Author Archives: jesustrek

Worthy

Posted on March 9, 2020 by jesustrek

Cal Ripken Jr. is the Iron Man of baseball. On September 6, 1995, he broke the major league record held by Lou Gehrig of 2,130 consecutive games played. Of course there were times when the streak was in danger. In … Continue reading →

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Ask Me Again

Posted on March 5, 2020 by jesustrek

Someone looking for legal advice called a lawyer and asked, “How much do you charge for your services?” The lawyer answered, “I charge one thousand dollars to answer three questions.” “Wow!” exclaimed the prospective client. “That’s a bit expensive, isn’t … Continue reading →

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Testing

Posted on February 27, 2020 by jesustrek

Bradley Beal is having a really good year for the Washington Wizards. The star guard is averaging 30.1 points and 6.0 assists per game. Beal recently scored over 50 points on consecutive nights, the first time any NBA player has … Continue reading →

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Stealing Signs

Posted on February 24, 2020 by jesustrek

Last Saturday the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals met in West Palm Beach, Florida for a spring training game. It was the Astros’ first appearance on the field since their sign-stealing scandal that rocked the baseball world. Several fans … Continue reading →

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Humbled

Posted on February 22, 2020 by jesustrek

Christian Herter was running for reelection as governor of Massachusetts, and one day he arrived late at a political function that included a barbecue. He had not eaten that day, and he was famished. As he moved down the serving … Continue reading →

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How Does It Work?

Posted on February 19, 2020 by jesustrek

A story is told about a young soldier who was fighting on the front line in Europe during World War II. He jumped into a foxhole to avoid the bullets that were whizzing over his head. Wishing the foxhole were … Continue reading →

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Alignment

Posted on February 12, 2020 by jesustrek

My wife and I bought a new car a few months ago. Well, it was new to us—a 2017 model. We knew that the car had been wrecked, but we liked the way that it looked and drove, so we … Continue reading →

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Descriptions

Posted on February 7, 2020 by jesustrek

Robert Roe recently compiled a list of offbeat descriptions of famous movies and characters. Here is a sampling of that list: The Wizard of Oz—“American invades foreign land, kills local leadership and struggles to find an exit strategy.” The Hunger … Continue reading →

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Test of Character

Posted on February 5, 2020 by jesustrek

“Money is one of the acid tests of character and a surprising amount of space is given to it in Scripture…Whether a man is rich or poor, observe his reaction to his possessions and you have a revealing index to … Continue reading →

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Pro-Life President

Posted on January 31, 2020 by jesustrek

President Donald Trump attended the March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington last Friday. He was the first president to join the annual pro-life event. President Trump has addressed the group via satellite the past two years, … Continue reading →

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