MINISTRY DURING BLACK PLAGUE
Many years ago, in Europe, there was a great plague that killed one third of the population. It was called the black plague. Tens of thousands were killed each and every month and the population was terrified by the thought of facing death in their families and homes,
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Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 24, 2026
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Ring around the roses, ... pocket full of poses, ashes, ... ashes ... (Slow) we all fall down.
Many of us have sung this little rhyme ... with our children, .... our grandchildren ... or have at least heard the rhyme.
We have heard or sung ... a number of these old rhymes ... as young children
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Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 10, 2009
JOY IS BLACK
I recently read the following letter that was sent to Dr. Michael Youssef, pastor of The Church of the Apostles in Atlanta. The letter was sent by Mrs. Lane, who has been a primary school teacher for 38 years:
Dear Michael,
One day I was trying to teach my students the difference
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BLACK AND WHITE
A little girl was attending a wedding for the first time. She whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?"
Her mother replied: "Because white is the colour of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life."
The
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Contributed by Mark Nichols on Mar 12, 2008
Men In Black.
Begin video with Will Smith’s character at the training center for Men In Black. He arrives late. He says, “Excuse me, but why are we here?” A marine promptly stands up and says, “We are here because you’re looking for the best of the best sir!” Will Smith laughs and says, “This
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
The next plague in Exodus 9 is a severe electrical thunderstorm with hail. I remember as a kid looking out over the field near our house and seeing a brown cloud of what looked like dust billowing it’s way towards me. The sky took on a brown tinge that seemed to paint the whole atmosphere and
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THE BLACK AND WHITE BOXES
I have in my hands two boxes which God gave me to hold. He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black, and all your joys in the white." I heeded His words, and in the two box both my joys and sorrows I stored.
But though the white became heavier each day, the black
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Contributed by Todd Catteau on Sep 12, 2023
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With football season in full swing, I often think of my high school football days. I wasn’t very good at all but, as the saying goes, the older I get the better I was. One of my few highlights from those days was a kickoff return. You may be thinking that my story is about a game winning return but
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Contributed by Jay Mccluskey on Jan 29, 2009
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IS YOUR CHURCH A CHURCH OF BONES?
In the town of Sedlec in the Czech Republic, there is a famous cemetery that dates back to the 13th century. Some 40,000 people who died from the Black Plague in the 14th century and in the Hussite wars in the beginning of the 15th century were buried there.
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