Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 22, 2007
A man who lost his job to downsizing was reflecting on his plight. His response wasn’t what I might do in that situation. He said, "I don’t feel too bad. I didn’t realize until I lost my job how I had lost track of my family, how little time I was spending with my wife and my children, and how I
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Methodist
Contributed by Richard Francis on Jun 23, 2007
So with this power and promise of prayer, what’s gone wrong? Why is the world still in this mess, why is there so much hurt, so much pain, why does the Church seem to be on the back foot, receding not growing? We have the first aid kit, we have the solution. But we don’t use it. Its like having a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
I am not very good at puzzles – they require a fair amount of time and patience, not to mention putting pieces in certain places. You cannot force a piece to fit where it does not belong and if you are tempted to cut it so that it will fit, you will unleash a domino effect that will completely
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Salvation Army
Contributed by James Cloud on Aug 4, 2007
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A young man entered a beautiful cathedral which was so ornately decorated that the very sight of it could make the hardest of sinners cry in repentance. He made his way down the aisle of the church and found it surprisingly empty except for a solitary worshipper bowing before a peculiar looking
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Anglican
Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
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Soren Kierkegard, the 19th century Danish religious philosopher, told a story about a town where only ducks lived.
Every Sunday the ducks would waddle out of their houses and waddle down Main Street to their church. They waddled into the sanctuary and sat in their proper pews.
The duck choir
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 27, 2007
I remember speaking with a very devoted follower of Jesus that is a Catholic. And a homeless man came and asked to be blessed. This follower of Jesus was taught that she could not offer a blessing for this person because she did not hold the proper status. While I respect the tradition that seeks
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Church Of God
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 8, 2007
Just give me Jesus-but don’t make me change my ways
In the Answers magazine Dr John MacArthur quotes a person from an article in Christianity Today on the Emerging Church. “A young lady said she wants to be religious but isn’t prepared to let religion alter her lifestyle. “I’m a Jesus girl,” she
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 24, 2007
In football, when one part of the plan is not working, the offense usually tries something else. If the running game is being shut down by the defense, then they will try passing. If the defense shuts down the short passes, then they’ll try the long passes. Every time they meet an obstacle they
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Baptist
Contributed by Jason Duncan on Oct 30, 2007
C.S. Lewis once wrote that “The sins of the flesh are bad, but they are the least bad of all sins. All the worst pleasures are purely spiritual: the pleasure of putting other people in the wrong, of bossing and patronizing; . . . the pleasures of power, of hatred. For there are two things inside
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 26, 2007
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Legitimacy vs. Abnormality
In the mass-media age, journalism is more than the transmission of neutral information. It traffics in the kind of information and spectacle calculated to embarrass western leaders. But the media doesn’t confine itself to embarrassing politicians. It also works to create
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Baptist
Recently I picked up Kimball’s new book called, “They Like Jesus But Not The Church.” He makes this observation about our young America today: “Our world has changed whether we like it or not!” “We are living in an increasingly ‘post-Christian’ culture. America once was more of a ‘Christian
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 11, 2008
There is an old story of a pastor that plays hooky from church and goes to the golf course. Peter points out the pastor’s sin and God tells Peter that He will punish the pastor. The pastor proceeds to play the greatest game of his life. His drives were long and straight. His putts were nothing but
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Church Of God
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 13, 2008
In his book “God in my corner” George Foreman has a chapter entitled “What will people think of Me?” In the chapter his shares his struggle with this common struggle for Christians. He said he wasn’t afraid to step in the ring with toughest boxers in the world Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Ken
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 3, 2008
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"When my wife and I went to Italy to celebrate our 25th anniversary, we actually ate pizza alongside the tower of Pisa. The church bell tower was started 1,000 years ago. After building a few levels, the tower foundation sunk and it began sloping. They abandoned the project for a while, but then
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Independent/Bible
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WHAT WE TOLERATE...
Years ago, Bill Gothard taught a principle I never forgot. He said, “What ever we tolerate in moderation, our children will indulge in to excess.” The visual picture that went along with that for me involved an Elder in the church where I grew up. He had an extensive liquor
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Bud's Last Chance
Bud wasn't a church-going man. His wife was. She was panicked when she called me one day.
"Pastor Brian, please come quickly, Bud's in trouble."
Now, I had been visiting Bud in the hospital for some time and he had never shown any desire for the Lord…but he did now. I was
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 12, 2008
Two elderly southern women were sitting together in the front pew listening to a fiery preacher
He was banging the pulpit and the ladies were cheering him on
When he condemned the sin of stealing the two church ladies cried out loudly “AMEN BROTHER”
When he condemned the sin of lust they yelled
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Baptist
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 15, 2008
Ever hear this phrase? There is some truth there. In this perspective, religion is seen as something negative and even detrimental at times to one’s spiritual walk. Common conceptions here might include the idea that I really don’t need a religion or a church or a faith community as long as I still
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Church Of God
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 3, 2008
Our Own Folly
The murder of millions by the hands of the Nazi's during WWII is seen as one of the most evil acts of history. Considering how this was allowed to occur, a group of ministers met to discuss why the church in Germany had failed to take a stand against the evils of the Third Reich.
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