Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 3, 2008
The Flat Tire
Two students were taking organic chemistry at the university.
Having done well in their work and labs, they were both going into the final exam with solid A’s.
So far, so good. Trouble was, they were so confident that they decided to party the night before the big test.
It was a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 25, 2012
SHANNON'S SACRIFICE
It was March 24, 1998 in Westside Middle School near Jonesboro, Arkansas. A total of five people, four female students and a teacher, were killed at a school shooting. Ten people, nine students and one teacher, were injured. The perpetrators of the shooting were two students,
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Contributed by Guy Glass on May 9, 2003
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I met a young man not long ago who dives for exotic fish for aquariums. He told me that one of the most popular aquarium fish is the shark. He explained that if you catch a small shark and confine it, it will stay a size proportionate to the aquarium you put it in. Sharks can be six inches long yet
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Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
Remember Jonah? He fought the will of God. He was miserable in his hometown when he heard the will of God. He ran away to Tarshish and was miserable on the whole trip. When you have to hide in a belly of a ship to get away from the storm you brought upon yourself by disobedience you’re always
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Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 24, 2007
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Jonah lost God’s voice. The word of the Lord had come to Jonah, but now God was speaking to Jonah through the sea, the storm, & even the great fish instead of visions & His Word.
Samson lost the voice of God. When Samson’s hair was cut, we are told that he got up,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2002
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Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence. Their conviction resulted in untold sufferings for themselves and their families.
Of the 56 men, five were captured by the British and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the
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Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 21, 2009
In the last decade, over 1,000 species of animal were discovered in the Mekong jungles and wetlands of Asia. That averages to a species a week. Among them were never-before-named types of:
• Spiders
• Rats
• Bats
• Rabbits
• Snakes
• Fish
• Frogs
• Lizards
• Plants
• Birds
...and the list goes
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Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
: Children’s message used "Horton Hears a Who" by Dr. Seuss
The children’s message this morning gave us one literary vision of being “neighborly”. Horton, the elephant heard a cry for help and did all in his power (even amid the teasing of his friends) to protect the small people, affirming his
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 28, 2003
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A recent e-mail asked readers to reflect on the following questions: 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest. 4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. 5. Name the
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Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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When Steve Tran of Westminster, California, closed the door after activating twenty-five bug bombs, he thought he had seen the last of the cockroaches that shared his apartment. When the spray reached the pilot light of the stove, it ignited, blasting his screen door across the street, breaking all
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2002
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RESPECT YOUR ELDERS
At age twenty-six, Pat Moore performed an unbelievable experiment. An industrial designer, Moore wanted a better understanding of senior adults, so for three years she frequently disguised herself as an eighty-five-year-old woman. From 1979 to 1981, she utilized the skills of a
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 1, 2005
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George Barna wrote The State of the Church in 2002. Barna conducted a survey of self-pronounced Christians and here’s what he found about their knowledge of the Bible.
Now, remember these are Christians..
• 48% could not name the four Gospels.
• 52% cannot identify more than two or three of Jesus’
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
If only insurance executive Walter Kaye had not arranged for a White House internship for a young woman named Monica Lewinsky.
If only skipper Joseph Hazelwood had been paying attention when his tanker, the Exxon Valdez, entered Prince William Sound.
If only John F. Parker, the bodyguard assigned
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
We have at our disposal today more knowledge than at any time in history. More information has been produced in the last thirty years than in the previous five thousand. Today information doubles every four years. Knowledge alone isn’t enough.: Did you know ...
--that only two people in
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