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Some Years Ago "The King's Business" Told Of A ... PRO
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 6, 2004 (message contributor)
Some years ago "The King’s Business" told of a Christian fisherman who lay in his boat one night when he heard a loud
splash not far away. Knowing that the owner of another craft nearby was a heavy drinker, he hurriedly jumped into the cold water and with a great effort succeeded in pulling the half-drowned man out of the bay. He carried him to his berth and applied first aid until the alcoholic regained consciousness.
Having done everything to make him comfortable, he swam back to his own boat.
The next morning he returned to inquire how he felt. "That’s none of your business," said the man defensively. The fisherman reminded him that he had risked his life to save him; but instead of showing...
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Eugene Peterson Writes, "If We Don't Want God, Or ... PRO
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Was Approached By A Troubled ... PRO
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 22, 2002
Ralph Waldo Emerson was approached by a troubled man who said, with great anxiety, “I’m told the world is coming to an end.” Emerson answered, “Never mind; we can get along without it.” ...read more
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Attitude Is Everything! PRO
Contributed by Joel Vicente on Sep 21, 2002
Illustrate: Attitude is everything! 1. A chaplain told a young soldier who’s laying on a cot, “Son, you lost your right arm in this war.” The young soldier said, “No, I kept my left arm in this war” 2. A neighbor told her Christian neighbor after a care accident, “Aren’t you mad at God for ...read more
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Jesus] Said To Them, "Come Aside By Yourselves To ...
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
Jesus] said to them, "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.. --Mark 6:31 Philip Melancthon, the great Reformation theologian, once said to his friend Martin Luther, "This day you and I will discuss the governance of the universe." What Luther said in response was ...read more
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