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The Smith's Were Proud Of Their Family Tradition. ... PRO
Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 18, 2001 (message contributor)
The Smith’s were proud of their family tradition. Their ancestors had come to America on the Mayflower. Their line had included Senators, Pastors, & Wall Street wizards.
Now they decided to compile a family history, a legacy for the children. They hired a well known author. Only one problem arose: how to handle that great-uncle George who was executed in the electric chair. But the author said not to worry, he could handle that section of history tactfully.
When the book appeared, the family turned to the section on Uncle George.
There, they...
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An Old Sin, A New Word PRO
Contributed by James Botts on Aug 29, 2002
AN OLD SIN, A NEW WORD Have you noticed that people are more and more angry then ever before? Consider the following… One anger management firm stated that “one out of every five Americans has an anger management problem.” According to FBI statistics, there were 23,305 homicides in 1994 and ...read more
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John Haggi Tells The Story Of A Woman Who ... PRO
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 14, 2004
John Haggi tells the story of a woman who worried for 40 years that she was going to get cancer. Every pain in the stomach was cancer, and she was running to the doctor over each little hurt. She died at age 73 of pneumonia. She had ...read more
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A Victim Of Mental Depression, Once Went To ... PRO
Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 29, 2002
"A victim of mental depression, once went to consult a skilled physician regarding his condition. The doctor prescribed some lively amusement, and told him of a celebrated clown, who was entertaining great companies in a certain place of amusement in the town. With an expression of despair on his ...read more
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In His Book The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis ... PRO
Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 29, 2002
In his book The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis describes what is like a parable that is ongoing through different episodes of how a Senior Demon, whom he calls Screwtape trains his young and vulnerable apprentice nephew Wormwood how to disrupt, derail and hinder the growth and progress of ...read more
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In Edgar Allan Poe's Story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" ... PRO
Contributed by James Botts on Aug 29, 2002
In Edgar Allan Poe’s story, “The Tell-Tale Heart” the main character committed murder. Unable to escape the haunting guilt of his deed, he begins to hear the heartbeat of the victim he has buried in his basement. A cold sweat covers him as he hears the beat-beat-beat of a heart, that goes on ...read more
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