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|                          Believe it or not!|
|                         Inspirational Story|
|                              Lost Now Found|
|                                    Humor Me|
|                           Verse of the Week|
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                        ::Believe it or not!::
  What an exciting day!  The voting for Christian Site of the 
  Year 2000 
officially ended today, and you'll never guess who
  won!  To find out, go here:
https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/csoty2000.shtml

  I also have a few updates,
  First the top50 program has been dimantled and moved to
  a new server, you can find it in its new location at:
http://cgi.tripod.com/AJCorp/cgi-bin/top50.pl

  Also, I have added a site map so that navigation can be done
  quickly, you can see it at:
   https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/map.shtml
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                       ::Inspirational Story::

A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art.  They had 

everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael.  They would often 

sit together and admire the great works of art. When the Viet Nam conflict 

broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle 

while rescuing another soldier.  The father was notified and grieved deeply 

for his only son. 
 
 About a month later, just before Christmas, there 
was a knock at the door. 
A young man stood at the door with a large package 
in his hands.  He said, 
"Sir, you don't know me, but I am the soldier for 

> whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was 

carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died 

instantly.  He often talked about you, and your love for art."  The young 
man 
held out his package. "I know this isn't much. I'm not really a great 
artist, 
but I think your son would have wanted you to have this." 
 
 The 
father opened the package.  It was a portrait of his son, painted by 
the 
young man. He stared, breaking out in sweat, at the way the soldier had 

captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn 

to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears.  He thanked the young 
man 
and offered to pay him for the picture. 

 "Oh, no sir, I could never 
repay what your son did 
 for me. It's a gift". 

 The father hung the portrait 
over his mantle.  Every time visitors came to 
his home he took them to 
see the portrait of his son before he showed them 
any of the other great 
works he had collected. 
 
 The man died a few months later.  There was 
to be a 
 great auction of his paintings.  Many influential people gathered, 
 
excited over seeing the great paintings and having an opportunity to 
purchase 
one for their collection. 
 On the platform sat the painting of the son. 
The auctioneer pounded his 
gavel. 
 "We will start the bidding with this 
picture of the 
 son.  Who will bid for this picture?" 
There was silence. 
Then a voice in the back of the 
 room shouted, "We want to see the famous 
paintings.  Skip this one." 
 
 But the auctioneer persisted. "Will someone 
bid for 
 this painting? Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?" 
 
 Another 
voice shouted angrily.  "We didn't come to 
 see this painting. We came 
to see the Van Goghs, the Rembrandts.  Get on 
with the real bids!" 
 
 
But still the auctioneer continued.  "The son! The 
 son! Who'll take the 
son?" 
 
 Finally, a voice came from the very back of the 
 room.  It was 
the longtime gardener of the man and his son. "I'll give $10 
for the painting." 
 
Being a poor man, it was all he could afford. 
 
 "We have $10, who will 
bid $20?" 
 
 "Give it to him for $10. Let's see the masters." 
 
 "$10 
is the bid, won't someone bid $20?" 
 
 The crowd was becoming angry. They 
didn't want the 
 picture of the son. They wanted the more worthy investments 
for their 
collections. 
 
 The auctioneer pounded the gavel. "Going once, 
twice, SOLD for $10!" 
 
 A man  sitting on the second row shouted, "Now 
let's get on with the 
collection!" 
 
 The auctioneer laid down his gavel. 
"I'm sorry, the auction is over." 
 
 "What about the paintings?" 
 
 "I 
am sorry. When I was called to conduct this 
 auction, I was told of a secret 
stipulation in the will.  I was not allowed 
to reveal that stipulation 
until this time. Only the painting of the son 
would be auctioned. Whoever 
bought that painting would inherit the entire 
estate, including the paintings. 
 
The man who took the son gets every thing!" 
 
 God gave His son 2,000 years 
ago to die on a cruel cross.  Much like the 
auctioneer, His message today 
is: "The son, the son, 
 who'll take the son?" 
 Because, see, whoever takes 
the Son gets everything. 
  --Author Unknown
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                            ::Lost Now Found::
                                                                     Total 
souls saved: 7
  The counter went up yesterday!
  I am so excited by this!  Let's all join in prayer for all these 
  new 
Christians and their lives with our Lord and Savior, 
  Jesus Christ.

  Have you accepted Christ as your Savior?
  https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/message.shtml
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                                  ::Humor Me::
I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Tim, the computer
 guy, to come over to my office. Tim clicked a couple buttons and solved
 the problem.
 
 He gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As he was walking away, 
I
 called after him, "So, what was wrong?"
 
 He replied, "It was an ID ten T error."
 
 I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired: "An ID ten 
T
 error? What's that ... in case I need to fix it again??"
 
 Tim grinned.... "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"
 
 "No," I replied.
 
 "Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out."
 
 (I wrote...) I D 1 0 T

  --Author Unknown
  You can read more great jokes online at:
     https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/funny.shtml
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                         ::Verse of the Week::
"Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits.""
                                                       -1 Corinthians 15:33[NKJV]
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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 cormforted 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
  expirience.  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,
                        AJBourg@gmail.cjb.net

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