Contributed by Kent Lenard on Oct 25, 2004
Lloyd Ogilive tells a story about when his family took a vacation by sailing from New York harbor to Quebec.
They were going through the locks that allow ships travel up the river where they have to move to higher elevations. You come into a lock at the level of the water where you are. Then
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Contributed by Dan Steadman on Dec 3, 2004
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A family was out vacationing at the lake one summer. Dad had been puttering out by the boat house. Two of his sons, a 12-year old and a 3-year old were down playing along the dock. The 12 year old was supposed to be watching his little brother, but he got distracted. The 3 year old, little Billy,
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Contributed by David Ward on Dec 10, 2004
"Once he started clamping down, I remember thinking, This is it. I’m going to die." These were Anne Hjelle’s words in an interview with Inside Edition.
Riding her mountain bike in a Southern California wilderness park, Anne was ferociously attacked by a mountain lion. Thrown off her bike, Anne
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005
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The Smithsonian is vast collection of museums that could take weeks to see, but we hurried through two or three of the most popular. One of our favorites was the Air and Space Museum, which features everything from the original Wright brothers’ aircraft to displays of advanced space exploration.
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Amy Biehl died a violent death in 1993. She was a 26-year-old Fulbright scholar who had gone to South Africa to help register black voters for their first free election. But even though she was seeking to help the people of South Africa, as she was driving one day, she was dragged out of her
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Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 12, 2000
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My brother served his first parish in Massillion, Ohio, as an associate pastor, with the late Pastor Maurice "Mo" White. Pastor White was a very large, strong and vibrant man. During one Lenten season, one of the older, but faithful members of the church came with her husband to an evening Lenten
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Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001
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The most important figure of the Reformation was a monk by the name of Martin Luther (1483-1546). Luther was a man full of self-doubt, guilt, and worry. In his early 20s, Martin Luther was nearly struck by lightning while crossing an open field during a storm, which led to his vow to become a monk.
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
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A man by the name of Max DePree related the following heart-touching story:
Esther, my wife, and I have a granddaughter named Zoe, the Greek word for life. She was born prematurely and weighed one pound, seven ounces, so small that my wedding ring could slide up her arm to her shoulder. The
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Contributed by Travis Moore on Feb 12, 2001
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SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP
A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule "braying", or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that
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Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 25, 2001
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My brother served his first parish in Massillion, Ohio, as an associate pastor, with the late Pastor Maurice "Mo" White. Pastor White was a very large, strong and vibrant man.
During one Lenten season, one of the older, but faithful members of the church came with her husband to an evening Lenten
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Lutheran
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 17, 2001
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In history, 160 years before the birth of Jesus, there is the story of the Maccabean revolt in Israel. Antiochus IV, King of Syria, had conquered Jerusalem, & he decided to destroy the Jewish religion & make the Jews deny their faith in God. Among the many things he did was to order the people to
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Contributed by Tony Miano on May 21, 2001
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Author Mary Ann Bird shared this very personal story in The Whisper Test. She wrote, “I grew up knowing I was different, and I hated it. I was born with a cleft palate, and when I started school, my classmates made it clear to me how I looked to others: a little girl with a misshapen lip, crooked
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2001
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Have Some Ice Cream
"Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, "God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert.
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Contributed by Kevin Barron on Jul 3, 2001
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Mary had grown up knowing that she was different from the other
kids, and she hated it. She was born with a cleft palate and had to
bear the jokes and stares of cruel children who teased her non-stop
about her misshaped lip, crooked nose, and garbled speech.
With all the teasing,
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Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Feb 19, 2005
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Growing up, I was a huge fan of the University of Kentucky basketball. I still follow them closely, but nothing like when I was younger. I idolized their players, I knew all their stats, I watched their games on TV like it was a life or death struggle. My favorite player when I was in third grade
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