Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 16, 2003
John Piper (Let the Nations Be Glad, 1993,p.12)quotes Charles Misner, a scientific specialist in general relativity theory, who expressed Albert Einstein’s skepticism
The design of the universe ... is very magnificient and shouldn’t be taken for granted. In fact, I believe that is why Einstein
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Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
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76-year-old Bill Baker of London recently wed Edna Harvey. She happened to be his granddaughter’s husband’s mother. That’s where the confusion began, according to Baker’s granddaughter, Lynn. She said, "My mother-in-law is now my step-grandmother. My grandfather is now my step-father-in-law. My mom
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E. M. Bounds -- Our religion breaks down oftenest and most sadly in our conduct. Beautiful theories are marred by ugly lives. The most difficult as well as the most impressive point in piety is to live it. Our praying suffers as much as our religion from bad living. Preachers were charged in
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 28, 2007
Quote: Of God’s sovereignty over all human authority, Robert Culver wrote:
God alone has sovereign rights. Democratic theory is no less unscriptural than divine right monarchy. By whatever means men come to positions of rulership"by dynastic descent, aristocratic family connection, plutocratic
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Contributed by John Cuddeford on Nov 1, 2007
Michael Griffiths once wrote a book with the intriguing title “Cinderella With Amnesia. ” The cover shows a picture of Cinderella sitting in rags by the fireplace. She is gazing at a glass slipper in her hand, and her face reveals utter bewilderment. She obviously has no idea what it is. Nor
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THE SUBSTANCE OF FAITH
Example: Give some play-doh to 2 people and ask them to create something out of that "substance"
In the millennia-old Aristotelian tradition, as well as early modern traditions that follow it, substances or ousia are treated as having attributes and modes or things.
This
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Contributed by Simon Taylor on May 29, 2009
YOU CAN'T STUDY ALL THE TIME
The best way I can explain what I mean is looking at my teacher training. As most of you know, I was at once time a student teacher. A lot of what we do is theory – child development, teaching methods, and so on. Even when you graduate you’re expected to keep up my
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2002
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NO IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY
So far no one has been able to improve on this work/rest cycle. God’s plan yields the best results.
God has arranged time in such a way that it unfolds in seven-day cycles. Some have tried to improve upon this seven-day pattern only to repent later. During the French
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Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 23, 2002
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Last summer my wife and I visited NYC for our wedding anniversary. We stayed in Times Square which turned out to be both busy and safe. One of the most noticeable things to me in Times Square and in the whole of New York was that there were no dented Taxi Cabs. Not one. Not a scratch. Not even
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Contributed by Lisa Delay on Oct 3, 2005
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I came across a finding while doing a bit of research about the universe. Scientists have theories that currently offer three possible shapes to the universe. The universe is defined in this case as “everything that exists.” The possible shapes are 1) a sphere 2) a flat “plane” 3) a saddle shape. I
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Humorus story: God was once approached by a scientist who said, "Listen God, we’ve decided we don’t need you anymore. These days we can clone people, transplant organs and do all sorts of things that used to be considered miraculous.
"God replied, "Don’t need me huh? How about we put your theory
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Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 21, 2012
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A PERSONAL SURGERY
Dr. Evan Kane was the head of Summit hospital in New York, in the 1920s. At that time when they operated they used general anesthesia. Dr. Kane felt, local anesthesia would do and would help patient do better, and recovery would be quicker. His theory seemed true, but no one
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Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 29, 2006
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Cradles The Shaped The World
An example Charles Swindoll uses is the year 1809. The international scene was tumultuous and turbulent that year. Napoleon Bonaparte was sweeping through Austria on his quest to rule the world, and blood was flowing freely. Nobody cared much about babies being born in
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 20, 2025
[113]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HAVE YOU SEEN A GOULDIAN FINCH?
I keep finches including the gouldian finch, one of the most beautiful finches in the world, if not the most beautiful. If you have not seen one, go do a search on the internet.
This poem covers a number of subjects. When you look
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2008
1348 Letting Children Free to Develop?
A gentleman named Coleridge was once talking with a man who told him that he did not believe in giving little children any religious instruction whatsoever. His theory was that the child’s mind should not be prejudiced in any direction, but when he came to
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