Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 15, 2001
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A year or so ago Time Magazine published a review of the movie, “The Birdcage.” The review said that while the movie is based on the plot of Robin Williams & Nathan Lane playing a homosexual couple, & Gene Hackman playing a conservative politician who messes up their gay lifestyle, that the movie
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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When our daughter was in Junior High School, she made friends with a group of girls from Olney, Texas, a community about forty minutes to the south of us. And they invited her to a function their school was having on a certain Friday night. So, I drove her over, and, when the time came, I went
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Presbyterian/Reformed
I have read that the nearest star to our sun is called Proxima Centauri, and it’s about 4.22 light years away. As you know, a light year is not a measurement of time; it is a measurement of distance. Light is the fastest thing we know of, and a light year is how far it takes light to travel in a
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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Suppose you take a tour of an art museum that is advertising a look at the most important work in all of history.
The curator points out some famous and priceless works by Picasso, Rembrandt and others. Then, he says to you, "I want you to see the most significant painting ever created",
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Christian Church
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 22, 2019
One cold, snowy Minnesota night, I got lost on the way home. The snow was blowing so fast and piling up so high, I couldn't see any street signs. With no map in my car and a dead cell phone, I thought I might be stranded so I pulled over to the side of the road.
Then breaking through the
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 22, 2019
DNA is found in every cell of our bodies (in at least some stage of its development) and has a beautiful appearance, having the shape of a spiral staircase. The steps (or rungs) are like letters in our alphabet and, ascending or descending the staircase, the letters taken together spell words which
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 23, 2019
Craig Keener writes, “Greek men were commonly bisexual; not only was homosexual behavior approved…but elements of the culture socialized boys in this direction. Men and women were segregated growing up, and male bonds became close. Apparently due to a deficiency in the number of women (which many
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by John Bright on Jan 16, 2021
A sign was hung in an office window. It read:
Help wanted. Must type 70 words a minute. Must be computer literate. Must be bilingual. An equal opportunity employer.
A dog was ambling down the street and saw the sign. He looked at it for a moment, pulled it down with his mouth, and walked into
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
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A BANKRUPT NATION
John MacArthur in his book “Can God Bless America” states that "America wants God's blessing but not God. Our nation has systematically pushed Him out of the national consciousness--rejecting biblical morality, ignoring His Word, and relying on the political and entertainment
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David Brooks in his book “The Road to Character” says this about sin...
Today the word sin has lost it's power and awesome intensity. It’s now used to refer to desserts... fattening desserts.
Most people in daily conversation don’t talk much about individual sin.
If they talk about human
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Pentecostal
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Paul’s prohibition of (to use the Greek term) porneia—that is, illicit sexual activity, including prostitution—upended an ethical system in which male access to the female body was unquestioned and unquestionable. Whereas the Romans regarded male chastity as profoundly unhealthy, Christians prized
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Pentecostal