A Little Extra...
FINANCIAL GIVING TO OUR CHURCH is tremendously important through the summer months. With so many people away, sometimes giving drops and this makes it difficult to carry on our vital ministries to people. During the summer months, if you are away, please remember to continue your giving. Giving envelopes can be used as mailing envelopes. Thank you for your continued giving.
Summer fun?(courtesy of Ethel Gross).
Can you find thirty (30) books of the Bible in this Paragraph
This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman
in an airplane seat pocket on a flight from Los Angeles to
Honolulu keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much,
he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on
this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it
while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so
intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column.
Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving,
she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some
names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some people,
however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the
book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully,
from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a ministeror a scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shownthat something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, "The books are all right here in plain view hidden from sight." Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers.
Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are
normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against
those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need
for a mad exodus; there really are 30 books of the Bible
lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.