Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 24, 2008
Living the Full Christian Life
As believers, we have received a great inheritance and legacy. In Acts 17:11, Luke writes, "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what
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Christian Church
Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 19, 2024
Justin Bieber: In various interviews and social media posts, Bieber has spoken candidly about his struggles with fame, substance abuse, and finding purpose. He has credited his renewed Christian faith for helping him find a sense of meaning and stability that he couldn't find in his earlier
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 26, 2009
"Margaret Waage wrote of an especially important Christmas eve in her life. She got off her job at noon and stood dejectedly in the crowd waiting for the subway train. She had worked by herself all morning since her fellow workers had been given the day off. Now many people around her were talking
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 11, 2007
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A respected doctor, who practiced in the Maritime Provinces during the latter half of the twentieth century, tells of the miraculous healing of one of his female patients, who was dying with what physicians referred to as “open TB.” She had become his patient in 1947, at which time she had dropped
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Baptist
Mark Early tells this remarkable story of how truly following Jesus transforms the lives of those who follow him and the lives with whom they come into contact. “For thirteen weeks, former child soldier Ishmael Beah has seen his memoir, A Long Way Gone, hover in the top ranks of the New York Times
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Methodist
The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. Faith is the ability to trust
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Nazarene
Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Mar 30, 2008
Have you ever heard the term the proof is in the pudding? It actually comes from the phrase "the proof of the pudding is in the eating." It means that the true value or quality of something can only be judged when it’s put to use. The meaning is often summed up as "results are what count."
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Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 24, 2003
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A mother of a five-year-old girl was startled to find her going through a new Bible storybook and circling the word "God" wherever appeared on the page. Stifling her first reaction to reprimand the child for defacing a book, she quietly asked, "Why are doing that?" The
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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More Kids Living With Grandparents In ’97, the most recent year for which figures are available, 5.5% of all children under 18 in the U.S. live with a grandparent. That compares to only 4.9% in ’92 and 3.6% in ’80. The Census bureau blames social ills such as child abuse,
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Contributed by Brian Eatock on Jan 23, 2006
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A girl knelt in the confessional and said, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned."
"What is it, child?"
"Father, I have committed the sin of vanity. Twice a day I gaze at myself in the mirror and tell myself how beautiful I am."
The priest turned, took a good look
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Holiness
Contributed by David Butcher on Oct 21, 2006
A time of expecting an event is so exciting. Although when we talk of expecting most times our minds go to babies, but that need not always be the case. It can just as easily be a holiday, a present, a new job, even that special phone call!
Babies of course are special, the birth of a baby
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 2, 2011
A LITTLE GIRL'S DREAMS
A mother was taking her four-year-old daughter to school. She was a doctor and had left her stethoscope on the car seat. Her little girl picked it up and very excited began to play with it.
Excellent, thought the doctor, my daughter wants to follow in my
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Brethren
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2008
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Author Jill Briscoe in "Here Am I Lord, Send Somebody Else" writes of this subject, "God transports us to a situation. There is no such thing as happenstance in the life of a child of God. His intent is to use fallible people to give out His infallible truth to a world living in error. He wants to
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Salvation Army
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A person came to a minister to be counseled one day. He had lost money and said, “I”ve lost everything.”
Min: “”Oh I’m sorry to hear you have lost your faith.” Man: “no, I’ve not lost my faith.” Min: “Well then I’m
sorry to hear you have lost your character.” Man: “I didn’t say that, I
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Wesleyan
Article from paper on the pastor and his wife who collect nativity scenes from all over the world.
1. The message of the nativity according to the article is this: “An Enduring symbol. Christ’s birth has been a powerful story through-out the ages. The Nativity is a three dimensional depiction of
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 25, 2010
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HESED
Proverbs 20:6 records: "Many a man claims to have hesed, but a faithful man, who can find?"
Not only is a person with hesed truthful, he is also faithful. The proverb indicates that many people may claim to have hesed for you, but only a very few will demonstrate it by actually remaining
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Independent/Bible
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