Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 25, 2026
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[278]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
This was a poem written before I really started writing poems seriously. Part of the idea was to write a hymn and some tunes will fit its 8-8-8-8 metre.
The title, “The Light of the World” was to cover several aspects suggested to me by
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Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007
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Why did the Philistines allow Samson’s hair go grow back when they knew it was the key to his great strength?
Was it because they blinded his eyes? No, for even a blind
but strong Samson could cause severe havoc.
Why then did they allow his hair to grown back? Because the
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Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Nov 26, 2004
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Matthew, in recording a section of the Lord’s Prayer, “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors,” used the word ‘aphiemi’ for ‘forgive’. It means to “send away”. This is the same word used in Luke 4:39 when Jesus rebuked the fever in Peter’s mother-in-law. That is the kind of forgiveness
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To be saved, one has to understand that I am a sinner, and my sin has separated me from God. I can try to earn my way back to God all I want, or I can realize that is hopeless - nothing I can do can wash away my sin - only Christ’s blood - only his sacrifice is acceptable to God, so I have to give
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Contributed by Steve Malone on May 14, 2001
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I’ve always liked the story of the 3 old widows who lived together. One sister got up to go to bed, half way up the stairs she stopped and asked "was I going up or was I coming down"
One sister replied with hint of aggravation, "you were going up to bed."
A second sister headed into the kitchen
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Contributed by Howard Flynn on May 17, 2001
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There are advantages to being able to see. For example, when I was a seminary student, I went to apply for a driver license. The clerk at the Department of Motor Vehicles asked me to read a line on the eye chart. I responded by reading a series of what I thought the correct letters were. To this,
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
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NOT THE GIFT, BUT THE GIVER
A man told a story about the time his son’s sixth birthday was approaching. He had mentioned he wouldn’t mind a party, and as his son usually was very specific about the kind of presents he liked. The dad asked him what he could get him. Bill expected a well-planned
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
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THIS IS GOOD!
The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!"
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting
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Contributed by Rick Palmer on Oct 14, 2018
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In 1980 I was hired as a City Police Officer in a small Midwest town with a population of 2200. The first week on duty we closed an investigation of a local man who held a position in the School system. He had gained the confidence of the parents, students, and the community. After a traffic
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 17, 2020
"During the construction of Emerson Hall at Harvard University, president Charles Eliot invited psychologist and philosopher William James to suggest a suitable inscription for the stone lintel over the doors of the philosophy department. After some reflection, James sent Eliot a line from
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 15, 2021
In 1983, one man prevented a nuclear war between the USSR and the USA. Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, followed by up to five more.
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 19, 2022
Thomas Constable points out that there are 6 different kinds of biblical preaching:
(1) kerugma, which means proclamation of the clear facts of the Christian message.
(2) didache or teaching. This was explanation and interpretation of the facts-the "so what?"
(3) paraklesis,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
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LAST CHANCE
When Bishop Philip Brooks, author of "O, Little Town of Bethlehem," was seriously ill, he requested no friends come to see him. But when an acquaintance of his named Robert Ingersoll, a famous anti-Christian propagandist, came to see him he allowed him to come in right away. Ingersoll
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The Bible has a single purpose. It was given to reveal the love of God as manifested in the divine provision of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. This is its aim, and sound interpretation must never lose sight of this aim. Consequently, it is a serious and misleading error to regard the
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 6, 2023
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According to a traditional Hebrew story, Abraham was sitting outside his tent one evening when he saw an old man, weary from age and journey, coming toward him. Abraham rushed out, greeted him, and then invited him into his tent. There he washed the old man's feet and gave him food and
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 28, 2023
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Pastor Clifford S. Stewart of Louisville, Kentucky, sent his parents a microwave oven one Christmas when microwaves were a new thing for many Americans. Here's how he recalls the interesting experience:
"They were excited that now they, too, could be a part of the instant generation.
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 25, 2024
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Walter Kaiser’s article on “where Job’s friends went wrong about suffering” is very interesting. In the article, Kaiser identifies eight types of suffering mentioned in the Bible.
1. retributive suffering (caused by sin and disobedience to God)
2. educational or disciplinary suffering (as in
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 24, 2024
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Augustine believed that God created the order of angels to exist in a perfect harmonic balance with one another which was subsequently lost due to the fall of Satan (and those who followed Satan in his rebellion). This showed the tragedy which developed as a result of Satan’s rebellion.
Not only
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