Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 13, 2013
                
                
                
                    IS YOUR CHURCH AN ENCYCLOPEDIA?
There is a story about a man who was walking down the street. He passed a used-book store, and in the window he saw a book with the title, "How to Hug."
He was taken by the title and, being of a somewhat romantic nature, went in to buy the book. To his chagrin, he
                    
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                    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Aug 19, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    On April 21st, in the year 1519, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez sailed into the harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico. He brought with him only about 600 men, and yet over the next two years his vastly outnumbered forces were able to defeat Montezuma and all the warriors of the Aztec empire, making
                    
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                    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on May 29, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    In Yorkshire, England, during the early 1800s, two sons were born to a family named Taylor. The older one set out to make a name for himself by entering Parliament and gaining public prestige. But the younger son chose to give his life to Christ. He later recalled, “Well do I remember, as in
                    
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                    A lady joined her Navy husband on his tour of duty in Japan.  To supplement their income, she got a job as a secretary for the Commanding Officer at the base.  She was certain her office skills had gotten her the position.  A few weeks later, her boss called her into his office and told her she was
                    
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                    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    WHAT WILL YOUR HERITAGE BE?  
An investigation into the famed 18th
century revival preacher Jonathan Edwards (1703-58) showed that, of the 1,394
known descendants of Jonathan Edwards, 100 became preachers and missionaries,
100 lawyers, 80 public officials, 75 army and navy officers, 65
                    
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                    Contributed by Tim George on Feb 5, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Did I ever tell you about the young Zoad?
Who came to a sign at the fork of the road
He looked one way and the other way too
The Zoad had to make up his mind what to do - Well, the Zoad scratched his head, 
And his chin, and his pants. - And he said to himself, "I’ll be taking a chance.
If I go to
                    
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                    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 19, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A man walked up to a vending machine, put in a coin, pressed the buttons labeled, “coffee, double cream, sugar.”  No cup appeared, but the nozzles went into action sending forth coffee, cream and sugar.  After the proper amounts had gone down the drain, the machine turned off.  “Now that’s real
                    
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                    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 24, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I SAW JESUS. ~~Author Unknown~~
I saw Jesus last week.
He was wearing blue jeans and an old shirt.
He was up at the church building;
He was alone and working hard.
For just a minute he looked a little like one of our members.
But it was Jesus,I could tell by his smile. 
I saw Jesus last Sunday.
He
                    
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                    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Legend has it that a wealthy merchant traveling through the Mediterranean world looking for the Pharisee and Apostle, Paul encountered Timothy, who arranged a visit. Paul was, at the time, a prisoner in Rome. Stepping inside the cell, the merchant was surprised to find a rather old man, physically
                    
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