Contributed by Doug Sanders on Jan 2, 2001
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HOW TO CATCH A MONKEY
Native hunters in the jungles of Africa have a clever way of trapping monkeys.
They slice a coconut in two, hollow it out, and in one half of the shell cut a hole just big enough for a monkey’s hand to pass through. Then they place an orange in the other coconut half before
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Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 20, 2001
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Nate Saint and fellow missionaries Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Pete Fleming, and Roger Youderian had set up camp on a little sandbar in hopes of making contact with the primitive Aucas, known for their fierce infighting and hatred of outsiders. The five missionaries had a deep burden to share the
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 20, 2001
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Chuck Swindoll, in his book, "Living Above the Level of Mediocrity," tells about a church in the Soviet Union a few years ago that was forced to meet secretly because the holding of house church services was illegal.
They tried to be as inconspicuous as possible as they gathered on Sunday
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Contributed by Greg Warren on Apr 19, 2001
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LETTERS TO GOD FROM CHILDREN
Dear God, Did you mean for the giraffe too look like that or was it an accident? - Norma
Dear God, Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don’t you just keep the ones you have now? - Jane
Dear God, Who draws the lines around the
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Contributed by Tony Miano on May 21, 2001
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“H. G. Spafford was a businessman in Chicago. He was a dedicated Christian. [There were times in his life when the wisdom he followed was earthly, unspiritual, and subject to the enemy’s schemes]. He had some serious financial reversals, and during the time of readjustment, he lost his
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Contributed by Tony Miano on May 21, 2001
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Author Mary Ann Bird shared this very personal story in The Whisper Test. She wrote, “I grew up knowing I was different, and I hated it. I was born with a cleft palate, and when I started school, my classmates made it clear to me how I looked to others: a little girl with a misshapen lip, crooked
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2001
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Have Some Ice Cream
"Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, "God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert.
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 3, 2001
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A young Christian went to his local church usually, but one weekend attended a small town church.
He came home and his wife asked him how it was.
"Well," said the young man, "It was good. They did something different however. They sang hymns instead of regular songs."
"Hymns," said his wife,
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Contributed by Brian Mavis on Aug 27, 2001
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More than 3,000 fans packed San Francisco’s Masonic
Auditorium. Many had driven for hundreds of miles to
see their idol. Others held up signs reading, "We
Love You John!"
Then the man they came to see strode onto the stage -
- an unlikely superstar, to say the least. As the
Washington Post put it,
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 25, 2001
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Twenty Nigerian Churches Demolished For ’Enviromental’ Concerns
by Obed Minchakpu
KANO, Nigeria (Compass) -- Twenty church buildings were demolished July 6-13 in Kano city of northern Nigeria by the Kano State Environmental Planning and Protection Agency (KASEPPA) after the agency claimed the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2001
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NOT WHY, BUT WHAT
Technically speaking, David Ring was born dead. Quick acting medical personnel were able to get him breathing, but oxygen deprivation left him with cerebral palsy. He suffered from a speech impediment, hands that don’t cooperate, and a limp. As if that wasn’t enough adversity for
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 12, 2001
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There is an ancient Scottish legend - a shepherd boy tending a small flock of sheep on the side of a mountain. One day as he cared for his sheep he saw at his feet a beautiful flower -- one that was more beautiful than any he had ever seen in his life. He knelt down upon his knees and scooped the
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Contributed by Mark Thornton on Nov 12, 2001
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As I was getting ready to come to church today, I was helping my son to get a bath -- and quite frankly, he didn’t want to have a bath, especially because he couldn’t sit and play in the tub for awhile. And so he resisted and complained and made it difficult -- but we struggled through it and got
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 27, 2001
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Dr. James Gills, is an outstanding Christian ophthalmologist in the Tampa Bay area. He is a fine example of one who has allowed himself to be used of Jesus Christ and for His greater kingdom priorities. He writes about how he learned to allow the trials of life to make him and his ministry better
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 27, 2001
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Dr. James Gills, is an outstanding Christian ophthalmologist in the Tampa Bay area. He is a fine example of one who has allowed himself to be used of Jesus Christ and for His greater kingdom priorities. He writes about how he learned to allow the trials of life to make him and his ministry better
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