Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 29, 2000
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Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to outpatients at the clinic.
One summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful looking man.
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 2, 2003
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"Let’s say you have an appointment in another city, and you need to fly there. You purchase your ticket on the internet, you get your confirmation with times and flight and gate numbers. But you are delayed enroute to the airport, and when you finally arrive, running through the airport you come
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 9, 2006
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“Dwight L. Moody was a poorly educated, unordained, shoe salesman who felt God’s call to preach the gospel. Early one morning he and some friends gathered in a hay field for [prayer].
His friend Henry Varley said these words: ‘The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 25, 2011
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THE STORY OF CATHERINE LAWES
"Don’t set foot in the prison," people told her, but Catherine Lawes, whose husband was the warden at Sing Sing in 1921, went anyway. The first time there was a prison basketball game, she went, 3 daughters in tow and sat in the bleachers with the inmates.
When she
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2012
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HOUSE FIRE AND MARSHMALLOWS
As the coals from our barbecue burned down, our hosts passed out marshmallows and long roasting forks. Just then, two fire trucks roared by, sirens blaring, lights flashing. They stopped at a house right down the block. All twelve of us raced out of the back yard, down
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2012
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THE SCARIEST ROAD
Yahoo! Travel has released an article titled America’s Scariest Drives, and the results are frightening. Here is a brief list of some of the roads:
Highway One that travels off the Big Sur Coast in California is both beautiful and breath-taking. This 122 mile stretch travels
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Contributed by Tim Smith on May 27, 2015
Dave Hood tells the story of training to run a 5K run. Every time his wife and he would go running on their favorite trail, they’d walk a little faster, and with a little more gusto. One day, a half mile in and a young lady came at them sprinting towards them. They jumped out of the way so she
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Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 13, 2020
As far back as I can remember, every time I would leave the house, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage would say, "Be careful. Drive safely."
It’s as though she doesn’t think I could drive carefully without giving me some instructions. I think it has become just a routine for
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2008
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DO UNTO OTHERS
There is a story about a rather legalistic Seminary student who wanted to have a Scriptural basis for everything he did. He felt he was on solid ground if he could quote the Bible, book, chapter and verse to okay his actions.
He did all right with that until he began to fall in
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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God Is Pro - Choice!
He really is! Every day of your life, until you draw your final breath, you will stand at the CrossRoads and be asked to make a choice. Which way will you choose?
God has set before you two gates, one wide and one narrow. He has set before you two roads, one broad and one
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Contributed by Gregory Artz on Feb 16, 2023
Follow Me
The United States Army is one of the most powerful forces in the world. The strongest and most trained soldiers in all the world. Each one is a valuable asset in order to have victory over an enemy. Therefore, training requires strict discipline and the ability to follow orders of the
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Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 3, 2023
In 1996 staff members at Bridger Wilderness Area collected the following comment cards:
· Trails need to be reconstructed. Please avoid building trails that go uphill.
· Too many bugs and leeches and spiders and spider webs. Please spray the wilderness to rid the areas of these pests.
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 3, 2023
Great multitudes will follow as long as there is no price to be paid, no contract to sign, no commands to obey, no orders to follow, no sacrifices to surrender, no gifts to offer, no commitments to keep, no burdens to bear, no suffering to share, no hardship to handle, no effort to exert, no pills
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Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 15, 2024
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Once, there was a traveler named Samuel, whose heart was set on reaching a city famed for its eternal beauty and joy. However, during his journey, he stumbled upon a quaint, comforting village. Lured by its immediate solace, Samuel decided to rest there for a while. As days turned into weeks, the
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Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Jan 26, 2001
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A little girl’s Prayer: A little girl was being punished by eating alone in the corner of the dining room. The family paid no attention to her until they heard her pray: “I thank Thee, Lord,
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Contributed by Matthew Redder on Jun 8, 2018
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As a young Father I remember being frequently awakened in the middle of the night by my son. I would open my eyes to see him standing next to my bed, staring at me. It was startling and honestly, a little bit creepy. I would ask him what he needed and it was always something like, "I had a bad
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