Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 8, 2022
An unknown author put together an interesting (convicting) summary of how we cannot pray the Lord's Prayer, which should be actually referred to as the Disciples’ Prayer, for Jesus had no sin to confess.
I cannot say “our” if I live only for myself.
I cannot say, “Father” if I do not endeavor
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Here are the social reasons given on survey picked up by the Right to Life org. as to why individuals get abortions:
Social Reasons (given as primary reason)
-Feels unready for child/responsibility 25%
-Feels she can’t afford baby 23%
-Has all the children she wants/Other family
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2009
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SHOCK IN HEAVEN
I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven’s door,
Not by the beauty of it all, by the lights or its décor.
But it was the folks in heaven who made me sputter and gasp;
the thieves, the liars, the sinners, the alcoholics, the trash.
There stood the kid from 7th
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A couple of months ago, my daughter, who has four children, two of whom are in Catholic school, asked me “Dad, why are my children in Catholic school?” I know it’s a struggle, even with a doctor’s income. She faces an incredible tuition when two are in Catholic high schools and two in grade
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Catholic
Contributed by Jeremy Lane on May 15, 2010
One report states that kids are media multi-tasking 29% of the time
31% of kids say they multi-task while doing homework
8-18 year olds are exposed to 7 hours 38 minutes of media per day (with multi-tasking, turns into a total of 10 hours 45 minutes per day)
15-18 year olds spend 1 hour 51
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Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 13, 2008
The song I have chosen to share with you today should be fairly well known, especially to those who have spent a part of their life either in scouting or church related organizations as a child. Some may recall this little jingle from their school days. So, here it is:
Make new friends,
But keep
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008
Everyone Must Have The Same Life Preserver
Bruce Revel tells about taking a cruise on a large ocean liner. Soon after boarding the craft, he found out that everyone would be required to participate in a lifeboat drill.
“One requirement was that everyone had to wear a life jacket. When the alarm
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008
WHAT DOES YOUR FAMILY PORTRAIT LOOK LIKE?
Looking at a family portrait, can you easily determine if the family is a happy, joyful family? The answer is no, we are all far to good actors in those photographs. If we were to take a true family portrait, the kids would have their hands around each
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Claude and Amanda Tackett were a typical young mid-western couple, living in Louisville KY. They were members of the Southeast Christian Church. Claude had recently completed law school and was doing well in his first job as a lawyer.
In January of this year, Amanda gave birth to their first
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Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Oct 19, 2003
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Paul Brand wrote in the March 4, 1983 issue of "Christianity Today:"
Blood spatters the pages of mythology and of history. Drinking it gives strength and new life: to the ghosts of the dead in The Odyssey, to the Roman epileptics who dashed onto the floor of the Coliseum to quaff the blood of
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 27, 2004
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I heard an interesting news item this week. According to the US Government it will now cost $160,140 for the average middle class American family to raise a child to the age 18. If you are quick on the draw with your math facts you just estimated what it may cost you to raise your children. For
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