I once heard about two sisters who after inheriting their parents home, lived together. This arrangement worked out well until one of the sisters got her feelings hurt by the other one and they fought back and forth until they decided they had to divide the house in two and not speak to each other
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 23, 2008
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A children’s Easter Play was in the stage of preparation . The director was supervising the cast to make certain that each child would feel comfortable with his or her assigned role. One young lad was offered a speaking part, but he turned it down, saying, "I would rather play the part of the stone
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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Listen to Adrian Rogers: “It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error. It is better to speak the truth that hurts and then heals, then falsehood that comforts and then kills. It is not love and it is not friendship if we fail to declare the whole counsel of God. It is better to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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Walking through a state park near Miami, my wife and I saw a Cuban family enjoying a picnic as half a dozen raccoons begged for handouts. The family responded by tossing them bits of food and saying repeatedly, “Oye, chico, ven aca.” (C’mere, boy.”) I later confessed to my wife that my
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Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 22, 2006
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ILLUS: There was an item printed in Newsweek magazine a few years ago. It was a letter from
the Greenville County, South Carolina, Department of Social Services. The letter was written to
a dead person. It said: "To whom it may concern: Your food stamps will be stopped effective
immediately,
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Apr 9, 2007
It’s not a good picture. Sheep, lost out in the wild, are goners. They aren’t very bright. They have no natural defenses. They can’t even run real fast. On their own they don’t do well at finding adequate food and water. Every time the word lost is used to describe a sheep, it’s a word in the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Christian Charities won 22 spots among the top 100 best U.S. nonprofit groups for financial integrity, according to The NonProfit Times. Catholic Charities USA, The Salvation Army, and Habitat for Humanity were among the top 10. World Vision and Food for the Poor ranked 14th and 18th, while Campus
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We were having a honeymoon picnic on Lake Taneycomo in Branson, MO. After pulling to shore to eat, I put our blanket and food back into the boat. My bride Connie thought she should help, and she put the anchor into the boat & it began to drift away. Fortunately the current was slow enough that I
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
In the fourth century, Cyril of Jerusalem tells catechumens what to do as they receive Holy Communion. We should make a throne of our two hands, laying the right hand upon the left to form a throne for the King. Try it right now. You are forming a cross, the cross that becomes a throne for the
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Catholic
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 7, 2010
A recent Reuter’s article broke this week: SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – An Australian restauranteur fed up with the waste left by diners has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates for their sake of the earth or pay a penalty and not return.
Chef Yukako Ichikawa has introduced a 30
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 24, 2003
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There was a tenant in an apartment building who was a widow woman who loved God dearly. Her landlord on the other hand despised God and her faith. One day she ran out of food and money and with no one to help she turned to God in prayer. She prayed, “Oh dear God please help me in my time of
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Clint Palmer on Nov 22, 2007
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The story is told about a poor Widow lady with 5 Kids who Everyday came out on to her front porch, raised her hands to Heaven & Prayed out loud, “Lord, you know I have No food in my cabinets to feed my children today! Please provide our daily needs!”
Her next door neighbor was an “Atheist”
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 30, 2009
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Since my three year old son Sebastian was an infant we have prayed at meal times. If we ever appear as though we are about to eat without praying first, Sebastian will tell, “Uh Oh, daddy, you almost forgot to pray.” Our one year old son, Ephram, is getting in on the pray now too, although when
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Christian Church
Contributed by West Garner on Jun 29, 2009
I heard a pastor tell about a company in the NW that had a need come to them. The Need was for a bear proof trash can. All trash cans were being destroyed by grizzlies. Three companies took on the challenge and each developed a product for testing. They took the three products out into grizzly
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Baptist
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