let's just see if Satan stops this
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> Joyce, if someone's advertising Usborne books AND sending chain letters, is
> that against the rules?
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> Vanessa, it said send it to FIVE people, not a huge, busy list.
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> Sandra
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I kept reading it and reading it, thinking there was a punch line
someplace...I couldn't believe someone would post it to this list!! Ah well,...I'm sure
her heart was in the right place....

Nancy


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