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There Have Been A Number Of Times When Hopefully ... PRO
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 12, 2002 (message contributor)
There have been a number of times when hopefully my children have learned from me.. from both my mistakes and my successes. But as each parent knows, there are many times we can learn from them. One of those times that I will never forget was when our children were young. As a family we made a pact that we were not going to see “R” rated movies. We just decided that we don’t want to fill our minds with the stuff that is often shown in films with that rating. I knew and know that some PG13 movies can be bad too but we felt that we had to draw a line in the sand somewhere and it was pretty easy to do when the film was rated “R”. Well, this one time we went to Blockbuster Video to rent a movie for the kids and while we were there we were going to get one for myself and Deb. The children picked out an approved movie and I was left to look at all the latest hits to get one Mom & Dad. Well, I saw one that had interested me for a long time. It was the movie with Bruce Willis called “Die Hard”- him fighting off a bunch of terrorists in a high rise office building. I’ve always liked rough and tumble movies, like Dirty Harry, etc. So, I was standing looking at the movie cover. To my chagrin I noticed it was rated "R" but sice I wanted to see it I began to rationalize -"Well, it’s rated that way because of violence, not because of sex. And maybe there are a few words of profanity but after all the children won’t be watching this one.” And just as I decided I was certainly old enough to watch this movie I looked down and there was my son, Zachary, 5 years old at the time, looking up at me. He said, "What movie did you pick Daddy? Can I see?" I said, "No, this one is just one for Mommy and Daddy see."...
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Spurgeon (1) Wrote, " I Think I May Say To Every ... PRO
Contributed by Michael Raisbeck on Jul 18, 2003
Spurgeon (1) wrote, " I think I may say to every person whom I am addressing,-If you are yourself saved, the work is but half done until you are employed to bring others to Christ. You are as yet but half formed in the image of your Lord. You have not attained to the full development of the ...read more
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For Love Of Jim
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 5, 2005
For Love of Jim Jim and Jack were the best of friends. Devoted. Inseparable. So when Jim lost both his legs in a railroad accident, Jack did everything he could to help. At first Jim was certain his career with the railroad was finished.. Then the company gave him another job¨Csignalman. ...read more
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Adrian Rogers: And Idol Is Anything You Love ... PRO
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Sep 28, 2002
ADRIAN ROGERS: And idol is anything you love more, fear more, value more or serve more than you do ...read more
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Calm The Storm, Calm Your Heart PRO
Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 15, 2005
CALM THE STORM, CALM YOUR HEART One pastor’s wife was very afraid to take flights. Husband asks her to pray. Fear was controlling her. "Let Him know you’re afraid of flying, and God will help you." Over time, she overcame the fear. One day, she was flying with her friend through a ...read more
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I Will Never Forget The Day That Joe Thiesman ... PRO
Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 8, 2003
I will never forget the day that Joe Thiesman broke his leg. Not that I’ve never seen a broken leg before. You want to know why I won’t forget it, because the NFL played it over and over and over… Now instant replay is a great thing, but there are some things that don’t need to be played quite ...read more
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