Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 8, 2003
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FOREST GUMP: Young lady throwing rock after rock at the home she grew up in where so much abuse had taken place. She threw and threw until she could find no more rocks to threw and then sat down crying.
Forest came to comfort her the best he knew by saying, ‘SOMETIMES THERE JUST AREN’T ENOUGH
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A quote from General Douglas MacArthur about seeing his children as a blessing, and not a burden:
“By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that, but I am prouder—infinitely prouder—to be a father. A soldier destroys, a father builds. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies
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Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
Remember Robin Williams in that hilarious movie, "Mom Forever?"
What? Don’t remember that one? Well, that’s what they call it in Italy, anyway. We know it better as Mrs. Doubtfire.
Some American-made movies and TV shows end up with very different names by the time they reach foreign turf. Often,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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A man who first pastored and nurtured a church brings in an assistant to help with the work, a hand-picked man. Later, both men do church planting work together for a couple of years, then return to the home church. A sharp disagreement arises over an issue they both view as a matter of principle,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
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Two old-timers were having a rather heated discussion in an old folks home. One, however, seemed to be doing most of the talking. This went on for several minutes while the second man waited patiently for an opening to present his side of the argument.
Just when it appeared the first man was about
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
19th Century Polish Rabbi
Anonymous writer, about an American tourist’s visit to the 19th century Polish rabbi, Hofetz Chaim: Astonished to see that the rabbi’s home was only a simple room filled with books, plus a table and a bench, the tourist asked:
“Rabbi, where is your furniture?”
“Where is
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Kevin Earls on Oct 25, 2006
Illustration: I’m Raising Kids!
Harmon Killebrew, the great baseball player of yesteryear, tells in his autobiography about growing up in a home with four boys. He says that on one occasion his father was out in the front yard playing baseball with the boys and a neighbor walked by and said, "Mr.
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 4, 2006
When my kids were very little we would travel from Indiana to Ohio to spend a month at the summer home of my in-laws. The boys loved “the cottage,” fishing, swimming, and being spoiled by their grandparents. We would no sooner get on the road than I would hear a voice from the back seat, “Are we
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 4, 2006
When my kids were very little we would travel from Indiana to Ohio to spend a month at the summer home of my in-laws. The boys loved “the cottage,” fishing, swimming, and being spoiled by their grandparents. We would no sooner get on the road than I would hear a voice from the back seat, “Are we
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
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Diana L. James’ 3 yr old grandson visited with her while his parents were on a weekend trip. In their home, it was their practice to bow their heads and pray out loud before each meal. And little Daniel watched every time his grandpa prayed. On the day his parents came to pick him up, they all
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
Online News The daily audience online for news has grown dramatically since ‘02 - a surge fueled by the rise in home broadband connections. Some 50 million Americans now seek out news on the internet on a typical day. 71% of these news consumers go online for news on the average day, while 59% get
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Contributed by Vernon Murray on Mar 4, 2004
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Another great man, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, said, “It is hard to lead, when you look over your shoulder and there isn’t anyone there.” Well, that is what happens to Jesus. He comes to his own home town, and he looks over his shoulder and there isn’t anyone there. Well, that isn’t exactly
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 6, 2004
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I heard the story of the old woman who lived in the hills of Tennessee. She went to a great deal of trouble to have electrical power installed in her home. After a few months the Power Company noticed that she used very little electricity. They sent a meter reader out to check on the matter. He
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 27, 2004
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Illus.: “Mushrooms or Toadstools”
Dad brought home what looked like mushrooms. Some in the family thought they were toadstools. Were they edible or not? Someone remembered seeing an article in the National Geographic magazine on mushrooms. They found the article which had pictures and
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