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  • Enjoying Each Day

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 27, 2010
     | 1,188 views

    ENJOYING EACH DAY When Tamer Lee Owens celebrated her 104th birthday, she credited "laughter, the Lord, and the little things" for keeping her going. She still finds enjoyment each day in talking with people, taking a walk, and reading the Bible as she has done since childhood. "I don’t know how ...read more

  • Laugh Or Die

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 27, 2010
     | 1,737 views

    LAUGH OR DIE In writing about Lincoln’s Civil War years, author Richard Hanser says that on September 22, 1862, the War Cabinet was summoned to the White House for a special session. Lincoln was reading a book as everyone came in. Secretary of War Stanton later said this of the meeting: ...read more

  • Good For Goodness' Sake

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 26, 2010
     | 3,453 views

    GOOD FOR GOODNESS' SAKE “You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why - Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list and checking it twice; Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping - He knows when ...read more

  • Amazing!

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2010
     | 2,289 views

    AMAZING! When dementia had taken its course, Bess (not her real name) was left with just a couple of words, but one word which she used to respond to almost any situation was the word "AMAZING!" After a lifetime of words, what a great word to have on your lips at the end of your life. Matthew ...read more

  • Oh, Let Him In!

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 25, 2010
     | 1,827 views

    OH, LET HIM IN! A picture of the Lord Jesus knocking at the door of a heart was taken one day by a parish visitor to a house where a father and mother lived with their small son. Some impulse made the mother pin the picture up in their little kitchen, and when the small boy came in from school, ...read more

  • Wait...god Did Come

    Contributed by Soon-Hock Lim on Dec 23, 2010
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     | 5,683 views

    WAIT...GOD DID COME Philip Yancey tells the story of a migrant farmhand in his book "Where is God When It Hurts": Last year we went to a little church in New Jersey.... We had all our children there, the baby included. The Reverend Jackson was there, I can't forget his name, and he told us to be ...read more

  • My Own New Bike

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 20, 2010
     | 1,344 views

    MY OWN NEW BIKE I remember when I was 8 years old I received what I had always wanted: I got a brand new Raleigh single speed bike, and it was blue with a white trim where the pipes were welded into the brackets, a black seat and chrome handles and painted blue mudguards that had a silver stripe ...read more

  • Does He Know Me?

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 20, 2010
     | 2,084 views

    "DOES HE KNOW ME?" A multinational company celebrated her 10th anniversary with a grand ballroom banquet. They invited the former president of the United States, President Gerald Ford. The coordinator was excited to receive the President at the airport. He turned to his boss, standing beside ...read more

  • You Can Have My Room

    Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Dec 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,402 views

    YOU CAN HAVE MY ROOM Wally was a 7th grade student who was bigger than any of the other students in his Sunday school class. His mother had been an alcoholic when he was born, and as a result, Wally just did not have all the mental capabilities that the rest of his classmates had. But somehow he ...read more

  • Prophecies, Religions And Christmas

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 19, 2010
     | 1,922 views

    PROPHECIES, RELIGIONS AND CHRISTMAS The prophecies of the Old Testament were part of what "held up" the tree of Jesus’ and supported His claims to be Messiah. Now, that’s not true of other men who’ve founded other world religions. For example: About 500 years before Christ was born, a man was ...read more

  • Mary, Joseph, And Kiddushin

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 19, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,435 views

    MARY, JOSEPH, AND KIDDUSHIN David Stern comments, "The Hebrew/Aramaic word for betrothal is "kiddushin," which signifies "sanctification, separation," i.e., the setting aside and separating of a particular woman for a particular man. According to the Mishna, adultery during the betrothal period ...read more

  • Sin Mars Us

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 19, 2010
     | 1,954 views

    SIN MARS US During an all-night festival in Paris, five young people, apparently drunk, broke into the Orsay Museum and left a 4-inch gash in a priceless painting by Claude Monet. Culture Minister Christine Albanel said the painting could be restored, but she was deeply disturbed at the damage ...read more

  • A Joyful Noise

    Contributed by Noel Herr on Dec 18, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,355 views

    A JOYFUL NOISE You know, when our youth group went Christmas caroling, Emma was all aglow. We sang to her, perhaps not in the most angelic of tones----especially when we tried to sing "O, Come, All Ye Faithful", because the music we used wasn't the familiar tune we sang today. I felt kind of bad ...read more

  • The Throne Of Christmas

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 18, 2010
     | 3,679 views

    THE THRONE OF CHRISTMAS In the very centre of Christmas cheer, amidst the silver bells, coloured baubles and lights, enormous sparkling chandeliers, banners and wreathes and beside a gigantic Christmas tree, there in the middle of everything stands a huge throne that dominates the centre of the ...read more

  • The Destroyed Temple Is No Longer Regarded As ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 18, 2010
     | 2,031 views

    "The destroyed Temple is no longer regarded as the place of God’s earthly presence. The Temple built of stone has ceased to express the hope of Christians; its curtain is torn forever. Christians [now] look toward the east, the rising sun. This is ...read more

  • Looks Great, But What Does It Do?

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 17, 2010
     | 969 views

    LOOKS GREAT, BUT WHAT DOES IT DO? I once read about a certain Mr. Wahlstrom who purchased an old bombsight and took it apart to see what made it work. As he began to put it back together, he decided to add to it some spare parts he had from other projects. Over time, friends and neighbors took an ...read more

  • Proof Of A New Heart

    Contributed by Jay Bunting on Dec 17, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,445 views

    PROOF OF A NEW HEART A Sunday School Teacher asked a little girl in her class: "Do you think you have a New Heart?" "Yes I know so," replied the child. "What makes you so sure?" asked the teacher. The girl responded ...read more

  • Praise The Lord And "Amen"

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,358 views

    "PRAISE THE LORD" AND "AMEN" Story has it that there was a preacher that was trying to sell his horse. One day a potential buyer came to the church for a test ride. The preacher said, "Before you start, you should know that this horse only responds to church talk." Go is 'praise the lord' and stop ...read more

  • Can't Stop Crying  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,744 views

    CAN'T STOP CRYING Consider this there was a story about a little boy who would not stop crying. No matter what his mother did, he would always cry. So one day this lady next door after hearing the baby cry thought she knew the answer to the problem and assured the mother that she could stop her ...read more

  • Consider The Church That Had Appointed A Man And ...

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010
     | 1,812 views

    Consider the church that had appointed a man and a woman to co-chair an important church event. The man refused, saying "I'm not going to serve with a woman. If I tell her anything, the whole town will know." Not intimidated, the woman quickly ...read more

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