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Police in Muncie, Indiana stopped James Jason Buck and discovered him carrying methamphetamine. At the station, Buck gave police a false name. There was one problem with his plan. He has a tattoo on his neck with his real name. He ended up with a possession charge and a charge for false informing. As…

Authorities arrested a man with a famous name at a Publix supermarket in West Palm Beach, Florida. Obviously, the Vladimir Putin who was belligerent and uncooperative is not the person by the same name who rules Russia. When you have a famous name you make the news when you misbehave. You and I bear…

Michael B. Jordon shares a name with one of the most famous basketball players of all time. Living with a famous name is not easy. “I hated my name. I wanted to change it,” Jordan, who is an accomplished actor says. “But it gave me a healthy chip on my shoulder. One of my goals is when people hear ‘Michael…

As soon as Toby Sheldon has his jaw reduction and a nose job he will look just like Justin Bieber. In his attempt to look like the teen pop star, the 33-year-old Sheldon has already lowered his hairline, lifted his eyelids, and reduced his chin, all at the cost of over $100,000. In first century Antioch…

The Kentucky High School Association first used the term, “the sweet sixteen.” The Illinois High School Association holds the trademark on “March Madness” for use in their high school basketball tournament. Those phrases, plus “elite eight” and “final four” are trademarked by the NCAA for use in college…

The minute you were born again, God gave you a new name—Christian. A man in the Army of Alexander the Great who was also named Alexander, was accused of cowardly actions. He was brought before Alexander, who asked what his name was. He replied softly, “Alexander.” “I can't hear you,” the ruler stated.…

OUT OF THE SHADOWS by Charles R. Swindoll Read Acts 11:19--26 Some of you who read these words today could use a little extra hope, especially if you find yourself in a waiting mode. You were once engaged in the action, doing top-priority work on the front lines. No longer. All that has changed. Now,…

Dr. William B. McClain is the Professor of Preaching and Worship at Wesley Theological Seminary. Dr. McClain once told about meeting a South Korean tailor in Seoul, Korea. Amazingly, this South Korean tailor introduced himself as "Smitty Lee." Dr. McClain was fascinated to discover a Korean named Smitty.…

A Tale of Three Cities But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his evil; all of them have become like Sodom to me, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah. Jeremiah 23:14 (ESV) What…

A Aaron, ' = "light bringer" Aharown {a-har-one'} 1) brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest Aaron Aaron {ah-ar-ohn'}= "light-bringer" 1) the brother of Moses, the first high priest of Israel and head of the whole priestly order ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…

Lechem - Bread by Josa Bivin1 "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." John 6:33 When Richard and Lucinda (our volunteer workers) first came to Israel, they noticed plastic sacks containing pieces of bread hanging from the sides of the trash containers…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…