A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answercame to his repeated knocks at the door.
Therefore, he took out a business card and wrote "Revelation 3:20"on the back of it and stuck it in the door.
When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, "Genesis 3:10."
Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter.
Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid for I was naked."
A Tasmanian business has achieved the alcoholic equivalent of selling ice to the Eskimos, landing a six-year contract to supply vodka to Russia. The Tamar Distillery at Beauty Point in northern Tasmania will export 50,000 bottles of vodka a year to Russia. Russia to Import 50,000 Bottles of Tasmanian Strait Vodka
Art of Living & Literature Across Frontiers: Now That It's Written, Tell Me Who Wants to Buy It?
A writer I know, who's new to screenwriting, just completed his first screenplay based on his self-published novel. He taught himself how to write screenplays, no small feat and not easily accomplished.
Of course, he does. Everybody wants to sell the first screenplay. That's why you write -- to sell the material.
The trouble is, he believes that I can introduce him to the exact producer who wants to buy it. Wow, if I had that power..
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