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My Resolve For This Vision Is Reflected In The ... PRO
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 23, 2003 (message contributor)
My resolve for this vision is reflected in the prayer below:
More than anything else in heaven or on earth,
I pray for the power to love my fellow person,
to break through the condemning bigotry,
the crippling prejudice,
the stifling self-centeredness
that smothers God’s Spirit within me,
and to channel and communicate divine love
to lonely, loveless people about me.
And I pray as well for the ability to translate
the message of God’s eternal love into words and...
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A Teenager's Low Popularity Convinced Her That ... PRO
Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 24, 2005
A teenager’s low popularity convinced her that she was not attractive. She became a top fashion model, hailed by many as the most beautiful woman in the world. All those who had ignored her are now boasting that they had gone to school with Claudia Schiffer! He was rejected as too awkward and ...read more
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There Is A Great Scene In The 1975 Movie ‘jaws'. ... PRO
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 12, 2003
"There is a great scene in the 1975 movie ‘Jaws’. The Constable, played by Roy Scheider is at the dining room table lost in thought over this problem with the killer shark that’s terrorizing the water ways. Suddenly he looks out the corner of his eye and realizes his small boy is copying his ...read more
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Just Next To Me
Contributed by David Parks on Jun 2, 2004
Just Next To Me Our preacher sure did pour it on, But he just let me be. He took the starch all out of them That sat just next to me. You should have heard the things he said; It was true as it could be; He burned the seat from under them That sat just next to me. He hit the ...read more
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In A Former Church I Served, A Mother Started ... PRO
Contributed by David Haun on May 27, 2004
In a former church I served, a mother started reading the Bible to her young son. A few weeks later they were reading from the Gospel of John. When she read John 3:16, her son commented, "Oh, I know this. This is an old one..." Being familiar with a Scripture can do that to us. We can "know" ...read more
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We Know That 80% Of The Town Of Meulaboh In Aceh, ... PRO
Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 24, 2005
We know that 80% of the town of Meulaboh in Aceh, Indonesia was destroyed by the Tsunami waves and 80% of the people also died. This is one of the towns that was hit the hardest. But there is a fantastic testimony from Meulaboh. In that town are about 400 Christians. They wanted to celebrate ...read more
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