Contributed by Scott Carson on Apr 8, 2001
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A minister was speaking to a Sunday school class about the things money can’t buy. “It can’t buy laughter and it can’t buy love” he told them. Driving his point home he said, “What would you do if I offered you $1000 not to love your mother and father?” Stunned silence
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 13, 2001
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"On October 28, 1987, the rear door of a Metropolitan Armored Car swung open on Interstate 71 in Columbus, Ohio. Bags of cash were dumped on the highway. `It looked like snow, it was so thick,’ said officer Bob Kinney, who was called to the intersection of Interstates 70 and 71 after motorists and
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 15, 2001
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I came across an article that was entitled, “Is it better to be a jock or a nerd?”
The article was about Michael Jordan, & it was written last year before he retired from professional basketball, playing for the Chicago Bulls. It pointed out that Michael Jordan received about $300,000 for every
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 24, 2001
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"A new industry report says that total consumer spending online in February 2001 trended upward to an estimated $3.4 billion ."
"The Boston Consulting Group study says that the sales in the nine leading online categories
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Story: Andrew Carnegie, the famous steel magnate of the 19th Century had a sister who complained that her sons were always asking for money but never replied to her letters. So Carnegie bet her £100 that he could get them to reply within a week.
So he sat down and wrote to each of his nephews
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Anglican
Contributed by Andrew Chan on Nov 30, 2001
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SIGNS YOU LIVE IN THE YEAR 2001...
1. You just tried to enter your password on the microwave.
2. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
3. You call your son’s beeper to let him know it’s time to eat. He emails you back from his bedroom,
"What’s for
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Evangelical Free
Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Aug 27, 2003
1. Richard A. Swenson, M.D. writes in “Margins,” “The conditions of modern-day living devour margin. If you are homeless, we direct you to a shelter. If you are penniless, we offer you food stamps. If you are breathless, we connect the oxygen. But if you are marginless, we give you yet one
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Nazarene
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
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GRATEFUL FOR LIFE?
Some of you may remember the movie "City Slickers." Comedian Billy Crystal plays the part of a bored baby boomer who sells radio advertising time. One the day he visits his son’s school to tell about his work along with other fathers. He suddenly lets loose a deadpan
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jul 20, 2002
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Duke University did a study on “peace of mind.” Factors found to contribute greatly to emotional and mental stability are:
1. The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness.
2. Not living in the past. An unwholesome preoccupation with old mistakes
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Baptist
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20 SIGNS THAT YOU'RE GETTING OLD
1. You’re asleep, but others worry that you’re dead.
2. Your back goes out more often than you do.
3. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.
4. You buy a compass for the dash of your car/truck.
5. You’re proud of your
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Baptist
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The familiar orange box and the slogan "The Breakfast of Champions" have become more than just advertising symbols. They have become a metaphor for sports greatness and success. Many athletes, at the pinnacle of their success, have shared their childhood dreams about someday joining the legends who
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2002
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Definition of Worldliness: Worldliness is the lust of the flesh (a passion for sensual satisfaction), the lust of the eyes (an inordinate desire for the finer things of life), and the pride of life (self-satisfaction in who we are, what we have, and what we have done). Worldliness, then, is a
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