Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 5, 2010
I have a water filter attached to my kitchen sink at home. The water normally smells bad, tastes bad, because it has stuff in it. When the water comes into the filter, the filter holds on to all the bad stuff. It doesn’t allow the bad stuff to go on through.
I think our brains have a “filter” too.
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I am very grateful for the people who (when I was an 18 year old student) taught me to tithe. At the time they had very little to get out of it - it was a church full of students. Students don’t have very much money - and 10% is not very much, not at all very much. Coupled with that, we were
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Anglican
A CHILD'S VIEW OF GOD
Many of you know that I did not grow up in the church. My family was not religious, and so, we seldom spoke of God. Still in all, even as a child, I had some conception of God. I don’t know where I got it or how I picked it up, but I had an undeveloped, primitive theology. I
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 15, 2011
GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE
We used to have a song leader in our church in Wiesbaden named Steve who whenever I saw him, I’d ask, “How’s it going Steve?”
His response was always the same--he’d say, “God is still on the throne!”
He was almost always happy and on top of things when he’d say
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A pastor was scheduled to address a large Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. His wife, who often reminded him to preach shorter sermons, said to him, “I am giving you an envelope in which is a message for you. Open the envelope just before you speak and it will really help
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Contributed by William Young on Sep 10, 2001
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A 15 yr old boy came bounding into the house and found his mom in bed. He asked if she was sick or something. He was truly concerned! Mom replied that , as a matter of fact, she didn’t feel too well. The son replied,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 6, 2002
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R. G. Lee told about walking down the street and a drunk staggered up to him and said, “Oh, Preacher, I’m one of your converts.” The preacher looked at him and said, “Yeah, you look like one of mine. You certainly
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002
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A Pastor went to give blood, and was asked several questions to determine his eligibility. The last item on the questionnaire was, “Do you engage in any hazardous work?” He smiled and answered “Yes.” He was wearing a clerical collar. The Red Cross worker looked up, marked
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Congregational
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 21, 2002
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Changed Whiskey into Furniture
An alcoholic, who became a believer, was asked how he could possibly believe all the nonsense in the Bible about miracles. “You don’t believe that Jesus changed the water into wine do you?” “I sure do, because in our house
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Baptist
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It is said that Albert Scweitzer once stated, "I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know; the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve".
(Herb Miller.
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United Methodist
Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
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There is a difference between reconciliation and forgiveness. In the cross, Jesus provided for the forgiveness of everyone. But not everyone will be reconciled with Him–because they won’t seek to be reconciled with Him. Dietrich Bonhoeffer forgave his Nazi guards, but he was never reconciled with
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Baptist
Contributed by Todd Stiles on Oct 12, 2006
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One day Vice President Calvin Coolidge, while presiding over the Senate, heard one senator tell another senator angrily, “Go to Hell!” The offended senator complained to Coolidge, who, while leafing through a book, simply looked up
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Baptist
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
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Toyohiko Kagawa, the Japanese Christian who spent his life working with and for the poor, was speaking at Princeton. When he finished his talk, one student said to another, "He didn’t say much, did he?" A woman sitting nearby leaned
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Pentecostal
7 ways to Rationalize your way to Ruin
1. Everyone’s doing it
2. I’ll just try it once
3. It’s just a little lie
4. No one ever needs to know
5. No one will really get hurt
6. If I
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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