EVERYTHING WORTH HAVING HAS PAIN
"In everything worth having, even in every pleasure, there is a point of pain or tedium that must be survived, so that the pleasure may revive and endure: the joy of reading Virgil comes after the bore of learning him; the glow of the sea-bather comes after the icy
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Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 11, 2007
"It is Well with My Soul" is one of my much loved hymns. I don’t know if you might be familiar with the chronicle behind it or not, but the man who authored the lyrics of this beautiful hymn lost his whole family at sea. Horatio Spafford, a successful businessman, had dispatched his family ahead of
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 31, 2008
HIS NEVER FAILING HELP
While walking along the shores of the Dead Sea one day, a man lost his balance and fell into the water at a point where it was rather deep. Never having learned to swim, he was panic-stricken. In desperation he began to thrash about with his arms and legs, fearing he would
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Contributed by David Rogers on Jun 3, 2007
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On Judgment Day
Dedicated to my Brother in Christ Larry Livingston
There is a day
That is not too far away
When the clouds shall part
And in every man’s heart fear shall start.
Because on that day all shall see
Jesus the Lord coming on the billowy sea
Our hearts will tremble and be filled with
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Baptist
Sometimes I feel like a man in the wilderness. I’m a lonely soldier lost at sea. Drifting with the tide—never quite knowing why. Sometimes it
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
Sometimes I feel like a man in the wilderness. I’m a lonely soldier lost at sea. Drifting with the tide—never quite knowing why. Sometimes it
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
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Thomas Guthrie said, “The Bible is an armory of heavenly weapons, a laboratory of infallible medicines, a mine of inexhaustible wealth. It is a guidebook for every road, a chart for every
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Baptist
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I am told that there was a rock on the North Sea,
just off the Firth of Tay, Scotland.
This rock proved very dangerous to many ships,
because when the high tide came in,
the rock was hidden just below the surface.
There was a warning bell attached to the rock
by the Abbot of Aberbrothok, so
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Contributed by Lisa Delay on Sep 25, 2006
One particular unique feature really stood out to me. Overlooking the shore, along the Promenade sit park benches. They dot the whole stretch. They have various inscriptions on them primarily dedicated in memory of loved ones. Like inert sentinels they seem to be they rest there, unmoved, looking
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 15, 2005
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Master & Commander clip: Chap: 15 Start: 0:49:47 End: 0:53:20 -3:43 )
What a heart-retching decision by that Commander. If he doesn’t cut the ropes to the wreckage it will become a “sea anchor” killing everyone on board. If he does cut the ropes he sacrifices one of his men, Mr. Warley. But
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Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 23, 2008
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In 1856, Auguste Bartholdi was inspired to begin working on what would become his most noted work of art.
He was approached by the French government to design a lighthouse to put at the entrance of the Suez Canal (Red Sea to the Mediterranean sea).
He spent ten years working on the design
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Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 22, 2006
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In a Japanese seaside village over a hundred years ago, an earthquake startled the villagers late one autumn evening. Being so accustomed to earthquakes and not feeling another follow, they soon went back to their activities without giving it another thought.
An old farmer was watching from his
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"It is always easier to confess the sins of others than to acknowledge our own faults, and to point out the delinquencies of others than to mend our own nets. Men, like water,
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Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 27, 2006
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An old woman lived in a small cottage by the seashore. She had only one relative, a grown son who lived and worked at sea. He went for years without seeing her, never even dropping by to check on her in her old age. Rather than being hurt at his disrespect, she thought of him every day and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2007
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I’m going to tell you a metaphoric story based upon a metaphor written by Silvia Hartmann.
There was a merchant ship at sea. It was a beautiful day. The sea was calm, the sun was warm, and the breeze was full and refreshing. A nor’easter blows and a storm engulfs the ship. The Captain looks to
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