Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 14, 2007
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I remember when I was a young Marine going through basic training in San Diego, California. One of the most challenging parts of the training was a several mile hike wearing full equipment with a rifle and a rucksack (backpack) in excess of 26 pounds, which culminated in climbing to the top of a
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Christian Church
Contributed by Shane Hargrave on Aug 4, 2009
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ECONOMY: GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
A farmer went to his banker and announced that he had bad news and good news. "First, the bad news..." "Well," said the farmer, "I can't make my mortgage payments. And that crop loan I've taken out for the past 10 years--I can't pay that off, either. Not only that,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
Wireless Music According to an IDC study, U.S. wireless music services will have over 50 million users and generate more than a billion dollars in ’10. By the end of ‘06, the number of U.S. OTA customers, those with the ability to download and install content over a wireless network, will be
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 21, 2005
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I suppose it’s obvious, but once an aircraft has been built and tested and then used in active service, there is no way that it can then be left unchecked and uncared for. Sometimes it might be something small which needs fixing or changing. It might be something so small that it could almost seem
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Anglican
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 6, 2002
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A man came late one Sunday morning to the service. In fact he got there just as the service was letting out. He came up to a man and said, “Oh, my gracious, is the sermon done?” And the worshiper said, “No, the sermon is to be done.” Folks, I want to encourage you in
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Baptist
Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Aug 16, 2001
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Assumptions can be quite dangerous. For example, the photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of a great forest fire. Smoke at the scene hampered him and he asked his home office to hire a plane. Arrangements were made and he was told to go at once to a nearby airport, where
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Baptist
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THE HUMILITY TO LISTEN
Several years ago, a Greensboro, North Carolina, newspaper carried a story about a tractor-trailer rolling along on a side street in a southern city. The driver came to a low bridge and misjudged the height of his rig. When the truck came to a stop, it was wedged tightly
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
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COME AND LISTEN TO MY STORY…
"[Using] the very latest equipment, Texaco workmen set about drilling for oil at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana during November 1980.
"After only a few hours of drilling they sat back expecting oil to shoot up. Instead, however, they watched a whirlpool form, sucking down
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I remember during the first war against Iraq a number of books hit the shelves tying the events of the war to the prophecies of the Bible. Imminent theologians staked their reputations on works tying the Middle East conflict of 1991 to the beginning of the end. According to their complex
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Presbyterian/Reformed
ARRANGING YOUR DEPARTURE
A young man works as a photographer for a magazine. In 1981 he was flown into an Alaskan wilderness to photograph the natural beauty and some rare flowers. He had everything prepared - photo equipment, 500 rolls of film, and several days of provisions. He kept a diary
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Independent/Bible