Contributed by Tim Richards on Jun 2, 2005
The movie clip you just saw is from the life of Frank Abigale Jr. is based on the true story of his life as told in the movie, "Catch Me If You Can." Did you notice that he successfully pretended to be an airline pilot, doctor and lawyer. Before he was caught he cashed over $4 million of bad checks
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The Elusive
The rich man in his castle
The poor man at his gate
They all wanted one thing
But for them, it was far too late
The Lawyer in his chambers
The Maiden in her room
Both sought the same gift each time
But alas it was nigh pass noon.
The prime minister in his parliament
The pauper in
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Adventist
Contributed by Kyle Rye on Apr 29, 2009
Being a servant comes down to basin theology. "Remember what Pilate did when he had the chance to acquit Jesus? He called for a basin and washed his hands of the whole thing. But Jesus, the night before His death, called for a basin and proceeded to wash the feet of the disciples. It all comes down
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jul 22, 2009
A relative of a Christian sister of mine once told her that it might be in God’s plan for her (my sister) to suffer or to be deprived of things, but it wasn’t God’s plan for her.
His plan for her, it seemed, was that she be healthy, wealthy and wise. She even went so far as to say that the
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Orthodox
Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jan 20, 2010
In fact, our relationships are more important to us than any anything else.
Example Evidence for this, if we need it, can be found in such things as the last messages sent or spoken by those who knew they were about to die in the 9/11 plane crashes. The final messages were all expressions of
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Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 28, 2011
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DO IT AGAIN
G. K. Chesterton wrote: "Because children have abounding vitality, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged... They always say, 'Do it again,' and the grown-up does it again until he is nearly dead... But perhaps God says every morning, 'Do it again' to the sun; and every
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Near the end of his life, the great emperor Napoleon was talking to a historian. The historian said, “What was the happiest day of your life? Was it the day of your victory at Lodi? Was it the day you entered Vienna? Was it the day you marched through Berlin in triumph? Or was it the day you were
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Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Jul 2, 2007
When America first entered Baghdad and overthrew Saddam, the people cheered. Shortly after, however, their cheers turned to jeers and anger.
The crowd in Jerusalem had seen and heard about Jesus, the Prophet/King/Messiah. Some of them had been healed. Others had been fed. All had jumped on the
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Baptist
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 10, 2024
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A bit of an aside, I can remember when I have pulled a few all night jobs out of necessity back in my power distribution days when a fault would require repairing, nothing like a 24 plus hour day to exhaust you. Lack of sleep is never a good thing, but in Jacob’s case it led to a change in the man
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 17, 2002
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LOVE LETTER IGNORED- COMMUNION MEDITATION
When Robert Browning came into her life, Elizabeth Barrett was a 39-year-old invalid. Daughter of a jealous & dominating father, her first 4 books of poetry had been published when she was just 12 years old. At 15 she injured her spine, & the resulting
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2004
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Bruce Wilkinson, the author of the extremely popular, Prayer of Jabez, tells about an experience of his that illustrates this truth.
I was taking a coffee break during a family conference in Kentucky when Will walked up and stood beside my chair. He was about nine. He asked if I wanted to donate
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