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  • There Were Two Brothers Named John And Charles. ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
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    There were two brothers named John and Charles. They grew up in a religious home. They believed there was a God. They had religious training. One even became a minister. But it was not until their 30’s or so, did they truly have their hearts, as one of them put it, ‘strangely warmed.’ That heart ...read more

  • Author, John Kehoe Wrote An Article Called ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 21, 2009
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    Author, John Kehoe wrote an article called Authentic Relationships. I quote, “I have a good friend who is the most authentic person I know. People love being around her because she is so real, with no pretense. She makes everyone feel special, not in a phony way; she makes them feel special because ...read more

  • Being Open-Minded Means That I Am Willing To ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 2, 2009
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    Being open-minded means that I am willing to listen to feedback (like through a mentor as we talked about last week) and might even seek it out. It means that I will truly listen to what you perceive to be inconsistencies or flaws whether in my character or beliefs. It means that I will seriously ...read more

  • Martha Ballard: Revolutionary Helper

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2009
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    MARTHA BALLARD: REVOLUTIONARY HELPER Historian Laurel Ulrich received a Pulitzer Prize for her book The Midwife's Tale. The book was based on the diary of Martha Ballard, who lived during the American Revolution. Martha was a midwife who traveled by canoe, horse, or sometimes on foot to assist ...read more

  • No One Would Take Him

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 4, 2010
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    NO ONE WOULD TAKE HIM In 1952 a probation officer in New York City tried to find an organization that would assist in the adoption of a twelve-year-old boy. Although the child had a religious background, none of the major denominations would assist in his adoption. Said the officer later, "His ...read more

  • The Bible Is A Survivor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    THE BIBLE IS A SURVIVOR The inspiration of the Bible is seen in its unique survival. All through history it has been a hated book for certain people because of its claim to be the word of the living God. But in spite of all attempts at times by emperors, dictators and totalitarian governments to ...read more

  • Occasionally, I Read A Web Log By A Young Man Who ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 26, 2010
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    Occasionally, I read a web log by a young man who gives only his first name, which is Justin. In a recent post on his blog, which he calls “Uban Idealist,” he says this. He says, “For a long time my reaction to seeing [the broken] areas in my life has been to work hard on them. Try to act more ...read more

  • Can Love Last A ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 8, 2010
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    Can Love Last a Lifetime? “Psychology Today Magazine” had a very timely an article in their June 2010 volume. The title of the article was “Can Love Last a Lifetime?” and their answer was Yes! Here is a thoroughly secular source that has recently changed its position and discovered that love need ...read more

  • I Can Remember Things In My Life That Struck Me ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 6, 2010
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    I can remember things in my life that struck me as if something had changed and would never be the same again. Things that may strike some as a little strange, moments when everything just sort of toppled on a point of balance and fell into a new place. Things would never be the same again. Like ...read more

  • Religion A Vs. Religion B

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
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    RELIGION A VS. RELIGION B The 19th-century Danish theologian Soren Kierkegaard identified two kinds of religion--Religion A and Religion B. The first is "faith" in name only (2 Tim. 3:5). It's the practice of attending church without genuine faith in the living Lord. Religion B, on the ...read more

  • The Window Seat Perspective (Translation ...

    Contributed by David Pin on Feb 20, 2011
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    THE WINDOW SEAT PERSPECTIVE (TRANSLATION FOLLOWS) Cuando uno vuela en avión en el asiento que esta hacia la ventana puede ver las cosas desde otra perspectiva. Los grandes ríos se ven como pequeñas líneas, los valles se ven como grietas, las personas parecen hormigas y las ciudades se ven como ...read more

  • Sabbath Vs. Little League

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 1, 2011
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    SABBATH VS. LITTLE LEAGUE The NT changes several things about the Sabbath. However, it is wise to observe a time of rest and worship. A couple of years ago Roman Catholic Cardinal John O' Connor took on Little League baseball because many altar boys were missing Sunday services. He wanted ...read more

  • Bangedy Bang

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
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    BANGEDY BANG A soldier in the heat of battle had his gun jam on him. The enemy was charging straight for him and he was defenseless, desperate! For some unknown reason he pointed his finger at the man and said "Bangedy bang" and the guy fell down dead. He looked at his hand and thought, wow! ...read more

  • Be Like Mike...?  PRO

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 2, 2011
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    BE LIKE MIKE...? Gary Thomas, in his book Authentic Faith, describes a friend of his named Mike. He met Mike when he went to college. Mike was a leader among students. He had everything: a contagious personality, athletic ability, good looks, and natural appeal. And everybody wanted to be around ...read more

  • Already Approved

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Mar 14, 2013
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    ALREADY APPROVED I remember trying to get approved for our first mortgage. There were a number of difficulties and it was very frustrating both for me, and I'm sure for our agent. But after all the sweat and tears we got approval and consequently the offer on the house we wanted was accepted. Some ...read more

  • Never Done With You

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 14, 2013
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    NEVER DONE WITH YOU There is a show on the SyFy channel that Vickie and I watch called "Eureka." It is about a sheriff in a town of geniuses. The Sheriff is always working through comedic catastrophes that the geniuses have induced with their experiments. But the biggest dilemma the sheriff often ...read more

  • Orphans

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2014
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    Rubel Shelly tells of his friends Rich and Patty White, who traveled to a 3rd world country to adopt a little girl named Olona. After 2 years of effort and paperwork, the Whites stood before a judge who read words from an official document: “Inasmuch as Olona Morgan is orphaned and unwanted by ...read more

  • In 1937, Napoleon Hill Wrote A Development / ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 18, 2015
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    IN 1937, NAPOLEON HILL wrote a development / self-help book: THINK AND GROW RICH. Hill discussed a man that invested all his and his family’s money into a GOLD MINE. The man worked and worked. He was so excited, he was going to make millions of dollars and become rich and famous. For weeks the man ...read more

  • Love Your Enemies

    Contributed by David Simpson on Feb 19, 2018
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    After the horrific school shooting in Broward County, Florida on February 14, 2018, several prayer vigils were held in the community. The vigil on Thursday evening ended with a request for everyone to write one specific act of good that they would perform in the coming days and weeks as a way to ...read more

  • Overwhelming Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2022
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    A wonderful example of how to practice the lifestyle of grace comes from an incident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on October 2, 2006, when a man entered an Amish schoolhouse and murdered 5 girls while wounding 5 others before killing himself. As horrific as this was, the greater story was the ...read more