Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 17, 2008
"Sometime when you're in an airport, observe the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. The ones with confirmed tickets read newspapers, chat with their friends or sleep. The ones on standby hang around the ticket counter, pace and smoke, smoke and
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 29, 2008
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Once many years ago, a ship was tossed in a storm. A man was frightened, but he saw a young boy who looked so calm. He asked the boy, "Son, how can you be so calm in this awful storm?"
The little lad replied, "My dad is the captain, and he has never lost a ship at sea."
O friend,
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Baptist
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 20, 2008
FREE, BUT STILL ENSLAVED
William Knibb sailed for Jamaica in November of 1824. He traveled to replace his missionary brother Thomas, who had died just a few months before his departure from England.
His school in Jamaica dedicated to the children of slaves prospered. Slaves flocked from the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 3, 2008
Sitting Down for Jesus
In his book entitled, "The Trouble With Jesus," Joe Stowell tells the story of the mayor's prayer breakfast in Chicago. If it were not for the performance of Wheaton College choir, the name of Jesus would not have even been mentioned.
The keynote speaker was saying that
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Art Good on Nov 6, 2008
Ken Hannah snowboards off cliffs, flies 40 feet straight up on a bicycle, and jumps out of airplanes on a snowboard. Someone once asked him how he learned to do all those incredible things.
He answered, "I'm an extreme person. When I was 6 years old I rode my bike down a flight of stairs. At 7
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
In a recent column, Gordon MacDonald shared the story of a message sent by the leader of the French Army in World War One, General Foch. The message, sent to his superiors, said, 'Hard pressed on my right. My
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Church Of God
Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008
The story is told of a monastery in Portugal, perched high on a 3,000 foot cliff and accessible only by a terrifying ride in a swaying basket. The basket is pulled with a single rope by several strong men, perspiring under the strain of the fully loaded basket. One American tourist who visited the
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Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008
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A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, "Eighteen to nothing--we're behind."
"Boy," said the spectator, "I'll bet you're discouraged."
"Why should I
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Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008
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No Faith = No Power
One night at dinner a man, who had spent many summers in Maine, fascinated his companions by telling of his experiences in a little town named Flagstaff. The town was to be flooded, as part of a large lake for which a dam was being built. In the months before it was to be
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Contributed by John Perry on Oct 2, 2010
YOUNGEST MP EVER
In the recent federal election Australia’s youngest ever MP was elected into office.
One article reads - WATCHING Australia's youngest-ever MP shake hands and stop to greet members of the public, you'd think he had been doing it for years. But Wyatt Roy, 20, who won the
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 27, 2011
MAN VS. MILKSHAKE
James Dobson author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family tells the story of a friend of his during their days in medical school. One day this man was walking across campus laden with books and briefcase. He passed by a fast food stand, and ordered something to eat
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Brethren
Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 27, 2011
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ALL BY MYSELF?
The story is told of an old lady who had moved to the United States from Europe when she was a child, but now she wanted to officially become a citizen of this country. After months of going through all the necessary red tape, she was finally ready to take the required
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