Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 31, 2004
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One day Billy and Ruth Graham were driving through a long stretch of road construction. They had numerous slowdowns, detours, and stops along the way. Finally they reached the end of all that difficulty, and smooth pavement stretched out before them. This sign caught Ruth’s attention: "End of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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Andor Foldes is now seventy-two, but he recalls how praise made all the difference for him early in his career. His first recollection of an affirming word was at age seven when his father kissed him and thanked him for helping in the garden. He remembers it over six decades later, as though it
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 11, 2001
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[Parable of Christ’s Sacrifice, Citation: Brad Walden, senior minister with the Tates Creek Christian Church, Lexington, KY; true story told by Mark’s grandfather at Westwood Cheviot Church of Christ, Cincinnati, OH]
The mother of a nine-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 30, 2001
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Illus.: “The Boy Who Believes in the Holy Spirit Isn’t Here”
A children’s catechism class was learning the Apostles Creed. Each child had been assigned a sentence to repeat. The first one said, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” The second child said, “I believe
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003
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Have you seen the commercial on TV lately where this woman is with her son in Office Max and she has the visions of him being a rocket scientist as she picks up his school supplies. And what happens when he gets to school? He picks up the new ruler he and his mom bought and he uses it to hurl a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 23, 2004
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A minister was filling in for a vacationing teacher of the pre-teen class. The minister was telling them about the things money can’t buy. “It can’t buy happiness, genuine laughter and it can’t buy love.” Driving his point home he said, “What would you do if I offered you $1,000 not to love your
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005
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Bill Hybels in, The Christian in the Marketplace, says, "Dignity is available to every person in every legitimate profession. The farmer who plows the straight furrow, the accountant whose books balance, the trucker who backs a 40’ rig into a narrow loading dock, the teacher who delivers a
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 21, 2006
When we were in Canada the rechargeable battery of our mobile ran down and unfortunately the charger we use in the UK didn’t work there but a kind shopkeeper charged it up. This reminded me that we need help from others in our lives – our parents, friends in church, our minister and Sunday School
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Contributed by Rob Jansons on Apr 10, 2007
Bill Hybels in, The Christian in the Marketplace, says, “Dignity is available to every person in every legitimate profession. The farmer who plows the straight furrow, the accountant whose books balance, the trucker who backs a 40’ rig into a narrow loading dock, the teacher who delivers a
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Contributed by Ryan Reed on May 30, 2008
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A recent report by Salary.com stated:
If the typical stay-at-home mother in the United States were paid for her work as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist among other roles, she would earn $138,095 a year. The additional jobs comprising a mother’s work were day care center teacher, laundry
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Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jun 26, 2008
The Rev. Alan Redpath tells of a lady of his acquaintance who has a little motto over her kitchen sink that reads as follows: “Divine service is conducted here three times daily.” This is the type of industry Christ honors. (1996, c1979). Encyclopedia of 7700 illustrations : A treasury of
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Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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In the best selling book "She said Yes!" Missy Bernall tells the story of her daughter Cassie, one of the students killed at Columbine High School. Cassie grew up in church, she came from a nice family, had friends and a nice life.
Then it all changed.
When Cassie entered high school (not
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1. Your thumb is nearest to you. So begin your prayers by praying for
those closest to you. They are the easiest to ones to remember. To pray
for our loved ones is, as C.S. Lewis once said, a "sweet duty."
2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach,
instruct and heal. This
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