Contributed by Bruce Landry on Jan 15, 2007
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Seoul -- At his father’s funeral, American Carl Lewis placed his 100-meter gold medal from the 1984 Olympics in his father’s hands. "Don’t worry," he told his surprised mother. "I’ll get another one."
A year later, in the 100-meter final at the 1988 games, Lewis was competing against Canadian
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 25, 2007
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On the Thursday of Holy Week this year, the queen of England will preside over the Royal Maundy Service at Guildford Cathedral. It is a service held each year on the Thursday before Easter, and the British monarch presents gifts of money to the poor. The royal website says, “The tradition of the
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 18, 2003
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This may be an urban myth, but it’s good anyway...
The US standard railroad gauge – that’s the distance between rails – is 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches. Why such an odd number? Because that’s the way they built them in England, and American railroads were built by British expatriates – that is, people who
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Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 5, 2001
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The story is about a man by the name of Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man who decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective. So, he went down to the local army surplus store and bought forty-five used weather balloons.
That afternoon he strapped himself into a lawn chair, to
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 2, 2009
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER
Glen and Jo Ann live in Orange County, California in a low lying area. It flooded one year and the local newspaper sent a reporter, in a boat, out to Glen and Jo Ann’s neighborhood. The reporter found Jo Ann, sitting on their roof watching large objects floating by, so he
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Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 10, 2009
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FROG PRINCE
An 80 year-old woman was walking down the main street in her hometown one evening when she heard a low voice say, "Hey lady."
She looked around to see who was talking but upon seeing nobody there she shrugged it all off and continued walking. Before she got another five feet, she
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 2, 2010
TOUGHER PASTURES
For our own good God will not let us stay too comfortable! As unlikely as it sounds, the birth of a giraffe teaches us a similar lesson.
When a baby giraffe is born it drops 10 feet to the ground and lands on its back. Within seconds, it rolls to an upright position with its
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 8, 2006
Have you heard of the new scientific theory? "When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is dropped, it always lands buttered side down. Therefore, if a slice of toast is strapped to a cat’s back, buttered side up, and the animal is then dropped, the two opposing forces will
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
Prayer is our life-line back to the Kingdom of God; it is not optional or unimportant; the imagery of deep sea diving and the needed air hose is a good illustration.
-- An Atmospheric Diving Suit … can be used for very deep dives of up to 2000 feet (600m) for many hours, and eliminates the
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Dec 10, 2002
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In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: "We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas." Katherine hurried to the editor of the local
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Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
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James C. Dobson >>>> When I think of parents today, I’m reminded of a photograph of an elegantly dressed woman who is holding a cup of coffee. Her little finger is cocked ever so daintily to the side, and her face reveals utter self-confidence. Unfortunately, this woman does not yet know that her
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Contributed by Errol Joseph on Jul 16, 2001
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“A missionary in the orient tells how a 20 year-old man approached a temple, removed his sandals, and bowed before the idol. Drawing a dagger from beneath his shirt, in one quick swipe he cut off his tongue and offered it to the silent, lifeless image. In minutes he lay unconscious in a pool of
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Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
Terry Waite spoke the following words at a Christian Booksellers Convention held at Bournemouth in March 1993:
"It is hard sometimes in prison to sit and to pray, and to read of those who were in prison, and to read of their prayer, and to how the prison door or roof cracked open, the chains were
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