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                    A famous evangelist told the following incident: I have a friend who in a time of business recession lost his job, a sizable fortune, and his beautiful home. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith -- the only thing he had left. One day when he was out
                    
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                    Contributed by Jim Black on Jan 30, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    In 1949, following the defeat of Nazi Germany in WW II and the re-organization of Europe, the
nation of Germany was divided into East & West.  In the East a communist government was set up
under the influence of the Soviet Union.  In the West a free, democratic government was set up and
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                    Contributed by Nate Barbour on Mar 25, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    (The following is a parable that I made up as an introduction.  It is fictional.  For a story of similar proportion, see the movie RADIO.)
He was never an all-star athlete, although he wanted to be.  He didn’t have what it takes.  Bobby’s body was disproportionate; one leg was longer than the other
                    
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                    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Mar 31, 2005
                
                
                
                    Lee Strobel shares the following story in the "Case for Easter." In 1963 the body of 14 year old Addie Mae Collins, one of four African-American girls tragically murdered in an infamous church bombing by white racists, was buried in Birmingham, Alabama.  For years family members kept returning to
                    
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                    A teacher was handed the following note by one of her students: 
“Dear Teacher, Please excuse Harriet for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it on
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
                
                
                
                    Follow The Money The National Geographic Society (NGS) garnered front-page coverage when they recently unveiled a restored version of The Gospel of Judas--which asserts that Judas was Jesus’ closest friend rather than a traitor, and that he only did what Jesus asked of him: NGS has invested over $1
                    
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                    “The following lines were discovered on the dead body of an American soldier killed in action in North Africa, in 1944. They were found by a corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps and were printed in a Tunis newspaper. They found their way to Britain through the United States. A friend of the
                    
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                    The latest statistics reveal the following about how most Americans spend their money:
From table 7-13 Consumer Expenditures – Handbook U.S. labor Statistics 2003 edition - Reference person age 45-54
Average Income before Taxes: $59,351
Average expenditures $49,111
Food at home: $3,718
Food away
                    
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                    Contributed by Joel Vicente on May 27, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A College student had the following message on his dorm answering machine:
"Hi! This is Fred. If it's the phone company, I sent the money. If it's Mom or Dad, please send money. If it's the financial office, you didn't loan me enough money. If
                    
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                    The following true story is from the life of Louis XIV of France: One Sunday when he and his royal party arrived at church, no one was there except Archbishop Fenelon, the court preacher.  Surprised to see all the vacant seats, the King inquired, "Where is everybody?"  Why isn’t anyone else present
                    
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                    The following incident took place in 1968 on an airliner bound for New York. It was a routine flight, and normally a boring affair. The kind of flights I like -- uneventful. But this one proved to be otherwise. Descending to the destination, the pilot realized the landing gear refused to engage. He
                    
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                    People often study and follow the teachings of writers, philosophers, politicians and professors without getting to know the PERSON behind the philosophy.  Some people even think personal morality doesn’t matter.  
I heard about a Harvard Professor named Bertrand Russell.  While he was a Professor
                    
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                    Contributed by Steve Greene on Nov 11, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The following poem by Ruth Harmes Catkins portrays the pain a troubled marriage can cause.  It’s called "He Said...She Said": 
  
"Another marriage is shattered, Lord, the divorce will be final next week. 
He said it was the breakdown of communication and the subtle infiltration of boredom.  She
                    
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                    The following cases of rebellion have been highlighted by the article Characteristics of A Culture in Rebellion Against God by Dr. Phil Stringer (Florida)
1.	A case in point on rebellion: Homosexuality is the ultimate form of rebellion against God. It involves not only rebelling against the
                    
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