Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005
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Albert Einstein dreamed of finding a single theory that would embrace all of nature’s laws. But in his quest for this unified theory, Einstein came up empty-handed. Others followed and pursued what has come to be known as the Theory of Everything, seeking to define all the laws of the universe in
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Contributed by Bruce Ball on Oct 24, 2005
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A lady called the police and said she had a skunk in her basement and she needed help getting it out of her house. The police said to lay a trail of bread crumbs from the basement to outside in the yard and then leave her doors open. Sure enough, the skunk followed the bread crumbs and left.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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Francois Fenelon, a 17th century French mystic who wrote the classic Christian Perfection, spoke eloquently of the denial of death: “We consider ourselves immortal, or at least as though [we are] going to live for centuries. Folly of the human spirit! Every day those who die soon follow those who
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Swindoll states, “His journey reversed direction. His mind did a turnaround that would ultimately transform him from the inside out. That’s the essence of genuine repentance-the mind does a turnaround…So many things within Saul’s thinking changed-and changed completely. He changed his mind about
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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When the builders of a proposed bridge across the Niagara Falls began construction many years ago, the first matter at hand was how to span the river w/ the suspension cables. Launching a simple kite, the builders were able to get a thin string across. Using the string, they drew a rope across,
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Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 17, 2008
Our kids are wet cement!
When cement is still wet, it will take the form of the form into which it is poured. Once it dries and becomes hard, it can take a jack hammer to break it up and all you will have left is broken pieces. It will never be the same again!
Our children are wet cement!
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Church Of God
Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 21, 2008
GROW OUT OF YOUR SHELL
From time to time lobsters have to leave their shell in order to grow. They need their shell to protect them, yet if they do not abandon it the old shell would become their prison – and finally their casket.
We are not much different from lobsters. To change and grow we
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Alan Tison on Jul 9, 2007
What do we have to Worry about?
Consider the following…
40% of our worries never happen. Anxiety is the result of a tired mind.
30% of our worries concerns past decisions which cannot be changed
12% of our worries centers on criticism by others, meant to make us feel inferior
10% is related to
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by David Scudder on Jul 19, 2007
There is much misunderstanding about what forgiveness really means. Like the story about a pastor who visited a man who had been active in the church, but, due to a dispute with a fellow member, he had stopped coming to church. He reasoned with him at length about the need for forgiveness and
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
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History records a remarkable account of the destruction of an ancient town. The watchmen on the walls would call out whenever they thought they saw a foe approaching. Sensing that the people had begun to resent them for giving these false alarms, they decided to remain quiet.
Regrettably, not
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Pentecostal
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 Matthew Kratz on Jan 13, 2008
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“All you need do is profess Jesus, or at least be religious, and you are readily accepted in that large and diverse group. Sin is tolerated, truth is moderated, and humility is ignored. God’s Word is praised but not studied, and His standards are admired but not followed. This way requires no
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Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 11, 2008
A church in New York in 1963 closed down and someone stuck a sign on the outside of the front door: “Gone out of business. Didn’t know what our business was.”
Is your business honoring Jesus Christ? Is your business listening to his word? Is your business following him in every area of your life?
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jun 2, 2009
Mark Twain shortly before his death wrote, "A myriad of men are born; they labour and sweat and struggle;...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each other; age creeps upon them; infirmities follow; ...those they love are taken from them, and the joy of
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Contributed by David Tack on Jul 6, 2009
IT'S ALL HIS!
We’ve charted at least 100,000 light years (186,282 mps) from rim to rim of world! - 600 million billion miles of stars...all His!
In the midst of the millions of galaxies, we have one galaxy called Milky Way. In the midst of which we have one star (we call sun), with its baby
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