Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 16, 2006
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A huge metal structure was built in 1889 for an international exposition. It was larger than anything that was built like it before, and it was considered by many as a ‘monstrosity that was to grotesque to see.’ But the creator, who had spent over a year building it, knew it was destined for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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Robert Fulghum wrote in the Kansas City Times, "Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school.
"These are the things I learned:
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 9, 2006
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Have you heard that story of the guy who died and was being given a tour of heaven and he saw a friend of his drive by in a beautiful Mercedes. And he said, "Boy, this is great!" "Oh, yes," St. Peter said, "your friend was really generous on earth, we had a lot to work with. Your transportation up
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Contributed by Daniel Harman on Aug 28, 2006
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THE SLEEP SON
A mother watched her son begin to drain of energy as the week went on. By the end of the week he’d lost his desire to get out of bed. She heard the alarm go off through his bedroom door. Apparently he just kept punching the little snooze button on the top. Finally, after 3 or 4 extra
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Contributed by Samuel Troyer on Oct 23, 2006
Anyone Else?
A man slipped and fell off a cliff while hiking on a mountaintop. Luckily he was able to grab a branch on his way down. Holding on for dear life, he looked down only to see a rock valley some fifteen hundred feet below. When he looked up it was twenty feet to the cliff where he had
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 25, 2006
Story: Bike Chain.
I was about 12 years old.
Friend and I and his little brother were riding bikes.
Little brother – his bike chain fell off repeatedly – he couldn’t get it back on alone.
We were getting upset like little kids do.
And when the chain came off came of one last time
We rode
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
Story – Cross Country.
I ran was on the Cross Country team for a year
– but being a sprinter, I found it boring.
When we would have a meet, we would Line up and go when we heard the Gun.
Everyone would take off as fast as they could.
Being a sprinter in 10 yards I would have a comfortable
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Contributed by Bryan Dill on Nov 5, 2006
One of the ESPN channels I really like is ESPN Classic. The entire network is dedicated to showing broadcasts of games that have already been played. And, I really like watching some of those older games that are classic rivalries, or famous players from years ago.
But, the best part about it
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
I remember the scene from the movie “Pearl Harbor” where the crews of B-17 bombers are inside their heavy bombers, trying to “lighten them up” so that the Doolittle raiders can take off from aircraft carriers and bomb Tokyo. They had to jettison every pound they could drop, otherwise the planes
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
There’s an eating disorder called pica. Over the years, doctors have reported cases of people with pica eating dirt, chalk, clay, paste, paint chips, paper, cardboard, ice chips, and Styrofoam. In one case, a 22-year-old woman showed up in the emergency room with undigested pieces of socks in her
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Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Dec 31, 2006
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ADVICE
A man was on the practice golf course when the club pro brought another man out for a lesson. The pro watched the fellow swing several times and started making suggestions for improvement, but each time the pupil interrupted with his own version of what was wrong and how to correct it.
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Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007
Acts 20:18 When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia.
Acts 20:19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews.
Acts 20:20 You know
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Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007
Acts 20:18 When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia.
Acts 20:19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews.
Acts 20:20 You know
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Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
Two years ago the Commandant of the Marine Corps stood before the graduating class of officers from Quantico. He reminded them of the proud traditions of the Marine Corps. He reminded them of their loyalty to God, country, and Corps. He also reminded them of the great sacrifices made by the men
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Contributed by Jerry Caddell on Feb 16, 2007
Another young man was looking through the classifieds in search of a used car when he came upon an ad for a brand new Jaguar being sold for only $50. Surely he thought this was typo, but calling the number listed he was assured that $50 was correct. The next day he went by to see the car and to his
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Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
C. H. Spurgeon told about the deep love and devotion French soldiers had for their leader Napoleon. He noted that it was not at all unusual for a mortally wounded soldier to raise himself up on one elbow and give a final cheer to his revered General. In addition, if by chance the dying man saw
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Assembly Of God
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Listen to what Ann Graham Lotz says in her book, “I saw the Lord.” She writes:
“Hurricane Katrina was a resounding wake-up call, not just to New Orleans and the Gulf coast, but to this entire nation. Wake up, America! Disaster can strike at any moment! Your unprecedented prosperity, your advanced
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AN EXTREME CASE Here is an extreme case of a human being so convicted of doing right that he helped criminals.
The father of the famous German philosopher, Emanuel Kant, was and old man and was traveling on a perilous journey through the forests of Poland. On his way the encountered a band of
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