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  • We Are Not Just Ants

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 20, 2011
     | 1,625 views

    WE ARE NOT JUST ANTS Broadway play: Spider Man Green Goblin has Spider Man in his grip as they fight atop the Chrysler Building in NYC. It is hundreds of feet to the ground. The Goblin says to Spider Man, "Look down there Spider Man. What do you see? Look at all those people. They look like ...read more

  • Everything Depends On Character

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Dec 9, 2010
     | 1,764 views

    EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON CHARACTER Mike Huckabee in his book, Character Is the Issue, stated, "Yet our character defines the world we live in. Our government, welfare programs, schools, and everything ...read more

  • Is Your Church On Fire?

    Contributed by K. Simms on Nov 5, 2010
     | 4,311 views

    IS YOUR CHURCH ON FIRE? In a little town unknown to many, there was a small church. One night smoke and flames consumed this little church. People from all over town stood in the streets and watched the church as it burned. The local preacher drove up and noticed several people that he hadn't seen ...read more

  • George Washington Bush Was Born In Pennsylvania ...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
     | 1,631 views

    George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania in 1778 and was a veteran of the War of 1812 fighting in the battle of New Orleans. In 1830, he moved to Missouri where he met and married Isabella, a young German American. One of the first African Americans to head out West, Bush purchased six ...read more

  • Danny Wuerffel

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
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     | 1,207 views

    DANNY WUERFFEL Danny Wuerffel attended high school in Ft. Walton Beach, FL and played at the University of Florida, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1996. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints and then played for several NFL teams. He was offered to rejoin to the Washington Redskins and his former ...read more

  • The Gospel Tract Dispenser

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
     | 2,020 views

    THE GOSPEL TRACT DISPENSER Mike Slaughter tells the story of rushing through the airport to catch his connecting flight. He ran into the bathroom and went into a stall. And when he began to pull on the toilet paper, and a Gospel tract fell out onto the floor. He picked it up and began to read ...read more

  • It Wasn’t Long After Arriving At This ...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
     | 1,088 views

    It wasn’t long after arriving at this church that I discovered unbeknownst to the leadership that the church had been running a $12,000 a month deficit the two years after Katrina which was supplemented by donations received from across the country which were not dedicated to relief. Then we ...read more

  • Discipleship And Pioneering

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
     | 5,255 views

    DISCIPLESHIP AND PIONEERING George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania in 1778 and was a veteran of the War of 1812 fighting in the battle of New Orleans. In 1830, he moved to Missouri where he met and married Isabella, a young German American. One of the first African Americans to head out ...read more

  • Work For The Glory Of God

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
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     | 5,206 views

    Mark is a young businessman who does business in China. Each time he has gone to China, he has asked God to reveal to him whom he might speak to on behalf of Jesus. What might happen if every one of you went to work praying for God to reveal to him whom he might speak to on behalf of Jesus. You’re ...read more

  • Jesus Knocking

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Oct 14, 2010
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     | 5,654 views

    JESUS KNOCKING A nurse on the Pediatric Ward before listening to the little ones' heart beat would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own hearts. Their eyes would always light up with awe, but she never got a response to equal four-year old David's comment. She ...read more

  • Once Upon A Time There Was A Young Boy Named ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Oct 14, 2010
     | 4,523 views

    Once upon a time there was a young boy named Philip. Philip was born with Downs Syndrome. He was a pleasant and happy as most Downs children are--but he grew increasingly aware of the difference between himself and other children. Philip went to Sunday School at a Methodist church. His teacher, ...read more

  • Faith Is A Continued Act

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 6, 2010
     | 2,367 views

    FAITH IS A CONTINUED ACT Charles Spurgeon, known as "The Prince of Preachers," said, "The faith which saves is not one single act done and ended on a certain day: it is an act ...read more

  • Not Everything Is Gone

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Jul 14, 2010
     | 1,808 views

    NOT EVERYTHING IS GONE As I was putting this message together his past Monday evening, I got a phone call. It was the police department. I serve as one of their chaplains, and they called me to respond to a house fire. A woman was found dead inside, and her husband had just arrived on the scene, ...read more

  • Are You Still Carrying Her?

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Jun 21, 2010
     | 2,050 views

    ARE YOU STILL CARRYING HER? There is a story about two monks in Japan traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. "Come on, girl," said Tanzan at once. Lifting her ...read more

  • One Of My All-Time Favorite Tv Shows Is All In ...

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 13, 2010
     | 1,483 views

    One of my all-time favorite TV shows is All In the Family. I really love the way that Edith would go into these elaborate stories to try and explain a situation to Archie, and Archie ...read more

  • Once A Lady I Knew Told Me About A Bad ...

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 13, 2010
     | 1,373 views

    Once a lady I knew told me about a bad experience she had in church. She had grown up in a very legalistic church and had been away from church for a long time. Under the conviction of the Holy Spirit she knew she needed to get back in church, and so she went back to the church she had grown up in. ...read more

  • Many Confess That They Have Found Christ, But In ...

    Contributed by Deldrick Leasure on Apr 27, 2010
     | 1,661 views

    many confess that they have found Christ, but in actuality we didn’t find Christ, Christ found us because ...read more

  • What Are You Prepared To Do?

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 24, 2010
     | 1,950 views

    WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO? In the movie The Untouchables, Eliot Ness, played by Kevin Costner, is frustrated because he cannot bring down Al Capone. So he asks for a street wise Irish beat cop, played by Sean Connery, for his help. The Irish cop agrees under one condition. He said always be ...read more

  • A Mentor's Encouragement

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 25, 2010
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     | 5,609 views

    A MENTOR'S ENCOURAGEMENT In my office hangs a tie and a pair of suspenders enclosed in a glass and wood case. Those mementos belonged to my academic advisor, mentor and friend from my days in seminary - the late Dr. Gary McGee. About half way through my program, I stood in his office tired, burned ...read more

  • Rick Warren In His Book The Purpose Driven ...

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 17, 2010
     | 1,766 views

    Rick Warren in his book The Purpose Driven Church said, "Strong churches are not built on programs, personalities or gimmicks. They ...read more

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