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Teammates of the late Willie Stargell called him "Pops" because of his leadership both on and off the baseball field. In 1979, when Stargell led the Pittsburgh Pirates to their second World Series title, the team was nicknamed "The Family" because of their close relationship and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
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In blended families, almost all members have lost an important primary relationship. The children may mourn the loss of their parent or parents, and the spouses of the loss of their former mates. Because of this, anger is sometimes displaced onto the new step-parent.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2001
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Sometimes when I’m talking to teens, I draw an analogy between the bonding capacity of the body and adhesive tape. Adhesive tape is not made for repetitive use. The strongest bond adhesive tape is capable of making is formed with the first surface to which it is applied. You can remove the tape and
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 23, 2019
Matt Proctor- Several years ago, two of my nephews accompanied their mom on a visit to a friend’s house. Ben was 8, Brian was 6. Their mother’s friend was a very neat lady- a place for everything and everything in its place. Though childless, she did have a few toys and handed Ben and Brian a
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Contributed by Brien Sims on Dec 13, 2007
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My family is different than many of yours. My parents hate my work and hate my relationship with Christ. As long as I never say anything, they will tolerate it but I can’t keep quiet about Christ. Since I became a Christian back around 2000, I have had to live with the fact that I was no longer
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 8, 2001
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Paul Harvey tells the story about a family on Christmas Eve. This family had a tradition where the Mother and children would go to the Christmas Eve service, and the Father would stay home and read the paper. When the family returns home from church, they would all gather to open up their
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 13, 2001
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Ann Weems wrote: "It was a family treasure. That golden vase, the priceless vase that had belonged to my great-grandmother & my grandmother & now to my mother. The vase sat on the mantle, out of reach of little fingers. However, I managed to reach it. I climbed to reach it, & I broke it. I
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Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 5, 2002
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I recall one of the All in the Family episodes where Archie and Edith were having some discussion that had to do with God, and Mike-their atheistic son-in-law, asked the question, “What God.” Then their daughter, Gloria, said, “Yeah, what God.” Archie could not believe his ears. He knew his
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002
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Culture Has Moral Confusion about Families
In a recent column, commentator Dennis Prager observes that he was recently asked to write an article defending the traditional two-parent family. He wonders what has happened to our society that such a concept even needs to be defended? He notes:
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Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Nov 20, 2002
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John Harper was born into a Christian family May 29, 1872. He became a Christian 13 years later and had already started preaching by age 17. He received training at the Baptist Pioneer Mission in London, and in 1896 he founded a church, now known as Harper Memorial Church, which began with 25
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