Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 18, 2007
The eldest son of a widowed mother went out to missionary work in Western Africa. In a short time he filled a missionary’s grave. There was another son left at home … by my brother’s grave. I will preach to my brother’s people. …In a short time, he too found a resting place in a missionary’s
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 20, 2007
Friend: "Has your son’s education proved to be of any real value?"
Father: "Yes, indeed. It has entirely cured his mother of
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Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
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When it came to fishing, Simon, son of Jonah, appears to have been an angler of dubious ability. There is no record that he ever caught a fish without divine intervention. Most likely, the accounts of those miraculous catches were included in the gospels to assure readers that there was a similar
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Tony Abram on Feb 18, 2008
Friend: "Has your son’s education proved to be of any real value?"
Father: "Yes, indeed. It has entirely cured his mother of
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
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Three sons left home, started careers and prospered.
Getting back together, they discussed the gifts that they were able to give their elderly mother for her 70th birthday.
The first said, “I built a huge house for Mom.”
The second said, “I sent her a Mercedes with a driver.”
The third smiled
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Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 22, 2010
Lee Lelpi is a retired firefighter, a New York City firefighter. He gave 26 years to the city. But on September 11th, 2001 he gave much more. He gave his son, Jonathan. His son was a firefighter as well. When the Twin Towers fell, Jonathan was there. Firefighters are a loyal clan. When one
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
"IF HE HADN'T TAKEN MY SON"
Imagine the following scenario: Three little boys walk into a large electrical compound in Okinawa when the workmen momentarily walks to his truck to get some tools. One of those boys touches a live wire and is instantly electrocuted to death.
The parents are
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 8, 2009
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Roy Whetstine was a rock collector whose two sons each had given him five dollars to buy a rock for them at a rock show. One table had a Tupperware container with a large potato-sized rock surrounded by a lot of agates. The sign read: “Any stone $15.” Roy picked up the big rock and asked, “You want
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Church Of God
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 17, 2003
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[Coach Jim Fassel’s Son Bears Family Likeness, source: Bill Pennington, "34 Years Later: One Coach’s Sweetest Victory," New York Times (5-16-03)]
As the head coach of the New York Giants, Jim Fassel has enjoyed great success on the football field with a trip to the Super Bowl as recently as 2001. A
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the
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