Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 6, 2003
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· In the movie "Groundhog Day" actor Bill Murray wakes up to the same day over and over. He finds himself confronted with the same situations he had faced just the day before all over again; only of course it isn’t a new day–he’s stuck on groundhog’s day. Only he is aware of the repetition which
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Contributed by John Morris on Mar 5, 2008
Charles Schultz, who is was also a great Christian in a Peanuts cartoon has Lucy confronting Charlie Brown and she screams at him, “The whole trouble with you is
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
A study was recently completed on corporate managers. In it they were asked if they voiced positions that 1. focused on the good of the company, rather than personal benefit and 2. jeopardized their own careers. Emerging from this study were the four leader-types which are found in all
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Hummingbird War
Jay E. Adams writes that under the roof in his backyard hangs a hummingbird feeder that he keeps filled with sugar water. There are four openings in it from which birds may suck the nectar. Yet, day after day, from early morning until after dusk, the feeder is the source of the
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
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When I was on holiday in the Canadian Rockies, I came across a notice board stating that on this spot was the division between two river systems - a raindrop would flow either to the Pacific or to the Atlantic Ocean. When we’re confronted with the claims of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world. We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think about unthinkable
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 1, 2001
The movie, "The Three Faces of Eve" had many lessons that were similar to the sin of the first woman - Eve. Eve allowed her contented feelings to be undermined by the devil. Eve impulsively chose evil without consulting godly people. Eve not only sinned but got
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 20, 2010
In December of 2004, Judge Michael Higgins, presiding at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal here in Australia, found Pastors Daniel Scot and Danny Nalliah guilty of inciting RELIGIOUS HATRED against Victorian Muslims.
This was an historic case, the first finding of RELIGIOUS
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Picture a man departing from Cincinnati on his way to San Francisco, turning his car toward the east instead of the west. He realizes his mistake, but does not want to turn around; and so, in spite of regrets and resolutions and protestations that he wants to go to the Pacific coast, he one day
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Baptist
Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
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On the TV show Hee Haw, Doc Campbell is confronted by a patient who says he broke his arm in two places. The doc replies, "Well then, stay out of them places!" He may have something there. We cannot regularly put ourselves in the face of temptation and not be affected. When faced with
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Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 24, 2007
Illustrations: Forgiveness Is Strength
Christian forgiveness should not be a refusal of strength, but rather ought to manifest an alternative power; Christian love, whether of neighbors or of enemies, should be a sign not of repressed anger and hatred but of anger and hatred confronted and,
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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Peace isn't just a truce. General McArthur said "A truce just says you don’t shoot for awhile. Peace comes when the truth is known, the issue is settled, & the parties embrace each other."
Peacemakers don’t just try to stop conflict. They’re doing something far more meaningful, something healing
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