Contributed by Kent Kessler on Dec 27, 2006
"Fa-who-for-ay; da-who-dor-ay; welcome, Christmas, come this way; Fa-who-for-ay; da-who-dor-ay; welcome, Christmas, Christmas day."
They continued, singing,
"Christmas day is in our grasp so long as we have hands to clasp."
The Grinch could hardly believe his ears.
He begins to get furious, but
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
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CHILDREN NOT HAPPIER AFTER DIVORCE
"One of the many myths of our culture is that divorce automatically rescues children from an unhappy marriage . . . However, when one looks at the thousands of children that my colleagues and I have interviewed at our center since 1980, most of whom were from
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
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PURE AS IVORY
Early in her career, adult film star Marilyn Chambers appeared on Ivory Snow boxes, holding a sweet baby. As her screen popularity in X-rated movies grew, Ivory sought out a cover girl that better reflected its image of 99 44/100% purity.
Are you a good cover model for God’s
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 19, 2007
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(Thanks to Dennis O’Gorman for this illustration). Ernie Smith was a bit odd, but he was a good man. For Ernie every day was Christmas. Each day he switched on his Christmas tree lights. His house was full of cards.
As he passed people in the street he would wish them a Happy Christmas! On
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Anglican
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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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The two books the devil hates most are Genesis and Revelation. Why?
• In Genesis the devil's doom is pronounced.
• In Revelation it’s carried out. It is the Devil's Obituary.
Satan would tell us Genesis is myth and Revelation is mystery—don't pay attention to either one! Did you
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Dan Waite on Nov 25, 2005
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“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” C. S. Lewis noted that the effect of the rule of the White Witch, which represents evil, is to cause it to be “always winter but never Christmas.”
Winter eventually wears on even those who love it. It becomes burdensome and is occasionally
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Don Mcclain on Jan 22, 2003
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NGISC Commissioner Richard C. Leone - June 2001:
"In my view, state lotteries have paved the way for great increases in legalized gambling. They have promoted the notion of beating the odds, they have been able to advertise while others have not, and they have propagated the myth that gambling is
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 10, 2006
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Henri Nouwen said in an article in the New Oxford Review: “I realized that songs, good feelings, beautiful liturgies, nice presents, big dinners, and many sweet words do not make Christmas. Christmas is saying ‘yes’ to something beyond all emotions and feelings. Christmas is saying ‘yes’ to a
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Methodist
Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 24, 2005
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We know that 80% of the town of Meulaboh in Aceh, Indonesia was destroyed by the Tsunami waves and 80% of the people also died. This is one of the towns that was hit the hardest.
But there is a fantastic testimony from Meulaboh. In that town are about 400 Christians. They wanted to celebrate
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
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Chris Seiple writes in an article entitled ‘The Politics of Christmas,’ ‘Westerners, 2,000 years removed from the first Christmas, are tempted to assume that there could hardly be anything more innocent, non-threatening, and "non-political" than a baby in a manger. Yet the birth of a baby that
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Church Of God
Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Jun 19, 2003
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The greatest difference of religions lies between the Bible which says we can never save ourselves - that salvation is the gift of God through faith in Christ Jesus (Eph. 2:8-9); and all the other religions which say a person will be saved, reborn, made whole, or achieve fulfillment by keeping
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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WEIRD CHRISTIANS
Unchurched Americans think Christians are weird, but it’s not for the reason you might think. Fifty-seven percent of the unchurched wonder why Christian friends and neighbors never talk with them about spiritual matters. To the majority of those outside the church, believers are
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 10, 2007
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A little boy and a little girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded “Silent Night” with the words, “sleep in heavenly beans.”
His sister elbowed him, and said, “No. Not beans, peas!”
The way many of us feel by the time
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Methodist
Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 23, 2006
My wife Debbie, told all the family that instead of giving her a Christmas gift this year that she would prefer that we take whatever amount of money we were going to spend on her and spend it on someone in the hospital or the nursing home.
In fact, every Christmas Day, she and the kids bake up
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Baptist
Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
his is the season of the song. What holiday, other than perhaps Easter, do we celebrate and remember with so much singing? Christmas carols and songs are a part of this holiday season. What would Christmas be like without the classic carols, “Silent Night” or” Away In A Manger?” Or the traditional
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Church Of God
Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
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Lady last minute shopping with kids in tow, this lady was really having a hard time during her Christmas shopping trip. As she shoved her way into a chrowded elevator, she said, "I dont know who’s responsible for all this Christmas stuff, but they ought to arrest him, string him up, and shoot
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Baptist
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