Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Feb 7, 2013
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WHERE ARE THE HAPPIEST KIDS?
Where do the happiest kids in the world live? A study released in 2012 titled "The New Definition of Childhood" produced by an agency headquartered in Chicago found that the happiest kids in the world live in Mexico--despite its many social ills and widespread
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Contributed by Gregory Fisher on Sep 27, 2017
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At the age of 3 years old, our family lived with my maternal grandparents while my father was in seminary. One day the kid living next-door to us came up to me and said, “Greg Fisher I am going to give you a bloody nose.” The next thing that happened—when he did, in fact, punch me in the
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 27, 2007
A thirty-six-year-old mother was discovered to be in the advanced stages of terminal cancer. One doctor advised her to spend her remaining days enjoying herself on a beach in Mexico. A second physician offered her the hope of living two to four years with the grueling side effects of chemotherapy
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Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 1, 2007
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At our house we have a set of children’s books that are designed to teach kids their ABC’s and 123’s. The very first book in the number set is entitled My One Book. The main character in this book is Little One. Little one lives in the house of one. The house of one has one door, one table, one
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Baptist
Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 2, 2007
In a book I was reading recently, a King found he had an illegitimate grandson, called Fitzchilvary, abandoned on his doorstep. And after some thought he says to Fitz, I want to make a bargain with you. I will feed you and clothe you and give you a home, education and employment if you will always
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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John Wesley and George Whitefield were two of the greatest preachers of the 18th Century. They became close friends while attending college at Oxford, but their theological differences eventually caused them to drift apart. In fact, there was quite a bit of animosity between their followers. One of
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Contributed by Amanda Wilson on Aug 26, 2007
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I was once talking to a man from South Africa whose father was a Baptist minster during the apartheid years. Their family lived in a mining town and the labourers at the mine were from 3 different African tribes, each with their own independent language. At one time there was a lot of unrest
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 17, 2007
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“The Tongue”
A biblical writer said, “The tongue can no man tame.” A Greek philosopher asked his servant to provide the best dish possible. The servant prepared a dish of tongue, saying: “It is the best of all dishes, because with it we may bless and communicate happiness, dispel sorrow, remove
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Christian Church
Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
There was a man named Yates who was a sheepherder. He was very poor and struggled to feed his family but at least he owned his ranch. For years he struggled to survive until one day an oil company came and asked if they could drill for oil on his land. He agreed and the oil company drilled and
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Lutheran
Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
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i. (From “The Hurting Parent”, pg. 78ff.) A couple with two daughters still at home received a call from their wayward son late one night. He had called from a hotel and told his mom, “I’m hurting and really hungry…tell me what to do.” His voice drifted off and a strong voice broke in. It was
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Wesleyan
And I have something else to say it. We share the same story as this crippled man did: we can’t walk and others carry us. The pastor, the elders, church board, somebody from your family… your religion is a second hand religion. Others are carrying you… You are just passive watcher, crippled
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 20, 2008
LAGOS (Reuters) – A father took his 20-year old son to an Islamic court in northern Nigeria for idleness, asking that he be sent to prison for refusing to engage in productive activities, state news agency NAN said Friday.
"He is not listening to words and he is bringing shame to my family. I am
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