Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 14, 2002
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Probably never heard of Hetty Green. She died in 1916 and left an estate with an estimated value of $100 Million Dollars(not pesos and not 1960 but 1916).
Hetty regularly ate cold oatmeal because it cost too much to heat it.
Her son had his leg amputated because she took so long to get him
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their own independence upon the overruling power of God . . . and to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures and proved by all history, that those
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Contributed by Wayne Burnett on Jan 15, 2001
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Life’s a little thing! Robert Browning once wrote. But a little thing can mean a life. Even two lives. How well I remember. Two years ago in downtown Denver my friend, Scott Reasoner, and I saw something tiny and insignificant change the world, but no one else even seemed to notice. It was one of
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Contributed by Jeff Kolk on Oct 26, 2000
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I read a book called Return with Honor. The book is about Captain Scott O’Grady the U.S. Air Force pilot shot down over Bosnia in June of 1995. Shortly after he landed hostile enemy troops stood as close as five feet from O’Grady who was hiding behind a small tree root. Miraculously he remained
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 7, 2001
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’Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer thought it scarcely worth his while
To waste much time on the old violin, But he held it up with a smile,
"What am I bid, good folks," he cried "Who’ll start the bidding for me?"
"1 dollar, a dollar"; then, "Two! Only two? Two dollars, and who’ll
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 30, 2001
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One of the characters in the movie, Toy Story, is Buzz Lightyear, a new toy to Andy’s room. Buzz is an astronaut, with a lot of neat things attached to him.
Buzz comes into the other toys’ lives thinking that there are no other Buzz Lightyears around. He is the only one.
Woody, a cowboy toy, and
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001
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ILL. I’m told that a man went to the doctor complaining of a number of pains. After examining him the doctor said, "I can’t find anything organically wrong with you. But sometimes physical problems are the result of worry or stress. Maybe you need to find a good counselor & tell him your
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Contributed by David Fox on Nov 13, 2001
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“Of thirty Roman emperors, governors of provinces and others in high office, who distinguished themselves by their zeal and bitterness in persecuting the early Christians, one became speedily deranged after some atrocious cruelty, one was slain by his own son, one became blind, the eyes of one
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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Lucy who has planned a picnic for the next day. She says to Charlie Brown, "I just hope to goodness that it doesn’t rain ..." Walking away, Charlie answers, "Hoping to goodness is not theologically sound." Charlie’s right. "Hoping to goodness" is not sound. Fixing our hope upon God
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 1, 2002
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In 1994 two Americans answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to teach morals and ethics (based on Biblical principles) in the public schools. They were invited to teach at prisons, businesses, the fire and police departments, and a large orphanage.
It was nearing the
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 27, 2002
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You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard of Star Wars, but if you are not “into” the Star Wars saga you may not know that the two-foot tall, 800+year old character you just saw is Yoda. Now, it’s true, Yoda can’t speak a straight forward English sentence. “Totally backward his
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Christian Church
Contributed by Troy Mason on Apr 21, 2001
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7 year old Eric’s description of Heaven: “It’s a place where there is a lot of money lying around. You could just pick it up, play with it, and buy things. I think I’m going to buy a basketball,
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Contributed by Steve Hanchett on Dec 13, 2000
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It was a mild October afternoon in 1982 and Badger Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin was packed. Over 60,000 die-hard University of Wisconsin fans were watching their beloved football team take a beating by Michigan State. What seemed odd was that as the score became more and more lopsided bursts of
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Contributed by David Browne on Dec 9, 2000
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On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: "James Butler Bonham--no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed here by his family so that
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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 Adam Cruse on Jul 18, 2001
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In the Nineteenth century there was a successful attorney in Chicago by the name of Horatio Spafford. He was intelligent, successful, and godly. Early on in his success, he came to the realization that he needed to have balance both in his home and church as well. He loved them and He loved his
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