Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 19, 2008
HOWARD HUGHES' LIFE
All he ever really wanted in life was more. He wanted more money, so he parlayed inherited wealth into a billion-dollar pile of assets. He wanted more fame, so he broke into the Hollywood scene and soon became a filmmaker and star. He wanted more sensual pleasures, so he paid
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 3, 2008
GOD IN REAL LIFE
There is this Christian comedian who was sharing his testimony. He came to a point in his life when he was drinking, doing some drugs, had some money issues, his relationship with his wife was falling apart, and he said that he had even beat his small child for crying. When all
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Baptist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 14, 2008
Running For Dinner Or For Life
The reason you do what you do is all important. There is an old fable about a dog that boasted of his ability as a runner. One day he chased a rabbit and failed to catch it. The other dogs ridiculed him on account of his previous boasting. His reply was, "You must
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
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Fish Tank Life
A very nice doctor's office had a beautiful fish tank. The fish are bred to look like exotic salt-water fish. They are beautiful, but they are stuck in that expensive tank and going nowhere, chasing each other, killing each other, hoping someone will pay attention and feed them.
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 12, 2007
ILLUSTRATION
A father is reading his newspaper when his small son jumps up into his lap and tugs at the bottom of the paper, wanting his father’s attention. The father feels a surge of anger within. Why? He at first perceives that his right to read the paper without being disturbed is being
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Charismatic
Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 26, 2007
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The Value Of Life In The Womb
Susan Shelley writes in Marriage Partnership, “I was thrilled when the doctor told me our baby-to-be was a boy. I decided to keep the news a secret because I wanted to see Marshall’s face when our son was delivered.
“In the fifth month, our doctor recommended a Level
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Baptist
Contributed by Craig Cramblet on Mar 1, 2008
“One Solitary Life"
Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher.
He never owned a home. He never wrote a book. He never held an
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Chris Jordan on Mar 16, 2008
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On a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks often occur, there was once a little life-saving station. The building was primitive, and there was just one boat, but the members of the life-saving station were committed and kept a constant watch over the sea. When a ship went down, they
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 24, 2008
Living the Full Christian Life
As believers, we have received a great inheritance and legacy. In Acts 17:11, Luke writes, "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what
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Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 30, 2002
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George Barna’s research of 1996 and 1997.
1. Many professing Christians believe that people are inherently good, that our primary purpose is to enjoy life and that our most important responsibility is to take care of our family.
2. 81% believe that the Bible teaches that God helps those who help
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