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  • I Was Interested To Read A Comment By The Golfer ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Mar 26, 2010
     | 2,099 views

    I was interested to read a comment by the golfer Tiger Woods this week. As we all know Tiger Woods had a spectacular fall from grace, so to speak. One minute he was this squeaky clean, highly paid sports star, the toast of the golfing world and the next it was revealed he was a serial adulterer, ...read more

  • How Many Of You, As Parents, Asked Your Kids To ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 25, 2010
     | 2,203 views

    How many of you, as parents, asked your kids to go get you something--a glass of water, a towel, shoes, or something like that--and you spend the next 5 or 10 minutes dealing with their whining, or pouting, or tantrum, or just plain stubbornness? When I was between about 8-12 years old, many of ...read more

  • For Nearly 30 Years, India And Bangladesh Have ...

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Mar 25, 2010
     | 2,418 views

    For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island’s gone. New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor ...read more

  • The Balloon And The Ballast

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Mar 25, 2010
     | 2,893 views

    THE BALLOON AND THE BALLAST We need a balance between the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. Imagine launching a helium balloon with no ballast. It would just up and away and finally burst when it reaches an altitude where the air is so thin that it cannot rise higher. It needs ballast--something to ...read more

  • If You’re An Average Australian ...

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Mar 23, 2010
     | 1,915 views

    IF you’re an average Australian you’re worth just over $250,000 have a house valued at $458,488, a mortgage of $341,000 , credit card debt of $3085 and earn $1124.50 a week. Mortgage stress According to the experts if you’re an average Aussie, then chances are you’ll technically be experiencing ...read more

  • The Body Reaching Out

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 22, 2010
     | 2,871 views

    THE BODY REACHING OUT When I was in seminary and I moved into the dormitory, I went to the largest church in Fort Worth at the time. I was looking for a church to join, because I believe it's important for Christians to be a part of a local church. I didn't like the idea of "shopping around" for a ...read more

  • Salvation Brings Forgiveness...for You And For ...

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Mar 21, 2010
     | 3,274 views

    SALVATION BRINGS FORGIVENESS...FOR YOU AND FOR OTHERS This person was working in a certain company for may years. However for whatever reason, he was unable to get along well with the Supervisor. The relationship was like trying to stick adhesive tape on a bottle covered with grease. He never ...read more

  • Today It A Wonderful Day For Many Of Us Here In ...

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Mar 21, 2010
     | 1,892 views

    Today is a wonderful day for many of us here in Grenada and elsewhere in the world, while many over are suffering and are going through trials and time of testing. We look at the Haiti situation where just a some time ago, that 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the Capital, city Port-Aux-Prince, ...read more

  • I Really Cannot Give You The Formula For Success. ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 19, 2010
     | 1,236 views

    I really cannot give you the formula for success. But I can give you the formula for failure. It’s this: ...read more

  • May Not A Single Moment Of My Life Be Spent ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 19, 2010
     | 1,183 views

    May not a single moment of my life be spent outside the light, love and joy of God’s presence and not a moment without the entire surrender of my self as a vessel for Him ...read more

  • Antivirus: Holy Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Mar 18, 2010
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     | 10,522 views

    ANTIVIRUS: HOLY SPIRIT Jesus said in verse 7 of John 16, "For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." Jesus was God in the flesh, of course. He could have spoken this world out of existence at any given time, but, I would like to use an ...read more

  • Praying For The Lost

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 15, 2010
     | 3,830 views

    PRAYING FOR THE LOST Lee Thomas is a great teacher on praying for the lost. Here’s part of a testimony from his book: When we begin to pray for someone’s salvation, God seems to draw a circle around that individual and then gets in the circle with him. That is what happened to Ricky Gresham when ...read more

  • Sola Fide: By Faith Alone

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Mar 14, 2010
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     | 4,459 views

    SOLA FIDE: BY FAITH ALONE To prove his point Paul includes a quotation from Habakkuk 2:4, "The just shall live by faith." It was this text--quoted by Paul in Romans 1:17--that ultimately shook Martin Luther to the core and brought him to saving faith in Jesus Christ. On this point, I quote from a ...read more

  • Churches And Culture

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 13, 2010
     | 3,220 views

    CHURCHES AND CULTURE In survey after survey, researchers find that the lifestyles of born-again Christians are virtually indistinguishable from those of nonbelievers. The divorce rate among Christians is identical to that of nonbelievers. Christian teens are almost as sexually active as ...read more

  • Sports And Church

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 13, 2010
     | 3,116 views

    SPORTS AND CHURCH Football in the fall. Basketball in the winter. Baseball in the spring and summer. This pastor has been an avid sports fan all his life. But I’ve had it! I quit this sports business once and for all. You can’t get me near one of those places again. Want to know why... Every time ...read more

  • Confession Is Good For You

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 12, 2010
     | 3,695 views

    CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR YOU We’ve all heard the old saying, "Confession is good for the soul." Even in non-Christian and non-spiritual circles, people believe that to be true. Psychologists or psychiatrists would say that when we confess our wrong actions, words, and thoughts, it’s like a burden is ...read more

  • Teens Admire...?

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 10, 2010
     | 2,891 views

    TEENS ADMIRE...? Have you thought lately about who teenagers admire? World Almanac and Book of Facts surveyed eight graders a few years ago and discovered that the top thirty names were movie stars and athletes. Not one admired adult was a religious leader, statesman, author, painter, doctor, ...read more

  • After Buying A $50,000 Insurance Policy Before A ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 10, 2010
     | 1,236 views

    After buying a $50,000 insurance policy before a plane trip, the traveler stepped on a nearby scale. Out came one of those fortune-telling cards. The message read, “A recent investment may ...read more

  • Following The Terrible Mexico City Earthquake Of ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 10, 2010
     | 1,997 views

    Following the terrible Mexico City earthquake of 1985, live satellite coverage carried the news of Mexico’s anguish to a watching world. A pastor was sitting in front of his television set stunned by the extent of the damage. Mountains of broken concrete filled the screen. Rescue workers dug ...read more

  • Every Animal You Can Think Of -- Mammals, Birds, ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 5, 2010
     | 1,200 views

    Every animal you can think of -- mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians -- has a brain. But the human brain is unique. It gives us the power to think, plan, speak, imagine... It is truly an amazing organ. The brain performs an incredible number of tasks:­ It controls body temperature, blood ...read more