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Christian A. Schwarz And His Team From The ... PRO
Contributed by Martin Kim on Nov 22, 2004 (message contributor)
Christian A. Schwarz and his team from the Institute for Church Development in Germany analyzed responses from 4.2 million people, from more than 1,000 churches in 32 countries.
In the book he writes:
“An interesting corollary result of our research was the discovery that probably no factor...
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Randy Frazee, Pastor Of Pantego Bible Church In ... PRO
Contributed by Bruce Ritter on Jan 5, 2005
Randy Frazee, pastor of Pantego Bible Church in Fort Worth, Texas, shared this story: I remember seeing a picture of a husband and wife in a gentleman’s office. I said, “Nice picture.” I turned around and looked at the man, and he had tears in his eyes. So I asked him, “Why are you ...read more
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Some People Do Not Have Birth Certificates. One ...
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2005
Some people do not have birth certificates. One such person was Will Rogers. Once, Will Rogers was applying for a passport and the clerk asked him for his birth certificate. He said that he didn’t have one. She said that she needed one in order to issue a passport. He asked why. She replied, ...read more
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