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Here’s A Story About A Woman Who Was ...
Contributed by Terry Barnhill on May 11, 2010 (message contributor)
Here’s a story about a woman who was standing at a bus stop. She had just cashed her tax refund check, so she was carrying more money than usual. She glanced around and noticed a shabbily dressed man standing nearby. As she watched, she saw another man walk up to him, hand him some money, and whisper something in his ear. She was so touched by that random act of kindness that she decided to do the same. In a burst of generosity, she reached into her purse, took out $10, handed it to the poor fellow, and whispered to him, "Never despair, never despair."
The next day, when she came to the bus stop, there he was again. But this time he walked up to her and handed her $110. Dumbfounded, she asked, "What’s this?" He said, "You won, lady. Never Despair paid 10 to 1."
Now I can’t promise that every rampant act of kindness will pay 10 to 1. At times kindness may even require sacrifices on your part.
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Life's Onlookers
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
Life’s Onlookers A man’s life is always more forcible than his speech. When men take stock of him they reckon his deeds as dollars and his words as pennies. If his life and doctrine disagree the mass of ...read more
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The Impact Of Attitude
Contributed by John Price on Feb 13, 2007
THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of Attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important: than facts, than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do, than appearances, ...read more
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As We Talked About My Research For This Sermon, ... PRO
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 10, 2005
As we talked about my research for this sermon, my wife said it seemed to her that the message of the New Testament on discipline in the church was that we should use the minimum action, or the minimum amount of force necessary to accomplish the desired result. In the comedy move “Police ...read more
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