Comments in the last post...

Hello!

If anyone has read the comments in the last post "Jokes :)", then, don't be alarmed by the interesting conversation (argument) we are having, it's normal. We know each other in real life. :) LOL. Poppy thought I should tell y'all. If you haven't read it, it is pretty funny!

Buttercup

Jokes :)

Hey Y'all! Sorry I haven't posted in a while.

My mom found this site page with some pretty hilarious jokes on it, so I thought I'd share them with you. :) ~Joke Credit~ (NOTE: I don't know anything about this site).

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A mushroom walks into a bar, sits down and orders a drink.
The bartender says "We don't serve mushrooms here."
The mushroom says, "Why not? I'm a fun guy!"

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A neutron goes into a restaurant and asks the waiter, "How much for a meal?" The waiter replies, "For you, no charge."

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Two atoms are walking down the street and they run into each other. One says to the other, "Are you all right?"
"No, I lost an electron!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm positive!"

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How Do You Catch A Unique Rabbit?
Unique Up On It.

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How Do You Catch A Tame Rabbit?
Tame Way, Unique Up On It.

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What Do You Call A Boomerang That Doesn't Work?
A Stick.

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What Do You Call Santa's Helpers?
Subordinate Clauses.

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What Do You Call Four Bullfighters In Quicksand?
Quatro Sinko.

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What Do You Get From A Pampered Cow?
Spoiled Milk.

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What Lies At The Bottom Of The Ocean And Twitches?
A Nervous Wreck.

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What do you call fishing when you don't catch any fish?
Drowning worms!

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Why did the bubble gum cross the road?
It was stuck to the chickens foot!

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What Do You Call A Rabbit With The Fleas?
Bugs Bunny

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Why Didn't The Chicken Cross The Road?
Because It Was Chicken

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Why Did The Elephant Cross The Road?
The Chicken Was On Vacation

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Why did the policeman run onto the baseball field?
The runner stole 2nd base

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What do you call a fly with no wings?
A Walk.

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LOL. Hope you liked them! I sure did!

(: Buttercup <3

God is like unto a Rock

Hey Everyone! I wrote this for Go Ye Therefore, a magazine that me and a friend are starting, but I thought I'd give you a sneak peak on the article. :) I'll post the whole thing after we send the magazine out, which will hopefully be around the end of this month. So, here's your sneak peak...

...Multiple times in the Old Testament, God is referred to as a “Rock”, such as the ones on this page. In the book of 2 Samuel it says: “Who is a rock, save our God?” and “...neither is there any rock like our God.” and in Deuteronomy: “He is the Rock.” Our God is the one and the only Rock! Who else can we stand upon other than God? No one, and no thing. He is the only rock...

Well, there's a bit of it. :) If you want to read the whole thing you will have to wait! lol. Be sure to subscribe to the magazine! Find out how in the post directly under this one!

Buttercup

Go Ye Therefore magazine!

Hey Y'all!

The Mission Minded Teens team is currently working on a magazine, called Go Ye Therefore! We hope to put it out by the end of this month!

If you have any suggestions for it, we really need them! So please email us at: helpnm@embarqmail.com or missionmindedteens@gmail.com or leave a comment on this post if you have anything for us!

Also, if you would like to write an article for it, have a favorite (Christian) song, or quote from a book you like, or anything else you think we should put in, please send it to us. But please don't feel hurt if we don't put it in this issue, we have to save something for the following ones. :) lol.

Lastly, if you would like to subscribe to it, please email us at one of the addresses above. Thanks!

Buttercup :)

I got beat up...

Just wanted to let y'all know that I have a black eye, scraped knee, busted up hand, scraped elbow, skinned shoulder, and a bunch of bruises. Yeah. I got beat up on Tuesday...
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April Fools!

I didn't get beat up. But I look like I did. I simply had a bicycle crash, and I did do it on Tuesday. lol. So, please pray for me, it really hurts. (especially when someone accidentally touches it...Poppy...lol)

Sorry if I scared you...couldn't resist. lol. Muahahahaha!

Later I'll tell you about the really hilarious trick I played on my friends that have email...hehehe....I LOVE APRIL FOOLS!!!

Buttercup

P.S. now go post on your blog! *hint hint* *wink* lol.

A Study on the book of James, part 1

Hello everybody!

I am finally starting a new book study! yay! It is going to be on the book of the Bible called, James. It is in the New Testament, and it is a letter from James, who was one of the apostles, one of Jesus' followers.

We are going to cover verses one-four today.

1. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

2. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

3. Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

4. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

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Verse one is James' introduction, and greeting to his readers, he says that he is a "servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ". Which is what Paul and Peter also do in their letters. Why do they say that? I think that they say it, simply, because it's true! They know that God and Jesus are higher and a whole lot more powerful than they, so they humble themselves before their God, and set this example for us to follow.

So, who is James writing to? He is writing to "the twelve tribes", which are the Jews. But James also says that they are "scattered abroad". If they live all over the place, how can James possibly believe that his letter will be able to get passed around over hundreds or thousands of miles?

In those days, letters from the apostles were teaching letters, not a "hey! what's up?" kinda thing. So these letters were important to them, so they were passed from family to family to family, and thus traveled over a long distance.

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Verses 2-18 talk about temptation, so that section will take a few days. :)

In verse two, James makes a radical statement that most people would raise their eyebrows at...

He says to consider temptations pure joy! Be happy that you are being tempted and tested! Why??? Well, we'll have to go to verse three to find out!

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Verse three. Because through being tested we are becoming more patient. He says, "...that the trying of your faith worketh patience".

Romans 5:3 says, "And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience".

What do the three T's mean?

Tribulation - grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering...affliction, trouble, etc.

And the Greek word for tribulation means: "pressure (literal or figurative) :- afflicted (-tion), anguish, burdened, persecution, tribulation, trouble."

Temptation - the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.

And the Greek word for temptation means: "a putting to proof (by experiment [of good], experience [of evil], solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication adversity."

Trials - the act of trying, testing, or putting to the proof. (Dictionary.com)

The word "trial" is not in Scripture.

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In verse four James writes, "But let patience have her perfect work". What in the world is that supposed to mean? Well, I think, that it means that you need to let the patience that you get from going through trials shine through your thoughts, actions, speech, and attitude. And, through that, you will let Christ shine through you!

Now think about this for a second...Who is the most patient person you know? How do they act? How do they speak? What is their overall attitude?

Okay, now think about the most impatient person you know. How do they act? How do they speak? What is their overall attitude?

Now compare the two. See the difference? The first is probably a person who is kind and gentle, obeys their authority, and wear a smile daily. The second probably gets angry easily, and speaks before they act, and has a quick temper. Why?

Because by being patient, you eliminate a chance to get angry fast, you speak before you act, and you think before you speak. You are happier because you make other people happy by the way you act. And where does that "fruit" come from? God. He gives us patience through the Holy Spirit; when we go through trials and rely on God through them, instead of breaking down and giving up, we become patient through the work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was sent to guide and help us.

The last part of verse four says, "...that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing". What does that mean? I wasn't really sure, so I looked in Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary; it says this: "When the work of patience is complete, it will furnish all that is necessary for our Christian race and warfare." Now, that makes sense!

So, once patience has done it's work through us, we will have everything we need for our "Christian race and warfare". Just think about those who are tortured because they will not recant, or deny Christ. They have the patience to go through those things, and through Christ, they have everything they need. No man except a Christian man can endure such things to the death, because they do not have what we have in our lives. We have Christ, working in us, and through us!

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I hope you enjoyed reading this, and got something out of it. :) Please come back. I think this will be a great study! So let's do it together. If you want, do the same study on your blog, and we can compare what we have found, and discuss it. :) Or, if you do not have a blog, keep a journal or notebook, or write in the margins of your Bible if you have room.

Also, I think it would be best, for you to read the scripture before you read what I wrote. :)

God bless! Leave a comment, please!

Buttercup

Romans 8:36-39

³⁶As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

³⁷Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

³⁸For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

³⁹Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (KJV)

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Nothing can separate us from the love of God. What a comfort that is!

Interview: Prism @ AGoMC!

Hello Everyone! I was interviewed by Prism a little while back, so I thought it would be fun to interview her too!

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First, here is a bit of information about her...

Who: Prism

Blog: www.agirlofmanycolors.blogspot.com

Also, Prism started a blog thing that I participate in called Randomness Friday (RF)!!! It's really fun!!!

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Blog

Buttercup: Why did you name your blog “A Girl of Many Colors”?

Prism: I actually have no real reason for naming it that... Call me crazy, but I have these random moments when I just think of something that works. Perhaps it stemmed for my love of all colors, love of the Horse of a Different Color, Joseph's coat of many colors... I'm not really sure. All I know is that it's as unique as me (which may be a good or bad thing, I leave that up to my readers)!

Buttercup: How about your blog name? Why “~Prism~”?

Prism: I actually had no blog name for quite a while. I simply used my blog title, but I abbreviated it AGoMC (still do, but not as my name). If you say it like a word, several times, really fast, it ends up sounding something like a toad's croak. I thought it had to change. Therefore, I picked something that fit my blog, but something that still fit me. I want to reflect God's light to others in my own funky way, so ~Prism~ it was (and is)!

Buttercup: How long have you had your blog?

Prism: Nearly two years now! The ride has been totally awesome!

Life

Buttercup: Do you go to a public school, private school, or do you homeschool?

Prism: I have been home schooled for six years now, but I attend this votech center in the afternoons. It's sort of like a regular high school.

Buttercup: Do you have any pets? If so, what are they and what are their names?

Prism: I have an adorable dog named Belle. She's blonde, fluffy, and somewhat of a cross between a papillion and a dachshund. I also have plain old fish, but they multiply faster than I can name them.

Favorites

Buttercup: What is your favorite color?

Prism: I love many colors, but purple is my pick.

Buttercup: What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time?

Prism: I love reading and writing (whether it be for my blog or just for me)

Buttercup: What is your favorite movie? And your favorite character in that movie?

Prism: Oh, wow... My favorite movies is more like it.

I love Wall-E from Wall-E, Dory from Finding Nemo, and Aragorn from Lord of the Rings

Buttercup: What is your favorite book? And your favorite character in that book?

Prism: Again, what a tough one! I like Anne from Wayne Thomas Batson's Pirate Adventures.

Buttercup: What is your favorite music band?

Prism: TobyMac is my favorite artist, but my favorite band is Barlow Girl.

Buttercup: Anything else you would like to add?

Prism: Thanks so much, Buttercup, for interviewing me! God Bless, and keep livin' for Christ, ya'll!

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Thank you so much, Prism!

Talk To Y'all Later!

Buttercup