Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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After my father died in Dec. of 1982 mother lived another 20 years. She passed away in June of 2002. Mom never drove. She never got her driver’s license so she always had to depend on others to go somewhere. Mom had several male friends after dad died. They often went out to eat or go to the local
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 1, 2007
Our community recently suffered a devastating flood. Area churches have partnered with the Salvation Army to pool donated goods for disater victims at a warehouse. I pastor one of the churches involved in the disaster relief. "I was told first-hand by a Salvation Army worker who helped a lady who
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Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 9, 2008
There’s a little guy somewhere, Waiting to appear;
Curled up inside his mother’s protective atmosphere.
He’s the one they didn’t plan on, He’s an extra mouth to feed,
a little inconvenience neither of them need.
He’s doctor’s bills and formula, He’s sleepless nights and stress,
He wet and
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dale Hummel on May 2, 2008
TURN TO ME
Dallas Willard in his book, Hearing God, tells the story of a businessman:
Robert C. McFarlane was a well-known businessman in the Los Angeles area. He moved to California from Oklahoma in 1970, and within just a few days of his arrival--due to a disastrous misunderstanding with a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jun 26, 2008
Shortly after the first edition of the Miami Herald had gone to press on Sunday night, December 29, 1946, Timothy Sullivan answered the telephone on the city desk. “Please help me,” a woman’s voice pleaded. “My husband is bleeding to death.”
Sullivan got the entire story. The man’s name was Rudy
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Lutheran
Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 20, 2008
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Be Someone's Consistent Help
Paul, in his letter to the Hebraic Christians, makes this point:
"…exhort one another daily, while it is called Today, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin." [Hebrews 3:13]
I will be the first to admit that when it comes to the inner-workings
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Contributed by Timothy Darling on Dec 12, 2008
What is a Signet Ring?
For us, in these days of DNA and fingerprints, signatures, endorsements and notaries, the idea of a signet ring is kind of odd. Different cultures have done different things to set official approval on documents. In China, today, they still use a chop. A chop is a rubber
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Mennonite
Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 26, 2009
There were two boys who grew up together. They were close friends as children, but as they entered their teen years their paths began to diverge and they ended up in very different places. Ernie was always in trouble. He began by shoplifting small things from stores and worked his way up to
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
My son, Dan, was pulling out of his apartment complex on his way to school, when suddenly wham, a car hits him going 40 miles an hour about a foot in front of where he was sitting in our Mini-van. The next 15 to 20 minutes he was out. He awoke up confused wondering “Where am I?” and “What is
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 22, 2009
Imagine, if you will, considering the fuel that runs most of our society, a gasoline station along the metaphorical road of life. It has two large signs that can be seen from all around. One sign says, “Come on in! Your bill is already paid!” That’s grace—something paid before you ever reach the
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 7, 2011
THE TRAIN WHISTLE
"I lived in Germany during the Nazi holocaust. I considered myself a Christian. I attended Church since I was a small boy. We had heard the stories of what was happening to the Jews, but like most people we tried to distance ourselves from the reality of what was really
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Contributed by Bret Toman on Dec 10, 2012
So many people believe they can be right with God, they can have peace with God, they can deflect God’s anger from them by being good and doing good. They rightfully understand there’s a debt that they owe. But they don’t understand it’s a debt they could never repay. And to try to repay it does
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