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  • First We Must Understand -"Stuff Does Not Bring ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    First we must understand -“Stuff does not bring Happpiness” The most toured home in America is the white house. But does anyone know where the second most toured home in America is? The second most toured home in America is in Memphis Tennessee. It’s the 23 room home of the King of Rock and Roll ...read more

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    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    George Foreman instead March 1977. A few days before his fight with Jimmy Young in Puerto Rico. George stood on the hotel balcony and wondered about the meaning of life. He had come a long way in 28 years from poverty to wealth. He was the heavyweight Champion of the world. Yet in spite of his ...read more

  • Always Wanting

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    As a rule, man’s a fool When it’s hot, he wants it cool. And when it’s cool, he wants it ...read more

  • In His Book "God In My Corner" George Foreman Has ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    In his book “God in my corner” George Foreman has a chapter entitled “What will people think of Me?” In the chapter his shares his struggle with this common struggle for Christians. He said he wasn’t afraid to step in the ring with toughest boxers in the world Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Ken ...read more

  • God Is My Corner

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    From George Foremans book -God is my corner “Ultimately your belief in God will meet resistance, which forces you to either shut up or speak up.” After giving his testimony at Robert Schuller’s church, the Crystal Cathedral, he panicked when he discovered it would be broadcast nationwide. ...read more

  • They Feared Men So Little

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    Martyrs p222 -223 MacAuthurs Matthew Over 300 years of Roman persecution Christians dug nearly 600 miles of catacombs beneath the city of Rome. Archaelolgists estimate 4 million bodies buried there. Perhaps 50 million killed in Dark Ages, and millions in our own century by ...read more

  • I Remember When I Was A Small Boy That I Was ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    I remember when I was a small boy that I was fascinated with soldiers. I played with little green army men, listened to Dad tell stories of the second world war he was in. I loved to dress up and play army (Get the pictures). I had the steel hat, inside liner, and jacket, etc. I loved playing ...read more

  • The Lord's Army

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    The Hinsons sang: I’m enlisted as a soldier in this mighty army band, marching out to battle with my weapon in my hand, heard the captain give the orders and they don’t include retreat, We’re crossing o’er the border to a land of no defeat. Now tell me who’s gonna fight and who is gonna win, who’s ...read more

  • On February 19, 1945, Marines Landed On The ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
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    On February 19, 1945, Marines landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima, fighting by inches to secure a beachhead. After four days of knock-down-drag-out battle, they finally cleared the southern end of the island, climbed Mount Suribachi, and planted a US flag. The commander wanted a larger presence on ...read more

  • The General Took His Stand

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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    Illus.: “The General Took His Stand” Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said, ...read more

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    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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    Illus.: “The General Took His Stand” Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said, ...read more

  • You Are Probably Aware That Corrie Ten Boom, ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 4, 2008
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    You are probably aware that Corrie ten Boom, along with her sister and father, were sent to Ravensbruck, a Nazi concentration camp, for hiding Jews. Her sister and father died there, but Corrie was released, due to a “clerical error.” And the Kingdom of God is better off for it. Corrie ten Boom ...read more

  • Let Me Give You Something Else From Corrie Ten ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 4, 2008
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    Let me give you something else from Corrie ten Boom: After the war she returned to Germany to declare the grace of Christ. “It was 1947, and I’d come from Holland to defeated Germany with the message that God forgives. It was the truth that they needed most to hear in that bitter, bombed-out ...read more

  • A Few Weeks Ago As I Was Returning From An ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jan 4, 2008
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    A few weeks ago as I was returning from an emergency trip to Rapid City, I went through a small town, and a church sign had this on ...read more

  • Mary Jane Hansen Relates The Following: "Several ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 13, 2007
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    Mary Jane Hansen relates the following: “Several months ago, I was involved in a traffic accident while driving along a major roadway in a shopping mall parking lot. My car was hit by a driver coming out of an aisle, resulting in $2,100 damage to the rear right-hand door. When I reported the ...read more

  • On April 1, 2007, Knievel Announced To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007
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    On April 1, 2007, Knievel announced to a worldwide audience that he ’believed in Jesus Christ’ for the first time. He professed his personal faith in Christ to more than 4,000 people who gathered inside the Crystal Cathedral for Palm Sunday services in Orange County, California, and to millions via ...read more

  • Sulfur Caves

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007
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    Sulfur Caves In Southern Mexico lies the Cueva de Villa Luz, or Cave of the Lighted House. As you make your way to the cave you walk through a veritable paradise of tropical birds and lush rain forest. Underwater the cave is fed by 20 underground springs, beautiful watercourses which teem with tiny ...read more

  • There Is A Small Tree Which Grows In Southeast ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007
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    There is a small tree which grows in Southeast Asia known as the Judas-tree. From its branches grow gorgeous blossoms. These blossoms look like scarlet sunbeams. The brilliant beauty of the crimson flowers attracts thousands of tiny insects. Wild bees also try to draw honey from their exquisitely ...read more

  • A Smile Is An Inexpensive Way To Improve Your ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 6, 2007
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    A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. - Charles Gordy ...read more

  • Napoleon - P82 Boasted He Could Remember The ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 6, 2007
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    Napoleon - p82 boasted he could remember the names of every person he ever met. His technique was simple. If he didn’t hear the name clearly, he said, “So sorry I didn’t get the name clearly,” If it was an unusual name he would ask how is it spelled? During the conversation, he took the trouble ...read more

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