A poll in Moody Monthly, in the 1970’s; plus a poll today by George Barna reveals there is very little difference in the morals and ethics of church going, Conservative Christians, than in the world around them. They are just as likely to commit adultery; take drugs; cheat in school; use profanity;
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Apr 23, 2009
BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT, WE'VE GOT THE SPIRIT
Susan Boyle didn’t look like an American idol or a singer, but she shocked the judges on Britain’s Got Talent when she opened her mouth and sang like an opera star. You may not look
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 27, 2010
ATTENDING CHURCH MATTERS
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry in spring 1997 released an article that shows older people who base their Christian faith on TV programmes have a higher rate of depression and lower health than the general population. While those who base their Christian life
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Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 23, 2011
TROUBLING TEEN STATISTICS
20 teens attempt to end their lives every 30 minutes.
685 teens become drug users ever 30 minutes.
23 teenage girls have abortions every 30 minutes.
3 million American teenagers have been treated for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2001
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John Newton, the writer of the most popular hymn in history, "Amazing Grace" said:
"… if two angels in heaven were given assignments by God at the same time, one of them to go and rule over the greatest nation on earth and the other to go sweep the streets of the dirtiest village, each angel would
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Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002
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In November of 1999 in Lubbock, Texas, Jimmy Allen, the former President of the Southern Baptist Convention, spoke about one of the greatest hurts of his life. His daughter-in-law and his two grandsons, had all become infected with HIV from a tainted blood transfusion received during her first
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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Evangelist Billy Walked told a story about the city fathers of New York as they contemplated the future growth of the city. They laid out the streets and numbered them from the center outward. When they began, there were only six or seven streets. In their planning maps, they projected how large
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Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 13, 2004
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The children of a well-to-do family decided to give their father as a birthday present a book containing their family’s history. They commissioned a professional biographer to write the book, carefully cautioning him about the family’s “black sheep”—their Uncle George had been executed in the
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Pentecostal
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Billy Graham’s hands often go clammy and his knees shake before he preaches. While most would agree that standing in front of a crowd of people is probably not their favorite occupation, this is not a confession one would expect from the man who has preached the Gospel to more people than anyone
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
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A severe rash prompted a man from a rural area to come to town to be examined by one of my colleagues. After the usual history-taking followed by a series of tests the physician advised the patient that he would have to get rid of the dog that was evidently causing the allergic reaction. As the man
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 17, 2007
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He died on January 28, 814. Many years later, archaeologists discovered the tomb of Charlemagne, the great king and emperor of France. When the tomb was opened, after being closed for centuries, the men who entered it found something amazing. They found certain treasures of the kingdom, of course.
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Nazarene
Contributed by C Jordan on Oct 16, 2008
“But what is meant by this ‘mark of the beast’? Various amusing answers have been given. These theories err in this respect, namely, that they interpret this mark as a single, individual, outward, visible sign that will appear on the forehead or hand of the wicked at one particular moment in
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