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          Welcome to this issue of the C Zine!
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                             ::In this issue::
                           Inspirational Story
                                Lost Now Found
                                      Humor Me
                             Verse of the Week
                             Quote of the week
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
             When I am weak You make me strong
               When I am poor I know I am rich
                 For in the power of Your name
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                       ::Inspirational Story::
                             ::1,000 Marbles::

The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. 
Perhaps it’s 
the quiet solitude that comes with being
 the first to rise, or maybe it’s the unbounded joy 
of not having 
to be at work. Either way, the first 
few hours of a Saturday morning are 
most enjoyable.

A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the kitchen 
with a steaming cup 
of coffee in one hand and the 
morning paper in the other. What began as 
a typical 
Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons 
that life 
seems to hand you from time to time. Let 
me tell you about it.

I turned the volume up on my radio in order to 
listen to a Saturday morning 
talk show. I heard 
and older sounding chap with a golden voice. You 
know 
the kind; he sounded like he should be in the 
broadcasting business himself. 
He was talking about 
“a thousand marbles” to someone named 
“Tom.” I was 
intrigued and sat down to listen to what he had 
to say.

“Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you’re busy with your 
job. 
I’m sure they pay you well but it’s a shame you 
have to be 
away from home and your family so much. 
Hard to believe a young fellow 
should have to work 
sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. Too 

bad you missed your daughter’s dance recital.”

He continued, “Let me tell you something Tom, something 
that has 
helped me keep a good perspective on my own 
priorities.” And that’s 
when he began to explain the 
theory of “a thousand marbles.”

“You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. 
The average 
person lives about seventy-five years. I know, 
some live more and some 
live less, but on average, folks 
live about seventy-five years. Now then, 
I multiplied 75 
times 52 and I came up with 3900 which is the number of 

Saturdays that an average person has in their entire lifetime.”

“Now stick with me Tom, I’m getting to the important part. 

It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about 
all this in 
detail, he went on, “and by that time I had 
lived through over twenty-eight 
hundred Saturdays. I got 
to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, 
I only had 
about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy 

store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up 
going to three 
toy stores to roundup 1000 marbles. I took 
them home and put them inside 
a large, clear plastic container 
right there in my workshop next to the 
radio. Every Saturday 
since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown 
it away. 
I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more 

on the really important things in life. There is nothing like 
watching 
your time here on earth run out to help you get your 
priorities straight.

“Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with 
you and 
take my lovely wife out to breakfast. This morning 
I took the very last 
marble out of the container. I figure 
if I make it until next Saturday 
then God has blessed me
 with a little extra time to be with my loved ones…

“It was nice to talk with you Tom, I hope you spend more 
time with 
your loved ones, and I hope to meet you again 
someday. Have a good morning!”

You could have heard a pin drop when he finished. Even the s
how’s host didn’t have anything to say for a few 
minutes. I 
guess he gave us all a lot to think 
about. I had planned to do some work 
that 
morning, then go to the gym. Instead, I 
went upstairs and woke my 
wife up with a kiss.
 “C’mon honey, I’m taking you and the kids 
to breakfast.” 
“What brought this on?” she 
asked with a smile. “Oh, 
nothing special,” 
I said. “It has just been a long time since 

we spent a Saturday together with the kids. 
Hey, can we stop at a toy store 
while we’re 
out? I need to buy some marbles.”

Have a great weekend and may all Saturdays 
be special and may you have 
many happy years 
after you loose all your marbles!

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---->Spontaneous Praise
Hallelujah, Jesus is alive!
Death has lost it's victory
And the grave has been denied!
The curse of sin is broken
And we have perfect liberty!
He's alive! He's alive!
Spontaneous Praise<----

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                            ::Lost Now Found::
                         Total souls saved: 18
So far, no one has been saved(to the best of
 my, knowledge, anyway) since two weeks ago!
  I think we need to call in the expert(God)
   again!

  Have you accepted Christ as your Savior?
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
                   Amazing love, how can it be
          That You, my King, would die for me?
                Amazing love, I know it's true
                      It's my joy to honor you
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                                  ::Humor Me::
                             ::Odds and Ends::

Just think, in a few million years Barney 
will be motor oil. 

My mind 
works like lightning. One brilliant 
flash and it is gone. 

Never trust 
a stockbroker who's married to a 
travel agent. 

The only time the world 
beats a path to your 
door is if you're in the bathroom. 

It used to be 
only death and taxes were 
inevitable. Now, of course, there's shipping 

and handling, too. 

If we are what we eat, then I'm easy, 
fast, and cheap. 


My next house will have no kitchen--just 
vending machines. 

The only thing 
wrong with a perfect drive to 
work is that you end up at work. 

North 
Americans are getting stronger. Twenty 
years ago, it took two people to 
carry ten 
dollars' worth of groceries--today, a five-year-old 
can do it. 


Sally told her friend, I was worried that my mechanic 
might try to rip 
me off. I was relieved when he told 
me all I needed was blinker fluid. 


Q. Why is a government worker like a shotgun with a
 broken firing pin?
A. It won't work and you can't fire it. 

Follow your dream! Unless it's 
the one where you're 
at work in your underwear during a fire drill. 

If 
you don't like my driving, don't call anyone. 
Just take another road. That's 
why the highway 
department made so many of them. 

It's always darkest 
before the dawn. So if you're 
going to steal the neighbor's newspaper, 

that's the time to do it. 

A handy telephone tip: Keep a small chalkboard 

near the phone. That way, when a telemarketer calls, 
you can hold the receiver 
close to it and run your 
fingernails across it until she hangs up. 

Each 
day I try to enjoy something from each of the 
four food groups: the bonbon 
group; the salty-snack 
group; the caffeine group; and, the "whatever" group. 


Into every life some rain must fall. Usually when 
your car windows are 
down. 

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, 
try missing a couple 
of car payments.


  You can read more great jokes online at:
     https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/funny.shtml
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                              ::Jesus Christ::
  Do you know Jesus Christ as your personal 
  savior?  Do feel like something 

is missing
  in your life?  Do you feel like there is 
  no point to life, you have 

nothing to live
  for?  Are you worried about your future?
  You don't have to read horoscopes, or call
  a psychic hotline to be comforted of your 
  future.  Instead, GOD loves 

you.  And He 
  wants only the best for you.  He knows 
  you inside and 

out, even if you don't know
  Him.  He loves you unconditionally, no strings
  are attached to His love.  He loves you so
  much that He died for you.  He did it so 
  that you and I could spend 

all eternity
  with Him. Do you have Him as your savior?
  He didn't say that we would have all the 
  luxuries of this world, He 

did say that He 
  would provide for us, if only we seek Him.
  Do you have this wonderful gift called 
  Salvation?  If you don't, it's 

easy to get,
  just ask Him you want it.  Commit your life 
  to Him, and He will greatly 

reward you.
      Will you pray?
"Lord Jesus, I admit I am a sinner. I need forgiveness. 
    I am sorry 

for my sins and I don't want to sin against You 
  anymore. I believe You 

are the Son of God and You died on 
the cross for MY sins. I also believe 

that you rose from the dead 
so that I, too, may have victory over the grave. 

Please forgive me 
now Lord and cleanse me. Come into my heart and give 

me a new 
life. Thank You, Jesus, for shedding your blood for me and for 
                         
hearing
                   and answering my prayer. Amen" 

  If you've just prayed 

that, you are a Child
  of GOD.  Think about that!  A child of the
  Creator of the Universe.  It's a humbling
  experience.  If you have anything you 
  want to know about your new life 

with Christ,
  or if you're still not sure about all this,
  please do not hesitate to email me.(just hit
                             the reply button)

   https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/message.shtml
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
                           God is in the house
                             There is no doubt
                           God is in the house
                            Can't keep Him out
                                    As for you
                                     As for me
                   We're gonna serve the Lord!
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                         ::Verse of the Week::

  "Truly my soul waiteth upon GOD: from Him 
    cometh my salvation."
     -Psalms 62:1

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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
       We come into Your presence with singing
           Come into Your presence with praise
     And enter Your gates with thankful hearts
                    We are going to celebrate!
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                         ::Quote of the Week::
  I don't suffer from insanity,
       I enjoy every minute of it.
                    -Unknown
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
               Better is one day in Your house
              Better is one day in Your courts
               Better is one day in Your house
                      Than thousands elsewhere
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             I am accepted, You were condemned
                            I'm alive and well
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