Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 25, 2008
WHAT IS THE LARGEST ANCESTRY IN THE WORLD? HOW FAR CAN WE GO BACK?
WELL, WIKIPEDIA THE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES: THE LONGEST FAMILY TREE IN THE WORLD IS THAT OF THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHER AND EDUCATOR CONFUCIUS (551-479 BC). THE TREE SPANS MORE THAN 80 GENERATIONS, AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 2
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 10, 2010
BIBLE STATISTICS
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, and every verse in it, excepting two, Psalm 119:122 and Psalm 119:132, contains a reference to the Word of God.
The shortest chapter is Psalm 117; shortest verse, John 11:35.
In the New Testament, there are about 180 direct
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Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 4, 2009
Several workplace-related studies in 2008 suggest that the majority of working Americans aren’t all that fond of whom they work with.
• When asked if a colleague has ever tried to make them look bad, 50 percent of respondents said yes; 48 percent said no; 2 percent said they didn’t know.
• When
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Contributed by Scott Bradford on Nov 15, 2002
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"...at a Presbyterian church in Omaha. People were given helium filled balloons and told to release them at some point in the service when they felt like expressing the joy in their hearts. Since they were Presbyterians, they weren’t free to say "Hallelujah, Praise the Lord." All through the
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 22, 2007
Moody Crusade: Two men came up afterwards with arms around each others shoulders and laughing, ‘Mr. Moody, you won’t believe this. We have worked with one another for 13 years and we didn’t know that we were both Christians until we both showed up at your crusade’.
Moody replied, ‘That is some of
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Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Aug 15, 2018
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I live in Arkansas. I LOVE when autumn comes and fall leaves drift down on autumn breezes. But in Arkansas, you have to be careful about those leaves on the ground because some of them conceal SERPENTS.
There are lots of Copperhead Snakes here. Copperheads are venomous Pit Vipers that strike you
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Now what was the sort of hole man had got himself into?
He had tried to set up on his own, to behave as if he belonged to himself.
In other words, fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms.
Laying down your arms, saying you
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Aug 8, 2024
Humor: Let Me Put It To You Like This
As a young boy, while in a country store on a chilly Fall morning, my dad and I stopped in for a few items. Looking straight ahead, I saw my first Potbelly stove, I was fascinated by it. Some older men were sitting around it chatting, a couple were playing
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Contributed by Carlos Vazquez on Feb 19, 2025
Introducción: "De lo Común a lo Extraordinario"
Imagina un campo de lavanda en la Provenza, Francia. Es hermoso, con un mar púrpura de flores ondeando con el viento. Sin embargo, si solo nos quedamos allí, las flores se marchitarán y perderán su esencia. Es
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 20, 2025
A Jewish woman is walking on the beach with her little grandson. Suddenly a huge wave sweeps the boy out to sea. Desperate, the woman looks up to heaven and says, “God, please rescue my grandson, my only grandson, the light of my life!”
Miraculously, the next big wave deposits
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 25, 2025
[142]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – IN OUR WEAKNESS HE GIVES STRENGTH
Creatures of dust we are and weak and frail in human strength. Many are the battles we can have and many are the storms that assail us. I do think Christians have a greater measure of these that people in the world because it is
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 13, 2025
[200]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – ON THE EMMAUS ROAD – EASTER POEM
The greatest bible study in history happened on the road leading to Emmaus.
The reason why the disciples, who were still in shock, did not understand the events that were unfolding rapidly before them, was that they did not
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Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 16, 2022
Integrity is when something is the same all the way through. Pure gold is gold and only gold, all the way through. 14kt gold is less than pure, but other metals give it a hardness that allows more uses such as making beautiful jewelry from it.
The bible calls the condition of being one thing
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