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Thursday, November 27, 2014

ICYMI Thanksgiving

by Tom Goodman

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I’m sure I’m just feeding the donkey sponge cake, but here are 10 quirky idioms from around the world.

 

Sermon Illustration Alert: “In 2002 disaster struck when the pedestal beneath the statue collapsed, precipitating [Tullio’s 1490s masterpiece] “Adam” to the floor, where it broke into 28 large pieces and hundreds of smaller fragments. The head, face and torso emerged comparatively unharmed, but the arms, the lower legs and the carved tree trunk were severely damaged. An exceptionally complex, pioneering restoration process lasted 12 years, and on Nov. 11 “Adam” was unveiled in a magnificent state of repair.” (WSJ)

 

Has it really been nearly 30 years since the world’s most perfect film was released? An oral history of The Right Stuff.

 

Family Has Strict No Smartphone Rule While Eating Dinner In Front Of TV

 

Baby Boomers in the UK play “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” more than any other track. No, this post isn’t from the Onion but from Time. Other hit classics to make the Top 10 Most-Played list in the humor category include “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen, “Ring of Fire,” by Johnny Cash, “Bat Out of Hell,” by Meat Loaf, and The Trammps’ “Disco Inferno”—“Buuuurn baby burn!” Just to be clear, at services I lead, I get the last say on music and eulogies.

 

What you need to know about “The Marriage Pledge” many pastors are signing.

 

Adults who live in treehouses:

 

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