And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved (Mark 13:13).

Making Faces at Little Basle

A feud long existed between the towns of Great Basle and Little Basle in Switzerland. The inhabitants of Great Basle showed their contempt for their neighbors by attaching the figure of a black face to the town-clock, out of whose mouth protruded a long red tongue every time the bell struck, making faces at Little Basle. This relic of barbarism now makes one of the curiosities of Basle.

He Was 200% American

An Englishman, on a tour of the Western United States, came to a desert filling station. Above the door was a sign: “Joe Bevins, 200% American.”

After the scowling and surly proprietor had filled the gas tank, the visitor ventured a question: “Would you mind, Mr. Bevins,” he said, “telling me just what is a 200% American?”

“Well,” said the filling-station man belligerently, “You heard o’ 100% Americans, I reckon—they hate all other nationalities. Me—well, I’m 200%—I hate everybody!

Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from the New King James Version®, NKJV © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
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