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Last Summer, Katie Brule's Friend Called Her And ... PRO
Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Feb 16, 2005 (message contributor)
Last summer, Katie Brule’s friend called her and asked her to go to a party. Katie, 16, declined, but her friend wouldn’t take no for an answer and Katie caved in. At the party, she felt pressure from those around her to drink alcohol so she downed a couple of beers.
Then the police showed up. Before Katie knew it, officers were giving her a Breathalyzer test to see how much she had had to drink. She failed the test and was arrested. The police handcuffed her and put her in a police cruiser....
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For Example, In Late Fall Of 1777, General ...
Contributed by J. Martin on Apr 12, 2005
For example, in late fall of 1777, General George Washington and his rag tag army of militiamen suffered 2 defeats at the hands of the British at Brandywine and Germantown. He and his 11,000 men retreated to Valley Forge, PA to establish winter headquarters. It was a dark time for the revolution. ...read more
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Zig Ziglar Says He Looked Into A Mirror One Day ... PRO
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
Zig Ziglar says he looked into a mirror one day & realized he needed to lose a lot of weight. He really wanted to get in shape. As an incentive, he put a picture of a thin man on the refrigerator door. There are all kinds of gimmicks offered as motivators to dieting. You can purchase sound tracks ...read more
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Perspective: Adapted. The Author Is Linda ... PRO
Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Oct 11, 2002
PERSPECTIVE: Adapted. The author is Linda Senese On Monday there were people fighting against praying in schools. On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a school where someone was not praying. On Monday there were people were trying to separate each other by race, sex, color ...read more
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Marshall Hayden Wrote An Article A Few Years Ago ...
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
Marshall Hayden wrote an article a few years ago entitled, "Would Every Non-Hurter Please Stand Up?" He pointed out that people come to church wearing their best clothes & their best smiles. Everybody looks happy, so we assume everything is okay. But he suggests that we need to look beyond the ...read more
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Who Will Provide? PRO
Contributed by Andrew Chan on Oct 11, 2002
WHO WILL PROVIDE? A young woman brought her fiancé home to meet her parents for thanksgiving dinner. After dinner, her mother told her father to find out about the young man. The father invited the fiancé to his study for a talk. "So what are your plans?" the father asked the young man. "I ...read more
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