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In its day, the Titanic was the world's largest ship, weighing 46,328 tons. It was 882 1/2 feet long and had three anchors weighing more than ten tons each. It employed a crew of 400 and a hotel staff of 518, and could carry 2,433 passengers. The 159 furnaces burned 650 tons of coal a day. The ship had a complete gymnasium, heated pool, squash court and the first miniature golf course — all below deck. Its lavish appointments included opulent dining rooms with twenty-four-hour service, palm courts and gilded Turkish baths. A number of men and women from the society pages were on the passenger list. Late during the night of April 14-15, 1912, the "unthinkable" happened to the "unsinkable." Near midnight, the great Titanic struck an iceberg, ripping a three-hundred-foot hole through five of its sixteen watertight compartments. It sank in two and one-half hours killing 1,513 people. Before the unsinkable Titanic sank, warning after warning had been sent to tell the crew that they were speeding into an ice field, but the messages were ignored. In fact, when a nearby ship sent an urgent warning, the Titanic was talking to Cape Race about the time chauffeurs were to meet arriving passengers at the dock in New York, and what dinner menus were to be ready. Preoccupied with trivia, the Titanic responded to the warning, "Shut up. I am talking to Cape Race. You are jamming my signals." Why did so many die? The crew disregarded the possible danger of the weather; there were not enough lifeboats on board; and the radio operator of the nearby California was off duty. Question: Will Jesus return on the day of judgment and the "unthinkable" happen to you because you failed to heed warning after warning? What good "reasons" (excuses) will you have?  Quote this article on your site | Views: 440 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for December 7th 2008
[Year B]
Second Sunday in Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
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Mark 1:1-8
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