In the mystery of his becoming man, Christ showed us what humanity was meant to become. He showed us the transcendent dignity and destiny of each human person as a child of God.
-- Archbishop Jose Gomez on the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
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WHAT CHILDREN HEAR
I was reading the story of Jesus’ birth to my day-care children one morning. As usual, I stopped to see if they understood.
"What do we call the three wise men?" I asked.
"The three maggots," replied a bright 5-year-old.
"What gift did the MAGI bring baby Jesus?"
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 26, 2007
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His One Mistake - He brushed his teeth twice a day. The doctor examined him twice a year. He wore rubbers when it rained. He slept with the windows opened. He stuck to a diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. He golfed. He got at least 8 hours of sleep every night. He never smoked,
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 27, 2025
[179]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LOST THREE THINGS - LOST ONE COIN
In this trilogy of poems we are looking at three objects lost – a sheep, a coin and a son. All three were loved and precious and the owners knew stress at the lost. When each was found it resulted in great rejoicing.
These three
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OBJECT LESSON: EGG OSMOSIS
Osmosis is the process by which water enters our tissues. All of our cells are surrounded by a membrane that selectively allows in anything the cell needs but prevents unwanted molecules from entering.
Weigh a couple of uncooked eggs and carefully place them into a
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Once upon a time. . . . sorry, folks, I couldn’t resist that one. But it wasn’t that long ago that people paid their bills by writing a check and then mailing said item and bill to the address provided. That was true of car insurance, utility bills, credit card bills, among other things.
Now, one
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 3, 2003
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IF I CAN'T BE GOOD ENOUGH...
Little Billy, caught in mischief, was asked by his mother, "How do you expect to get into heaven?"
He thought for a moment and then said, "Well, I’ll just run in and out and keep slamming the door until
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Contributed by Matthew Redder on Sep 21, 2018
I love this quote as I believe it is hard for the Christian artist to always understand their place in the church.
Truth be told, artists have an incredible gift and responsibility in the community to illuminate the realities of the Word and of this life we live. Wright puts it well:
"The
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 27, 2026
[324]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - VANITAS VANITATUM – PART 2 of 3
PART 2 OF THE POEM IS HERE.
This is a long poem and after speaking about the man who could not find fulfillment, I then move to the body of the poem, which is based on the book of Ecclesiastes. We take up the message of the
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 27, 2026
[325]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - VANITAS VANITATUM – PART 3 of 3
This poem begins with the story of a man who is committed to so many things but in the end he became worn out and finally could not find fulfillment in what he was doing. He began to despair and could not see the purpose of life.
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 15, 2006
The cost of travel can be expensive. We belong to almost every club and program that gets us award travel. Here is the good news. The trip to the City of God is FREE.
gIt is the gift of
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Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 18, 2007
Cross or Sin?
A man once told his pastor, “I have a fierce temper, but I suppose that is my cross.”
“My friend,” the pastor replied lovingly, “That is not your cross, but it is your sin!” (Alan Redpath
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Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jun 22, 2008
“He dropped the ball!”
I’m sure you’ve heard that expression before. We use it to describe someone who has failed to follow through on an assignment or to reach a certain goal. Some people trace the origin of that phrase to the 4th game of the 1941 Baseball World Series. The series was dubbed
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 17, 2023
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Revelation 19:7-9 - Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Revelation 21:2 - And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her
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