Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 21, 2001
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[No Place for Faith, Citation: Leo Tolstoy in Confessions. Christianity Today, Vol. 32. no. 10.]
My break with faith occurred in me as it did and still does among people of our social and cultural type.
As I see it, in most cases, it happens like this: People live as everyone lives, but they all
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2001
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Legend has it that a wealthy merchant traveling through the Mediterranean world looking for the Pharisee and Apostle, Paul encountered Timothy, who arranged a visit. Paul was, at the time, a prisoner in Rome. Stepping inside the cell, the merchant was surprised to find a rather old man, physically
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2001
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William P. Barker tells of a machinist at Ford Motor Company in Detroit who became a Christian. He responded to the invitation and was baptized. As the Holy Spirit began renewing this man he became convicted of his need to make restitution for some parts and tools he had stolen from the company
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2001
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The most classic example of a modern servant leader was Sam Walton. He despised corporate fat cats. He could, and would, handle the cash register as well as stock the shelves in any of his Wal-Mart stores. He drove an old, rusty, dented pickup not to prove a point but because it still had plenty
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Contributed by Mike Leiter on Nov 8, 2001
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There was a wealthy man who was shopping with this 16 year-old son. His son saw a new computer system and showed his dad. The wealthy man said, “Why son, that costs $2,000?” The son said, “Yeah dad, but we’ve got the money.” To which the dad says, “We? Who said anything about we having
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Contributed by Michael Belcher on Nov 19, 2001
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Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make it. Terrified, the one shouted to the other, "Put up a prayer, John. We’re in for
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Dec 9, 2001
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There is a tale told of that great English actor Macready. An eminent preacher once said to him: "I wish you would explain to me something." "Well, what is it? I don’t know that I can explain anything to a preacher."
"What is the reason for the difference between you and me? You are appearing
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Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001
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Reasons Why God Was Never Given Tenure At Any American University
1. He had only one major publication.
2. It was written in a foreign language.
3. He quoted no references.
4. It wasn’t published in a certified journal.
5. Some doubted that He actually wrote it.
6. Sure He created the world,
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 22, 2001
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When a six foot four inch, muscularly built middle Eastern man tried to light an explosive hidden in his shoe on Flight #63 on its way from Paris to Miami, a flight attendant tackled him with the help of five other passengers. A terrible tragedy was averted with the cooperation of six people who
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Contributed by Terry Dashner on Dec 27, 2001
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The National Defense Council Foundation evaluated 193 countries which will be conflict areas for 2002. As I looked over the nations listed, I couldn’t help but notice that they all held something in common. They have, either presently or at some time in their history, been resistant and even
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 18, 2002
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One lady wanted to know what she would feel when she was baptized. Minister didn’t know how to answer, varied responses. When he put her under, her body stiffened and her eyes popped open. The look on her face was a mixture of excitement and surprise. And all he could think was "Hey, Lord, How
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 25, 2002
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Have you ever seen a mob on TV or movies? They are dangerous, and can become murderous in an instant.
People in mobs are like cattle before a stampede. Ever see that? In the movie Red River, John Wayne and his men are moving cattle along the Chisolm trail, and the cattle are spooked by howling
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Wesleyan
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I am told that there was a rock on the North Sea,
just off the Firth of Tay, Scotland.
This rock proved very dangerous to many ships,
because when the high tide came in,
the rock was hidden just below the surface.
There was a warning bell attached to the rock
by the Abbot of Aberbrothok, so
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Assembly Of God
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The husband who was told by the marriage counselor to try and be more considerate of his wife. One day he comes home from work. He’s dressed up in a suit, he has cologne on, and he has a bouquet of flowers and a box of candy in his hands. He rings the doorbell and he’s standing there as she opens
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Pentecostal
Contributed by John Beehler on Apr 16, 2002
I remember as a kid on the farm we had cows. My dad worked 2nd shift and when I got old enough it fell to me to do the evening milking. Now our cows had a little pasture down the lane a ways so to save time dad had a special call he would use. He’d call and soon the cows would appear in the lane
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 30, 2002
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Do you remember the commercial that was running just before, and during the 2002 Olympics? The one that had snapshots of different people playing or watching hockey throughout the country? Everybody yells out “He shoots, he scores!” The tag line at the end is, “If we all shout it loud enough,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
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The Fifth Commandment extends to other areas of authority in society. Zacharius Ursinus, the principle author of the Heidelburg Catechism wrote in his seventeenth-century commentary, “The design or end of this commandment is the preservation o civil order, which God has appointed in the mutual
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