NEWS USED AS INTRO
(Diyarbakir, Turkey) A Turkish court fined 20 people for using the letters Q and W on placards at a Kurdish new year celebration, under a law banning characters not used in the Turkish alphabet.

The court in the southeastern city of Siirt fined each of the 20 people 100 new lira for holding up the placards, written in Kurdish, at the event last year. The letters Q and W do not exist in the Turkish alphabet, but are used in Kurdish.

…The 1928 Law on the Adoption and Application of Turkish Letters changed the Turkish alphabet from the Arabic script to a modified Latin script and required all signs, advertising, newspapers and official documents to only use Turkish letters.

Court enforces letter of the law
October 25, 2005. Reuters – Oddly Enough

Comment: God is also very concerned about the 'letter' of his Word. Since that Word comes from a pure source - God, Himself - he does not want it tainted with human opinions, which come from hearts already darkened by sin.

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HUMOROUS STORY
Josh, 4, was visiting his grandfather and me. I told him he could have either cereal, pancakes, or waffles for breakfast.

He thought a moment, looked up at me, and asked, “Did you say cookies?”

Clark, Barb. Kids of the Kingdom.
Christian Reader

Comment: It's amazing how we can change what God's Word says to conform to what we want to hear. It's not easy reading the Bible AND letting it command our opinion rather than the other way around.

CURRENT NEWS
(Philadelphia) By the end of this year, Philadelphia will have wireless Internet access throughout its 135 square miles in a project being watched by many cities throughout the world, said Greg Goldman, chief executive of Wireless Philadelphia, a nonprofit organization set up by the city to implement the plan.

Hurdle, Jon. Philadelphia Wireless Internet Project Advances
May 15, 2007. Reuters

Comment: Our connection with God is constant, wherever we go, but for two-way communication’s sake, God gives us his Word – the necessary modem for downloading his most important answers.

HUMOROUS STORY
“How was your golf game, dear?” asked Jack’s wife Edna.

“Well, I was hitting pretty well, but my eyesight’s gotten so bad I couldn’t see where the ball went.”

“But you’re seventy-five years old, Jack!” admonished his wife, “Why don’t you take my brother Ronald along?”

“But he’s eighty-five and doesn’t even play golf anymore,” protested Jack.

“But he’s got perfect eyesight. He could watch your ball,” Edna pointed out.

The next day Jack teed off with Ronald looking on. Jack swung, and the ball disappeared down the middle of the fairway. “Do you see it?” asked Jack.

“Yup,” Ronald answered.

“Well, where is it?” yelled Jack, peering off into the distance.

“I forgot.” Ronald replied.

Comment: Heaven can’t be seen, but it is easily forgotten. Keep to the Word so you know where to find the door.

STORY
A bright little boy once took the Bible from the center table of his father’s home and turned its dusty pages and said, “Mother, is this God’s book?”

“Certainly,” was the good mother’s reply.

“Well, I think we better send it back to God, ‘cause we’re not usin’ it here,” said the little fellow.