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Email Daily TriviaPlay each day & forward to your friends! Literature: Specific Subjects & Themes: Specific Subjects & Themes: Work It Out!1In a Herman Melville 1851 novel, Captain Ahab and Ishmael were sailing on their ship, the Pequod, to feud with a white sperm whale. What was the name of the white sperm whale that could not "work it out" with the crew of the Pequod? Shamu Moby Dick Willy Humphrey Celebrities: Celebrities Q-S: Celebrities Q-S : Insults by Don Rickles, Mr. Warmth2Finally, to one of my favorite actors, Don Rickles said this: "Be yourself, Charlie, get up and kill someone." Who was this actor who made so many dark, very violent movies? Charles Montgomery Charles Nelson Reilly Charles Bronson Charles Atlas World: Languages: Languages: "Four" (or More) Ways to Say That...3"Four" can be a fattening number. How do you say "Four" in Spanish? cuarenta cuarzo catorce cuatro Geography: State capitals: State capitals: U.S. State Capitals Part II4What is the state capital where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed in 1995? Phoenix Boston Oklahoma City Richmond Humanities: Body Parts in Idiom: Body Parts in Idiom: All About Heart5If something is too intolerable to endure, it may be said to be heart___. breaking burn beat some Sports: USA by Player: USA by Player : Suit Up6National Basketball Association: Larry Bird suited up for only one team during his entire NBA career. Do you know which team it was? Indiana Pacers New York Knicks Boston Celtics Miami Heat People: What a Way to Go: What a Way to Go: Done In...By Themselves!7This famous singer-guitarist committed suicide-by-shotgun while on drugs. I guess he never achieved nirvana. Who was he? Kurt Cobain Ron "Bon" Scott Eddie Vedder Buddy Holly History: 1980s Nostalgia: 1980s Nostalgia: 1980s Time Capsule8This 1980s fad item was a hollowed out Mexican clay pot, shaped like an animal and covered with a paste-like spread containing seeds of Salvia hispanica. The original design was shaped like a ram. Gourd Tupperware Topsie-Turvey Chia pet General: Gems and Birthstones: Diamonds: Carbon Glitter9If you were going to purchase a diamond ring, the 4Cs would affect the price. What are the 4Cs? Carat, clarity, colour and cut. Character, colour, country and cut. Country, colour, customization and carat. Commercial, character, country and cut. Animals: Retrievers: Retrievers: Golden Retrievers10Which is NOT a good environment for golden retrievers to live in? Family environment People are gone a lot Household with disabled Household with other pets *** Submit your answers now & compare scores: Play the FunTrivia.com Daily Trivia Game Mary Live long and prosper

Email Daily TriviaPlay each day & forward to your friends! World: The Middle East: Mixed Middle East: What Do We Know About the Middle East?1Who was the last emperor of Ethiopia? Haile Selassie Hosni Mubarak Muammar el Qaddafi Mamoud Ahmadineiad Animals: Famous Animals: Famous Animals: Richard III Offers Kingdom For a Horse!2Which of these horses belonged to Alexander the Great? Babieca Bucephalus Bijou Blueskin Music: 1960s Music: 1960s Music: Sentimental Sixties Songs3"____ on My Mind" was a song performed by Ray Charles. Fill in the blank to see just what was on his mind. Pretty Women California Young Girl Georgia People: Famous Women : Infamous: Famous People: The Fragrance of Greatness4At 12:30 pm on the 16th of June 1963 she was launched into space. She became the first woman to enter space. Who was this Soviet cosmonaut? Harriet Beecher Margaret Fuller Valentina Tereshkova Aung San History: Eastern Front: Eastern Front: Kursk: The Turning Point on the Eastern Front5Which major battle on the Eastern Front produced the Kursk salient? Moscow Stalingrad Warsaw Berlin Humanities: Words Within Words: Words Within Words: This Quiz Is All About Finding Her6Which "her" word here belongs in the field of physics? Herts Hertz Herrenvolk Herpetic Celebrities: Three Names: Three Names : Three Names Are Better Than Two7In 1991, twenty-six years after her father's death, the daughter of this singer, with three first names, won several Grammy Awards for a digitally-created posthumous duet with her father. Name that crooner? Marcus Peter Allen Sammy Robert Davis Jr. George Robert Henry Nat King Cole General: Thematic 10Q Average: Thematic Food: A Little Salt on It, Sir?8Salt dates back many years, and is mentioned in the Bible, when Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt. What did she do to deserve this fate? Looked back at the destruction of the evil city of Sodom Murdered her two daughters She doubted the truth behind the parting of the Red Sea She stole a large quantity of salt from the city of Gomorrah Sci / Tech: Biochemistry: Biochemistry: Amino Acids9The three letter abbreviation "asn" corresponds to which amino acid? Aspartic acid Alanine Arginine Asparagine Literature: Famous First Lines: Famous First Lines: First Lines of Famous Novels10"All children, except one, grow up." 'Matilda' - Roald Dahl 'Stuart Little' - E.B. White 'Peter Pan' - J.M. Barrie 'The Time Machine' - H.G. Wells *** Submit your answers now & compare scores: Play the FunTrivia.com Daily Trivia Game Mary Live long and prosper

Happy Easter! Some churches have this Scripture reading today: Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.’ Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went towards the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that He must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes. But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ She said to them, ‘They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.’ When she had said this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?’ Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him, ‘Rabbouni!’ (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, ‘Do not hold on to Me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to My brothers and say to them, “I Am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.” ’ Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that He had said these things to her.' --John 20:1-18 Mary Magdalene heads to the tomb before sunrise. Her Master has suffered a brutal and humiliating death at the hands of murderers cloaked with "authority." She is dragging herself through the valley of the shadow of death. Why has she gone to His tomb? To anoint His corpse with oil. To touch Him one last time. Why not go to the tomb? She has been awake for hours and feels compelled to say good-bye one last time. But when she arrives, the stone is not covering the entrance and a chill runs through her body. Bewildered by what she discovers, she quickly takes off running. She finds Simon Peter and the other disciple and tells them what she has found. They race to the tomb and Mary follows. The two disciples see that the body of Jesus is missing and do not linger. They return to their homes while Mary remains in the garden crying. Inside the tomb are two angels and they say to Mary, “Why are you weeping?” The gospel writer does not spell out her full response, but if you have lost a loved one, you can fill in some of the thoughts spinning in her head and some of the feelings wrenching apart her soul. Why am I weeping? Because my heart is aching – the one who always knew the right thing to say to lift my spirits is gone. Why am I weeping? Because I’m confused and disoriented – the one who helped me make sense of things is no more. Why am I weeping? Because I’m furious! Injustice and cruelty win again and I am sick of it! Why am I weeping? Because I feel so lonely – the one who made me laugh and think, the one who supported me and gave me confidence, the one who made me want to do the right thing has departed. Why am I weeping? Because the one who gave me hope that what is ahead will be better than what is, has been snatched away and I doubt that I can go on without Him! It is unclear why the angels asked Mary why she was crying. Perhaps Mary looked

Today's Scripture: The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how His body was laid. They returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. --Luke 23:55-56 God can be maddeningly hard to get. When God says that His ways are not our ways, He really means it (Isaiah 55:8). We have these encounters with Him where He breaks into our lives with power and answers our prayers and wins our trust and waters the garden of our faith, making it lush and green. And then there are these seasons when chaos careens with apparent carelessness through our lives and the world, leaving us shattered. Or an unrelenting darkness descends. Or an arid wind we don’t even understand blows across our spiritual landscape, leaving the crust of our soul cracked and parched. And we cry to God in our confused anguish and He just seems silent. He seems absent. Many great saints and characters from Scripture have experienced what has been described as the "long dark night of the soul," among them: Job: “I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I stand, and you only look at me.” (Job 30:20) King David: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.” (Psalm 22:1–2). Many great saints suffered greatly from a sense of God's absence, among them St John of the Cross, St Therese of Lisieux, and especially the greatest known saint of the Twentieth Century: Mother Teresa. One can only imagine the experiences of the unknown saints--those relegated to Nazi or Stalinist or other communist death camps and others whose lives and expectations came apart at the seams--and all others whose faith and perseverance in the presence of severe temptation to abandon all hope lasted for agonizingly long periods of time. What of those in many parts of the world with that experience at this very moment? And--although we can only imagine the experience of the apostles on the original Holy Saturday--from the time Jesus died on the cross on Friday to the time the empty tomb was discovered Sunday morning--we can imagine Peter and the disciples suffering a similar despair and questioning of their faith. The one they had left everything to follow--the one whom they called "Teacher" and "Lord" and "Master"--the one for whom they had such high hopes and dreams and aspirations--He lay forever, for all they knew, stone cold in a sealed and guarded tomb. They remained together in a locked room--but they did so out of fear of those who had crucified Jesus coming for them next. We know that at least one among them--Thomas--would not believe again until Jesus personally appeared to him and offered him the opportunity to touch His wounds. We can only marvel that the others apparently never completely abandoned hope and were ready to receive Jesus joyfully when He did appear--in spite of how hopeless their time and circumstance seemed. Atheists will tell us that the reason God seems silent is because he’s absent. “No one’s home at that address. Duh.” In the silent suffering seasons we can be tempted to believe it. Until we step back and take a look and see that existence itself is not silent. It screams God (Romans 1:20). As Parmenides said, and as Maria sang in The Sound of Music, “Nothing comes from nothing; nothing ever could.” Believing atheism on its own terms is like moderns believing in a flat earth. “From where I stand, it doesn’t look like God is there.” Right. And if you only trust your limited human perceptions, the world looks flat. The only reason you know the world is round is because of authoritative scientific revelation and many corroborating testimonies. For a time, scientific discoveries seemed to favor an atheist perception of reality. Ancient misunderstandings of the way things "worked"--often referenced in Scripture---challenged our faith in its overall reliability as a blueprint for God's relationship with us and for our salvation, a

Email Daily TriviaPlay each day & forward to your friends! Sci / Tech: General Computing: General Computing: Deus Ex Machina!1With the advent of larger storage space and relatively easier software interfaces, a particular method of collecting data has become practically ubiquitous in our lives. To which kind of application does this method of collecting data refer? online poker database word processors hamster hoarding Music: Food and Drink in Country Songs: Food and Drink in Country Songs: Where Everybody Knows Your Name, Vol. 12Tracy Byrd sings about going "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo". What kind of liquor is Jose Cuervo? Kahlua Tequila Tesguino Mezcal Literature: Authors and their Works: Authors and their Works: One Book Wonders & Second Time Flops3Which American author wrote a novel that challenged racial stereotypes and the taboos of its time, and then never produced another during the 20th century? Stephen Frey James H. Cobb Harper Lee Thomas Perry People: Other People: Other People: Famous American Mustaches4This tasty beverage can give anyone a mustache who wants one (even some who don't). Coffee Milk Pepsi Tea Celebrities: Before They Were Stars: Before They Were Stars : Famous Child Stars5I first sang a song for dear Mr. Gable then went to live in Kansas with an aunt and uncle of mine but got lost somewhere over the rainbow when I ended up in a land of "Munchkins" . Do you know who I am? Shirley Temple Judy Garland Elizabeth Taylor Vivian Leigh History: War History: War History: Miscellaneous Wars6Who fought in the Vietnam War (1961-1975)? Vietnam and China against Japan U.S. and Vietnam versus the U.S.S.R. France and the U.S against the Vietminh South Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. against the Vietcong and North Vietnam World: Israeli Government: Israeli Government: The Life and Times of Theodor Herzl7In what way is Herzl's contribution recognized in modern-day Israel? There is a city named after him All of these There are streets named after him His grave occupies an important place in the national cemetery Movies: Degrees - Easy +/- 10: Degrees - Easy +/- 10: 15 Degrees of Keanu Reeves8Hugh Grant played the love interest of an American actress, played by Julia Roberts, in what movie? Nine Months America's Sweethearts Four Weddings and a Funeral Notting Hill Geography: Central America: Central America: Capitals Latin America9Havana is the capital of? Guatemala Mexico Cuba Panama Hobbies: Beverages (Non-Alcoholic): Beverages (Non-Alcoholic): Soft Drinks10What gas is dissolved in certain soft drinks to make them fizzy? carbon dioxide oxygen carbon monoxide helium *** Submit your answers now & compare scores: Play the FunTrivia.com Daily Trivia Game Mary Live long and prosper

Today's Scripture: Jesus went out with His disciples across the Kidron valley to where there was a garden, into which He and His disciples entered. Judas, His betrayer, also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples. So Judas got a band of soldiers and guards from the chief priests and the Pharisees and went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen to Him, went out and said to them, “Whom are you looking for?” They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazorean.” He said to them, “I AM.” Judas, His betrayer, was also with them. When He said to them, “I AM, “ they turned away and fell to the ground. So He again asked them, “Whom are you looking for?” They said, “Jesus the Nazorean.” Jesus answered, “I told you that I AM. So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.” This was to fulfill what He had said, “I have not lost any of those You gave Me.” Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus. Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its scabbard. Shall I not drink the cup that the Father gave Me?” So the band of soldiers, the tribune, and the Jewish guards seized Jesus, bound Him, and brought Him to Annas first. He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. It was Caiaphas who had counseled the Jews that it was better that one man should die rather than the people. Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Now the other disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered the courtyard of the high priest with Jesus. But Peter stood at the gate outside. So the other disciple, the acquaintance of the high priest, went out and spoke to the gatekeeper and brought Peter in. Then the maid who was the gatekeeper said to Peter, “You are not one of This Man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” Now the slaves and the guards were standing around a charcoal fire that they had made, because it was cold, and were warming themselves. Peter was also standing there keeping warm. The high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and about His doctrine. Jesus answered him, “I have spoken publicly to the world. I have always taught in a synagogue or in the temple area where all the Jews gather, and in secret I have said nothing. Why ask Me? Ask those who heard Me what I said to them. They know what I said.” When He had said this, one of the temple guards standing there struck Jesus and said, “Is this the way You answer the high priest?” Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike Me?” Then Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. Now Simon Peter was standing there keeping warm. And they said to him, “You are not one of His disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” One of the slaves of the high priest, a relative of the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with Him?” Again Peter denied it. And immediately the cock crowed. Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium. It was morning. And they themselves did not enter the praetorium, in order not to be defiled so that they could eat the Passover. So Pilate came out to them and said, “What charge do you bring against this man?” They answered and said to him, “If He were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you.” At this, Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.” The Jews answered him, “We do not have the right to execute anyone, “ in order that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled that He said indicating the kind of death He would die. So Pilate went back into the praetorium and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or have others told you about Me?” Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If My kingd

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As we approach the Easter celebration on Sunday, I will be sending out what I hope will be daily reflections for today, tomorrow and Saturday in addition to what I hope will be my Sunday sermon/reflection. Today is celebrated as Holy Thursday in many churches, and I'll reference one Scripture passage read in many churches on this occasion this year: Before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His time had come that He would depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. During supper, the devil--having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him--Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He came from God, and was going to God, arose from supper and laid aside His outer garments. He took a towel, and wrapped it around His waist. Then He poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around Him. Then He came to Simon Peter who said to Him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” Jesus answered him, “You don’t know what I Am doing now, but you will understand later.” Peter said to Him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with Me.” Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.” For He knew him who would betray Him, therefore He said, “You are not all clean.” So when He had washed their feet, put His outer garment back on, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I Am. If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you." -John 13:1-15 We can all probably relate to Linus in the “Peanuts” cartoon strip when he shouts in frustration, “I love mankind; it’s people I can’t stand!” It’s easy to love the human race in the abstract, but when it comes to loving specific people who, like us, have their own faults and foibles, and might often irritate us or rub us the wrong way--those who might even be our enemies and wish us ill--the process becomes a lot more difficult! What the Gospel of John chose to mention of the Last Supper differs somewhat from that of the Synoptic Gospels, and serves as an introduction to Jesus's lengthy last discourse to His disciples. The Synoptic Gospels' accounts of the Last Supper are less detailed for the most part, yet provide information not mentioned in John. One such matter was a great squabble which broke out among the Apostles as to which of them was the "greatest", followed by Jesus's teaching that the greatest is the one who serves others, not one who seeks self-glory (cf. Mt 20:25-27 and Lk 22:24-30). I think it's important to consider the context of that dispute in terms of today's lesson. Jesus not only teaches by word but by example what servant hood in God's Kingdom is about. Jesus probably quietly began this task while the squabble was going on. Few jobs could then be considered more menial and degrading than washing another's feet--so much so that only Gentile indentured servants could be required to do so--yet Jesus does so Himself for all of His apostles, including Judas! Jesus breaks bread with all of His apostles at this Passover celebration--including Judas! Jesus even makes it possible for Judas to leave discretely and not call attention to himself from the others in doing so. Even Judas--whom Jesus knew would betray Him--experiences Jesus's love and generosity. When Jesus washed the feet of His disciples He was demonstrating unconditional love. Later in this chapter Jesus said these words; “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men (and women) will know tha