Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 28, 2007
I will never forget the story of a famous bishop who spoke to a gathering of ministerial students. He repeated Jesus’ story of the wise and foolish maidens. Then he looked at those young men and challenged them, “Young men, would you rather be in the light with the ten wise maidens or out in the
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Wesleyan
"Sometimes it concerns me, the number of people who can quote my songs… but they can't quote the scriptures ... I mean, if entertainment is what you want, I suggest Christian entertainment … because I think it is good. But if what you want is spiritual nourishment, I suggest you go to church or
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 5, 2009
I came across this true account from Reader’s Digest:
My cell phone quit as I tried to let my wife know that I was caught in freeway gridlock and would be late for our anniversary dinner. I wrote a message on my laptop asking other motorists to call her, printed it on a portable inkjet and taped
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Independent/Bible
Theologian J.I. Packer: "…think of it this way. It is as if the Spirit stands behind us, throwing light over our shoulder on to Jesus who stands facing us. The Spirit’s message to us is never, 'Look at me; listen to me; come to me; get to know me,' but always, 'Look at him, and see his glory;
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Baptist
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 15, 2009
DIRECTION SIGNS
In my time with the children a few weeks ago I spoke with them about road signs. As I prepared this message, I thought about how we have become a nation of signs: Some of them are helpful and some are not. Some signs cause us to pause and ask, “What were they thinking?”
Some
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Presbyterian/Reformed
There is a bumper sticker you will see on vehicles which should give us a message.
“Don’t Follow Me…I’m Lost”
I believe we should stick it above our T.V. set, on Humanistic books, over many doorposts of government buildings, in many court rooms, in the House and the Senate, over the White House
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
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IS THERE ANY HOPE?
Years ago an S-4 submarine was rammed by a ship off the coast of Massachusetts. It sank immediately. The entire crew was trapped in a prison house of death. Every effort was made to rescue the crew, but all ultimately failed.
Near the end of the ordeal, a deep sea diver, who
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Brethren
Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 17, 2007
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In Hank Ketcham’s comic strip "Dennis the Menace," Dennis asks his father, "Why can’t Christmas ever go into overtime?"
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 3, 2007
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A letter written by seminary professor, Dr. R. Scott Clark who teaches at Westminster Seminary California:
“Ironically, I warned the students in the doctrine of God class Wednesday and Thursday of last week that they must preach and teach the doctrine of providence to their people before their
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Other
Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 14, 2009
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Marlene's Top 20 Life Lessons: (as well as I can piece them together)
Life's Lesson Number 20 Is About: The Value A Job Well Done
"If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
Life's Lesson Number 19 Is About: Time Travel
"If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bruce Ritter on Feb 2, 2008
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Frank Abagnale was the world’s greatest con artist. The movie Catch Me If You Can is based on the true-life story this man, who bilked the government out of more than $5 million by the time he was 21. Raised in the home of a father who cheated the government and a mother who cheated on her husband,
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Assembly Of God
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