Computer Problems
Jon H. Allen via Bulletin Digest

My computer has a problem. It computes okay. It even does tricks. It can underline, print in bold type, and it can spell. Yep, it knows how to spell 120,000 words. That's more words than I know. It "beeps" at me whenever I misspell a word. If I type "wurds" or any other word it doesn't know, it beeps at me.

But the sad fact is, my computer doesn't know "Jesus." Every time I type "Jesus" it beeps at me. My computer knows all the presidents up to Reagan. It knows "AIDS," and it knows "cocaine". But it doesn't know Jesus.

What bothers me is that someone programmed my computer's silicon memory, but he (or she) didn't think "Jesus" was important, so He wasn't included.

"Jesus" was left out of my computer's dictionary because Jesus has been left out of modern life! I can teach my computer new words. I have taught it "Collin", my son's name, and "ID/FORUM". And although I don't like to be "beeped" at, I've decided not to teach my computer "Jesus". So, every time I type His name, I'll get beeped, and it will remind me why I do what I do.

Sometimes on a tired Monday, I will hear Satan whisper, "Why do you work so hard?" (By the way, my computer knows "Satan".) But every time my computer beeps at "Jesus" I remember why we're here and why you and I work so hard. We all work hard because we know that a computer without "Jesus" is no big deal, but a world without Jesus is terminal. Lives without Jesus are meaningless; marriages without Jesus are coming apart. America without Jesus is dying. So, I'll continue to be beeped at by my computer. I've decided that my computer won't know "Jesus" until the world knows Jesus.

Ghana Mission Report
Bob Bauer made it to Ghana safely and other than the airline losing one of his pieces of luggage, the trip was without incident. You can keep up with Bob's current reports by checking our web-site on a regular basis. Each report is posted as it is received. The address is: www.orangestreetcofc.com. Keep him and the Lord's work in Ghana in your daily prayers.

Ted Wheeler recently returned from Ghana and his reports can be found at www.ghanamissions.com.

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What is slander?

It is originating a false report. It may be from envy or even carelessness, it could start with a hasty conclusion. If we look to the inspired writer of Proverbs he sums it up in one sentence, "he who utters a slander is a fool". (Proverbs 10:18)

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