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  • How The Gospel Came To Korea

    Contributed by Jun Tadena on Aug 25, 2006
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    How the Gospel Came to Korea Robert J. Thomas, a Welshman, was a colporteur working in China for the Scottish Bible Society. In the course of his work, he learned that the Korean language is based on Chinese and that, as a result, the Korean intellectuals could read Chinese. His main responsibility ...read more

  • Bill, A Former Corrections Office, Appears On A ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
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    Bill, a former corrections office, appears on a radio talk show to share his story with the founders of XXXChurch – a ministry to help people out of the pornography scene. Bill describes the way he was first exposed to pornography at his friend’s house at age 11. He was immediately addicted. ...read more

  • At Secondary School Children Are Now Taught ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 15, 2006
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    At secondary school children are now taught citizenship; how should we behave towards one another and towards the world we live in. What does it mean to be a good citizen? On Sunday 12 November three 13 year old boys knocked on the door of our house. One of them said, “I’m really very sorry. I’ve ...read more

  • We Are Living In A Time In Which Millions Of ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 21, 2006
     | 690 views

    We are living in a time in which millions of people are exploring alternatives to traditional Western Medicine. A "holistic health explosion," it has been called. We realize, of course, that traditional Western Medicine is very valuable and, for most of us, when we get sick, it is the first place ...read more

  • In 1904 William Borden, Heir To The Borden Dairy ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    In 1904 William Borden, heir to the Borden dairy estate, graduated from a Chicago high school a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world. Travelling through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe gave Borden a burden for the world’s hurting people. Writing home, he said, "I’m going to ...read more

  • The Unjust Judge

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Mar 20, 2009
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    THE UNJUST JUDGE In 1964 when Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing debut, he was still known by his birth name of Cassius Clay. He won his bout against Sonny Liston with a Technical Knockout. Liston sustained injuries during the first 6 rounds of the bout and at the beginning of the 7th round ...read more

  • Mountain Climbers Help Each Other

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2009
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    Mountain Climbers Help Each Other In May 1953, two men became the first in history to climb to the top of Mt. Everest; Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand beekeeper and explorer, and his Sherpa guide from Nepal, Tenzing Norgay. They reached the summit together and attained instant international ...read more

  • What A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
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    WHAT A COINCIDENCE... A man was out on walk when he saw another man about to throw himself from a bridge into the river. He ran over to save him. "Why do you want to kill yourself?" the man asked. "I’ve nothing to live for." "Don’t you believe in God?" "Yes I do." "What a coincidence--so do I! ...read more

  • Resentment: Swing At Everything  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    RESENTMENT: SWING AT EVERYTHING One year Dave Hagler was working as an umpire in a rec-baseball league in Boulder, Colorado. Unfortunately, Dave got pulled over for speeding one day. He tried to talk the officer out of giving him a ticket. Dave asked for leniency since it could make his insurance ...read more

  • When Michigan Played Wisconsin In Basketball ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 28, 2009
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    When Michigan played Wisconsin in basketball early in the season in 1989, Michigan’s Rumeal Robinson stepped to the foul line for two shots late in the fourth quarter. His team trailed by one point, so Rumeal could regain the lead for Michigan. He missed both shots, allowing Wisconsin to upset ...read more

  • In Her Book, The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom ...

    Contributed by Shane Hargrave on Aug 4, 2009
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    In her book, THE HIDING PLACE, Corrie Ten Boom relates an incident that taught her to be thankful for things we normally would not be thankful for. She and her sister, Betsy, prisoners of the Nazis, had just been transferred to the worst prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering ...read more

  • The Only One In Thirty-Five Years

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 5, 2009
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    THE ONLY ONE IN THIRTY-FIVE YEARS A soldier in the American Third Army was sent to a rest camp after a period of active service. When he returned to his outfit, he wrote a letter to General George Patton and thanked him for the splendid care he had received. General Patton wrote back that for ...read more

  • I'd Rather Have You

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009
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    I'D RATHER HAVE YOU A father and his young daughter were great friends and much in each other's company. Then the father noted a change in his daughter. If he went for a walk, she excused herself from going. He grieved about it, but could not understand. When his birthday came, she presented him ...read more

  • Eddy Stone Lighthouse Rebuilt On Rock And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
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    Eddy Stone Lighthouse Rebuilt on Rock and Survives The first beacon of the Eddy Stone Lighthouse for the English Channel off the coast of Plymouth was placed there over 250 years ago to warn ships of the dangerous reefs. Winstanley, the architect who built it, was so confident of it’s strength ...read more

  • Jewish Scribes, Who Kept Up The Old Testament ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Dec 17, 2009
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    Jewish scribes, who kept up the Old Testament scrolls for centuries, had a nearly foolproof system for making perfect copies. First, a scribe would count the number of letters on the page to be copied. When he had finished his copy, he would count the number of letters on the new page and make sure ...read more

  • A Bus Carrying Only Ugly People That Crashed Into ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Dec 21, 2009
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    A bus carrying only ugly people that crashed into an oncoming truck, and everyone inside dies. As they stand at the Pearly Gates waiting to enter Paradise and meet their maker, God decides to grant each person one wish because of the grief they have experienced. They’re all lined up, and God asks ...read more

  • We Are Living In A Time In Which Millions Of ...

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Jan 30, 2010
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    We are living in a time in which millions of people are exploring alternatives to traditional Western Medicine. This has been called an “holistic health explosion”. We realize, of course, that traditional Western Medicine is very valuable and, for most of us, when we get sick, it is the first place ...read more

  • Hey Bob! Building Margin In Your Life

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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    "HEY BOB!" BUILDING MARGIN IN YOUR LIFE In his book, The Short List: In A Life Full of Choices, There Are Only Four That Matter, Butterworth tells of the time when he came home to his family after another weekend speaking engagement when his then youngest son decided to start talking at the Monday ...read more

  • Four Freedoms

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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    FOUR FREEDOMS In January 1941, when the flames of war were consuming Europe and the Far East, President Roosevelt addressed Congress. In that address, he said some things about freedom that has echoed down through the years. The address, now known as the "Four Freedoms" address, contained these ...read more

  • Angels And Demons

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 24, 2010
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     | 2,910 views

    ANGELS AND DEMONS Talk about SUSPENSE AND INTRIGUE! Subatomic anti-matter threatens the existence of Vatican city in Rome. Key Cardinals from the Roman Catholic church vanish. And it all points to the ILLUMINATI, a secret society that has re-emerged from history. I watched the movie by Dan Brown ...read more