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Working On The Wrong Side. A Young Boy Asked His ... PRO
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 3, 2002 (message contributor)
WORKING ON THE WRONG SIDE. A young boy asked his mother if he could help her wash the windows. She welcomed his offer and told him to begin with the one in the kitchen because it was the dirtiest. He went outside and worked diligently until he thought it was clean. Then with a dry cloth he rubbed until his arms were tired, but the pane of glass still had many smudges. Frustrated, he called his mother and asked her what was wrong. Looking at what he...
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"The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field or endeavor.... I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour -- his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear -- is that moment when he has worked his heart ...read more
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Gordon Macdonald, A Christian Author Once Said ...
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Nationally, 49% Of All Marriages End In Divorce. ... PRO
Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005
Nationally, 49% of all marriages end in divorce. But you might think the odds of failure are much less for couples heavily involved in church. Not so! Ministries Today reports the divorce rate up 279% in the last 27 years. Taking a survey of all ministers in all denominations, 50% of their ...read more
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Speaking Of Pit Stops, Our Church Secretary, Adra ... PRO
Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 3, 2005
Speaking of Pit Stops, our church secretary, Adra told me about a “pit stop” her roommate from college was forced to make the other day. She was driving to the airport when a bottle of coke that she had in the back seat exploded! Coke went everywhere! Of course that startled her, and she ...read more
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