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Father's Day Is Almost Upon Us And It Reminded Me ... PRO
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 13, 2009 (message contributor)
FATHER’S DAY IS ALMOST UPON US and it reminded me of a story I read about a dad who really understood his role.
Some years ago, in a military academy, the students mutinied, probably a reaction to the hard demands of such an environment. The students had struck in everything: lessons, study hours, drill. When word reached their parents, the students began to receive telegrams, which the principal had in his possession. These messages were like a telescope through which one could look into the various kinds of boy’s homes and the parental relationships connected with them.
One father wired his son, "I expect you to obey." Another said, "If you are expelled from school, you needn’t come home." Still another said, "I’ll send you to an insane asylum if you are sent home." Another said, "I’ll cut you off without a penny if you disgrace...
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Sin Separates. Sin Divides. Sin Brings Death To ... PRO
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 23, 2004
Sin separates. Sin divides. Sin brings death to relationships and destroys fellowship. God unites. God brings oneness and unity. On the day of Pentecost, God reversed the Babel process, and with one language from heaven, He demonstrated that all in Him will be sharers of one divine ...read more
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Giving In Theory PRO
Contributed by Susan Blader on Jan 21, 2007
Giving in Theory The story is told of the missionary who asked a new convert, “Pablo, if you had a hundred sheep, would you give fifty of them to the Lord’s work?” “You know I would gladly give them,” he replied. “Pablo, if you had fifty cows, would you give twenty-five to the Lord’s ...read more
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Stephen Olford Tells Of A Baptist Minister During ...
Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 5, 2005
Stephen Olford tells of a Baptist Minister during the American Revolution named Peter Miller, who lived in Pennsylvania and was friends with George Washington. But Miller had a bitter enemy named Michael Whitman, who did all that he could to frustrate and humiliate the good reverend. One day Mr. ...read more
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Ten Years After World War Ii, A West German ... PRO
Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 5, 2005
Ten years after World War II, a West German Christian met with some Christians from Warsaw, Poland. He wanted to know if it would be possible for a group of Christians from Germany to come to Poland to apologize for the brutality inflicted upon the Poles during the war. The Polish Christians, ...read more
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What Business Is Our Church In? We Are Not All ... PRO
Contributed by Jay Robison on Aug 30, 2004
What business is our church in? We are not all about buildings and budgets. Although it is important for us to be good stewards of those, they are not our primary business. We are in the people business. God has created and sustained this church that people may gather together and praise Jesus ...read more
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