Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 19, 2001
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The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful and costly tombs ever built, but there is something fascinating about its beginnings.
In 1629, when the favorite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died, he ordered that a magnificent tomb be built as a memorial to her. The shah placed his wife’s casket in
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Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Jan 14, 2002
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We also now know that a developing embryo is also genetically different from the sperm and egg that created it. A human being has 46 chromosomes. A sperm and egg each have just 23 chromosomes. But a trained geneticist can now distinguish between the DNA of an embryo and the DNA of a sperm and
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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THE EFFICIENT USE OF PAIN
God does not waste an ounce of our pain or a drop of our tears; suffering doesn’t come our way for no reason, and He seems especially efficient at using what we endure to mold our character. If we are malleable, He takes our bumps and bruises
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Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 21, 2002
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EVERYTHING I NEED
“I have everything I need for joy!” Robert Reed said.
His hands are twisted and his feet are useless. He can’t bathe himself. He can’t feed himself. He can’t brush his teeth, comb his hair, or put on his underwear. Strips of Velcro hold his shirts together. His speech drags
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2002
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In the Roanoke Times 2001. For Stephen Kuropas, born with cerebral palsy, some things just take a little while. But that hasn’t stopped him from trying- or from succeeding. Last Sunday, after 12 years of attending classes, Kuropas, 41, graduated with an associate’s degree from Community College
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Contributed by James Dunn on Feb 1, 2002
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Roger Staubach who led the Dallas Cowboys to the World Championship in ’71 admitted that his position as a quarterback who didn’t call his own signals was a source of trial for him. Coach Landry sent in every play. He told Roger when to pass, when to run and only in emergency situations could he
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Contributed by James Dunn on Feb 1, 2002
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Author Edgar Jackson poignantly describes grief: Grief is a young widow trying to raise her three children, alone. Grief is the man so filled with shocked uncertainty and confusion that he strikes out at the nearest person. Grief is a mother walking daily to a nearby cemetery to stand quietly and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
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It is a dangerous thing to be prosperous. The crucible of adversity is a less severe trial to the Christian than the refining pot of prosperity. Oh, what leanness of soul and neglect of spiritual things have been
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