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General Stonewall Jackson Had A Man On His Staff ...
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 8, 2005 (message contributor)
General Stonewall Jackson had a man on his staff who had become so accustomed to his ways that he was able to discern whenever the General was about to start on an expedition. Someone asked him how he knew the General was about to depart without telling him. “Oh, that’s easy,” answered the man. “The General prays every night and morning. But when he is on the eve of an expedition he prays two ot three times during the night. I pack his baggage, for I know he is going out.”
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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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Obedience Doesn't Allow You To Decide What You ...
Contributed by Stephan Brown on Nov 16, 2004
Obedience doesn’t allow you to decide what you will and won’t obey. The Words of Christ are not suggestions or advice: ...read more
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Gordon Macdonald, A Christian Author Once Said ...
Contributed by Jared Schroeder on Oct 1, 2004
Gordon MacDonald, a Christian author once said this, “The world can do almost anything as well as or even better than the church. You need not be a Christian to build houses, feed the hungry, or heal the ...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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Nationally, 49% Of All Marriages End In Divorce. ... PRO
Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005
Nationally, 49% of all marriages end in divorce. But you might think the odds of failure are much less for couples heavily involved in church. Not so! Ministries Today reports the divorce rate up 279% in the last 27 years. Taking a survey of all ministers in all denominations, 50% of their ...read more
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The top priority of the church is prayer. More than anything else, we must pray for people’s salvation. Pray that they come to the Father through Jesus, the Son, and pray that they find freedom through Jesus, the Savior.
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In this lesson we learn that there are several ways in which every Christian should praise God.
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Patient Waiting In An Impatient World!
Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Mar 22, 2014
In an increasingly impatient world it is essential for the believer to continue in prayer and wait patiently on the Lord, in spite of the tendency to the contrary! The world may be in a hurry but God is always on time! Wait on Him!
