Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009
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ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?
Two men met on a plane and one man asked the other, "Are you a Christian?"
"Yes I am."
"Wonderful! Are you Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox?"
"I’m a Protestant."
"That’s great. So am I. Are you Calvinist or Arminian in your theology?"
"I’m happy to say that I’m a staunch
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 2, 2013
THE ORANGE BLESSING
In the late 1800’s while crossing the Atlantic on an ocean-liner, the English Baptist pastor and evangelist F.B. Meyer was asked to preach to the first class passengers. At the captain's request he spoke on "Answered Prayer."
An agnostic who was present at the service was
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A lady purchased a parrot whose previous owner had taught him profanity and decided that she would reform him. The parrot learned a number of Christian words and Bible verses to replace the cuss words. However, the owner caught him cussing one day and grabbed him and said, "I'll teach
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Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jun 22, 2008
A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A young man enlisted, and was sent to his regiment. The first night he was in the barracks with about fifteen other young men, who passed the time playing cards and gambling. Before retiring, he fell on his knees and prayed, and they began to curse him and jeer at him and throw boots at him. So it
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
Joke: Disappointment is one of those emotions we would rather avoid. A small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness to the stand in a trial -- a grand-motherly, elderly woman.
He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?"
She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you, Mr.
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A lady purchased a parrot whose previous owner had taught him profanity and decided that she would reform him. The parrot learned a number of Christian words and Bible verses to replace the cuss words. However, the owner caught him cussing one day and grabbed him and said, "I'll teach you
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A pastor saw one of his sheep in the grocery store and got around to asking where they had been lately. Was it something I said? Is it another church?"
The man laughed and said, "Oh, no, we love you and the people of our church." The pastor was left to his own curiosity. He then
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Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 23, 2001
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A while back I was reading about an expert on the subject of time management. One day this expert was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration I’m sure those students will never forget. After I share it with you, you’ll never forget it either. As
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 3, 2001
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ILL. Dave Galloway told of a soldier who had just returned from Viet Nam. His parents were socialites, very well-to-do. It was near Christmas, and they were getting ready to go out to the first of the round of parties of the Christmas season.
Just then the phone rang, & it was their son on the
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