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Brother Jim H. Warren, my mentor and father in the faith; had witnessed my preaching on several occasions while I was in training under him, in Biloxi, MS, in 1967. He was a dynamic preacher; full of faith and powerful in his delivery of the word of God. After hearing my second sermon, he felt the
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Contributed by Brad Fowler on Dec 1, 2007
Bystander Effect- Lawrence S. Wrightsman
What a sharp contrast with a scene that occurred on a New York street nearly two decades before. Kitty Genovese was slowly and brutally stabbed to death. At least thirty-eight of her neighbors witnessed the attack and heard her screams. In the course of the
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Contributed by Scott Malone on Apr 5, 2005
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A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday school presentation. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and formed the words silently with her lips, but it did not help. Her son’s memory was blank. Finally, she leaned forward and whispered the cue, "I am the light of the world."
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A skeptic attended church for four Sundays on which the preacher presented the basic beliefs of Christanity. The skeptic listened intently to the sermons. After the fourth message he came forward, saying he had received Christ as his Savior. The delighted preacher asked which of the four sermons
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Contributed by Mark Bogen on Nov 9, 2005
Marin Luther: The sale of indulgences was just one of many issues that I had with the church, and with whom I disagreed. Of course, church leaders tried to get me to recant my positions and teachings. I stood in front of several hearings to make my case and present my argument. The one that
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 17, 2001
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[Linked at the Roots, Citation: Blair F. Rorabaugh, Uniontown, Ohio. Leadership, Vol. 12, no. 2]
The article "What Good Is a Tree?" in Reader’s Digest explained that when the roots of trees touch, there is a substance present that reduces competition.
In fact, this unknown fungus helps link roots
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 23, 2004
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The article "What Good Is a Tree?" in Reader’s Digest explained that when the roots of trees touch, there is a substance present that reduces competition.
In fact, this unknown fungus helps link roots of different trees--even of dissimilar species.
A whole forest may be linked together.
If one
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007
Individuals Read Web Pages in an “F” pattern. They’re more inclined to read longer sentences at the top of a page and less and less as they scroll down says a recent Nielsen Norman Group study. That makes the first 2-3 words of a sentence very important. Surfers connect well with images of people
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
Individuals Read Web Pages in an “F” pattern. They’re more inclined to read longer sentences at the top of a page and less and less as they scroll down says a recent Nielsen Norman Group study. That makes the first 2-3 words of a sentence very important. Surfers connect well with images of people
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WHY JESUS USED PARABLES
The following thoughts reveal why Jesus used the parabolic method (They are adapted from - All the Parables of The Bible by Herbert Lockyer).
• Parables attract attention and when fully understood are sure to be remembered. They are a great help for our short-term
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 30, 2006
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Some years ago two Princeton University psychologists, John Darley and Daniel Batson, decided to conduct a study inspired by the biblical story of the Good Samaritan. They met with a group of seminarians, individually, and asked each one to prepare a short, extemporaneous talk on a given biblical
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