Contributed by Rob Culler on Mar 21, 2001
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One day Adam and his boys were out for a walk and happened upon the Garden of Eden. One of the boys said, “Dad, what is that place?” Adam responded, “Guys,
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 26, 2002
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PRECIOUS DAD MOMENT
As ham sandwiches go, it was perfection. A thick slab of ham, a fresh bun, crisp lettuce and plenty of expensive, light brown, gourmet mustard. The corners of my jaw were aching in anticipation,
I carried it to the picnic table in our backyard, picked it up with both hands
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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An elderly preacher was rebuked by one of his deacons one Sunday morning before the service. "Pastor," said the man, "something must be wrong with your preaching and your work. There's been only one person added to the church in a whole year, and he's just a boy." The
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A boy came late to Sunday School late. Knowing he was usually very prompt, his teacher asked, “Johnny, is there anything wrong?”
“No, ma’am, not really,” he said,” I was going to go fishing, but my daddy told me that I needed to get on up and go to church.”
The teacher was very impressed and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2001
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British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge once had a discussion with a man who firmly believed that children should not be given formal religious instruction, but should be free to choose their own religious faith when they reached maturity. Coleridge did not disagree, but later invited the man into his
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 4, 2001
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What would you be willing to do for $10,000,000-00? In their book, The Day America Told the Truth, James Patterson and Peter Kim reveal some shocking statistics about how far people in this country are willing to go for ten million.
Would abandon their entire family (25%)
Would abandon their
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Documented in a book by James Patterson and Peter Kim, The Day America Told the Truth, (1991), Americans were asked: “What are you willing to do for $10,000,000?” Two-thirds of Americans polled would agree to at least one, some to several of the following:
§ Would abandon their entire family
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Holiness
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jun 19, 2004
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In the United States, you can be fined $5000 and imprisoned for up to a year for breaking an eagle’s egg, you can be imprisoned and fined for stealing a sea turtle egg, and yet our babies are being killed daily with little outcry. It is time we contact our legislators and tell them there must be a
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When the railroads were first introduced to the U.S., some folks feared that they’d be the downfall of the nation! Here’s an excerpt from a letter to then President Jackson dated January 31, 1829: As you may know, Mr. President, ’railroad’ carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 miles per
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 10, 2005
There was a time when anyone who read the Bible in England did so at great risk. But a man by the name of Wycliffe saw in the Bible the remedy for the ills of his country. There was no English Bible in existence , so in the face of bitter opposition, he translated the Bible into English. People
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
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When the railroads were first introduced to the U.S., some folks feared that they’d be the downfall of the nation! Here’s an exerpt from a letter to then President Jackson dated January 31, 1829:
As you may know, Mr. President, ‘railroad’ carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 miles per
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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Teen Perspective on Woes Roper National Youth Survey reports what teens view as the top 6 causes of American society’s problems:
· 56% Selfishness/People not thinking of the rights of others.
· 52% People who don’t respect the law and the authorities.
· 48% Wrongdoing by politicians.
· 47% Lack of
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Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 21, 2006
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Returning Thanks is a LEARNED Trait.
We are not born grateful creatures. Take a baby for just a little while and you’ll probably hold in your arms what could be best described as a schizophrenic! One minute cooing, the next crying; one minute silent, the next screaming; one minute friendly
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Church Of God
Contributed by Susan Blader on Nov 27, 2006
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Our Personal Rainbow
And did you know that God gives each of us our own personal rainbow? No two people will see the same rainbow. A rainbow is formed by a raindrop that acts like a prism, separating sunlight into its individual color components. If you stand looking at a rainbow, and someone
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Disciples Of Christ
Contributed by Hal Seed on Jul 27, 2007
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Maybe the most famous of all the unexpected heroes of 911 was a 32 year old Oracle salesmen named Todd Beamer, the determined Christian on flight 93 who called up the GTE operator to find out what was happening, prayed the Lord’s Prayer with her over the phone, added, “Jesus, help me,” then said,
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Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 4, 2007
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We can’t imagine what our Redeemer has in store for us. The Holy Spirit gives us a few clues, but it is like a person blind from birth trying to comprehend color. Imagine if you lived in a world of darkness – then could suddenly see. Imagine if you lived in a world without taste – and suddenly
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