Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
GLUTTONY PANTS
Chef Chris Cosentino, Food Network star and executive chef at Incanto restaurant in San Francisco, has created the Gluttony Pants for those of us who occasionally indulge and engorge without the post-meal awkwardness. The pants have three buttons, allowing you to expand the pants'
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Methodist
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 13, 2007
The Romans sometimes compelled a captive to be joined face-to-face with a dead body, and to bear it about until the horrible emanating smell destroyed the life of the living victim. Virgil describes this cruel punishment:
’The living and the dead at his command
Were coupled face to face, and hand
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Baptist
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
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Does this mean that bad kids = bad parents? Of course not.
1. Today’s society has this “Blame someone else” mentality.
a. “I spilt this McDonald’s coffee on myself, it was to hot”
b. Lets sue the tobacco companies for giving people cancer.
c. Lets sue the gun manufacturers for gun violence.
2.
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Baptist
THE POWER OF A CAUSE
On April 21, 1845 a Texas Army, who had been running from the Mexican Army since the defeat of the Alamo, came upon the Mexican Army led by Santa Anna just a few miles from here at Lynch’s Ferry, now called Lynchburg Ferry.
General Sam Houston ordered that Vince’s Bridge be
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 6, 2024
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"The warning is triggered by the total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, nicknamed America's Eclipse. For the first time in almost 100 years, a total solar eclipse will be seen from coast to coast in our nation. People are preparing to mark this significant event with viewing parties at exclusive
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 19, 2002
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Eleven years ago, Walter Levine was diagnosed with multiple myeloma – a type of bone cancer. Today he dedicates his life to helping others beat the disease. He says, “Ninety-nine percent of everything you do in life is attitude. If you have a relationship with God and you have the right
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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A group of academics and historians has compiled this startling information: Since 3600 BC, the world has known only 292 years of peace! LESS THAN 1% (.08) OF THIS TIME WAS IN PEACE. During this period there have been 14,351 wars large and small, in which 3.64 billion people have been killed. The
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002
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I Lost It - The number of church-going Americans who dropped out of church DOUBLED in the past decade, from 7% of the population to 14%. Calvin College professor Ruth A. Tucker says many of those who leave have put in years - some even decades - of faithful service to the church. She says winning
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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While 88% in a recent Barna poll believe Jesus Christ was a real person, what they believe about him differs sharply from scriptural teaching. 42% (even 1/4th of the “born again” Christians) believe that while on earth Jesus sinned just like other people. 61% believe the devil is just a symbol of
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 31, 2005
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C.S. Lewis says of true friendship, “True friendship is rare on earth. It means identifying with someone in thought, heart, and spirit. The whole experience of life is designed to enable us to enter in to this closest relationship with Jesus Christ. We receive His blessings and know His Word, but
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2010
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BLOTS AND BLEMISHES
In 2 Peter 2:13-14, false and immoral teachers are called "blemishes."
Some of you are teenagers, but those of us who are older can remember the blessings of acne. There were two pimples that were particularly embarrassing: a large one on the tip of you nose that made you look
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Mark Haines on Mar 21, 2011
"When we sin, we are judged because in that moment of choosing sin we are actually electing the absence of God in our lives at that point. You see, [sin and salvation are] always relational. Sin separates us from God--that’s the point--sin is our embrace of the absence of God in our
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 25, 2002
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When I was a freshman at Lincoln Christian College, I had an experience that made me seriously question my calling into the ministry. My professor for a class on the Life of Christ had approached me about leading the group in a Scripture reading and prayer to begin our class time. I agreed. But
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2002
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HOPE AND A PRAYER
50 Christian truckers got together to pray to pray that somehow the sniper terrorizing the Washington, DC area would be caught. Ron Lantz would be retiring as a driver in a few days and didn’t even live in the area, but he felt sure that God would answer their prayers. In fact,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 24, 2004
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This is the beginning of Lent. Most people are looking for things to give up for Lent. It you haven’t made up your mind maybe these will help.
GIVE UP grumbling! Instead, "In everything give
thanks." Constructive
criticism is OK, but "moaning, groaning, and
complaining" are not
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