Contributed by Lonnie  Erwin on Oct 12, 2007
                
                
                
                    A sharp knife for the vine branches. --
I. THE TEXT SUGGESTS SELF-EXAMINATION. It mentions --
1.	Two characters who are in some respects exceedingly alike; they are both branches, and are in the vine: and yet for all this, the end of the one shall be to be cast away, while the end of the other
                    
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                    Contributed by Hal Seed on Dec 4, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    When the wise men come to Jesus, they bring three gifts: Gold, which is the gift for royalty, a gift for a king. Incense, which was for divinity, a gift you give a God. And myrrh, which is a funeral gift, a gift used for burial. Their gifts show amazing insight. 
At first hearing, you might think
                    
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                    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 14, 2009
                
                
                
                    This story broke this week from the United Kingdom: " LONDON (Reuters) – Gone are the days of shepherds in tea towels and tinsel-clad angels. Britain’s competitive parents are forking out on luxury pashmina shawls and velour dressing gowns to make their child the star of the annual nativity
                    
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                    INVITATION TO DRINK POISON
David Timms said:  "Skeptics, atheists, cynics, and unbelievers often cast Christianity as a legalistic burden, a lifestyle of bondage or a crutch for the weak to lean on. 
Well, perhaps it's time for those same voices to look around and see the fruit of recklessness.
                    
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                    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 29, 2025
                
                
                
                    This is David's message to us in Psalm 37:5-6, where he tells us to trust in the Lord. David said, "Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday."
*How is the Lord
                    
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                    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Feb 16, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    There’s an ancient document from the second century called the "Epistle to Diognetus". It’s a letter from a Christian to a prominent pagan named Diognetus, in which the author, who is unknown, is describing and defending this strange new religion of Christianity. It reads, in part:
"The Christians
                    
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                    NO LIGHT ON THE RUNWAY
 Consider the experience of a friend of mine, who was a recreational pilot when he was younger.  On one occasion, he flew his single-engine plane toward his home base at a small country airport.  
 Unfortunately, he waited too long to start back and arrived in the vicinity of
                    
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                    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 4, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A teacher asked her students to list what they thought were the present Seven Wonders of the World. The students cast the most votes for 1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids 2. Taj Mahal 3. Grand Canyon 4. Panama Canal 5. Empire State Building 6. St. Peter’s Basilica 7. China’s Great Wall 
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                    Contributed by Kyle Blanton on May 14, 2007
                
                
                
                    I know you’ve heard the passage time and time again. 6 Teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Psalm 22:6
My mother never missed a beat.  There was a time when my dad resigned from the pastorate when we lived in Illinois that he took to the road
                    
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                    Contributed by Rick Palmer on Oct 15, 2018
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                          While fishing in the dark in a very deep canyon can present very obvious problems it can produce some unexpected experiences as well. 
      It was a warm summer night about 2:00 AM, dark would be an understatement as the moon was nonexistent at least in the bottom of our canyon. Trout was
                    
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                    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 18, 2020
                
                
                
                    Over the pandemic I reunited with an old friend – Survivor. That’s right, the father of all reality shows and I had been apart for several years when the shutdown brought us back together. I had faithfully watched the first few seasons, but, as it is with many relationships, we drifted away over
                    
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                    Contributed by Larry White on Jan 11, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED
"I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line, the decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. 
My past is redeemed, my present makes
                    
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