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United in Purpose, Individually Significant

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                            The body parts had a meeting one day and each tried to convince the others why he was more important than the rest.” I am the most important part “said the eye, “without me the whole body would be in dark”. “I am more important said the nose, without me you would all die for lack of oxygen”. “But I am more important” said the stomach, I work for twenty four hours digesting food so that you can all get nutrients to live”. One part was quiet all along, finally he decided to speak. When he did it was unanimously agreed that he should shut up because any time he speaks, he embarrasses the others. “Okay” said the part” I will shut up from now on, but you will remember me”. At first there no problem, however after some days the stomach got swollen and every part had difficult. An emergency meeting was called, the other parts apologized to the unhappy part, and they all accepted that it had ...
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Gifted To Serve

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    The honeybee has one of the most highly developed social structures in the animal kingdom. At the heart of the hive, which may house as many as 80,000 bees, is the queen. Without her, the colony has no future. But the 80,000 don’t just sit around watching their queen. Each bee has a specialized duty to fulfill. The forager bees encounter the perils of the outside world to collect food. The guard bees protect the hive entrance from intruders. The undertakers are responsible for removing dead bodies from the hive. The water collectors bring in moisture to regulate humidity. The plasterers make a kind of cement to repair the hive. And the fanners station themselves at the entrance and fan the scent outward to signal the location of the colony to lost or disoriented bees. The scout bees keep the hive alerted to opportunities and dangers of the outside world. The variety and specialization of the worker bees seem endless. Jesus promised his disciples “ If you love me,...
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The Begining of Christians Persecution

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  In the northeastern United States, codfish are a big commercial business. There is a market for eastern cod all over, especially in the sections farthest removed from the northeastern coastline. But the public demand poses a problem for the shippers. At first, they froze the cod, then shipped them elsewhere, but freezing them takes away much of the flavor.So they experimented with shipping them alive in tanks of seawater. But that proved even worse. Not only did the cod still lose their flavor, but they became soft and mushy. The texture was seriously affected.  Finally, some creative person solved the problem in a most innovative manner. The codfish were placed in the tank of water along with their natural enemy – the catfish.From the time the cod left the East coast until it arrived at its western-most destination, those ornery catfish chased the cod all over the tank. And, you guessed it, when the cod arrived at the market, they were as fresh as when they were first ...
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