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  • The Art Of War  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 26, 2005
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    INTRODUCTION Sun Tzu was a general in China about 500 BC. If we relate this time to other world events, the Jews were in captivity and the prophets Haggai and Zechariah were preaching. About 520, the Jews began to rebuild the temple and Jerusalem and we can read about this in the book of ...read more

  • There Is A Hill In The Lake District Called Rash ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Jul 3, 2005
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    There is a hill in the lake district called Rash Judgment Point and that it was given that name by William Wordsworth. The story goes that while he and his sister were standing at the top of this hill one day during the harvest season looking down on the lake below, they saw a man in a boat ...read more

  • Toot And Tumble! (07.22.05--Pride--2 Chronicles ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 19, 2005
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    Toot and Tumble! (07.22.05--Pride--2 Chronicles 26:16) Sometimes we just amaze ourselves when it comes to our own ability to work things out. You know, when faced with a troublesome situation, we come up with a problem solution that even we didn’t see coming. The story is told of two ducks and a ...read more

  • The New Preacher, Fresh Out Of College, Had Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2005
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    The new preacher, fresh out of college, had just moved into town. He was nervous but excited about all of the opportunities. After a few days, a nurse at the hospital called and said that he needed to come and visit Mabel. He had never met Mabel but she was a member of the church. On the way to ...read more

  • Surf Torture  PRO

    Contributed by Tommy Hames on Oct 12, 2005
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    ILLUSTRATION The U.S. Navy has a Special Forces team called the SEALS. It takes a lot to become part of this elite group. One of the many physical challenges that SEALS in training must complete is called “surf torture”. Basically the entire class must wade into the surf zone to their waist line ...read more

  • I Am Sure That Many Of You Will Be Familiar With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 21, 2005
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    I am sure that many of you will be familiar with C.S. Lewis, author of ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’. Lewis was good friends with J.R.R. Tolkien, author of ‘Lord of the Rings’, and he was a Christian; a follower of Jesus Christ. What you may not know is that after the death of his wife he ...read more

  • You Know, If You Want To Dabble In Fiction, You ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Smith on Dec 5, 2005
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    You know, if you want to dabble in fiction, you can do some great things with a door. When I was a high school missionary kid living in Singapore, we all got to take a tour once on the U.S.S. Nimitz. And I now have a sci-fi film in my collection, about a time-travel portal that opens up and ...read more

  • What Is A Christian? In The Letter To Diognetus, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    What is a Christian? In the LETTER TO DIOGNETUS, which dates back to the second century A.D., an anonymous writer describes a strange people who are in the world but not of the world. “Christians are not differentiated from other people by country, language, or customs; you see, they do not live ...read more

  • From Texas History Comes The Story Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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    From Texas history comes the story of the conversion of Sam Houston. At one tine, the Texas hero was called “The Old Drunk.” While he was governor of Tennessee, his wife left him. In despair he resigned as governor and tried to escape his problems by going to live among Cherokee Indians. He stayed ...read more

  • A Guy By The Name Of Herb Forst In Cross River, ...

    Contributed by William Huegel on Dec 30, 2005
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    A guy by the name of Herb Forst in Cross River, NY, offered some suggestions to the Reader’s Digest, p. 69 that they thought was so good they printed it. It’s entitled: “What not to Buy Your Wife” Although the only person a man usually shops for is his wife, the whole experience is a stressful ...read more

  • Worship First: Of The 6 Foundational Faith ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Worship First: Of the 6 foundational faith practices- worship, evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, stewardship and compassionate service—most churchgoers embrace wor-ship. A new Barna survey reveals that 75% of all adults, and 92% of churched adults; say it’s very important to them to worship ...read more

  • In His Autobiography, Breaking Barriers, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    In his autobiography, Breaking Barriers, syndicated columnist Carl Rowan tells about a teacher who greatly influenced his life. Rowan relates: Miss Thompson reached into her desk drawer and pulled out a piece of paper containing a quote attributed to Chicago architect Daniel Burnham. I listened ...read more

  • John Mcgraw Was The Legendary Manager Of The New ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2006
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    John McGraw was the legendary manager of the New York Giants baseball team from 1902 to 1932. He was manager in a time when major league baseball was a rough-and-tumble game, and some of the players were regarded by decent folk to be little more than hoodlums. McGraw fit this image ...read more

  • It Was Christmas Eve, 1910. General William ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 11, 2006
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    It was Christmas Eve, 1910. General William Booth, the founder of The Salvation Army in London, England was near the end of his life. His health was poor, and he was going to be unable to attend the Army’s annual convention. Booth had become an invalid, and his eyesight was failing him. No one knew ...read more

  • It Was Robert Fulghum Who Wrote "All I Really ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2006
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    It was Robert Fulghum who wrote "All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten." It appeared in a number of different places. You’ve probably seen some of it around schools and other places. Fulghum touches on an important fact of life – that we develop our basic values for life by the ...read more

  • Recently, While The Residents Of Charlotte, N.c., ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 5, 2006
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    Recently, while the residents of Charlotte, N.C., were trying to decide whether to name a new park after their most famous son, Billy Graham, the city’s newspaper ran some of the mail they have received on the subject. Most writers felt this is a fitting tribute to the world-famous evangelist; some ...read more

  • Pilgrims Progress...

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Jan 20, 2007
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    Pilgrims Progress... Well, on Saturday, about midnight they began to pray, and continued in prayer till almost break of day. Now, a little before it was day, good Christian, as one half amazed, brake out into this passionate speech: What a fool, quoth he, am I, thus to lie in a stinking dungeon, ...read more

  • Captain Jack's Compass  PRO

    Contributed by Susan Blader on Jan 21, 2007
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    Captain Jack’s Compass In the movie, “The Pirates of the Caribbean,” Captain Jack Sparrow has a compass. It is no ordinary compass. Rather than pointing north, it points toward whatever the person holding it wants most. It might be treasure, or a person, or a location. But it only works if the ...read more

  • Let Me Illustrate By Telling You About How My ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Feb 8, 2007
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    Let me illustrate by telling you about how my kids used to respond to me and Julie during discipline when they were very young. When they would disobey or do wrong, and the sin called for a spanking, I recall vividly the words, “Mercy, daddy, mercy!” Or, “Mercy, mommy, mercy!” What were they asking ...read more

  • Freiherr Manfred Von Richthofen, Was A Famous ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 24, 2007
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    Freiherr Manfred von Richthofen, was a famous German First World War fighter pilot. He was better known as the Red Baron -because he flew a distinctive a red Fokker aircraft. He shot down the more combat planes than any other person on either side in the War. His known kill tally was 80. On ...read more