Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 28, 2007
                
                
                
                    	Adrian Dieleman tells the story of one man’s transformation: “Oscar Cervantes is a dramatic example of the Spirit’s power to transform lives.  As a child, Oscar began to get into trouble.  Then as he got older, he was jailed 17 times for brutal crimes.  Prison psychiatrists said he was beyond
                    
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                    Contributed by Donnie  Martin on Jul 19, 2007
                
                
                
                    	Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside.
	Self-righteous service is impressed with the “big deal.” True service finds it almost impossible to distinguish the small from the large service.
	Self-righteous service
                    
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                    Charles Stanley, in “The Gift of forgiveness” writes: A friend of mine is a fine man and a fine pastor who loves God. His wife had cancer, and they sought the best medical help. The Dr. Who had been studying the relationship between cancer and negative emotions began to work with Mrs. Brown She
                    
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                    On June 18, 1956, a freak accident happened on a lake in New York. A speeding motorboat bounced on a wave and shot into the water two of its passengers, a 50-year old man and a little girl. To keep the girl from drowning, the man held her head above water while the boat circled back to pick them
                    
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                    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
                
                
                
                    There were two brothers named John and Charles. They grew up in a religious home. They believed there was a God. They had religious training. One even became a minister.
	But it was not until their 30’s or so, did they truly have their hearts, as one of them put it, ‘strangely warmed.’ That heart
                    
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                    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 22, 2010
                
                
                
                    I'm now just another number in the system of "New Start". I made a phone call for Unemployment Benefits yesterday, while I am looking for a ministry opportunity. It took me a long time to get through and I was asked by a computer a series of questions before speaking personally to someone. Then the
                    
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                    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
                
                
                
                    THE BIBLE FOUND ME
G. Campbell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists and agnostics disturbed him (e.g., Charles Darwin, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, and Herbert
                    
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                    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Mar 16, 2011
                
                
                
                    THE JESUS FREAKS ARE HERE
I remember doing street ministry a few years ago. I was with an organisation called Drug Arm in the city. We would set up a van and give coffee and doughnuts to drug addicts along with contact phone numbers for the local drug rehabilitation centres.
I remember one night
                    
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                    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 10, 2012
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    DEDICATION TO THE STAINES FAMILY
Randy Alcorn wrote a novel about persecution of Christians in China, entitled Safely Home. This is his dedication for the book. "TO GRAHAM STAINES, who left his home in Australia to serve lepers in India for thirty-four years. TO PHILIP STAINES (age ten) and
                    
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                    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Apr 28, 2018
                
                
                
                    Trouble is inevitable.  It has spawned the counseling ministry.  Therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, support groups dedicate their lives to helping people deal with grief, addictions, abuse, and stress.  
There are many solutions offered.  You can pop a pill or uncork a bottle or take a
                    
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                    Chuck Swindoll once told the story of a seminary student in Chicago who faced a forgiveness test. 
Although he preferred to work in some kind of ministry, the only job he could find was driving a bus on Chicago's south side. 
One day a gang of tough teens got on board and refused to pay the
                    
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