PUT SOMETHING IN FIRST
After we came here in US, I discovered that everybody around me were using something named "credit card" to buy things… We said, oh good, let’s go to a bank and asked them for tis wonder card… ziiip and pay for your gas, or for your church suit.
I went with one coworker, I
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Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
"It is a thing never to be forgotten that in the everyday duties of life, we make or mar a destiny, and we win or lose a crown."
William Barclay, The Gospel of
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Orthodox
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 27, 2009
Commentator William Barclay told a story of a person chatting with a great scholar about a younger man. He said, "So and so tells me that he was one of your students."
The teacher answered, "He
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 27, 2009
Reginald Bibby (Canadian survey guru) defines discipleship as "activity that guides individuals to become spiritually mature zealots of Christ who then
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2009
FOLLOWING IN THE STEPS OF CHRIST
"Believers will never suffer for others' salvation, including their own. But they will suffer for Christ's sake, and His example is their standard for a God-honoring response. The word translated 'example' is hupogrammon, which literally means 'writing under' and
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Orthodox
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 18, 2009
CROWDS AND WOODSTOCK
I was only 14 years old when Woodstock took place. I had just become a Christian that Christmas. What was Woodstock? It was a Rock music festival that took place in America in 1969: "3 Days of Peace and Music". It attracted 300,000 people. It featured Creedence Clearwater
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN...
Jesus says that every time we come to God in prayer, we should begin with this pattern of recognition. Coming to Him in this way encourages and increases our expectations because we see Him as He is. Coming to Him in this way establishes our faith because we see
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Kelly Cabrera on Feb 7, 2010
Bambú japonés
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No hay que ser agricultor para saber que una buena cosecha requiere de buena semilla, buen abono y riego constante. También es obvio que quien cultiva la tierra no se impacienta frente a la semilla sembrada, halándola con el riesgo de echarla a perder, gritándole
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Christian Church
Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010
Spiritual Depth: Icebergs, Not Trees
For lots of people, when they think of depth-they think of a tree with deep roots. The thinking is that if a tree wants to be big and strong, then it has to grow its roots deep into the soil to support its weight. I did some research on tree roots, and it's
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Contributed by Warren Whitaker on Feb 10, 2010
Selling What You Believe In
My best friend in high school is now a teacher, but when we were in college, he tried his hand at selling things. He worked for Amway, Long Distance Telephone services, all sorts of those door to door, sign-you-up, pyramid-type business. I even remember him selling
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Feb 14, 2010
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GOD'S BOOT CAMP
When a civilian enters the military, they go through boot camp. It's my understanding that in boot camp, the individual is broken down, and they are retrained to see themselves as part of the unit. They are conditioned to be disciplined to obey the commands of their superiors. In a
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Baptist
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
HAMBURGER AND HUSKS
One family in desperate straits came to a congregation for help. The people began to pull together some resources to help them out. Someone brought a word of prophecy that said, "Don’t give hamburger to those I have put on husks."
God put the prodigal on husks so he would come
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 9, 2010
RUNNING
Herb Caen wrote, "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 21, 2010
STILL PREPARING WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER
My youngest grandson had his first birthday recently. My daughter wanted to make it special for him and she invited all her friends with young children to come. SHE SPENT WEEKS PLANNING THIS PARTY. We spent a good week just setting it up. We wanted it to be a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 25, 2010
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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
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Methodist
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