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Counterfit Bills Are Never Made In Odd ... PRO
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 25, 2001 (message contributor)
Counterfit bills are never made in odd denominations($3 or $8 or $12) but are meant to imitate the real thing. At first glance they seem real, you may have passed them along without knowing it. But there is always something bogus about them, some blur or omition, something that doesn’t exactly correspond to real money. Phony Christians may fool many people: go right places, hang with right crowds, say the right things(John says they say ’I know Him’) but their experience is that of an unchanged life. Unchanged on the...
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A Teacher Asked A Boy This Question: ... PRO
Contributed by Mark Hensley on May 11, 2002
A teacher asked a boy this question: “Suppose your mother baked a pie and there were seven of you—your parents and five children. What part of the pie would you get?” “A sixth,” replied the boy. “I’m afraid you don’t know your fractions,” said the teacher. “Remember, there are seven of you.” ...read more
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Brennan Manning Wrote: "If Jesus Would Appear At ... PRO
Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 26, 2003
Brennan Manning wrote: “If Jesus would appear at your dining table tonight with knowledge of everything you are and are not, total comprehension of your life story and every skeleton hidden in your closet; if he laid out the real state of your present discipleship with the hidden agenda, the mixed ...read more
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A Pastor Tells Of Standing By His Father's ... PRO
Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 10, 2002
"A pastor tells of standing by his father’s tombstone and reading the words, "Born 1884 - Died 1970." It suddenly occurred to him how much the little dash between those two dates symbolized". (Herb Miller. Actions Speak Louder Than Verbs. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1988, p. 124). It is what we ...read more
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Andrew Murray Said: "The Christian Who Is Still ...
Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 23, 2003
Andrew Murray said: “The Christian who is still carnal has neither desire nor strength to follow after God. He rests ...read more
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At My Ordination Service, My Friend Pastor Don ... PRO
Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 24, 2004
At my ordination service, my friend Pastor Don Bradley gave the ordination sermon. In it, he urged me to “Remember Dorothy.” It’s all right, I didn’t know what he was talking about either. He told us a story about a woman who was in nursing school. One day the Prof. came in and said those 7 words ...read more
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