Contributed by James Tidwell on Aug 7, 2005
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News story on Sunday, January 12, 2003; CHICAGO, Jan. 11 -- Illinois’s outgoing Republican Gov. George Ryan commuted the death sentences of 167 people to life in prison today after concluding that the capital punishment system was "haunted by the demon of error."
Friends and foes of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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On one occasion Norman “Kid” McCoy, who was welterweight boxing champion in 1896, was fighting a contender who had the misfortune of being deaf. Once McCoy discovered his opponent’s disability, he wasted no time in taking advantage of it. Near the end of the third round McCoy stepped back a pace
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
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Changing Researchers at the University of Chicago report that only 26% of American households are now comprised of married couples with children, compared to 45% in the early ‘70’s. Likewise, married couples with children under 18 living at home dropped from 50% to 36% over the same time span.
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Did you hear about the twenty-dollar bill and a one-dollar bill talking to one another? They were telling each other where they had been. The twenty said he had just been on a whirlwind trip. He had been to the casinos and to the movies. He had been to a baseball game and purchased hotdogs and
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It is like finding a friend playing Marco Polo. Explain invited to friend’s house, blindfolded in the pool. You would never find the person unless they responded. Only imagine you were in the pool looking but the other person was not even in the pool, or even on the planet. Without God’s help, we
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Baptist
Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 12, 2006
(Ill.) For a number of years, I traveled to Dayton, OH,
for a continuing education experience for my
Computer Science job at the college. One summer we
were walking over to Arby’s for lunch – we had
walked out the back door of the classroom building,
across the parking lot. We
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Methodist
Contributed by Steve Smith on Jan 6, 2007
I read one time about how shipbuilders back in the days of sailboats would prepare the masts for their ships. They would go to the forest and find an appropriate tree, then they would clear out all the surrounding trees and leave that one standing, leaving it exposed to the wind and storms.
As the
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Baptist
Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 10, 2007
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A new preacher at the local church walked into
the auditorium of His new church. He thought it
would be best to move the piano from the right
side of the stage to the left side of the stage,
so he moved it. Soon after he was fired for the
disruption caused by the new
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
Worship Participation Certain Protestant denominations are much more effective than others in generating their adherents worship participation. Mainline attendance trails conservative and evangelical denominations. High interest and participation can be signs of engaged parishioners who are less
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible on TV, and covert operations, secret even in success. We will starve terrorists
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The preacher of an underground Chinese church tells others of the precautions they must take to avoid government persecution. Each time their church reaches ten to fifteen members, they split to reduce attention. They also alternate meeting places for the same reason. Because phone lines are
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 22, 2009
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ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS FOR MEN
Accountability requires being vulnerable enough to allow someone to explore your habits, priorities and neglect. Chuck Swindoll for example, has seven questions that he and a group of fellow pastors challenge each other with regularly:
1. Have you been with a
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
THE PURPOSE OF GOOD LIGHTING
To convince the people of Philadelphia of the advantage of street lighting, Benjamin Franklin decided to show his neighbors be placing one in front of his house. He purchased an attractive lantern, polished the glass, and placed it on an extended pole in front of his
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