To let go requires a change of mind. It’s not unlike jumping from a burning building. I have to decide that “down there” is safer than “up here” even if getting “down there”
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IF I COULD JUST CHANGE A FEW THINGS...
Gary Smalley states, "Most couples enter marriage hoping to achieve happiness. And for each of us, that vision of happiness takes a different form...Disappointment hits most couples shortly after the wedding because each partner begins to see faults and
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Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 24, 2008
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Attitude can be changed simply by humbly coming to God, ready to receive what He offers, even if it's not the answer we expected.
The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owner. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, a zoo keeper felt compelled to mention the change coming to a pet raccoon owned by a young lady named Julie. She listened
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on May 3, 2022
One incident helped change Western civilization—Paul’s vision of a man from northern Greece led him to take the gospel westward into Europe instead of eastward into Asia—with far-reaching results.
Nearly 400 years later, a remarkably similar dream changed all of Irish history.
Patrick, a
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 12, 2024
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One day shortly after the birth of their new baby, the mother had to go out to do some errands. So, the proud papa stayed home to watch his wonderful new son.
Soon after the mother left, the baby started to cry. The father did everything he could think of to do but the baby wouldn’t stop crying.
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Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 19, 2026
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Back in the 60's ... a man named Laurence J. Peter ... visited several corporations ... and studied some of their management styles ... and characteristics.
As a result, ... he came up with a maxim ... which was later named after him ... called ... "The Peter Principle." (Pause)
I
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Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 20, 2026
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There is a song that is often used at baptisms ...that seems so appropriate ... to help portray this new birth ... in Christ.
I will change your name
You shall no longer be called
Wounded, outcast, lonely or afraid
I will change your name
Your new name shall be
Confidence, joyfulness, overcoming
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 30, 2025
People generally don't like change.
As Mark Twain famously said, "The only person who likes change is a wet baby." There's a lot of truth to that quote. Many times, we think of change as being a bad thing, and we older people have seen a lot of bad changes in our lifetimes.
*But
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Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Oct 1, 2001
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Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: How many can you afford?
Q: How many evolutionists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Just one but it will take a million years.
Q: How many Psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Only one, but the bulb has got to
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 13, 2003
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God does not change – even in the bad times. I think that is why Matt Redman writes that he is going to choose to say “Blessed be your name”
Blessed be Your name,
When the sun’s shining down on me
When the world’s "all as it should be"
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name,
On the road
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Contributed by Mark Connelly on Jul 31, 2003
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This past week I was getting my oil changed and I had a chance to present the gospel to the guy in the waiting room with me. For me, waiting rooms are the best places for evangelism because the people are sitting there with nothing to do. The oil change waiting room has been particularly fruitful
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Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
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SOLDIER EXPLAINS HOW SONG SUNG BY ENEMY CHANGED HIM
One Christmas Eve, Ira D. Sankey was traveling by steamboat up the Delaware River. Asked to sing, Mr. Sankey sang the "Shepherd Song." After the song was ended, a man with a rough, weatherbeaten face came up to Mr. Sankey and said: "Did you
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