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A.W. Tozer said, "We are called to an everlasting preoccupation with God."

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  • An Umpire Named Babe Pinelli ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004
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    Illustration: An umpire named Babe Pinelli once called Babe Ruth out on strikes. When the crowd booed with sharp disapproval at the call, the legendary Ruth turned to the umpire with disdain and said, "There’s 40,000 people here who know that the last pitch was ball, tomato head." Suspecting ...read more

  • Every Time You Make A Choice  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 10, 2005
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    C. S. Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity: Every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before. And taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, all your life long you are ...read more

  • I'm 14, Depressed And See No Reason To Live

    Contributed by Bo Lane on Dec 8, 2004
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    I’m 14, depressed and see no reason to live. Hi. Look I am 14 almost 15 and well I am depressed. Majorly depressed. I have no life. I mean come on, I have no friends, I am picked because my appearance is different, soccer practices are really crappy (I get made fun of, tripped, soccer balls are ...read more

  • William Booth Tied Faith And Works Together ...  PRO

    Contributed by Noah Kaye on Apr 21, 2005
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    • William Booth tied faith and works together perfectly when He said this in an article in Christianity Today “Faith and works should travel side by side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then ...read more

  • John Wesley And A Preacher-Friend Of Plain Habits ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
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    John Wesley and a preacher-friend of plain habits were once invited to dinner where the host’s daughter, noted for her beauty, had been profoundly impressed by Wesley’s preaching. During a pause in the meal, Wesley’s friend took the young woman’s hand and called attention to the sparkling rings she ...read more

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