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Stabilizing The Leaning Tower Of ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2012 (message contributor)
STABILIZING THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA
In the early nineties, the leaning Tower of Pisa began to lean too far. Seeing that the 180-foot-high tower would soon become dangerous, engineers designed a system to salvage the twelfth-century landmark by holding the lean constant. First the engineers injected supercold liquid nitrogen into the ground to freeze it and thereby minimize dangerous ground vibrations during the work that followed. Then they installed cables to pull the structure more upright. The aim was that the underground cable network will pull the tower toward center by at least an inch. Left to itself, our world resembles the leaning Tower of Pisa: tilting and heading to catastrophe. To prevent total anarchy, God establishes governments to maintain order. Governments and their laws function like the steel cables that will hold the leaning tower. The tower still leans. It’s not perfect. But the cables prevent total destruction (Larson, C. B. (2002). 750 engaging illustrations for preachers, teachers & writers (211). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.).
From a sermon by Matthew Kratz, The Christian’s Response to Government, 5/19/2012
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Rev. Billy Graham, noted evangelist, said this in 1975: “When I decided to preach a sermon on angels, I found practically nothing in my library… I soon discovered that little had been written on the subject in this ...read more
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Confidence In A Crisis PRO
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 8, 2002
Green Bay Packers’ [now Seattle Seahawks] head coach Mike Holmgren looks back at a heartbreaking moment, when he was cut from the New York Jets as backup quarterback to Joe Namath, that directed him to a bigger plan. "I had committed my life to Jesus Christ when I was 11, but in my pursuit to ...read more
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Mark Twain And A Friend Walked Outside One Day ... PRO
Contributed by Joanna Loucky-Ramsey on Nov 4, 2002
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A Pompous-Looking Deacon Was Trying To Impress ... PRO
Contributed by John Beehler on Oct 29, 2002
A pompous-looking deacon was trying to impress upon a class of boys the importance of living the Christian life. "Why do people call me a Christian?" the man asked. After a moment’s pause, ...read more
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Her Response PRO
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2002
HER RESPONSE Frederick Buechner’s little book of character sketches of people from the Bible has this to say about the angel Gabriel as he encounters Mary: "She struck him as hardly old enough to have a child at all, let alone this child. But he had been entrusted with a message to give her, ...read more
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