Contributed by Tim White on Apr 4, 2013
GOD IS ABSOLUTE
If we bought a new piano or a new organ and moved it into the sanctuary, we would need to tune it, or everything else, typically. The impression is that there are differences in how the instruments are tuned. If the new piano is tuned a little higher than the old equipment, then
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Contributed by Bret Toman on Mar 14, 2013
We Need Help to Get Out
Follow the example of the Chilean miners. Trapped beneath two thousand feet of solid rock, the thirty-three men were desperate. The collapse of a main tunnel had sealed their exit and thrust them into survival mode. They ate two spoonfuls of tuna, a sip of milk, and a
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Contributed by Bret Toman on Mar 14, 2013
"BARBARIANS" AND THE GOSPEL
It is said that one of the greatest disasters in the history of Christianity took place in 1271. Nichelo and and Matteo Polo, the father and the uncle of Marco Polo, were visiting the Kubla Kahn. At that time, Kubla Kahn was a world ruler. He ruled all of China, all of
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Contributed by Bret Toman on Mar 14, 2013
ALREADY APPROVED
I remember trying to get approved for our first mortgage. There were a number of difficulties and it was very frustrating both for me, and I'm sure for our agent. But after all the sweat and tears we got approval and consequently the offer on the house we wanted was accepted. Some
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Contributed by Spencer Miller on Mar 10, 2013
WANTING WHAT YOU HAVE
The story was told of a young preacher who was rejected by the other associate ministers of the Church he attended. They said very little to him and would often talk behind his back. One day he went to the pastor and expressed his intentions of leaving the Church and seeking
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CONFESSION
A dying man said to his wife, "I am about to die but before I die I would like to confess to you that I am not faithful to you as a husband. I have lots of women in my life. Please forgive me."
The
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Contributed by Tim White on Feb 15, 2013
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MONOGAMY SYNDROME
Where at one time, having sexual relations outside marriage was considered liberating, current studies show that it damages one's ability to trust, affecting future relationship, one's respect for self, affecting every decision and diminishing the value of right decisions, and
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Contributed by Tim White on Feb 15, 2013
FALLEN WORLD
Crime rate, growth in atrocities of crime, world tension, wars (and as the Bible predicted, rumors of wars), growth and mutation of illnesses, viruses and diseases. Our great grandparents had not concept of Aids. Our nation’s founders never heart of Ebola, the flesh eating disease.
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Feb 7, 2013
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WHERE ARE THE HAPPIEST KIDS?
Where do the happiest kids in the world live? A study released in 2012 titled "The New Definition of Childhood" produced by an agency headquartered in Chicago found that the happiest kids in the world live in Mexico--despite its many social ills and widespread
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Contributed by Rodney Bowen on Feb 7, 2013
THE CHURCH'S ROLE IN PARENTING
Recently reviewing the new book by Dr. Tim Kimmel title, CONNECTING CHURCH & HOME, I found my mind and heart really pierced with the current state of our in-church parenting.
Churches and families need each other. And no, I am not referring to our family’s use of
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Contributed by Rodney Bowen on Feb 7, 2013
Recently reviewing the new book by Dr. Tim Kimmel title, CONNECTING CHURCH & HOME, I found my mind and hear really pierced with the current state of our in-church parenting.
Churches and families need each other. And no, I am not referring to our family’s use of the free child care that the
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Contributed by Rodney Bowen on Feb 7, 2013
Recently reviewing the new book by Dr. Tim Kimmel title, CONNECTING CHURCH & HOME, I found my mind and hear really pierced with the current state of our in-church parenting.
Churches and families need each other. And no, I am not referring to our family’s use of the free child care that the
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Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Feb 6, 2013
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LAST WORDS
My father worked for the railroad when I was younger. One night a train was backing up to hook up to some other cars and one man was not watching. He was in the way and the train made the connection right through his body.
He did not die immediately, but he knew he had only a short
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Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 25, 2013
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BEING A BLESSING
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were 8 children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell
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Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 23, 2013
A FEW MORE HOURS
A young lady busied herself getting ready for a blind date. He had promised dinner at an exclusive downtown restaurant with live music and dancing. Wanting to make a good first impression she had taken the day off work. She cleaned her apartment; she went out that afternoon to
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Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 22, 2013
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YOU CAN'T EAT JUST ONE
Lays® Potato Chips uses the slogan "You can't eat just one." They know a secret: most of us will lose self-control and give in to temptation if they can get us to just eat one. One gives in to two; two in to five; and before you know it, you've eaten an entire bag of chips!
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