Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
There were two brothers named John and Charles. They grew up in a religious home. They believed there was a God. They had religious training. One even became a minister.
But it was not until their 30’s or so, did they truly have their hearts, as one of them put it, ‘strangely warmed.’ That heart
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Church Of God
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 21, 2009
Author, John Kehoe wrote an article called Authentic Relationships. I quote, “I have a good friend who is the most authentic person I know. People love being around her because she is so real, with no pretense. She makes everyone feel special, not in a phony way; she makes them feel special because
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 2, 2009
Being open-minded means that I am willing to listen to feedback (like through a mentor as we talked about last week) and might even seek it out. It means that I will truly listen to what you perceive to be inconsistencies or flaws whether in my character or beliefs. It means that I will seriously
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Church Of God
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 4, 2010
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NO ONE WOULD TAKE HIM
In 1952 a probation officer in New York City tried to find an organization that would assist in the adoption of a twelve-year-old boy. Although the child had a religious background, none of the major denominations would assist in his adoption. Said the officer later, "His
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Occasionally, I read a web log by a young man who gives only his first name, which is Justin. In a recent post on his blog, which he calls “Uban Idealist,” he says this. He says, “For a long time my reaction to seeing [the broken] areas in my life has been to work hard on them. Try to act more
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 8, 2010
Can Love Last a Lifetime?
“Psychology Today Magazine” had a very timely an article in their June 2010 volume. The title of the article was “Can Love Last a Lifetime?” and their answer was Yes! Here is a thoroughly secular source that has recently changed its position and discovered that love need
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Nazarene
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 6, 2010
I can remember things in my life that struck me as if something had changed and would never be the same again. Things that may strike some as a little strange, moments when everything just sort of toppled on a point of balance and fell into a new place. Things would never be the same again.
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
RELIGION A VS. RELIGION B
The 19th-century Danish theologian Soren Kierkegaard identified two kinds of religion--Religion A and Religion B. The first is "faith" in name only (2 Tim. 3:5). It's the practice of attending church without genuine faith in the living Lord.
Religion B, on the
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Contributed by David Pin on Feb 20, 2011
THE WINDOW SEAT PERSPECTIVE (TRANSLATION FOLLOWS)
Cuando uno vuela en avión en el asiento que esta hacia la ventana puede ver las cosas desde otra perspectiva. Los grandes ríos se ven como pequeñas líneas, los valles se ven como grietas, las personas parecen hormigas y las ciudades se ven como
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Charismatic
Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 1, 2011
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SABBATH VS. LITTLE LEAGUE
The NT changes several things about the Sabbath. However, it is wise to observe a time of rest and worship.
A couple of years ago Roman Catholic Cardinal John O' Connor took on Little League baseball because many altar boys were missing Sunday services. He wanted
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bret Toman on Mar 14, 2013
ALREADY APPROVED
I remember trying to get approved for our first mortgage. There were a number of difficulties and it was very frustrating both for me, and I'm sure for our agent. But after all the sweat and tears we got approval and consequently the offer on the house we wanted was accepted. Some
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Baptist
Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 14, 2013
NEVER DONE WITH YOU
There is a show on the SyFy channel that Vickie and I watch called "Eureka." It is about a sheriff in a town of geniuses. The Sheriff is always working through comedic catastrophes that the geniuses have induced with their experiments. But the biggest dilemma the sheriff often
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Nazarene
Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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We live in a culture that breeds dissatisfaction. Henri Nouwen wrote a wonderful book entitled The
Return of the Prodigal Son. It is a top 10. He made this statement.
Many consumeristic economies stay afloat my manipulating the low self esteem of their consumers. By creating spiritual
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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The story is told of a college professor who visited the Fiji Islands. Being agnostic, he critically remarked to an elderly chief, "You’re a great leader, but it’s a pity you’ve been taken in by those foreign missionaries. They only want to get rich through you.
"No one believes the Bible anymore.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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When evangelist D. L. Moody was conducting evangelistic meetings, he frequently faced hecklers who strongly disagreed with him. In the final service of one campaign, an usher handed the famous preacher a note as he entered the auditorium. It was actually from an atheist who had been giving Mr.
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A priest visited an elderly woman who was dying at home. She was sure that God no longer loved her because of the sins she had committed in her life; things that she thought were too terrible for even God to forgive. The priest told her about God’s grace and mercy, and Christ’s atonement for our
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Episcopal/Anglican
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