Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 20, 2010
RIVER OF LAUGHTER
As he was born my heart was bursting with JOY. I held my son Ben up to the Lord and dedicated him then and there. I was so grateful for the gift of a child. I remember driving home at the beginning of that day laughing and honking the horn so everyone could SHARE THE JOY I had,
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Here is the message Solomon is seeking to communicate to us today from Ecc. 6:10-12
1. God knows everything we do not!
2. God has already named all the events in our life and it’s up to us to invite God into our life-time.
3. It is useless to try to argue with God He is always right.
4. It is
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Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Feb 4, 2008
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Are you part of “the called?”
Frances Ross, our neighbour, was home early on Wednesday afternoon and she called to me from her balcony to offer me some of her garden vegetables.
This gave me quite a start…
For an instant, since all I heard was my name in a female voice, I thought the feminists
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Contributed by Michael West on Mar 29, 2008
David wrote Psalm 34:3 when he was faking insanity and Abimelech drove him away; “O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.” (Amplified)
The word magnify means to make larger and it can be seen two different ways: make God look bigger than He is or see Him as big as He is.
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 8, 2003
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WHAT NOT TO DO
The new millenium brought out the worst in parenting, and no parenting methods were criticized more harshly than those of captured American Taliban, John Lindh Walker. When Lindh Walker was 10, the family from Washington State moved to socially liberal Marin County, just over the
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Contributed by Chip Kelly on Jul 1, 2003
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Thirty years ago, the Miami Dolphins embarked on an unforgettable & unparalleled season. 14-0 regular season, then a 3-0 run through the playoffs culminating with a Super Bowl victory. No other team has matched that perfect record. Every year 30-some odd teams try, but for 3 decades, it stands
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2006
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Where did candy canes come from? Tradition holds that in about 1670, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral was frustrated by fidgety kids at the Living Nativity. He had some white, sugar-candy sticks made to keep the youngsters quiet. The sticks were curved like shepherds’ staffs in honor of the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2006
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Where did candy canes come from? Tradition holds that in about 1670, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral was frustrated by fidgety kids at the living Nativity. He had some white, sugar-candy sticks made to keep the youngsters quiet. The sticks were curved like shepherds’ staffs in honor of the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2006
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Where did candy canes come from? Tradition holds that in about 1670, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral was frustrated by fidgety kids at the living Nativity. He had some white, sugar-candy sticks made to keep the youngsters quiet. The sticks were curved like shepherds’ staffs in honor of the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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There’s a story I read that apparently originated in Psychology Today. As the story goes, a number of years ago the prince of Grenada, an heir to the Spanish crown, was sentences to life in solitary confinement in Madrid’s ancient prison. The dreadful, dirty, and dreary nature of the place earned
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 23, 2007
Bob Russell, a preacher in Kentucky, tells of calling Baptist East Hospital late one night to check on one of his elderly members. The operator transferred him to a nurse who answered, "Pediatrics." Bob said, "Pediatrics? I’m checking on a lady that’s 87 years old! I’ve got the wrong floor." Bob
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The story is told that, at the end of World War I, Herbert Hoover, who would later become the President of the United States, led the Allied relief efforts in Europe. The efforts of these valiant soldiers kept hundreds upon hundreds from starvation, and a new
word entered the Finnish
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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ADMIRAL GRAU
At all the military reviews in Peru there have a custom by which they pay honor to Admiral Grau, Peru’s noblest naval hero, killed in battle off the coast of Chile. Always at roll-call, Admiral Grau’s is the first name called. An orderly steps forward and pointing upward answers,
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 19, 2007
What we do for the Lord is important, but so is why we do it!
…Just think of it: it is possible to serve, sacrifice, and suffer “for My name’s sake” and yet not really love Jesus Christ! The Ephesian believers were so busy maintaining their separation that they were neglecting adoration. Labor is
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Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 10, 2024
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A bit of an aside, I can remember when I have pulled a few all night jobs out of necessity back in my power distribution days when a fault would require repairing, nothing like a 24 plus hour day to exhaust you. Lack of sleep is never a good thing, but in Jacob’s case it led to a change in the man
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