Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
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A woman was doing her last-minute Christmas shopping at a crowded mall. She was tired of fighting the crowds. She was tired of standing in lines. She was tired of fighting her way down long aisles looking for a gift that had sold out days before. She was sick and tired of Christmas and wanted
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 11, 2008
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I am reminded of the guy who shows up at heaven’s gates. Peter asks him, “Did you do anything self-sacrificing or noteworthy to show that you loved God and loved others.”
“Well,” he replied, “There was one thing. I saw an old lady that was being taunted and ridiculed and physically abused by a
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Church Of God
Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 16, 2008
Two feet to follow us,
Where ever our feet may trod;
Will they lead to folly’s door,
Or will they lead to God?
Two eyes to observe what we do,
To copy our ways and our tastes;
Will they help build a growing world,
Or will they add to the waste?
Two ear to hear what we say,
In pleasure, in
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Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 17, 2008
William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice to the House of Commons, told a touching story. The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. The doctors told the princess not to kiss her little daughter and endanger her life by breathing the child’s breath.
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jun 19, 2008
Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman tells about the time he was conducting a prayer meeting when a man gave this testimony: The man said, "I got off at the Pennsylvania depot as a homeless person and for a year I begged on the streets for a living. One day I touched a man on the shoulder and said, 'Mister,
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Joni Eareckson Tada
In 1967, a diving accident left Joni Eareckson Tada paralyzed from the neck down. She has had no feeling or movement in her arms or legs. She uses her mouth to paint and write.
God used her greatly. She has been a great witness for God and an encouragement to many. She has
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 14, 2010
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HEROIC FAILURE
The Book of Heroic Failures, was written by Stephen Pile in 1979. It is a book written in celebration of human inadequacy in all its forms.
My favourite story took part in 1978. During the fireman’s strike in England, the British army took over emergency fire-fighting and drove the
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Brethren
Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Feb 23, 2012
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ENCOURAGING BABIES
In 1995 twin girls Kyrie and Brielle were born prematurely. Weighing only 2 pounds each, they were watched over very carefully each in their respective incubators. Kyrie began putting on weight immediately, but Brielle struggled--she cried and cried, leaving her gasping and blue
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Lutheran
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Shake it together! If we placed the parts of a wrist watch in a bag and began to shake it; how long do you think it would be, before it came together, and function properly? Both the world and the watch had a creator, designer, and maker.
The world did not begin as a result of a big bang. God
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 23, 2009
A March 2009 AP article demonstrates how sinful attitudes are passed on from one generation to another: "PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island woman is accused of punching and biting her 11-year-old son’s school principal after she was told the boy was being suspended.
Police say 30-year-old Aleyda
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Contributed by Ramon Canals on Jun 5, 2009
Ilustration: I read the story of nine special people participating in the Seattle Olympics.
A few years ago, at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly
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