Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 13, 2013
Madeline L’Engle writes, "If Mary had the courage to take the impossible into her body, can we not have the
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 6, 2013
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TABERNACLE FAITH
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks writes about the feast of Tabernacles: "Sitting in the booth underneath its canopy of leaves, I often think of my ancestors and their wanderings across Europe in search of safety; and I begin to understand how faith was their only home. Their existence was
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 2, 2013
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Pastor Mark Driscoll states: "The only thing that gets me out of bed on Monday morning is the picture in the Book of Revelation of King
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 28, 2013
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WE ARE LIKE WHAT WE WORSHIP
N.T. Wright observes, we "become like what we worship; we take on the character of our object of worship. Those who worship money become, eventually, human calculating machines. Those who worship sex become obsessed with their own attractiveness or prowess. Those who
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 6, 2013
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THE GOD-ALPHABET
J. Vernon McGee observed: "From an alphabet you make words, and Jesus Christ is called the 'Word of God' -- the full revelation and intelligent
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 12, 2012
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FATE AND ACTION
G.K. Chesterton noted, "I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 11, 2012
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QUOTATIONS ON ENVY
"I defy you to show me an envious man who is a happy man" (Billy Graham).
"Of all the 7 deadly sins, envy's the only one that's 'no fun at all'" (Joseph
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 11, 2012
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS...?
A cartoon depicts two guys in Hell, and one says to the other: "I was under the impression
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 28, 2012
WHITEFIELD: WHICH CONVERSIONS ARE GENUINE
George Whitefield conducted outdoor evangelistic campaigns in the 1700's throughout New England, a period of revival called the "Great Awakening." Though thousands responded to his preaching, when asked how many were converted after one of his sermons he
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 25, 2011
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THE BIBLE TREASURE
Kathleen Norris tells the story of a South Dakota rancher and his bride who received a leather-bound Bible as a wedding gift from the groom's grandfather. They wrote a thank-you note and stowed the Bible away on a closet shelf, out of the way.
As time passed, the grandfather
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Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jan 4, 2011
WINNER AND LOSER
In 1958, a New York City father named Robert Lane decided to call his baby son Winner. The Lanes, who lived in a housing project in Harlem, already had several children, each with a fairly typical name. But this boy—well, Robert Lane apparently had a special feeling about him.
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 6, 2010
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James Cash Penny started a general merchandise store in Kemmerer, Wyoming in 1902, which he built into a multi-billion dollar enterprise on the guiding principle of the Golden Rule. For years J.C. Penny stores were called “Golden Rule stores”. It was Mr. Penny’s belief that success would come by
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 31, 2010
A young man went to see a rabbi. He asked this teacher to help him because he could not see God. The rabbi answered, “I
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Contributed by Rob O'neal on Jul 6, 2009
VESUVIUS: CHECK THE MAP
The people of the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum lived at the bottom of a mountain. They loved the mountain, because they believed it was a place where gods dwelt. The land was fertile, and the harbor was good, so the city prospered and grew. Then in 62 and 63 AD,
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Contributed by Daniel Haas on May 8, 2009
THE CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE
The Golden Rule is common sense. The most concise version is to be found in the works of Immanuel Kant and goes by the name of the Categorical Imperative:
"Act only according to that maxim
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