Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 8, 2009
Bruce Thielemann, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, told of a conversation with an active layman, who mentioned, “You preachers talk a lot about giving, but when you get right down to it, it all comes down to basin theology.”
Thielemann asked, “Basin theology? What’s that?”
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Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
On our vacation one year, we borrowed my dad’s boat and went up to a beautiful mountain lake in Western Arkansas. It was narrow with fingers reaching into the mountains and piny woods. It was beautiful.
The problem arose when we decided to head back to the boat landing. We missed a turn and headed
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
Steven Jobs was the founder of Apple Computers. There came a point in time when the company was struggling and he approached John Sculley – who was head of one of the divisions of Pepsi Cola – to come on board and help lead them out of difficulty. Sculley kept resisting and Jobs kept persisting.
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 21, 2023
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Knowing the king’s strong sensual appetite, the counselors suggested that he assemble a new harem composed of the most beautiful young virgins in the empire. This was not a “beauty contest” where the winners were rewarded by having a chance for the throne. These young women were conscripted against
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025
The Workaholic’s 23rd Psalm by Ed Vasicek
The Lord is my foreman, I shall not rest.
He makes me mow down the green pastures.
He leads me to generators beside rapid waters.
He wears out my soul.
He shoves me to conferences for my schedule's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of
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A science professor at Westmont College wrote a book explaining how only one person could possibly have fulfilled the prophecies. He worked with 600 students to calculate the mathematical probability of just eight of the Old Testament prophecies being fulfilled in any one person up to the present
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 27, 2008
COMING OUT OF THE SEWER
I remember a documentary, it was about a Christian agency that worked with children who lived in sewers - somewhere in eastern Europe - the work of the agency is to re-house these kids - a chance for a new life away from the darkness and filth of the sewers into foster
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Contributed by Fred Sigle on Nov 6, 2006
A man and his wife who had been married for 45 years went on VACATION to Jerusalem. While they were there, the HUSBAND suddenly passed away with a HEART ATTACK. The FUNERAL DIRECTOR told the wife, “You can have your husband shipped HOME for $5,000, or you can BURY him here, in the Holy Land, for
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Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000
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I think of Eric Liddell. The movie Chariots of Fire depicts how his sister Jenny tried to persuade Eric to give up his running, and go to China with her to be a missionary. He said, "No, God has made me fast and called me to run." It would have been wrong at that point to be a missionary. Of
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What are you going to remember from this Christmas? Chances are that it won’t be one of several presents, or of how good the turkey was, or how nicely decorated the tree was. If I go back 2 yrs, what Joanne and I remember was going for a bike ride Christmas day; last year it was a funny snowman
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 20, 2003
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"A religion true to its nature must also be concerned about man’s social conditions. Religion deals with both earth and heaven, both time and eternity. Religion operates not only on the vertical plane but also on the horizontal.
It seeks not only to integrate men with God but to integrate men with
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Let’s be honest. In a culture that is increasingly hostile to Christians and their faith, it’s not always easy to confess Jesus.
April 20 will be the 8th anniversary of the day Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold gunned down a dozen students and one teacher at Columbine High School. Although it was not
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Contributed by William Jones on Sep 20, 2008
Recently when Hurricane Ike was taking aim at Galveston Texas all the residents of that island were given orders to leave the island or to face certain death. As the Hurricane approached they were given one last warning, leave before it is too late, if you do not there will be no rescue. Many of
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