Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2022
Our country boasts 18 doctors named Dr. Doctor and another called
Dr. Surgeon. Yes, we have a dermatologist titled Dr. Rash, a
psychiatrist who goes by Dr. Couch, and an anesthesiologist named
Dr. Gass.
But when it came time to name Jesus, the Hebrew name, "Yeshua" has the same sound
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 18, 2002
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READING THEIR NAMES
Jeff Greenfield is a news correspondent for ABC News. He lives in Salisbury, Connecticutt and has attended the same Memorial Day observance in his community for the last 15 years. He writes:
"At 10 a.m., the parade begins moving down Main Street. It is a small parade:
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 17, 2000
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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
When the 1960s ended, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district reverted to high rent, and many hippies moved down the coast to Santa Cruz. They had children and got married, too, though in no particular sequence. But they didn’t name their children Melissa or Brett. People in the
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Contributed by Bob Aubuchon on Jan 18, 2001
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What’s In A Name?
A lot of people subconsciously predict career success based on a name, according to James Bruning, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Ohio University in Athens. In his study, participants forecasted that girls with feminine names like Emma and Winifred would be more successful if
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The children’s magazine once stated that a lot of people subconsciously predict career success based on a name. According to James Bruning, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Ohio University, participants predicted that girls with feminine names like Emma and Sarah would be more successful if they
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 19, 2009
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GOD'S NAME
God is not like a dog. Some dogs, as long as you show them affection or give them treats, they will come running and wag their tails and be just so excited. If we didn’t know there name we could call them "Fido" or "Ginger" or any name and they would respond. We could even call them
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THE IMPORTANCE OF A NAME
I went to a doctor for some pain here, upper side of my stomach… in those days I used to eat 6 times a day like for 3 people… But my doctor was sick too, staying home, another doctor replacing him. His name was Vlad Tzepelea – in translation THE IMPALER… like Dracula… Vlad
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Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 8, 2010
POPULAR NAMES (www.ssa.gov)
The Social Security Administration keeps records of what children are named each year and publishes those lists for us to consult when naming a child. I looked up some neat facts:
2009 Jacob, Ethan, Michael
2009 Isabella, Emma, Olivia
1990s Michael, Christopher,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Sep 1, 2002
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A LIGHT NAMED AL
On the morning of September 11, Jeannie Braca switched on the television to check the weather report, only to hear that a plane had just hit the World Trade Center.
Jeannie’s husband, Al, worked as a corporate bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald. His office was on the 105th
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WHO CALLS MY NAME?
Bob Crabtree, AG Superintendent of Ohio, tells while in the USSR, he saw two shepherds come together in the middle of the road. They had 300 sheep all become one group. He had to wait as the shepherds talked. Finally, Bob wondered how would they ever separate all those sheep.
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 9, 2002
The name of the month that starts the year? January. Do you know how it got its name? It comes from the Roman god, Janus. Look at his picture. Isn’t it strange - he’s got two faces! He’s looking both forward and backwards - at the past and into the future. He was known as the god of
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Baptist
Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 14, 2002
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MY NAME IS “I AM”
I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking: “My name is “I AM.” He paused. I waited.
He continued, “When you live in the past with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not ‘I WAS.’
When you
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Baptist
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NAME THAT CHRISTMAS CAROL
1. Bleached Yule
2. Castaneous-colored Seed Vesicated in a
Conflagration
3. Singular Yearning for the Twin Anterior Incisors
4. Righteous Darkness
5. Arrival Time 2400 hrs - Weather Cloudless
6. Loyal Followers Advance
7. Far Off in a
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Contributed by Mark Hodges on Jun 15, 2001
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The name Stradivarius is synonymous with fine violins. This is true because Antonius Stradivarius insisted that no instrument constructed in his shop be sold until it was as near perfection as human care and skill could make it. Stradivarius said, "God needs violins to send His music into the
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Contributed by David Hill on Jul 7, 2004
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Illustration: An umpire named Babe Pinelli once called Babe Ruth out on strikes. When the crowd booed with sharp disapproval at the call, the legendary Ruth turned to the umpire with disdain and said, "There’s 40,000 people here who know that the last pitch was ball, tomato head." Suspecting
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
“But he is unworthy the name of a minister of the gospel of peace, who is unwilling, not only to have his name cast out as evil, but also to die for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2005
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MY NAME IS LEGION
"Within my earthly temple there’s a crowd;
There’s one of us that’s humble, and one of us that’s proud.
There’s one that’s broken-hearted for his sins,
There’s one that unrepentant sits and grins.
There’s one that loves his neighbor as himself,
And one that cares for naught
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