Thought Quotient

I am a man created in God’s image,
Of Adam’s race, now marred by pride and sin.
But thru’ God’s Son, Lord Jesus Christ, my Savior,
I am a man who’s now restored to Him.
The Mighty God who made me has redeemed me,
Now I’m His man, for Jesus reigns within.

I am a man reborn to serve my Father.
“Your will be done in me,” my spirit cries.
My life has found its dignity and purpose,
I’m not a creature of brute chance or lies.
To Christ my King I yield my whole existence,
Now as His man, I’m destined for the skies.

I am a man appointed by my Savior
To show His love in all I do and say.
His Holy Spirit is my source of power
To live in light and point to Christ the Way.
Lord fill me now and help me seize the moment,
That as Your man, I’ll serve Your cause today.

I’ll be a man who walks with God in worship;
I’ll be a man who walks with men as friend.
I’ll be a man who loves and serves his family;
I’ll be a man on whom God can depend.

Lord Jesus Christ, my King and Commander,
I’ll be Your man, until my life shall end.

- Jack W. Hayford

Click on the pic below for a full size printout of this poem courtesy of Jack Hayford.

The Charlotte Observer reports that eight-year-old Parker Garrison discovered an error in an equation at Discovery Place that asked visitors to calculate how many jelly beans are in a pyramid-shaped container.

Parker’s father, Jim, called Discovery Place. After the museum figured out who should handle the call, Dean Briere, a shocked vice president, decided to investigate.

An hour later, Briere called back. The exhibit had traveled to eight cities in four years.

“And no one found this mistake — I just couldn’t believe it,” Briere said.

Here’s what he discovered:

ORIGINAL PROBLEM
A jelly bean has a volume of about 1 cubic cm.This container is half a pyramid.
Its base measures 46 cm by 23 cm and its height is 72 cm. Here's the formula to find the volume: 1/3 x base area x height. Now divide your answer by 2 since this is half a pyramid.
Now multiply your answer by 0.9 to account for spaces between the jelly beans. The answer should be 22,853.

THE ERROR
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