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  • It Was There All Along  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 6, 2011
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     | 3,869 views

    IT WAS THERE ALL ALONG I remember a time when I had misplaced my good pen and I was looking for it everywhere. I looked in drawers. I looked under things, behind things and in things. I looked on the floor, but it was nowhere. And then I found it. I was holding it in my mouth the whole time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Leave Room For God To Work

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 20, 2011
     | 4,843 views

    LEAVE ROOM FOR GOD TO WORK There was an amazing story recently that took place during the riots in Egypt. As a backdrop remember that on New Year’s Day of this year there was a suicide bombing of a Christian church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which killed 23 Christians and wounded 97 ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Protected From The Puck

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 11, 2011
     | 2,082 views

    PROTECTED FROM THE PUCK When Daniel was a little boy, his favorite movie was The Mighty Ducks, which was the story of a pee wee hockey team. Their goalie, whose name was Goldberg, was afraid of the puck and anytime it would come at him he would run away. So the coach duct taped him to the goal and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • When We Truly Are The Church

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 6, 2011
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     | 2,987 views

    WHEN WE TRULY ARE THE CHURCH Chuck Colson tells this story: "My mind goes back to a Christmas 20 years ago in Romania, when the country was still in the grip of communist tyranny. The story begins with Laszlo Tokes, pastor of a fast-growing reformed church in the city of Timisoara. His ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • The Beatitudes: An Instrument Panel

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 31, 2011
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     | 5,475 views

    THE BEATITUDES: AN INSTRUMENT PANEL On July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy, Jr. was killed when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. His wife, Carolyn Bessette, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, were also ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • We Are Not Just Ants

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 20, 2011
     | 1,696 views

    WE ARE NOT JUST ANTS Broadway play: Spider Man Green Goblin has Spider Man in his grip as they fight atop the Chrysler Building in NYC. It is hundreds of feet to the ground. The Goblin says to Spider Man, "Look down there Spider Man. What do you see? Look at all those people. They look like ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Everything Depends On Character

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Dec 9, 2010
     | 1,887 views

    EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON CHARACTER Mike Huckabee in his book, Character Is the Issue, stated, "Yet our character defines the world we live in. Our government, welfare programs, schools, and everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Is Your Church On Fire?

    Contributed by K. Simms on Nov 5, 2010
     | 4,473 views

    IS YOUR CHURCH ON FIRE? In a little town unknown to many, there was a small church. One night smoke and flames consumed this little church. People from all over town stood in the streets and watched the church as it burned. The local preacher drove up and noticed several people that he hadn't seen ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • George Washington Bush Was Born In Pennsylvania ...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
     | 1,720 views

    George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania in 1778 and was a veteran of the War of 1812 fighting in the battle of New Orleans. In 1830, he moved to Missouri where he met and married Isabella, a young German American. One of the first African Americans to head out West, Bush purchased six ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Danny Wuerffel

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
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     | 1,244 views

    DANNY WUERFFEL Danny Wuerffel attended high school in Ft. Walton Beach, FL and played at the University of Florida, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1996. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints and then played for several NFL teams. He was offered to rejoin to the Washington Redskins and his former ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • The Gospel Tract Dispenser

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
     | 2,110 views

    THE GOSPEL TRACT DISPENSER Mike Slaughter tells the story of rushing through the airport to catch his connecting flight. He ran into the bathroom and went into a stall. And when he began to pull on the toilet paper, and a Gospel tract fell out onto the floor. He picked it up and began to read ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • It Wasn’t Long After Arriving At This ...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
     | 1,118 views

    It wasn’t long after arriving at this church that I discovered unbeknownst to the leadership that the church had been running a $12,000 a month deficit the two years after Katrina which was supplemented by donations received from across the country which were not dedicated to relief. Then we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Discipleship And Pioneering

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
     | 5,441 views

    DISCIPLESHIP AND PIONEERING George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania in 1778 and was a veteran of the War of 1812 fighting in the battle of New Orleans. In 1830, he moved to Missouri where he met and married Isabella, a young German American. One of the first African Americans to head out ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Work For The Glory Of God

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,505 views

    Mark is a young businessman who does business in China. Each time he has gone to China, he has asked God to reveal to him whom he might speak to on behalf of Jesus. What might happen if every one of you went to work praying for God to reveal to him whom he might speak to on behalf of Jesus. You’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jesus Knocking

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Oct 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,962 views

    JESUS KNOCKING A nurse on the Pediatric Ward before listening to the little ones' heart beat would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own hearts. Their eyes would always light up with awe, but she never got a response to equal four-year old David's comment. She ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Once Upon A Time There Was A Young Boy Named ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Oct 14, 2010
     | 4,675 views

    Once upon a time there was a young boy named Philip. Philip was born with Downs Syndrome. He was a pleasant and happy as most Downs children are--but he grew increasingly aware of the difference between himself and other children. Philip went to Sunday School at a Methodist church. His teacher, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Faith Is A Continued Act

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 6, 2010
     | 2,532 views

    FAITH IS A CONTINUED ACT Charles Spurgeon, known as "The Prince of Preachers," said, "The faith which saves is not one single act done and ended on a certain day: it is an act ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Not Everything Is Gone

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Jul 14, 2010
     | 1,886 views

    NOT EVERYTHING IS GONE As I was putting this message together his past Monday evening, I got a phone call. It was the police department. I serve as one of their chaplains, and they called me to respond to a house fire. A woman was found dead inside, and her husband had just arrived on the scene, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Are You Still Carrying Her?

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Jun 21, 2010
     | 2,137 views

    ARE YOU STILL CARRYING HER? There is a story about two monks in Japan traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. "Come on, girl," said Tanzan at once. Lifting her ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • One Of My All-Time Favorite Tv Shows Is All In ...

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 13, 2010
     | 1,572 views

    One of my all-time favorite TV shows is All In the Family. I really love the way that Edith would go into these elaborate stories to try and explain a situation to Archie, and Archie ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist