Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 27, 2008
God Can Change Your Attitude
We live in an angry world, surrounded by angry people. We can give all kinds of excuses for being an angry person, but none of them really make an angry attitude the only option.
I went out to visit our friend Bruce Thursday. If you remember he had surgery for a
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
ON TEMPTATION
A number of years ago, the Douglas Aircraft company was competing with Boeing to sell Eastern Airlines its first big jets. War hero Eddie Rickenbacker, the head of Eastern Airlines, reportedly told Donald Douglas that the specifications and claims made by Douglas’s company for the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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GIRLS GROWING UP TOO FAST
A study by Girlguiding reveals 3 leading potential "triggers" for serious mental health problems in girls: premature sexualization, commercialization and alcohol misuse. The report reveals a loss of childhood innocence and says girls today experience high levels of
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 9, 2011
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GOODBYE, MOTHER!
A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed a little old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him.
"Pardon me, sonny" she said,
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Independent/Bible
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Bill Hybel’s in His book “Making Life Work” states this about this kind of mindset – he words it this way:
1. “Some way, some day my life will improve. Some way, someday I’ll drift into more satisfying circumstances. Some way, some day what I want will come to be. Built on the fantasy that rewards
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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Ecclesiastes tells us that the secret to happiness is to choose happiness. Don't kid yourself into believing that if you're not feeling good all the time then there is something wrong. Olympic athlete, poet, and filmmaker Alexi Pappas has some great advice to keep us grounded.
One lesson
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Presbyterian/Reformed
To let go requires a change of mind. It’s not unlike jumping from a burning building. I have to decide that “down there” is safer than “up here” even if getting “down there”
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
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In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then the karate lesson guy said I had to start paying him five
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Greg Cooper on Jul 15, 2002
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WHAT GOD CAN’T DO
A Sunday School teacher was questioning her pupils after a lesson on God’s omnipotence. "Now children," she asked, "is there anything God can’t do?"
The Pastors son thrust his hand into the air. The teacher, feeling certain that he had missed the point of the lesson, asked
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Pentecostal
Contributed by David Swanger on Mar 15, 2003
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A young lady came to visit her preacher and explained that her boy friend was pressuring her to have sex. She explained that both were Chrsitians and she was getting to the point that she did not know what to do. Her preacher offered the following advise: "The next time that you feel pressured,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 4, 2003
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Glenda Fulton Davis once said:
“It’s not always easy to smile and be nice.
When we are called to sacrifice
It’s not always easy to put others first
Especially when tired and feeling our worst.
It’s not always easy to do the Father’s will
It wasn’t so easy to climb Calvary’s hill
But we as His
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Baptist
Second are the strugglers. Everyone else always gets the breaks. Your name is not Kennedy, it is just Smith or Jones, leaving you feeling like you come from the wrong side of the tracks. You struggle to make eye contact. Your clothes don’t announce a winner, and your looks are so plain that you are
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2004
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Though many fear annoying their friends with spiritual conversations, research shows that there is no annoyance at all when spiritual conversation is held with a family member, close friend, or trusted associate. This supports Michael Green’s observation as to why the early church was so
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Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 28, 2004
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Luther on Fear
Martin Luther made this interesting observation in his Table Talk. God and the devil take opposite tactics in regard to fear. The Lord first allows us to become afraid, that he might relieve our fears and comfort us. The devil, on the other hand, first makes us feel secure in our
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Charismatic
Contributed by W F on Sep 15, 2004
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1) Learn when to Shut Up .
It is commonly known in the world of advertising that the most successful ad campaigns don’t try to change people: they try to reflect how people are already feeling. Advertisers know that consumers won’t respond to an ad unless the ad is a response to them. This is why
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