Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 12, 2005
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The story goes that Mark Twain loved to go fishing, but he hated to catch fish. The problem was he went fishing to relax, and catching fish ruined his relaxation, since he had to take the fish off the hook and do something with it. When he wanted to relax by doing nothing, people thought he was
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 5, 2007
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One sunday the pastor was on his way to church when he happens to pass by a man fishing in the lake. He noticed that the man fishing was his church member. He asked why the member was fishing when he was supposed to be in church. The member replied, " its better for me to do fishing because my mind
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Contributed by Scott Bradford on Jun 20, 2013
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TWO MILES OF DITCH
I was headed home late from a wedding reception and had about a two hour drive when a friend said to me, "Remember that for every mile you drive there are two miles of ditch".
I was in the car before that really sunk in, and then it hit me, for every path we walk, there are
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Contributed by C Jordan on May 23, 2010
NOW HE KNOWS
A little five-year-old boy one day was playing with his two-year-old brother, when the two-year-old reached up and pulled his older brother's hair. He screamed in pain, and his mother came rushing in. He cried and said that his younger brother had pulled his hair. His mom said, "Well,
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Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
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Years ago, there was a very wealthy man
• Who, along with his devoted son, shared a passion for art collecting.
• Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection.
• Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of
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Christian Church
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
Startling Statistics
Only eight percent of the time since the beginning of recorded history has the world been entirely at peace. In over 3,100 years, only 286 have been warless and 8,000 treaties have been broken in this time.
Jesus Himself tells us in Mt 24:6 6 And you will hear of wars and
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Christian Church
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
• A few years ago in Kentucky there was a little boy who was being very disruptive during service
• After a few minutes, his father who had put him under his arm carried him out.
• No one in the congregation so much as raised an
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Christian Church
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
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It was a few weeks before Christmas 1917. The beautiful snowy landscapes of Europe were blackened by war.
The trenches on one side held the Germans and on the other side the trenches were filled with Americans. It was World War I. The exchange of gunshots was intense. Separating them was a very
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Christian Church
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
A church had an unusual ritual every Sunday morning.
• Before the church sang the Doxology, they would stand up,
• everyone would turn to the right and face a blank white wall,
• and they would sang.
• Every Sunday they did this
• Finally a visitor to the church was confused and asked,
• “Why
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Christian Church
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
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I was reading an article in readers digest by a man named Mark Smith
• And in that article Mark Like many high school seniors, was filling out a college-scholarship application.
• One form asked for any extracurricular activities.
• He answered:
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Christian Church
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
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• Maybe you have been hit with so much adversity you feel like the little girl who was riding along on her bike when she bumped her head on the low hanging branch of a tree.
• She ran into the house hollering, "Mom, Joey hit me!"
• Her Mom looked up from what she was doing and said, "Sissy, Joey
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Christian Church
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
Joseph M. Stowell tells a story about his childhood.
• He says “Growing up in Hackensack, N.J., provided a variety of experiences for me.
• One was going to school with some of the rough kids from the neighboring town of South Hackensack.
• I recall one afternoon, playfully trading punches with
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Christian Church
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 12, 2007
The story of the candy cane
• A Candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that could be used as a witnessing tool, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane.
• He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus.
• He began with stick of pure white, hard candy.
• White to
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Christian Church
Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
"Runner’s World" told the story of Beth Anne DeCiantis’s attempt to qualify for the 1992 Olympic Trials marathon. A female runner had to complete the 26-mile race in less than two hours, forty-five minutes to
compete at the Olympic Trials. Beth started strong but began having trouble around mile
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Baptist
Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 21, 2007
1. Ray O’Conner - Ultimate Night Fisherman - He loved to fish and he loved to teach others how to fish.
Owned the home we lived in in Aurora Wisconsin when I was a boy.
Ultimate Bullhead Fisherman -
Knew where - Favorite sloughs (off the Menomenie River seprating Wisconsin from Michigan?) ...
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Christian/Church Of Christ
An ethics professor at Princeton Seminary asked for volunteers for an extra assignment. Fifteen students showed up. He divided the group of fifteen into three groups of five each. He instructed the first group of five to proceed immediately across the campus to a certain spot; if they didn’t get
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Episcopal/Anglican