Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 3, 2002
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[Holy Spirit Amplifies Witness, Citation: Jeffrey Arthurs, Portland, Oregon; source: "All Things Considered," National Public Radio (7-30-00)]
The sound of the gavel opening the Republican National Convention on July 31, 2000 was not really the sound of the gavel.
When doing sound tests, the audio
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 13, 2001
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GOD AND TRUTH RELIEVE AGONY
Lloyd John Ogilvie, chaplain of the United States Senate, recalls:
Senator Max Cleland, who lost both of his legs and his right hand in Vietnam, came to the Bible study withdrawn and tired. Another senator said, "Max, are you all right?"
"Not really," he said. "I’ve
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 7, 2001
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[The Delivery of a Child, Citation: Robin Greenspan, Chester, Massachusetts, Christian Reader, "Lite Fare."]
My cousin, Bill, was excited and nervous about the birth of his first child.
When the anticipated day arrived, the father-to-be drove his wife Betty quickly to the hospital, speeding past
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 7, 2001
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[Daddy’s Protective Care, Citation: Steve Nickles]
About a month ago I bought my two-year-old daughter Sarah an aquarium.
We went together to the pet store to pick out four fish to put in the tank.
One of the fish died two weeks ago when Sara was at her grandparents’ house.
My wife flushed it
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 21, 2001
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[The Wrong Virgin]
A minister had run out of time to prepare for a sudden funeral.
Using the latest technology, he went to his computer and found the funeral service he had used last, and doing a global "search and replace," had the computer put in the name of the newly deceased, "Edna," as a
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 21, 2001
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[Walking Advertisements, Citation: F. B. Meyer in Our Daily Walk. Christianity Today, Vol. 33, no. 10.]
We ought to be Christians in large type, so that it would not be necessary (for others) to be long in our society, or to regard us through spectacles, in order to detect our true discipleship.
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 21, 2001
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In regions of Mexico hot springs and cold springs are found side by side, and because of the convenience of this natural phenomenon the women often bring their laundry, boil their clothes in the hot springs, and then rinse them in the cold springs.
A tourist watching this procedure commented to his
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 7, 2001
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[Wife Taken for Granted Too Long, Citation: Robert Leslie Holmes, God’s Man (Kregel, 1998)]
A man accompanied his friend home for dinner and was impressed by the way he entered his house, asked his wife how her day went, and told her she looked pretty.
Then, after they embraced, she served dinner.
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 1, 2001
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[Experiences of Mediocrity, Bob Russell, When God Builds a Church, Howard Publishing Co, 2000, pp 110-11]
The experience for a first-time visitor in many … churches goes something like this:
You drive into the parking lot of the church at 10:40 Sunday morning.
You assume you’re five minutes early
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 1, 2001
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Evangelism is not what we tell people, unless what we tell is totally consistent with who we are.
It is who we are that is going to make the difference.
If we do not truly enjoy our faith, nobody is going to catch the fire of enjoyment from us.
If our lives are not totally centered on Christ, we
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 18, 2001
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[Odd Laws Still on the Books, Citation: Robert W. Pelton in The Door. Christian Reader, Vol. 33, no. 5.]
Young girls are never allowed to walk a tightrope in Wheeler, Mississippi, unless it’s in a church.
In Blackwater, Kentucky, tickling a woman under her chin with a feather duster while she’s in
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 11, 2001
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[Good Won’t Get You There, Feda H. Babinski]
I’m standing there in front of gates like none I’ve ever found
They shine like golden ribbons as they glide across the ground
I see the stairs that never end how brilliantly they glow
I start to climb and realize there’s nothing down below
Then
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 27, 2001
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[Take the Hand of God, Citation: Ravi Zacharias, "If the Foundations Be Destroyed," Preaching Today, Tape No. 142.]
Many years ago, King George VI of England addressed the British commonwealth on New Year’s Eve at a moment in history when the whole world stood on the brink of uncertainty.
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 27, 2001
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[What About the Foundation?, Citation: Ravi Zacharias, "If the Foundations Be Destroyed," Preaching Today, Tape No. 142.]
A few weeks ago, I did a lectureship at Ohio State University.
As I was being driven to the lecture, we passed the new Wexner Art Center.
The driver said, "This is a new art
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