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  • The Huge Redwood Trees In California Are ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 18, 2007
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     | 3,028 views

    The huge redwood trees in California are amazing. • They are the largest living things on earth and the tallest trees in the world. • Some of them are 100m high and more than 2,500 years old. • You would think that trees that large would have a tremendous root system, reaching down deep into the ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Action Speaks Louder

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 27, 2007
     | 2,778 views

    ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER A minister was being shown through a large weaving mill where one of his parishioners worked. Mentioning that particular employee to the foreman, the pastor said, "I suppose that John is one of your best workers." The foreman responded, ’No, I’m sorry to say he isn’t. The ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Persian Legend — Pour Water Into Basket

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 30, 2007
     | 3,121 views

    Persian Legend - Pour Water into Basket A certain king had a task to accomplish. He called two of his servants. They were given the same wages and told to fill a basket with water from a nearby well, saying that he would come in the evening to inspect their work. After dumping one or two ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Offer Up Your Gift — Antonio Stradivarius  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 30, 2007
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    Offer up Your Gift - Antonio Stradivarius A young boy Antonio loves music, but his voice was high and squeaky, and so he did not make the tryouts for the Cremona Boy’s Choir. When he took violin lessons, the neighbours persuaded his parents to make him stop. Yet Antonio still wanted to make ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • The Meek Is Like The Mango Tree. All Its ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 4, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,600 views

    The meek is like the mango tree. All its branches hang with fruit. Passer-by come and assails it with stones and sticks. It responds by dropping the fruit at every blow, at the feet of those who assail it. At the close of the season, it stands scarred and battered, its leaves torn off, its ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Love God Like Loving A Cow?

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 16, 2007
     | 6,787 views

    Love God like Loving a Cow? Meister Eckhart: Some people want to love God in the same way as they love a cow. You love it for the milk and the cheese and for your own profit. So do those who love God for the sake of outward riches or inward consolation. But they do not love God correctly, for ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Overcoming The Great Wall  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 27, 2007
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     | 3,188 views

    OVERCOMING THE GREAT WALL In ancient China, the people wanted to defend themselves from the barbaric hordes in the North and they built the Great Wall of China. It was too high to climb over, too thick to break down, and too long to go around. Very secure. Yet during the first hundred years ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • The Creature "Strife"

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 10, 2007
     | 1,809 views

    The Creature “Strife” There is a legend from Greek mythology that the god Hercules was once walking along a narrow road when a strange-looking creature appeared threateningly in front of him. Hercules struck this creature with his club and passed on, but soon afterwards was surprised to be ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Only Three Parachutes

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 16, 2007
     | 2,050 views

    ONLY THREE PARACHUTES An amusing story about the plane going over the Atlantic Ocean with the only people on board the pilot a scientist, a minister and a back packer. The plane has engine trouble and the pilot goes to the passengers to inform them of the situation. He explains that the plane is ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Offer Your Life To Him

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 26, 2007
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     | 2,855 views

    OFFER YOUR LIFE TO HIM In a large cathedral in Europe there was a very large, magnificent pipe organ. It was a Saturday afternoon, and the custodian was making one final check the organ loft high in the balcony at the back of the church. He was startled to hear footsteps echoing up the ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • An Ancient Scottish Legend

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 3, 2008
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     | 1,874 views

    An ancient Scottish legend has this story. A shepherd boy was tending a few sheep on the side of a mountain. One day while wandering in the wilderness, he came to a huge cave. There was a door to the cave and it was closed. And as he was looking around, he noticed a very beautiful flower. ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • We Are Called To Be Faithful In Doing What God ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 3, 2008
     | 1,654 views

    We are called to be faithful in doing what God has called us to do. The superintendent of a large school was concerned about the mess he found in so many of the classrooms he visited. Papers were often scattered on the floor, and the students’ desks were very messy. Feeling strongly that ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • The Cross Bearers

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 19, 2008
     | 4,512 views

    THE CROSS BEARERS The Lord brought two of his disciples to a road. He gave each one a cross of the same weight and asked them to carry it up to the end of the road, where he would wait for them. After this, the Lord disappeared. The first disciple carried the cross with ease, while the second ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Distracted  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 2, 2008
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     | 9,802 views

    DISTRACTED One morning a farmer told his wife that he was going out to pluck the ripe fruits from his field. He got off to an early start so he could warm up the truck. He needed more petrol, so he went to the store to get it. On the way to the store he noticed the pigs weren’t fed. So he ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Sir John Templeton - Tithe

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 19, 2008
     | 5,801 views

    Sir John Templeton is a multi-billionaire, one of the wealthiest men in the world. He’s a dedicated Christian now in his nineties now. He invented the idea of trust funds in investments and started the Templeton Fund. Someone asked him, “How did you make such enormous wealth?” He said, ...read more

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  • Plan Your Life

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 24, 2008
     | 4,941 views

    PLAN YOUR LIFE A famous British writer George Bernard Shaw once visited a sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein at his studio. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don’t know yet. I’m still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your ...read more

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  • Checking On Himself

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 24, 2008
     | 1,533 views

    CHECKING ON HIMSELF I’m reminded of a story of a grocery store owner who overheard a young boy using the pay phone at the entrance of his store. You know how telephone conversations are; you usually hear only one side of the conversation. The young boy was talking and the store manager was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Light Of The World

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 25, 2008
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     | 9,114 views

    A boatman and a scholar were once travelling on a boat. During the journey, the scholar asked the boatman, "Do you know philosophy?" "No," he replied. "Do you know psychology?". "No." "What about geology?" "Nope!" "I suppose you don’t know accountancy, huh?" "No, not at all." "Hm... ...read more

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  • Who Do You Rely On?  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 25, 2008
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     | 2,431 views

    WHO DO YOU RELY ON? In "Point Man", Steve Farrar tells about a photographer for a national magazine who was assigned to take pictures of a great forest fire. He was advised that a small plane would be waiting to fly him over the fire. The photographer arrived at the airstrip just an hour before ...read more

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  • Don't Treat Him As Dead

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 25, 2008
     | 2,378 views

    DON’T TREAT HIM AS DEAD Early in their marriage, Martin Luther’s wife watched him battle bouts of depression, even question God’s willingness or ability to help him through a difficult trial. Without saying a word, she donned a black dress and veil, reserved for times of mourning. When Luther ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible