Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006
"The Road of Life" Author Unknown
At first, I saw Jesus Christ as my observer, my judge, keeping
track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited
heaven or hell when I die. He was out there sort of like a
president. I recognized His picture when I saw it, but I really
didn’t know
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Methodist
Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 24, 2007
The people of God:
Individuals, and in a state of distinctness from all the nations amongst which, in their calamitous dispersion, they are scattered; but they have no national existence -- no king, no country, no organization, no government, no political being. Just so the great community of
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Baptist
Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 29, 2010
In the film version of Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” the action starts with a cold October wind blowing through a Midwestern town. Let’s look at the theater film preview of this film and give you an idea of what I’m talking about. The “October People” had come with their
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
During his first year of seminary, Alan Hirsch led a small group of newly converted Christians that included “gays, lesbians, Goths, drug addicts, prostitutes, and some relatively ordinary people.” After graduating, he and his wife were called to go to South Melbourne Church of Christ in 1989 where
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Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 19, 2019
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I recently had a conversation with a woman who is a double lung transplant recipient. The transplant took place over 20 years ago and I had known part of her story, but there was a detail she included in this retelling that stopped me in my tracks.
She gave some facts about the disease, when she
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by David Tack on May 6, 2009
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SYMBOL OF ATONEMENT
"The cross is a fitting symbol of the atonement, for it represents the intersecting of two attributes or facets of God’s nature. Here it is that the love of God meets the holiness of God. The holiness requires payment of the penalty, and the love provides that
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Contributed by Jeffrey Sackett on Jan 24, 2003
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think of how often in scripture it is the woman who is the vehicle for ministry.
Who prompted Jesus to perform His first miracle? A Woman!
Who ministered to Christ during His public ministry? The women!
Who anointed the body of Jesus? The women!
Who stayed with Jesus throughout his trial and
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Contributed by Claude White on Mar 5, 2007
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Two shepherds lean on their crooks at the end of a long day and the first asks the second, "So, how’s it going?" The second one sighed and shook his head, "Not good, I can’t pay my bills, my health isn’t good, my kids don’t respect me, and
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Baptist
Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 5, 2011
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YOU BE JESUS!
A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. "If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the first
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Many of you know Ed and Brenda Flowers… in 1988 Brenda’s husband died suddenly of a heart attack… this left Brenda and her 14 yr. old daughter Kimberly all alone… Kimberly struggled with the loss of her father over the next few years, her behavior changed, she struggled with depression… and then on
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Lisa Delay on Aug 10, 2005
I looked about some more and saw a huge maple tree. Magnificent, tall and strong it had many leaves like a flowing royal garment. It was lush and full of gorgeous green foliage so not a branch could be seen. It was in all its glory.
-Lisa DeLay, wrier and founder of wit4life.com
As I continued my
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 1, 2003
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PLENTY FOR EVERYONE
Corrie Ten Boom says of this passage: “Often I have heard people say, “How good God is! We prayed that it would not rain for our church picnic and look at the lovely weather!” Yes, God is good when He sends good weather. But God was also good when He allowed my sister,
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