Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 3, 2006
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A.J. Gordon was the great Baptist pastor of the Clarendon Church in Boston,
Massachusetts. One day he met a young boy in front of the sanctuary carrying
a rusty cage in which several birds fluttered nervously. Gordon inquired,
"Son, where did you get those birds?" The boy replied, "I trapped them
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 27, 2010
BACK TO REALITY---It was 2:00 in the morning, freezing cold, and we were huddled together under the only streetlight for at least 100 miles. There we were, in the middle of the Sinai desert, waiting in an empty lot behind St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Monastery, with high stone walls, St.
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Contributed by Jim Mccutchen on Oct 10, 2010
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FROM: Joe Smith, Bricklayer
RE: My Accident Claim
I am writing in response to your request concerning Block #11 on the insurance form which asks for "the cause of injuries" wherein I put "trying to do the job alone." You said you needed more information, so I trust the following will be
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
FAN OR FOLLOWER?
Kyle Idelman writes:
It was a Thursday afternoon, and I was sitting in our sanctuary where 30,000 people would soon be coming to one of our Easter services. I had no idea what I was going to say to them. I could feel the pressure mounting. I sat there hoping that a sermon would
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Contributed by Kerry Haynes on May 6, 2018
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When I think of drawing on love’s source, I think of Corrie ten Boom. Her family had all died in the Nazi concentration camps. Their crime? Hiding Jews in their home. Somehow Corrie survived. The war had ended, the camps had been liberated, and Corrie was speaking in various churches, sharing about
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 12, 2008
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My favorite story about the Holy Spirit is the story C.S. Lewis told about a college student who wrote to him. The young man was an atheist. And he was very concerned, because he had made friends with some Christian students. They were enthusiastically witnessing to him about Jesus, and it had
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Contributed by Ryan Peters on Mar 10, 2009
Psychology Today
The Dangers of Loneliness (Aug 2003)
Friendship is a lot like food. We need it to survive. What is more, we seem to have a basic drive for it. Psychologists find that human beings have fundamental need for inclusion in group life and for close relationships. We are truly social
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
Walter Reich wrote in a column from Washington: I’m a man of bad habits, one of which is reading the newspaper while eating. Since I don’t have time for either activity, each one provides a good excuse for the other. The result is that I eat too much, and probably read too much, with the deep
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 23, 2026
[272]. A POEM MESSAGE – THE INFANT CHRIST HAS COME (Christmas) (Version 1)
Most Christians think of the Nativity at Christmas time but it ought not be like that. In one way the birth of Christ; His ministry; His death, burial and resurrection; and His ascension, are all equal in importance for
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 23, 2026
[273]. A POEM MESSAGE – THE INFANT CHRIST HAS COME (Christmas) (Version 2)
Most Christians think of the Nativity at Christmas time but it ought not be like that. In one way the birth of Christ; His ministry; His death, burial and resurrection; and His ascension, are all equal in importance
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Contributed by David Simpson on Feb 5, 2018
Make This Muddled World A Better Place
January 24, 2018
Lanier Christian Church
David Simpson
The Academy Award Nominations came out yesterday. Of the movies nominated, one of them is about famous British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, entitled: Darkest Hour. Churchill left us with many
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 15, 2025
[165]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – KINDNESS IN THE CHRISTIAN’S PAIN
We all need kindness, but not everyone can give kindness. Some find it too hard because of their backgrounds, and some are just so selfish they are incapable of it.
Kindness is a special gift when it is given in a sacrificial way,
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Contributed by Alan Braun on Mar 22, 2002
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Titled: Something for Stevie
I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counselor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn’t sure I wanted one.
I wasn’t sure how my customers would react
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