Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 26, 2025
[090]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – SPECIFIC – FOR ELDERLY CHRISTIANS - THE THREE Ds
We come to the last poem in the 9 Part trilogy, and it is in the section SPECIFIC, addressed to Elderly Christians. Older Christians are the workhorse in the Church, plodding along for decades bearing the load. In
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 10, 2026
[261]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE DEVIL SNAKE
Most people hate snakes. They run from them and scream out. Snakes are evil creatures but their cunning is well know.
I have a love hate relationship with snakes. I think they are beautifully created which does not surprise me because Lucifer
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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 Jim Kane on Jul 16, 2001
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While on vacation a few weeks ago, I was in the hotel room and, like the rest of the family, unwinding from the day’s travels and events. We had the TV on and a Promise Keepers commercial came on. Promise Keepers, I would remind us, is a wonderful organization, that reminds men of their God-given
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Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 30, 2001
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“Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” For those of you who have gone camping, you know how important a fire is at night. On a cold night it keeps you warm. In the dark it gives light. The smoke chases off the bugs. You can grill hot
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
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C.R. Smith was one of the founders of American Airlines, and he once made a stopover in Nashville, Tennessee. When he did, he found two desks in the American Airlines corridor of the airport. On one, a phone was ringing away. Sitting at the other, with his feet propped up, was a man reading the
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Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 1, 2002
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THE SPIRITUAL ODD COUPLE
Often times we stand in awe of the fact that our Savior Jesus Christ was born into this sinful world and took on human flesh - born in a cattle stall! What a filthy place for God to be born! In the same way, then, shouldn’t we stand in awe at what the Holy Spirit
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
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PARENTING SOCIAL DEGENERATION
Sheila Weller, in her book "Saint of Circumstances", reveals the untold story of Alex Kelley, who was convicted of rape in 1996. When Kelley was initially indicted he fled to Europe, spending more than eight years on the run, leading a comfortable lifestyle.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
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TILL DEATH DO US PART
In his address to the 1997 graduation class at East Stroudsburg University, U.S. Senator Rick Santorum told a story seemingly unrelated to the usual commencement speeches about success and happiness. This is the story:
A Baptist preacher in South Carolina wanted nothing
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Contributed by Juan Lane on Dec 27, 2002
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Truly marriage has a way of challenging everything that you believe to be true. We were all raised with different values and beliefs and many times we try to do the same thing that our role model did and we expect the same or somewhat similar results. We bring our beliefs into our marriage and
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Contributed by Richard White on Sep 13, 2003
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There once was a woman who really felt she had nothing to share with or give to God and his people. During the services she would sit, sing softly to herself, pray to herself, engage in little small talk afterward. On Sunday the preacher gave a message on Expressions of Gratitude. When she went
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Contributed by David Haun on Dec 22, 2003
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This past Thanksgiving, my wife and I drove to our daughter Debbie’s home for the holiday. When we turned on their street, I saw my grandson Ethan shooting baskets with his best friend next door. We pulled in front of Debby’s home, and I heard a six -year old voice yelling "gran-pa’! When I
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Contributed by W F on Oct 5, 2004
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The African Bishop, Desmond Tutu, was once asked why he became an Anglican rather than joining some other denomination. He replied that in the days of apartheid, when a black person and a white person met while walking on a footpath, the black person was expected to step into the gutter to allow
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Contributed by Merv Budd on Nov 1, 2005
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You may have heard of the story of the old lumberman who came into a store and said he’d like to buy a chainsaw because he had heard that they were quicker and easier for cutting down trees than his old one man saw. So he comes back a few days later and says the saw’s broken he wanted a
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Contributed by Mark Miller on Dec 13, 2005
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Here are words to a hymn from the tune of ’O Little Town of Bethlehem.’ It was sung after a Narnia message titled, "What If There Were No Christmas?"
O Wintry Land of Narnia
O wintry land of Narnia what mysteries do you hold?
Despite the threats of the white witch, Good News is to unfold!
‘Cause
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 9, 2006
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Phil Connors is a self-centered weather reporter who is experiencing one heck of a day. In fact, he’s reliving this one day over and over again, the same day repeating itself it’s - Groundhog day. Every day is exactly the same in the way it unfolds. Phil knows everything that’s going to happen
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 20, 2006
Imagine you are at a dinner party; elegant silverware, warm company, great food. At the end the hostess brings out a plate of dessert and stumbles dropping the dessert on the floor. Here’s how each person might respond according to their giftedness: Mercy: "Don’t feel bad, I should of offered to
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