Contributed by Doug Sanders on Jan 1, 2001
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HOW TO CATCH A MONKEY
Native hunters in the jungles of Africa have a clever way of trapping monkeys.
They slice a coconut in two, hollow it out, and in one half of the shell cut a hole just big enough for a monkey’s hand to pass through. Then they place an orange in the other coconut half before
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The Bet -- Anton Chekhov
We live in a world that knows little about what’s truly valuable. People all around us are pursuing things that have no lasting value. That pursuit is ably treated by Anton Chekhov in his classic short story The Bet. This story gives us great insight into the value system
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Pentecostal
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“A prominent businessman at a luncheon announcing his decision to give away a significant amount of money to his alma mater caused great division within his family, for his money was coming out of what his children believed to be their rightful inheritance. The man, once one to find great joy in
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United Methodist
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Adrian Rogers tells the story of his meeting with Josef T’son who had suffered greatly under communism.
Adrian said: “Josef, tell me about American Christianity.”
Josef responded: “Adrian, I had rather not.”
“No, I want to know.”
“Well, Adrian, since you have asked me, I’ll tell you. The key
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Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 27, 2023
“The new believer will often rest for days or months in the peace which follows the initial decision, but after a while they begin to become aware of “the ground of their heart, which God before would not disclose unto them lest the soul should fail before Him, and the spirit which He had made. Now
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