Years ago, a young mother was making her way across the hills of South Wales, carrying her tiny baby in her arms, when she was overtaken by a blinding blizzard. She never reached her destination and when the blizzard had subsided her body was found by searchers beneath a mound of snow.
But they
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In 18th century Wales, a young man named William Williams graduated from the university as a physician, but quickly changed professions to become a physician of the soul -- a clergyman. Being warned against the "fanatical dissenters" such as Wesley and Whitefield, Williams decided to
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Let me quote a great man of God, Chuck Swindoll.
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact
of attitude on Life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.
It is more important than the past, than education,
than money, than circumstances, than failures,
than successes,
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 8, 2003
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My father grew up during the “Great Depression,” and he remembered a peddler lady who would visit their home from time to time. She carried a large backpack containing household goods, small clothing items, and other merchandise. She would spread her wares on the livingroom floor, and my grandma
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Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 18, 2003
In his book, “Great Church Fights,” Leslie B. Flynn tells of two unmarried sisters, who lived together, but because of an unresolved disagreement over an insignificant issue, they stopped speaking to each other - one of the inescapable results of refusing to forget.
Since they were either unable
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Pentecostal
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Henry David Thoreau, the great American poet once said:
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music that he hears,
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Anglican
Contributed by Emil Boniog on Jan 5, 2004
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I learned a great lesson from an illiterate woman of the Mandaya tribe in Mindanao when I was serving as a missionary to the tribe. I saw her shivering and I could tell that she had malaria. I approached her and said, “You should have stayed at home. You have a good reason to stay home.” She
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Baptist
Contributed by Robert Walter on Dec 24, 2004
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The great Anglican Bishop, J. C. Ryle, said of these first seekers of truth (the Magi), “We read of no greater faith than this in all the Bible. It is a faith that deserves to be placed side by side with that of the penitent thief. The thief saw one dying the death of a malefactor and yet prayed to
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Lutheran
Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 2, 2005
At one time J. Wilbur Chapman experienced a great sorrow that nearly shook his faith. In addition, his finances were almost depleted just when it was necessary for him to take a long trip to the western United States. One of the elders of his church who was a wealthy banker came to his home to
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Independent/Bible
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Louis L’Amour, the great Western writer, wrote a short story about a man who liked books. The man acts suspiciously as he examined the books on the shelves of a library. He took down one book and then another until he finally found one. It was a leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear. He
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 28, 2006
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Andy Stanley has written a great, little book entitled, Choosing to Cheat. He writes: “It sounds bad but it’s true, we all must choose to cheat. It’s simple, the problem is not a lack of discipline or time management, it is simply lack of time. With only 24 hours in each day, we cannot do
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