Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 22, 2009
“In 1904 William Borden, heir to the Borden Dairy Estate, graduated from a Chicago high school a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world. Traveling through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe gave Borden a burden for the world’s hurting people. Writing home, he said, "I’m going to
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Salvation Army
Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 5, 2009
I WILL NOT VEX MY FATHER
"There is the story of half-a-dozen boys who had severe fathers, accustomed to beat them within an inch of their lives. Another boy was with them who was well beloved by his parents, and known to do so. These young boys met together to hold a council of war about robbing
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Contributed by Doane Brubaker on May 3, 2007
What did Jesus mean when he said, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26, NIV).
That doesn’t sound like the Jesus we know and love. Is He really telling us to
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Mennonite
Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
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Few years ago I met a couple who had a bad child. This boy was in trouble at home, in trouble at school, in trouble in the neighborhood and in trouble with the law. He was caught stealing, smoking, drinking and doing drugs. He swore, cheated, lied, was disrespectful of anyone in authority and at
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 8, 2007
In Charles Swindoll’s Book, The Quest For Character (Multnomah), sociologist and historian Carle Zimmerman, in his 1947 book Family And Civilization, recorded his keen observations as he compared the disintegration of various cultures with the parallel decline of family life in those cultures.
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Baptist
Here are the social reasons given on survey picked up by the Right to Life org. as to why individuals get abortions:
Social Reasons (given as primary reason)
-Feels unready for child/responsibility 25%
-Feels she can’t afford baby 23%
-Has all the children she wants/Other family
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 26, 2008
When I was 14 months old he had a medical ailment, which could have been fatal in the 1960s. The surgeons thought I had no hope and my parents gave him up for dead. They promised God that if I lived, I would minister unto the Lord all the days of his life. The churches all over Delhi prayed for my
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 4, 2008
I have a short list of qualities that might mark you as someone from the 'burbs. In other words, this might show what community you belong to.
You might be from the suburbs if:
You have a garage but you can't get your car into it. (Now this could be because you have too much stuff stored there
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Church Of God
Contributed by C Jordan on Oct 5, 2008
ILLUSTRATION:
Charles Spurgeon, The Doctrines of Grace do not Lead to Sin.
“There is the story of half-a-dozen boys who had severe fathers, accustomed to beat them within an inch of their lives. Another boy was with them who was well beloved by his parents, and known to do so. These young boys
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Contributed by Art Good on Nov 6, 2008
Ken Hannah snowboards off cliffs, flies 40 feet straight up on a bicycle, and jumps out of airplanes on a snowboard. Someone once asked him how he learned to do all those incredible things.
He answered, "I'm an extreme person. When I was 6 years old I rode my bike down a flight of stairs. At 7
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 20, 2008
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JUDGING BY COMPARISON
How many people in this room would like to lose 20 pounds? How many people in this room would like to be taller? Do you know someone who sees themselves as an old alley cat while others see them as a prize Persian? Can you think of someone who thinks they are a prize poodle
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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Why does God hate divorce? Listen to some ramifications of divorce, taken from Biblical Counseling for Today - Watson Pages 187-188 -- Watson notes:
Dobson commissioned his Focus on the Family staff to conduct a broad based survey of existing research concerning marital status. “From a social
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Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 6, 2009
Imagine this scenario:
You have been diagnosed with a rare blood disease and need a blood transfusion. But this transfusion must come from a sibling. To your knowledge you have no siblings, that is until your parents tell you a story they have kept secret for years. You do have a brother. Years
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