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There Are Five Billion People On Earth, And I ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007 (message contributor)
"There are five billion people on Earth, and I should guess that at any given moment one or two billion of us are speaking. And I should further guess that virtually nothing anyone says is memorable....There are times, however, when someone turns a phrase that seems so clever or so apt or so enlightening or so true, that the statement flies from person to person and gives pleasure at each passage. The statement becomes a quotation."
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The Butcher And Chicken PRO
Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 24, 2002
The Butcher and chicken: There is a story about a lady that went to the butcher to buy a chicken for her family’s dinner. The butcher had but one chicken left. She asked him to weigh it and it was clear that it was on the small side. When she asked if he hand another chicken he said sure and ...read more
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Four Guys In A Jeep On A Jungle Trail In Viet ... PRO
Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 24, 2002
Four guys in a jeep on a jungle trail in Viet Nam I was told several years ago about four guys in a jeep on a jungle trail in Viet Nam. All was well until they were suddenly under fire from Viet Cong all around them. Bullets were flying at them from every direction. The driver tried frantically ...read more
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You Can't Or You Won't? PRO
Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 6, 2002
YOU CAN'T OR YOU WON'T? Ray Stedman tells the story of one man’s explanation for his lack of forgiveness: He said, “A man once said to me, ‘I know I’m a Christian, but someone once did an awful thing to me – something I just can’t forget or forgive.’ I replied, ‘Are you sure you ...read more
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Alan Redpath Sums Up How Many Feel Even When They ...
Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 6, 2002
Alan Redpath sums up how many feel even when they have prayed, “When we have finished our praying we can scarcely bring ourselves to believe that our feeble words can have been heard, or that they can have made a difference in the things concerning which we have been praying. We’ve said our prayers ...read more
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It's Been Said That Childhood Is When You Think ... PRO
Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 24, 2002
It’s been said that childhood is when you think your parents are perfect. Adolescence is when you realize they’re not perfect, and you become an adult when ...read more
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