Contributed by Dale Miller on May 5, 2010
THERE WAS A FAMILY WITH A SON WHO WAS VERY OPTIMISTIC. HIS PARENTS WERE CONCERNED THAT SOMEDAY SOMETHING WOULD GO WRONG AND HE WOULDN’T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. SO ON HIS BIRTHDAY, THEY FILLED HIS ROOM WITH HORSE MANURE. SURELY THAT WOULD STIFLE HIM. HE RAN TO THE TOP AND BEGAN TO THROW THE
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Contributed by Richard Koskela on Oct 24, 2011
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A VERY YOUNG CHRISTIAN FAMILY
While traveling as a missionary on home assignment, I had the privilege of eating an evening meal with a young couple with two small children. When it was time for the children to go to bed, they asked me if I wanted to go with them to the children’s bedroom while
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 24, 2014
Elton Trueblood: "No matter how much a man may be concerned with his work in the world, he should not care about it as much as he cares for his family. This is because we have, in our families, a bigger stake than most of us can ever have in our employment. We can change business associates ... we
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It is hard to get over the disappointment that God, having made an exception in my case, didn’t seem to call nice, accomplished, courteous, alert
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 24, 2021
. As in many homes on New Year's Day, Janet and Nigel, a happily married couple, faced the annual conflict of which was more important: the football match on television, or the lunch itself. Hoping to keep the peace Nigel ate lunch with the rest of the family, and even lingered for some
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Dr. G. Campbell Morgan had 4 sons and they were all preachers.
Someone once came into the living room when all the family was there. They thought they would see what Howard, one of the sons, was made of so they asked him this question: "Howard, who is the greatest preacher in your
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2002
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YOU’RE NOT OLD UNLESS YOU CAN REMEMBER...
...being sent to the drugstore to test vacuum tubes for the TV.
...when Kool-Aid was the only other drink for kids, other than milk and sodas.
...when there were two types of sneakers for boys: high tops and low tops.
...when boys couldn’t wear
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There were two brothers. They had not spoken for many years.
The Father had given them adjoining land, they had built houses and farmed their land and raised their families
together.
BUT! There had been hurt and pain and disappointment and misunderstanding between the two brothers.
They had not
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2002
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RESPECT YOUR ELDERS
At age twenty-six, Pat Moore performed an unbelievable experiment. An industrial designer, Moore wanted a better understanding of senior adults, so for three years she frequently disguised herself as an eighty-five-year-old woman. From 1979 to 1981, she utilized the skills of a
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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From a national survey of strong families conducted by the Human Development and Family Department at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, a profile of a strong family:
Appreciation. "Family members gave one another compliments and sincere demonstrations of approval. They tried to make the others
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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More Kids Living With Grandparents In ’97, the most recent year for which figures are available, 5.5% of all children under 18 in the U.S. live with a grandparent. That compares to only 4.9% in ’92 and 3.6% in ’80. The Census bureau blames social ills such as child abuse,
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