Contributed by Chris Gowen on Dec 29, 2009
DEVOUT VS. RIGHTEOUS
A person might be devout, but not necessarily righteous. During the Christmas season of 2009 a Nigerian terrorist attempted to blow up a plane in Detroit, Michigan. His attempts failed. He was devoted to his
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Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Aug 8, 2010
In his book, “Miracles”, C. S. Lewis says, those whose faith is in science and experiments will learn “what regularly happens in Nature; the norm or rule to which she works. Those who believe in miracles are not denying that there is such a norm or rule;
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Larry Crawford on May 26, 2007
BORCHERT RIGHTLY CALLS THE TERRIFYING MYSTERY OF THE ULTIMATE REALITY. WHERE HE ADVISES “NO ONE TO ENCOUNTER THE WRONG SIDE OF THIS MYSTERY, FOR IF THE INCARNATE MYSTERY COULD RENDER AN ARRESTING BAND PROSTRATE, WHAT CAN THE ULTIMATE
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Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007
A Few Good Men –Col Jessup, Guantanamo Bay Cuba - “I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4,000 Cubans who are trained to kill me so don’t think for one second that you
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Lutheran
Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 18, 2008
We all want to be wise, we all want to know. Incidentally, the English word sophomore also comes from two Greek words: sophos means wise, and moros means foolish. In other words, a sophomore is a wise
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 10, 2009
Keith Getty, who wrote the hymn "In Christ Alone" says there are three signs of the church on decline:
1. The church becomes decreasingly knowledgeable of God.
2. The church becomes increasing obsessed with itself.
3. The
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Methodist
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Whoever Takes the Son
Many years ago, there was a very wealthy man who shared a passion for art collecting with his son. They had priceless works adorning the walls of their family estate.
One day, the nation was at war and the young man left to serve his country. After only a few short weeks,
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Paul Anthony on Jul 14, 2009
The praying hands
Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep food on the table, the father, who was a goldsmith by profession, had to work almost eighteen hours a day and he took on any other paying work
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Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
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Years ago, there was a very wealthy man
• Who, along with his devoted son, shared a passion for art collecting.
• Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection.
• Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of
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Christian Church
Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
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DIFFERENT USE IN HEAVEN
A millionaire Christian is sleeping in his bedroom when an angel comes to him and wakes him up.
"It’s time for you to go to heaven", says the angel.
"Oh, i’m not ready, what should I bring ?", says the millionaire.
"Nothing, just yourself", replies the angel.
But the
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001
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Sir Douglas Bader was a pilot who lost both his legs in a plane crash before WW2. He was fitted with artificial legs & resumed flying. In 1939, when Germany & England went to war, he enlisted in the Royal Air Force.
Flying with two artificial legs, he shot down 22 enemy airplanes in the Battle
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Christian/Church Of Christ