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  • The Answer To My Prayers

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 5, 2021
     | 1,315 views

    I don’t see as many vending machines around as I used to see. The ones I see now, you can pay with your phone or your smart watch. In the old days, all the vending machines had the food on metal coils that would rotate and move the food forward when you make your selection. Sometimes, that item ...read more

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  • Can You See It?

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 24, 2021
     | 1,120 views

    We are surrounded by things we can’t see, so are they real? It was really windy here this week. Did you see it? Of course not! We can’t see the wind. I saw the trees moving. I heard the wind chimes on the porch. I felt it on my skin. I never saw it… so is the wind real? Last week, during ...read more

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  • Saint Or Sinner

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 19, 2021
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    In the “Freedom in Christ” course, Neil Anderson and Steve Goss, share an illustration that I just love – “You know the fairy tale of the princess who decided to kiss a frog? When she kissed the frog, he changes into a handsome prince. Now imagine they go out to a fancy restaurant to celebrate ...read more

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  • Cast Your Bread

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Feb 1, 2021
     | 2,499 views

    True Story: There was a boy who lost his parents when he was about thirteen years old. He has left an Orphan without hope of continuing his education. He was brought to a care home run by a Pastor. He was given food and education. The Pastor who believed in investing in young boys and girls, ...read more

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  • Boy Eating Apple

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
     | 1,727 views

    A four-year-old boy was eating an apple in the back seat of the car, when he asked, "Daddy, why is my apple turning brown?" "Because," his dad explained, "after you ate the skin off, the meat of the apple came into contact with the air, which caused it to oxidize, thus ...read more

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  • Monkey Reading The Bible

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
     | 2,114 views

    One day the zoo-keeper noticed that the monkey was reading two books - the Bible and Darwin's The Origin of Species. In surprise he asked the ape, "Why are you reading both those books"? "Well," said the monkey, "I just wanted to know if I was my brother's keeper ...read more

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  • Adam & Eve

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
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    The story of Adam and Eve was being carefully explained in the children's Sunday School class. Following the story, the children were asked to draw some picture that would illustrate the story. Little Bobby was most interested and drew a picture of a car with three people in it. In the front ...read more

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  • The Witness Barber

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
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     | 3,877 views

    There was a barber that thought that he should share his faith with his customers more than he had been doing lately. So the next morning when the sun came up and the barber got up out of bed he said, "Today I am going to witness to the first man that walks through my door." Soon after ...read more

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  • Old Bible

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
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    A collector of rare books ran into an acquaintance who told him he had just thrown away an old Bible that he found in a dusty, old box. He happened to mention that Guten-somebody-or-other had printed it. "Not Gutenberg?" gasped the collector. "Yes, that was it!" "You ...read more

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  • Hiring A Dog

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
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    A sign was hung in an office window. It read: Help wanted. Must type 70 words a minute. Must be computer literate. Must be bilingual. An equal opportunity employer. A dog was ambling down the street and saw the sign. He looked at it for a moment, pulled it down with his mouth, and walked into ...read more

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  • The Horse Won't Stop!

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
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    There's this guy who had been lost and walking in the desert for about 2 weeks. One hot day, he sees the home of a missionary. Tired and weak, he crawls up to the house and collapses on the doorstep. The missionary finds him and nurses him back to health. Feeling better, the man asks the ...read more

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  • Why Its Called An Idiot Light

    Contributed by Larry Hinkle on Jun 12, 2020
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     | 3,426 views

    Six months after I bought my first car, the "service engine" light came on. I called my dad from college, "What does that service engine light mean? Can I still drive it, or do I need to fix something?" He chuckled and said, it was an idiot light, "It is set to trigger ...read more

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  • How To Persuade A Burglar

    Contributed by Larry Hinkle on Jun 12, 2020
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    An elderly Widow woke in the middle of the night, alerted by a noise> She tiptoed down steps to discover she had a Burglar in her home. She shouted at the intruder, “Stop in the name of the Lord, repent for the forgiveness of your sins. Acts 2:38!” the burglar immediately froze, raised both arms ...read more

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  • Pursuit Of Happiness

    Contributed by Larry Hinkle on Dec 12, 2019
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    A disgruntled early American once complained to Ben Franklin, “so where is all this happiness that the Constitution was supposed to guarantee me?” Franklin is said to have responded, “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it ...read more

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  • Inspired To Share Your Faith

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 6,040 views

    Tom Mercer writes, “Years ago, I heard an incredible story about a guy who, while walking through an intersection in a large city, noticed a police officer directing traffic in the middle of the street. As he walked by, the man sensed the Holy Spirit prompting him to go up to the officer and tell ...read more

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  • Finishing Well

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
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    John Baker was too short and too slight to be a runner for his high school track team but he loved to run. His best friend was tall and lanky and had the perfect build to be a runner but wanted nothing to do with the sport. So John went to the track coach to convince him to let John on the team ...read more

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  • The Invitation

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
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    Bob Goff tells the story of he and his friend Brandon going to Washington DC on business and being close to Capital Hill at midnight. They saw a bunch of cars awkwardly parked around the Library of Congress and barricades and so they decided to investigate. They discovered that it was a set for the ...read more

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  • Remembering God's Faithfulness

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 11,586 views

    Michelle Johnson writes, “Sometimes we need to take a look at where we’ve been with God to really understand His faithfulness and love for us. She was staying with her son at the hospital following a serious surgery. On that particular morning, she was exhausted by their stay, and her steps were ...read more

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  • Truly Amazing Grace

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 5,681 views

    Timothy Paul Jones in his book, Proof writes about his middle daughter who had been previously adopted by another family. He was sure this couple had the best of intentions, but they never quite integrated the adopted child into their family of biological children. For one reason or another, ...read more

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  • The Living Word

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
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    Ravi Zacharias tells of ministering in Vietnam in 1971, and one of his interpreters was Hien Pham, an energetic young Christian. He had worked as a translator with the American forces, and was of immense help both to them and to missionaries such as myself. Hien and I traveled the length of the ...read more

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