Contributed by W F on Sep 16, 2004
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I recently had to clean up some brickwork at home. New bricks had been laid and I had to clean off the excess cement. So I bought a litre of hydrochloric acid and mixed it at about ½ litre to a bucket of water. This was just the right amount to keep the acid effective in cleaning the brickwork
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Contributed by W F on Sep 20, 2004
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When a child doesn’t get his or her own way the common response to the parent is, “You don’t love me.” Of course this isn’t true. The parent’s love hasn’t changed. It’s just that at that moment their love is expressing itself differently than how the child wants it.
God’s love is like that.
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When John McNeill, the Scottish evangelist, landed in France for duty during the World War, he was introduced to the general in command, who said that he would like to give him suggestions about his preaching to the men. McNeill’s biographer describes the incident: "What the general wanted him to
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Contributed by Chip Monck on Feb 15, 2005
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In the book The God Chasers, Tommy Tenney writes, "I don’t know about you, but I am tired of just being ‘another somebody’ to the lost around me. I have made a decision. I made up my mind and set my heart to declare, ‘I am going to pursue the presence of God in my life. I am going to get so close
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Contributed by Keith Foskey on Apr 4, 2005
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“Putting together a bicycle”
When my brother was three he got his first bicycle for Christmas. Being much older I stayed awake with his father to put it together on Christmas Eve. My mother held the instructions. He and I began putting together pieces that seemed to fit and after about an hour we
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Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 22, 2005
When I was in the South African Air Force I had the opportunity to march in a military tattoo. There were about 120 Air Force marchers lined up in rows of three. We drilled several hours a day for many weeks. Finally, we got to the military tattoo. It was marvelous to watch 120 Airmen dressed in
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Contributed by Sam Dilbeck on Nov 13, 2006
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When Amos speakes of God swearing by His holiness, it’s like buying a home or car. When I bought my first car, I spent a good deal of time looking for the right model and then haggling with the salesman over a price. When it came time to complete the sale he produce forms--not a form, but a pile of
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006
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Humor: “The Only Prayer I Know”
Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull coming straight toward them. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The raging bull followed in hot pursuit and it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make the fence in time to
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 6, 2007
Let me end with this:
The Plant.
We have this plant in our office. I have it right here this morning in this small clay pot.
It is a small tiny little thing.
And there is this note, taped to a pencil, and the pencil is stuck in the soil.
The note says:
African Violet.
Low Sunlight. Set in water.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2007
One day as my two year old daughter and I had finished our shopping at the mall, I was walking ahead of her continually asking her to "hurry up." I wanted to get home, but she was enjoying all the sights and sounds. As she walked right behind me, I looked back to see my daughter had stopped to
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Contributed by Don Jaques on May 29, 2007
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Let me throw a question at you and get some responses from you as I get started. What are you afraid of?
I’m amazed at some of the things people are really afraid of.
There’s things that are more common like…
• Claustrophobia: fear of enclosed spaces.
• Coulrophobia: fear of
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Contributed by Earl Graston on Jul 11, 2007
President Woodrow Wilson had this to say concerning strife: The way we generally strive for rights is by getting our fighting blood up; and I venture to say that is the long way and not the short way. If you come at me with your fists doubled, I think I can promise you that mine will double as fast
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
8 ½ years ago, a friend & deacon from our church in Mississippi, came down to Florida with Gladys & I. I remember when he got here; that he walked around what is now the pavilion. Then it was the barn on my folks’ place. He walked around, looking at the barn, the yard & such, then he said, “You
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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What has caused people to not have a Biblical worldview and to edit the Ten Commandments to please one’s self? Maybe it’s not just the preacher you listen to. A study of 104 leading television writers and executives conducted by the center for media and public affairs found that Hollywood’s
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