Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 21, 2001
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[Christian Contradictions, Citation: Joseph Roy, Leadership, Vol. 5, no. 4.]
A true Christian is a sign of contradiction--a living symbol of the Cross.
He or she is a person who believes the unbelievable, bears the unbearable, forgives the unforgivable, loves the unlovable, is perfectly happy not
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 30, 2001
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I used to work for an American bank that had the slogan "Quality Loyalty Consistency - QLC". This was drummed into its employees as a means of getting the most out of them. A colleague thought they were too demanding and countered the slogan - in private - with his own interpretation of what QLC
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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WHO AM I HURTING?
When we hate our enemies we give them power over us - power over our sleep, our appetites, our happiness. They would dance with joy if they knew how much they were worrying us. Our hate is not hurting them at
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a. Tim LaHaye in his book Mind Siege notes this, “Ever since God first explained to Adam and Eve how to think so they could live successful, fulfilled, obedient, and happy lives, there has been a constant battle over who will control human thought
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Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 12, 2009
REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS
Hugh Evan Hopkins said "The problem of evil arises largely from the belief that a good God would reward each man according to his deeds and that an almighty God would have no difficulty in carrying this out. The fact that rewards and punishments, in the way of happiness and
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Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jul 5, 2008
Erma Bombeck – “You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy,
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Contributed by Stan Rodda on Oct 13, 2004
I talked about the wealthy CEO who is wondering if there is more out there, the happy family that is actually falling apart because no one understands them, the successful entrepreneur who is unfulfilled in his job, and the popular student who even though everyone wants to be like them they are
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
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William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. Marking an examination paper shortly before Christmas one year, Phelps came across the note: " This is a mystery to me. Only God knows the answer to this question. Merry
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Rick Warren, “Nothing matters more than knowing God’s purpose for your life, and nothing can compensate for not knowing them” (The Purpose Driven Life, page 29).
Rick Warren, “The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal
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Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 12, 2010
‘Suppose you have a sponge and a pitcher of Pepsi. If you dip your sponge in the Pepsi and squeeze it, what’s going to come out? 7-Up? No, when you squeeze a sponge soaked in Pepsi, Pepsi is going to come out. If you saturate your mind with questionable music,
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
GOD ONLY KNOWS
William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. One year just before Christmas he was marking an examination paper, Phelps came across the note: "God only knows the answer to this question. Merry
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Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008
Last Sunday as we were driving to church Our teenage son leaned over from the back seat gave his mother a kiss on the cheek and said, “Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!”
My wife objected, “But it’s not Mother’s Day today – that’s
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Mennonite
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God's Will is Best
Angels are pure spirits, but it was God's intention to raise human beings, who are lower than the angels, to divine status, to union with the Trinity. An ancient tradition tells us that this was the cause of Lucifer's rebellion, jealousy over one day being ruled by a mere
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As you know, this Wednesday is the 4th of July. The 231st Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence that was signed on July 4th, 1776. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence contains some of the most moving words ever written. It says…“We hold these truths to
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002
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NO PLACE FOR PAIN
In his sermon on dealing with trials, Nashville pastor Byron Yawn points out: "For most, especially American Christians, even the remotest suggestion that there could be value in our suffering is viewed as uncaring and insensitive. We have been conditioned by our culture to
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A CHRISTMAS STORY: FILLING THE HOLE
One of the most popular films [of this season] is a little vignette set in the 50s called A Christmas Story. In the plot, young Ralphie sets his heart on an air rifle for Christmas, enduring ridicule and scorn in his quest for this gift he believes will make him
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Contributed by John D Jones on May 2, 2010
When I was a boy we had access to numerous motorbikes and go-carts. My father refused to buy us any kind of motorised vehicles because he did not want us to get injured. But most of our friends and family had some sort of motorbike. As youths, the parents always set the governor really low. This
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