Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The Graduates vs. the ACLU
This story took place in Calvert County, Maryland, where a senior named Julie Schenk was asked to lead a prayer at her high-school graduation. Of course, it’s perfectly legal for students, as opposed to school administrators, to lead classmates in prayer. But all too
                    
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                    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 21, 2007
                
                
                
                    THE GIFT
A professor of mine from seminary told us this story: When he was a young man, all of 23, he had the opportunity to take a summer tour of Europe as a graduation present, he was from a well to do family. He traveled about Europe by train, boat and sometimes by bicycle. Finally he ended up
                    
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                    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Wearing a fresh shine on his shoes, a suit his wife gave him on graduation day and a determined look on his face, Brian stood outside his new office. It wasn’t the corner office, but it looked pretty good to him. The smell of new leather from his chair and the warm glow of sunshine streaming
                    
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                    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 24, 2000
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Ridgecrest is a large Baptist-run assembly ground, nestled in the mountains of western North Carolina.  All summer long, every year, thousands of Christians come to Ridgecrest for training, inspiration, Bible study, and challenge. 
A few years ago, during a conference, people began to notice a man
                    
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                    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 26, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A young medical student had graduated with the highest marks and accolades.  Fellow students asked him about his future plans.  When he told them his ambition was to be a medical missionary in a deprived area, they retorted by saying,
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The Graduate School of Ministry Management (GSMM) has launched a graduate program designed to support top level Christian ministry and marketplace executives. Modeled after Executive MBA programs established by major universities, GSMM’s mandate is to empower and equip Christian leaders with
                    
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                    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    NOT THE GIFT, BUT THE GIVER
A man told a story about the time his son’s sixth birthday was approaching. He had mentioned he wouldn’t mind a party, and as his son usually was very specific about the kind of presents he liked. The dad asked him what he could get him. Bill expected a well-planned
                    
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                    Pentecostal