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Ernest Hemingway became famous for snubbing his nose at morality and at God, declaring that his own life proved a person could do anything he wanted without paying the consequences. Like many others before and after him, he considered the ideas of the Bible to be antiquated and outdated,
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Prayer is a conversation with God, not a formula. Yet sometimes we might need to use a “method” to freshen up our prayer time. We can pray the Psalms or other Scriptures (such as The Lord’s Prayer), or use the ACTS method (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication). I recently came
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Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000
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I have mentioned before that leaders of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association estimate that roughly 10% of people who come forward at the end of a Crusade meeting really become Christians that night. Many already were Christians and lots of others go through the external motions but never
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jan 26, 2001
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In November I975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up at the other side of the wall of Saltillo Prison in northern Mexico. On April 18, 1976, guided by pure genius, they tunneled up into the nearby courtroom in which many of them had been sentenced. The surprised
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
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In America, Bibles are everywhere. You can find them in grocery stores, prisons, and motel rooms. They’re available in all sizes, shapes, translations, and versions, leather bound or paperback. Every year the Bible outsells every other major book. Last year 500 million Bibles were published in
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Contributed by David Limiero on Jun 5, 2001
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Dear Parent,
This is not a normal chain letter! At the bottom of this letter you will find a list of eight names and addresses. Please send your teen-ager to the person at the top of this list. Then add your name to the bottom of this list and send the letter out to seven others.
In approximately
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Contributed by Louis Bartet on Jun 22, 2001
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We dare not confine theology to seminary coffee shops where professors and students play mental badminton. It affects all of us. Some people lose their faith because of a sharp sense of disappointment with God. They expect God to act a certain way, and God "lets them down." Others may not lose
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Contributed by Keith Broyles on Jul 17, 2001
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When I was a Cub Scout we had to do an age old experiment with two cans tied together by a piece of string. When the string is tight, it carries the sound waves from one can to the other, making a simple telephone. When we started doing the experiment, I thought there was no way that could
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Contributed by Ian Biss on Sep 30, 2001
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Wayne Gretzky is arguably the greatest professional hockey player that ever played the game. He was recognized by his number 99, blazoned upon his half tucked in jersey. His entire career he wore his jersey that way because he, like so many other sports players was terribly superstitious. They feel
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
Most important of all, the discoveries of molecular biologists, far from strengthening Darwin’s claims, are throwing more and more doubt on traditional Darwinian evolution. They say that biochemicals are now known to be so enormously complex that “quite explicit instructions” were necessary for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
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Herbert Schlossberg, in his book Idols for Destruction, astutely observed: “Western society, in turning away from the Christian faith, has turned to other things. This process is commonly called secularization, but that conveys only the negative aspect. The word connotes the ‘turning away from
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 29, 2002
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A story is told of a thief who robbed John Wesley. While the thief walked away, Wesley shouted, "If you should someday come to your senses and know what you have done is wrong, turn to God for forgiveness through Jesus Christ." If we have the promise of Heaven, because we belong to Jesus, then
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Lincoln stated in another instance these words about God ‘s will, “That the almighty does make use of human agencies and directly intervenes in human affairs is one of the plainest statements in the Bible. I have had so many evidences of his direction, so many instances when I have been controlled
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2002
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MODEST GRATITUDE
In a sense, gratitude is an expression of modesty. In Hebrew, the word for gratitude - hoda’ah - is the same as the word for confession. To offer thanks is to confess dependence, to acknowledgment that others have the power to benefit you, to admit that your life is better because
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2003
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ILL: Early African converts to Christianity were earnest and regular in private devotions.
Each one reportedly had a separate spot in the thicket where he would pour out his heart to God.
Over time the paths to these places became well worn.
As a result, if one of these believers began to
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 11, 2003
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Dr. Nelson Glueck, probably the greatest modern authority on Israeli archeology, has said:
"No archeological discovery has ever controverted a Biblical reference. Scores of archeological findings have been made which confirm in clear outline or in exact detail historical statements in the Bible.
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