Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2001
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Tim (The Rock) Raines returns to the Montreal Expos at age 41 Apr. 13, 2001.
From THESTAR.COM
MONTREAL (CP) - Tim Raines wasn’t prepared for the deafening cheers from the usually quiet crowd when he stepped to the plate in his first game back in Montreal.
For Raines, it was like being in the
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Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 23, 2001
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Tim (The Rock) Raines returns to the Montreal Expos at age 41 Apr. 13, 2001 writes the TheStar.Com.
MONTREAL (CP) - Tim Raines wasn’t prepared for the deafening cheers from the usually quiet crowd when he stepped to the plate in his first game back in Montreal.
For Raines, it was like being in the
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Evangelical Free
Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jan 15, 2003
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On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game a young man named Roy Riegels recovered a fumble for UCLA. Picking up the loose ball, he lost his direction and ran sixty-five yards toward the wrong goal line. One of his teammates, Beeny Lom, ran him down and
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Vineyard
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 20, 2004
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Do you remember your high school reunion? Many who attend the 5 and 10 year class reunions just want to impress each other with how successful they have become. By the 20th many have given up on impressing their friends and are just happy to survive. As you near the age of 40 you can begin to
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 7, 2010
I don’t have any paid employment at present. Moving to Sydney has been a step of faith. We have limited resources for the future. Our possessions fit into a garage. Somewhere under all those boxes is a piano that we have carted around on all our moves and still has future moves to come.
I am
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2013
JULIE HADDEN: PRECIOUS TO GOD
Julie Hadden, Winner of Season 4 of the TV show the Biggest Loser, told her story in a 2009 issue of Guideposts:
I went to the auditions and made it on the show. Our first challenge was a race across California's Mojave Desert. First two contestants to get to the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 30, 2001
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Illus.: “The Boy Who Believes in the Holy Spirit Isn’t Here”
A children’s catechism class was learning the Apostles Creed. Each child had been assigned a sentence to repeat. The first one said, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” The second child said, “I believe
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 22, 2001
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30 years ago two shoe salesmen were sent to Nigeria to survey the country for the possibility of building a shoe factory. The first man came back and said, "Few people here wear shoes so there is little need to build a new shoe factory in Nigeria. The second came back to London and said, "This is
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2001
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Jesus saw a crowd chasing down a woman to stone her and approached them. "What’s going on
here, anyway?" he asked. "This woman was found committing adultery and the law says we
should stone her!" one of the crowd responded. "Wait," yelled Jesus, "Let he who is without
sin cast the first stone."
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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A few years ago, a Dutch professor took time to calculate the cost of an enemy soldier’s death at different times in history. He estimated that during the reign of Julius Caesar, it cost less than one dollar. It cost Napoleon, $2,000. At the end of the First World War, it cost $17,000. During the
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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
Contributed by Greg Buchner on Jul 19, 2004
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During vacation Bible we had over 10% of those attending come to Christ for the first time. And while I was talking to one of them, I made a simple statement. "Well, now that you’ve accepted Jesus, you’re a part of God’s family." Sounded innocent enough to me, almost welcoming…but the child’s
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 12, 2004
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Studies in child development have documented behavioral differences in children even in the first year. In one study, a barrier was placed between the child and his or her mother. The boys, wanting to get back to Mommy, try to get around or over the barrier, or they try to knock it down. The
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