Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
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A 1984 study done by McWhirter & Mattison was supposed to show that homosexual relationships are as stable as heterosexual relationships. To prove this point 165 "stable" gay couples were studied to see what percentage would remain monogamous for five years. The study had to be called off because
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Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
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A few years ago I received an excellent e-mail that illustrates the very point the passage makes here. You can’t be right with God aside from accepting what Christ has done for you. In the story a man dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter meets him at he Pearly Gates and says, "Here’s how it works.
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Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
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The slogan started appearing on billboards in the early 1990’s, "Practice Random Acts of Kindness." According to Gavin Whitsett, author of a small handbook entitled, Guerilla Kindness, the movement is a response to the "random acts of violence" that are so much a part of the daily news. The author
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Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
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When you think of kindness, chances are that one of the first names that comes to mind is Mister Rogers. A year or two before Fred Roger’s death someone in Philadelphia where he lived stole his car. The news media got ahold of the story and before long all the local TV stations were broadcasting
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Contributed by Marcus Rosa on Sep 20, 2004
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How in the world did Lot end up in such a mess?
One word—choices.
—Something each of us has in common. Every single day... every single moment we make choices.
—What to eat. What to wear. What to say. What to do. How to act.
—You’ve made a thousand choices before you arrived here this morning!
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Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Sep 17, 2004
United States runner Marla Runyon has been legally blind for 22 years. Even so, she competed in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. In fact she qualified for the finals in the 1500 meter race. (Marla finished eighth, three seconds behind the medal winners.)
How does she do it?
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Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 15, 2004
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A man noticed a lady in the grocery store with her year-old in her cart. The child asked for cookies. Her mother said no. The little girl began to cry loudly. The mother patiently said, "Now Missy, we’re half way done, it won’t be long." The same thing happened in the candy aisle. This time the
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Contributed by Fernando Ocampo on Sep 14, 2004
La semana pasada fui con mi esposa a la librería “Mitchells” a buscar unos materiales que necesitábamos.
Cuando estábamos pagando la cajera que nos estaba atendiendo dijo: “en las próximas semanas vamos a tener descuentos sobre todo libro que tenga escrito la palabra Amor”. Pensé por un momento y
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An American, British and Filipino pastor got talking about giving money to God. The American pastor says: "when God tells me so, I just empty my wallet in the collection plate." The British pastor is quite impressed with this impulsive but charitable attitude of his American colleague and is
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Contributed by Stephen Wright on Sep 12, 2004
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A boy and his father were out walking on a cold day, and the way was slippery. The little fellow’s hands were deep down in the pockets of a brand new coat. His father said to him: " You had better let me take your hand," but he could not persuade the boy to take his hands from the pockets of his
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Contributed by Stephen Wright on Sep 12, 2004
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The story is told of a newcomer to Alaska who started to cross a frozen river. As he walked along, he thought he heard a cracking sound and became frightened that the ice might break under him. He carefully lowered himself to distribute his weight more fully across the ice in hopes that it wouldn’t
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Contributed by David Slone on Sep 11, 2004
Andy came to work one day, limping something awful. One of his co-workers, Josh, noticed and asked Andy what happened.
Andy replied, "Oh, nothing. It’s just an old hockey injury that acts up once in a while."
Josh, "Wow, I never knew you played hockey."
Andy, "No I don’t. I hurt it
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Sep 8, 2004
Pastor Greg Laurie tells the story about a barber who went to attend a meeting one night where the speaker was stressing the need to share Christ with others. The barber was determined after that meeting that he would share Jesus with the first person he met that next morning in his chair. As
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Contributed by David Slone on Sep 7, 2004
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I’ve heard the story of a young boy who was experiencing his first funeral. He looked around and normally happy and jovial aunts and uncles were now crying. Uncles usually quick with a joke and word, stare wide eyed at a casket. He felt fear and amazing confusion. And why not, what other
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