Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jan 24, 2008
In 1932 Aldous Huxley published a science fiction novel entitled "Brave New World." In it he wrote about the year 2532. He described a world very different from his own. - Some of the characteristics he describes are: The practice of cloning being perfected - World controlled by science &
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 26, 2008
"Eighteen" — (shemoneh esreh) the central prayer in Jewish life and liturgy. It is also known as Amidah (Standing), because it is said standing; or simply Tefilah (Prayer), the prayer par excellence. The prayer originally consisted of eighteen benedictions, and thus the name "Eighteen." Its final
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
I might point out the difference between a passion for excellence and a passion for power. The desire for excellence is a gift of God, much needed in society. It is characterized by respect for quality and a yearning to use God’s gifts in a way that pleases him. Recall the words of Antonio
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 9, 2023
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Charles Allen has a satirical comment on bearing one another's burdens:
"I was hungry, and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger.
I was imprisoned, and you crept off quietly to your chapel in the cellar and prayed for my release.
I was naked, and in your mind you
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 19, 2022
ON AN AMERICAN TROOPSHIP during World War II a new Chaplain came aboard. The rank and file of the sailors met him and they put to him this question, "Do you believe in Hell?" The Chaplain was a modernist and an unbeliever, and he said, "Men, certainly not." The men looked at
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Contributed by David Moore on Jul 11, 2008
A few years ago the Plain English Campaign ran a national survey that found that some people would rather have a grander job title than a pay rise. This might seem astonishing, but upgrading job titles has apparently become more and more popular as employers try to keep their staff happy.
Here are
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Baptist
Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Feb 10, 2001
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"Anyone who's ever had a brush with the thing called love knows that this feeling so desired is also tough to pin down," writes Curt Degenhartt. He says,"There are so many kinds. We’ve got lusty love, compassionate love, fraternal love, the kind of love you have for your grandparents, thrilling
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 22, 2001
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When a six foot four inch, muscularly built middle Eastern man tried to light an explosive hidden in his shoe on Flight #63 on its way from Paris to Miami, a flight attendant tackled him with the help of five other passengers. A terrible tragedy was averted with the cooperation of six people who
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 20, 2002
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I have a treasure which I prize,
Its like I cannot find;
There’s nothing like it on th earth,
‘Tis this–a quiet mind.
But ‘tis not that I’m stupified,
Or senseless, dull, or blind;
‘Tis God’s own peace within my heart
That forms my quiet mind.
I found this treasure at the Cross;
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
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Ultimately let me share what I believe is at stake. In 1947, sociologist and historian Dr. Carle Zimmerman studied the deterioration and ultimate disintegration of various cultures. He found that in each society the disintegration of the culture was preceded by the disintegration of the family. He
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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Why those women loved and wept, it were not hard to guess; but they could not have had greater reasons for love and grief than my heart has. Nain’s widow saw her son restored; but I myself have been raised to newness of life. Peter’s wife’s mother was cured of the fever; but I of the greater plague
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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John Barrymore once played the role of a father who disapproved of the man his daughter planned to marry. In one scene, the daughter had to ask Barrymore what he thought of her fiancé, who had just exited. Barrymore was supposed to answer, “I think he’s a dirty dog.”
One night, when the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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The Most Popular Methods Of Evangelizing, according to a new Barna study, are praying for others’ salvation (43%), living in such a way as to encourage questions about their faith (40% engaged in “lifestyle evangelism”) and interactive conversations about moral and life issues that hopefully lead
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