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Actual Accident Summaries The following are real statements found on insurance claim forms. Drivers attempted to summarize the details of an accident succinctly.

--- Coming home, I drove into wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have.

--- I thought my window was down, but found it was up when I put my head through it.

--- The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intentions.

--- The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.

--- I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment.

--- In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.

--- I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my way home. As I reached an intersection a hedge sprang up obscuring my vision, and I did not see the other car.

--- The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve out of its way when it struck the front end.

--- I was thrown from the car as it left the road. I was later found in the ditch by some stray cows.

--- The indirect cause of the accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.

--- I had been driving for 40 years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.

--- I was on my way to the doctor with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident.

--- As I approached the intersection a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident. To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian.

--- My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle.

--- An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished.

--- I told the police that I was not injured, but upon removing my hat found that I had a fractured skull.

--- I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the curb when I struck him.

--- The pedestrian had no idea which direction to run, so I ran over him.

-- Anonymous, September 10, 1999

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There was a Greek God named "Thor" who used to fly through the sky on his beautiful White Steed shouting to the World "I am Thor. "I am Thor." One night while doing this shouting, "I am Thor." His Steed turned and looked at him and said: "If you would thit thill in the thaddle you wouldn't be tho thor."

-- Anonymous, September 28, 1999

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-- Anonymous, April 18, 2001

Here's this week's free illustration from PreachingToday.com:

Dale Earnhardt: Preventable Death?

On Sunday February 18, 2001, NASCAR lost one of its greatest drivers. Dale Earnhardt, also known as "The Intimidator," was in third place on the last lap of the Daytona 500 when his car was tapped from behind and sent head-on into the wall at 180 mph.

In a matter of moments it was evident something was terribly wrong. Dale Earnhardt had died in the crash. On the following Monday an autopsy report revealed he had died of blunt force trauma to the head.

Some have suggested that if Earnhardt had been wearing the HANS (Head and Neck Safety Device) he would have survived the crash. Although this device was available, Earnhardt, like many other drivers that day, neglected to use it. His neglect of this safety device may have cost him his life.

The Bible tells us that every individual is on a collision course with God's judgment. God too has provided a safety device—one designed to keep people from suffering eternal death and separation from God. But like Dale Earnhardt and the other drivers in the race that day, each of us must decide whether to accept or neglect this offer.

Source: Michael Owenby, Carrollton, Georgia

Related Scripture Text: John 1:12; Acts 2:37-39; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Hebrews 2:3

Keywords: Accepting Christ; Choices; Decisions; Neglect; Receiving Christ; Salvation and lostness; Salvation, gift of

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-- Anonymous, April 18, 2001