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  • The Artist Is Now Known

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 9, 2012
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    THE ARTIST IS NOW KNOWN In 2002, a drawing was discovered in what used to be a maid's room in one of the museums. The chalk drawing of a candlestick was one of 5 drawings sold collectively to the museum in 1940 for $60. For decades, it sat in the storage until one day a visiting scholar ...read more

  • The Lord's Priorities  PRO

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2012
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     | 5,842 views

    THE LORD'S PRIORITIES "The Lord’s priorities are not the same as ours. Jesus isn’t as concerned about our lace tablecloths and clean kitchens as we are. He’s concerned with the state of our heart. He’s more interested in the time we spend at his feet, reflecting on his words and resting in his ...read more

  • Jesus, Buddha And Mohammed

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 19, 2016
     | 6,131 views

    JESUS, BUDDHA AND MOHAMMED "Buddha never claimed to be God. Moses never claimed to be Jehovah. Mohammed never claimed to be Allah. Yet Jesus Christ claimed to be the true and living God. Buddha simply said, ’I am a teacher in search of the truth.’ Jesus said, ’I am the Truth.’ Confucius said, ’I ...read more

  • Facts About Persecution Of Christians

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 18, 2020
     | 2,721 views

    FACTS ABOUT PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS: * More Christians were martyred in the 20th century than in all other centuries combined. * Currently over 200 million Christians are being persecuted worldwide. * 70 percent of the world's population lives in a religiously intolerant environment. * Every ...read more

  • God's Sunlight

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 28, 2021
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     | 1,320 views

    How is it that the sunlight gives us such joy? Why does this radiance when it falls on the earth fill us with the joy of living? The whole sky is blue, the fields are green, the houses all white, and our enchanted eyes drink in those bright colors which bring delight to our souls. And then there ...read more

  • Strawberry Plants In Fl

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Strawberry plants in FL Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Plant City, Florida where they grow huge strawberries. They cultivate the soil and make special, raised beds for the strawberries. They then lay a thin sheet of black plastic over the beds before they plant the strawberries. ...read more

  • Strawberry Plants In Fl

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,134 views

    Strawberry plants in FL Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Plant City, Florida where they grow huge strawberries. They cultivate the soil and make special, raised beds for the strawberries. They then lay a thin sheet of black plastic over the beds before they plant the strawberries. ...read more

  • Someone Has Said That We Are In Danger Of ...

    Contributed by William Hooper on Jul 12, 2007
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    Someone has said that we are in danger of entertaining ourselves to death. In his blog, Michael Spencer has said that "work must be entertaining. Education must be entertaining. Marriage must be entertaining. Family life must be entertaining. Children must be entertained. Our lives must be full of ...read more

  • A Church Is Not An Audience

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 2, 2007
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    A Church Is Not An Audience A sharp distinction ought to be made between a church and an audience. · An audience is a group of unrelated people drawn together by a short-lived attraction. A church is a group of born again believers drawn together by a Savior. · An audience is a crowd. A church is ...read more

  • I Did An Experiment By Asking Everyone In The ...

    Contributed by James Chandler on Nov 28, 2007
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    I did an experiment by asking everyone in the auditorium to say their name outloud three times. Beforehand I asked one man to say the name of Jesus three times outloud. After everyone had said their name outloud three times I asked if anyone had heard the name of Jesus being said. Only one person ...read more

  • Do You Remember Me Saying That None Of Mary's ...

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Dec 17, 2007
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    Do you remember me saying that none of Mary’s family was there for the birth? It wasn’t that way at his death. We don’t know her name, but it doesn’t matter. Those words say a lot, “his mother’s sister.” Because of the way Mary lived her life, at least one member of her family came around. She ...read more

  • Many Of You Have Heard About The Orphaned Hippo ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    Many of you have heard about the orphaned hippo in Kenya, Africa who has adopted a fill-in mommy. The hippo, named Owen, lost his family to the waters of the tsunami in 2004. When he was rescued and brought to a compound, he immediately ran and hid behind the 130 yr old tortoise who lives there ...read more

  • A Christian Who Will Not Relinquish A Hateful, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 23, 2008
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     | 1,903 views

    A Christian who will not relinquish a hateful, resentful attitude toward someone who has wronged him is a person who knows neither the true glory of his redeemed humanity nor the true glory of God’s gracious divinity An unforgiving Christian is a living contradiction of His new nature in Christ. It ...read more

  • A Quaker Farmer Was Having A Hard Time With His ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Mar 30, 2008
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    A Quaker farmer was having a hard time with his mule. No matter what he tried the mule would not get up. He told the mule I am a Quaker and you know I cannot hit you and I cannot curse you. However, I can sell you to my neighbor and he is not a Quaker and can beat the living daylights out of you. ...read more

  • Someone Else Is Punished

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 31, 2008
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    SOMEONE ELSE IS PUNISHED There was once a movie called The Last Emperor. A young child was anointed as the last emperor of China and lived a life of luxury with 1,000 servants at his command. He was once asked by his brother, "What happens when you do wrong?" "When I do wrong, someone else is ...read more

  • According To A Global Pew Study, The Wealthier ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    According to a global Pew study, the wealthier you are, the less likely you are to be religious. Pew found that there is "a strong relationship between a country's religiosity and its economic status." The poorer a country, the more "religion remains central to the lives of individuals, while ...read more

  • The Spirit Of God Is Always The Spirit Of ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 17, 2008
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     | 2,926 views

    The Spirit of God is always the spirit of liberty; the spirit that is not of God is the spirit of bondage, the spirit of oppression and depression. The Spirit of God convicts vividly and tensely, but He is always the Spirit of liberty. God who made the birds never made birdcages; it is men who make ...read more

  • Out Of The Box

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on May 9, 2008
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    OUT OF THE BOX One "boxed in" child was Adam Clarke, who was born in the eighteenth century in Ireland. When Adam was a schoolboy, his father told the teacher that Adam wouldn't do well. The teacher said, "He looks bright." That statement changed his life--let him out of the box his father had ...read more

  • Today It's Rare To See Siblings Serving ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jul 24, 2008
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    "Today it's rare to see siblings serving alongside each other, either in church or in a ministry outside of church. Parents often focus on allowing each child to explore his or her individual gifts and talents through service -- which is a good thing. Then as brothers and sisters grow up, their ...read more

  • Joy On The Road

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
     | 5,931 views

    Joy on the Road Honda made a "Musical Road" for a commercial in Lancaster, CA, that played the William Tell Overture when you drove on it. At first, it wasn't too exciting. But as you picked up speed, you could actually hear a song played by the tires hitting the grooves in the road at just the ...read more