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RUN TO THE REFUGE
Bunker gear, over 1,000 degrees of heat, protection from fire scene elements, provides a refuge/safety for self... importance of ARFF truck...refuge, responsible for protection of firefighters, T3000 3,000 gal. of water, large truck, nozzles, discharge 1,000 gpm...truck was place
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CHANGING YOUR MIND ABOUT SEATBELTS
I remember when the seatbelt laws came into effect. People had all kinds of excuses for why they weren’t going to wear one. Some said they felt constrained, and some were afraid they’d have an accident because they thought the strap would somehow stop them from
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Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 2, 2001
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God Glorified in Weakness, Bits and Pieces, June 1990, p. 23-4
It was 1818 in France, and Louis, a boy of 9, was sitting in his father’s workshop. The father was a harness-maker and the boy loved to watch his father work the leather. "Someday Father," said Louis, "I want to be a harness-maker,
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 29, 2005
In the hard school of life God’s answer to our problems don’t come in the form of neatly pre-packaged solutions, like strips of shrink-wrapped capsules labelled for each anxiety we have, carrying a certificate of immunity from the hazards of life.
If I may give a personal illustration of this.
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 13, 2001
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GOD AND TRUTH RELIEVE AGONY
Lloyd John Ogilvie, chaplain of the United States Senate, recalls:
Senator Max Cleland, who lost both of his legs and his right hand in Vietnam, came to the Bible study withdrawn and tired. Another senator said, "Max, are you all right?"
"Not really," he said. "I’ve
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We need to look at storms and painful scenarios in a different light. Possibly God’s light? Wirt helps us to see through a difference lens in his book Jesus Man of Joy.Sherwood Wirt has this to say about the positive side of pain:
Pain does have this positive value. It will bring to halt our
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 1, 2003
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[The Answer to Death, Citation: Robert Russell, "Resurrection Promises," Preaching Today, Tape No. 151.]
Professional golfer Paul Azinger was diagnosed with cancer at age 33.
He had just won a PGA championship and had ten tournament victories to his credit.
He wrote, "A genuine feeling of fear
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 28, 2003
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The 200-year-old church was being readied for an anniversary celebration when calamity struck: the bell ringer was called out of town. The sexton immediately advertised for another.
When the replacement arrived, the sexton took him to the steps leading to the bell tower, some 150 feet above them.
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THE CAT WITH LIMITED VISION.
There was a beautiful pedigreed cat that lived in a hugh mansion on a hill. The cat had everything.
The cat was warm in the cold winter, cool in the hot summer. The cat had a choice of food: fresh tuna,
beef, or pork. The cat ate out of silver dishes. The cat drank
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