Contributed by Jim Kilson on May 6, 2006
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A wealthy man before leaving on an extended vacation said to a contractor, "While I am away, I want you to build me a fine new home according to these plans. Be sure you work with extreme care, and use the best of everything. Tell me the cost as soon as you have it and I’ll send you a check."
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 23, 2009
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The very same power which raised Christ is waiting to raise the drunkard from his drunkenness, to raise the thief from his dishonesty, to raise the Pharisee from his self
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Contributed by David Ward on Apr 1, 2010
In The Walk, Michael Card quotes his mentor, William Lane: “Let the excellence of your work be your protest.”
1. You want to protest incompetence? Be competent.
2. Protest dishonesty? Be honest.
3. Protest
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Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 24, 2002
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The Butcher and chicken:
There is a story about a lady that went to the butcher to buy a chicken for her family’s dinner. The butcher had but one chicken left. She asked him to weigh it and it was clear that it was on the small side. When she asked if he hand another chicken he said sure and
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 4, 2008
A recent news report stated that many students lie, cheat, and steal and still think they are good. They even steal from their "friends." The implications for the future are alarming. Imagine if your doctor cheated his way through medical school? We still need truth. Wrong
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Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
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Atlanta Psychiatrist DR. FRANK PITTMAN wrote a book on infidelity. He said, "Most affairs are conducted primarily on the telephone or Internet rather than in bed. The essence of an affair is in establishing a secret intimacy with someone--a secret that must be defended with
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 28, 2001
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The importance of really living the Christian life is illustrated in the life of the famous author Mark Twain. Church leaders were largely to blame for his becoming hostile to the Bible and the Christian faith. As he grew up, he knew elders and deacons who owned slaves and abused them. He heard men
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Apr 27, 2009
OBJECT LESSON: YOUR REPUTATION
(Light a candle on stage.) It’s easy to keep a fire going. What do you do to it? Not much. You work to get it started, and then it pretty much burns on its own. You may have to protect it, maybe do a little maintenance on it. But the fire is automatic. But if
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2010
There was a logging community who felt the need of divine worship, so they built a church and called a young preacher. He was alarmed to discover dishonesty among the loggers. People there and those upstream would float their logs in the river down to the mill. Each logger would take a metal die
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 1, 2022
I was admiring my aunt’s necklace when she surprised me by announcing,“I’m leaving it to you in my will.”I was overjoyed, perhaps too much.“Oh!”I shouted.“I’m looking forward to
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