-Stephen Ambrose wrote a book in 2000 entitled Nothing Like It In The World. It is the story of the Transcontinental Railroad that was built from 1863-1869. In that book he describes what happens during the building of the rails that led West.
There were a series of wagons that were pulled by
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 28, 2005
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India
So I wrote in my journal, describing the aftermath of the October 1999 cyclone whose 200 mph winds and 30-foot tidal surge devastated the coastal areas of Orissa , India . Originating in the Bay of Bengal , the storm killed an estimated 100,000 people and domestic livestock, mostly by
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
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Charles Fuller once announced that he would be speaking the following Sunday on “Heaven.” During that week, a precious letter was received from an old man who was very ill. Here is part of his letter: “Next Sunday you are to talk about Heaven. I am interested in that land, because I have held a
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Charismatic
Contributed by Jeffrey Powell on May 25, 2009
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GEORGE WASHINGTON'S PRAYER
We have a rich history of how God miraculously intervened in the creation of this nation. You won’t read this in the public school history books because anti-Christian writers take great pains to remove God’s handiwork in the building of America.
In 1776, British
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Baptist
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 4, 2010
Cinderella Man tells the true story of boxing legend James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), who made an incredible comeback during the Great Depression. Injured and arthritic, Braddock’s promising career was cut short, and he had to go on public assistance when he couldn’t get work at the docks in New
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 22, 2011
THE BELLS TOLL FOR SOMEONE ELSE
We began the week with the story of the Chicago nightclub fire in which 21 people were killed as they rushed to the exit. The club had already been cited for overcrowding and other safety violations--like not enough doors and windows. What happened was that a
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 11, 2011
DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE
The Declaration itself laid the groundwork for our freedom as a Nation:
And that declaration was to be based upon the nation’s faith in God.
It was quite literally a declaration of “Dependence upon God.”
In the first two sentences of the Declaration of Independence -
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Steven Ferber on Jun 21, 2012
DESIGNED DILEMMAS
In Dr. Tim Kimmel’s book Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right, he has a section called Designed Dilemmas. Kimmel is convinced that most modern parents pamper their kids to the point where they don’t ever have to face situations that force them to grow up, mature, learn responsibility.
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Lutheran
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 16, 2012
ON NIMROD
Josephus wrote:
"Now it was Nimrod who excited them to such an affront and contempt of God. He was the grandson of Ham, the son of Noah, a bold man, and of great strength of hand. He persuaded them not to ascribe it to God, as if it were through his means they were happy, but to believe
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Tim Smith on Jul 30, 2012
Jim Buskirk was pastor of Tulsa First UMC for many years. He’s been a mentor in my ministry. I listened to his sermon tapes for years. He once told this story.
A man named Henry got off the bus near his church. As he walked up the street, he noticed a young boy sitting by a flower bed near a
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Methodist
The exact dimensions of the New Heaven are measured by an angel and reported to be 12,000 stadia, the equivalent of 1,400 miles or 2,200 kilometers, in length, width, and height (Revelation 21:15-16). Even though these proportions may have symbolic importance, this doesn’t mean they can’t be
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