Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 12, 2011
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THE GOLDEN RULE: IS IT ORIGINAL?
There are people in this world who think Jesus’ Golden Rule was nice but not original. They try to say that Jesus merely borrowed the idea from others.
I once saw a poster that tried to say that.
* Confucius (some 500 years before Jesus) said: "DO NOT unto
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Contributed by Rick Palmer on Oct 14, 2018
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In 1980 I was hired as a City Police Officer in a small Midwest town with a population of 2200. The first week on duty we closed an investigation of a local man who held a position in the School system. He had gained the confidence of the parents, students, and the community. After a traffic
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Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
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INSTALLING HUSBAND 1.0
Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance -- particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0
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Information from Rev. Bruce Goettsche:
You have probably heard the phrase many times, "timing is everything". There is a great deal of truth in that statement. The difference between a good joke and a bad one is a person’s sense of timing. An appropriate pause makes a joke . . . an inappropriate
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Paul Harvey told the story of a family on Christmas Eve. For several years this family had a tradition where the Mother and children would go to the Christmas Eve service, and the Father would stay home and read the paper. Then when they got back from church, they would open their gifts.
The
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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Solomon discovered the emptiness of stuff.
Illus. A young banker was driving his BMW, in the mountains, during a snowstorm. As he rounded a turn the vehicle slid out of control and toward a cliff. At the last moment he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped from the car.
Though he escaped with his
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Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 31, 2005
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May 31, 2005 “Our Semper Fi Brother!” Matthew 9:18-26 Key verse(s) 22“Jesus turned and saw her. ‘Take heart, daughter,’ he said, ‘your faith has healed you.’ And the woman was healed from that moment.”
Nothing defines endurance better than a Marine. I have known a few Marines in my life; in
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Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Nov 2, 2006
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A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, TN. One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table to table,
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
Here’s a story about a boy involved in a worthwhile activity. Guideposts’ senior staff editor and writer, Richard H. Schneider, included this information in the July 2003 issue of Guideposts.
Did you know....................?
In the spring of 1958, a 17-year-old, Robert G. Heft, was a high school
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Contributed by Joe La Rue on Mar 18, 2008
Perhaps the most famous missing man in American history is Judge Joe Crater, who was an associate justice of the New York Supreme Court when he vanished without a trace in August, 1930. One of the most recognizable people in New York City, he was vacationing with his wife in Maine when he received
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"When principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then battle is your calling, and peace has become sin; you must, at the price of dearest peace, lay your
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Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 12, 2010
James Innel Packer, in his article, Poor Health may be the Best Remedy, says,
“Perfect physical health is promised not for this life, but for heaven, as part of the resurrection glory that awaits us in the
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