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  • Famous Last Words

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    FAMOUS LAST WORDS On the day that Karl Marx died, March 14, 1883, his housekeeper came to him and said, "Tell me your last words, and I'll write them down." Marx replied, "Go ...read more

  • He Suffered For Us  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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     | 1,789 views

    Quote: A.W. Pink: "He suffered hell for us so that we can enjoy heaven with Him. He entered the awful Darkness, that I might walk in the Light; He drank the cup of woe that I might ...read more

  • Jesus Was Crucified, Not In A Cathedral Between ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,574 views

    Jesus was crucified, not in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two ...read more

  • No Numbers  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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     | 3,887 views

    NO NUMBERS A man who was conducting a survey knocked on a front door. A little boy opened the door and stared at him. The man asked the boy how many people lived in the house. The boy replied, "There is Jimmy & Mary & Sophie & Bobby..." The man impatiently said to the boy, "Just give ...read more

  • What Can I Fear?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,747 views

    WHAT CAN I FEAR? In A.D. 373 John Chrysostom became a hermit. He went alone into the mountains near Antioch, seeking to know God better. Although his time of isolation was cut short by illness, he discovered that with God at his side, he could attend alone against anyone or anything. That ...read more

  • Quote: Wilbur Rees Sarcastically Writes In One Of ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,928 views

    Quote: Wilbur Rees sarcastically writes in one of his books (to paraphrase): • "I would like to buy £50 worth of God please, • Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, • But just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. • I don’t want enough of him to make me ...read more

  • The Bible Found Me

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,426 views

    THE BIBLE FOUND ME G. Campbell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists and agnostics disturbed him (e.g., Charles Darwin, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, and Herbert ...read more

  • St. Augustine On The Trinity

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,620 views

    ST. AUGUSTINE ON THE TRINITY One day when St. Augustine was at his wits' end to understand and explain the Trinity, he went out for a walk. He kept turning over in his mind, "One God, but three Persons. Three Persons--not three Gods but one God. What does it mean? How can it be explained? How can ...read more

  • R.c. Chapman On Psalm 68:19

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    R.C. CHAPMAN ON PSALM 68:19 Robert Chapman is not too well known among Christians. He did not author any monumental books. His friends said he would never make a good preacher. Chapman was not a world-wide evangelist. He lead no great mission to foreign lands; instead he laboured for 70 years in a ...read more

  • Always More To Follow

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,415 views

    ALWAYS MORE TO FOLLOW C. H. Spurgeon had an illustration he would use to depict ‘grace’. A large sum of money was given to a man called Rowland Hill; His job was to distribute the money to a particular Christian pastor. Thinking that the amount was too much to send all at once, Hill forwarded ...read more

  • Be Ready

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 3,985 views

    Typical inscription on a grave in Paul’s day: I was not I became I am not I care ...read more

  • Lenord Ravenhill: "If You Have A Vision Without A ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    Lenord Ravenhill: "If you have a vision without a task, you’ll be a visionary. If you have a task without a vision, it’s drudgery. But if you get a ...read more

  • King Of The Jungle

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 3,559 views

    KING OF THE JUNGLE I like the story of the arrogant, prideful lion, who wanted to remind other animals how great he was. He went to the gazelle and roared, "Who is the king of the jungle?" Trembling, the gazelle answered, "Why, you are, mighty lion." He went next to the giraffe and roared, ...read more

  • Rejected On Earth, Accepted In Heaven

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 3,953 views

    REJECTED ON EARTH, ACCEPTED IN HEAVEN In 1888 Campbell Morgan was one of 150 young men who sought entrance to the Wesleyan ministry. He passed the doctrinal examinations but then faced the trial sermon. In a cavernous auditorium that could seat more than 1,000 people sat three ministers and 75 ...read more

  • Gen. Macarthur: Understanding Einstein

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,732 views

    GEN. MACARTHUR: UNDERSTANDING EINSTEIN When General Douglas MacArthur was at Army training college, he tells this story: "The first section was studying the time-space relationship later formulated by Einstein as his Theory of Relativity. The text was complex and, being unable to comprehend it, I ...read more

  • Through His Blood

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 2,509 views

    THROUGH HIS BLOOD In 1927, in West Africa, a blood specimen was taken from a native man named Asibi, who was sick with yellow fever. A vaccine was made from the original strain of virus obtained from this man. In fact, all the vaccine manufactured since 1927 by the Rockefeller Foundation and ...read more

  • A Father's Wisdom

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 10,093 views

    A FATHER'S WISDOM A father and his small son were out walking one day when the lad asked him a question. "Dad, how does electricity could go through the wires stretched between the telephone poles? "I don't know," said his father. "I never knew much about electricity." A few roads farther on, ...read more

  • Someone Under My Bed  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,131 views

    SOMEONE UNDER MY BED A man went to a psychiatrist with a worry problem. "Every time I get into bed," he said, "I’m convinced there is somebody under it." "I can help," said the psychiatrist, "But it will mean a session a week for a year, costing £30 per visit." The man never returned, so when ...read more

  • Bonfire Night

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 4,910 views

    BONFIRE NIGHT On this day in 1605, thirteen young men planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Among them was Britain's most notorious traitor, a man called Guy Fawkes. They rented a house next to Parliament, dug a tunnel, and into the tunnel they placed 36 barrels (1.5 tonnes) of ...read more

  • A Holy Minister In The Hands Of God

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,827 views

    A HOLY MINISTER IN THE HANDS OF GOD We must heed the memorable words written by Robert Murray McCheyne to the Rev. Dan Edwards on 2 October 1840 after his ordination as a missionary to the Jews: "I trust you will have a pleasant and profitable time in Germany. I know you will apply hard to German; ...read more

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