7. SIX YEAR OLD’S PRAYER
Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son had asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, "God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And Liberty and
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 22, 2007
In the movie Saving Private Ryan, a group of Army Rangers receive a mission to go deep into enemy territory to save Private Ryan. They hit skirmish after skirmish, and some of them are killed along the way. They finally get to where Private Ryan is holed up, and they say, “Come with us. We’re here
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Bart Leger on Apr 11, 2005
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A record-breaking knife thrower shocked Britons on Thursday when one of his daggers sliced into the head of his assistant on live TV. Circus performer Jayde Hanson, 23, was demonstrating his skills when one of his knives hit his assistant and girlfriend, 22-year-old Yana Rodianova.
A spokeswoman
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 22, 2008
YOU PUT THE DEVIL OUT, BUT DID YOU LET HIM LEAVE HIS BAGS?
You got out of a bad relationship because it was bad, but you are still resentful and angry.
(You let the devil leave his bags.)
You got out of financial debt, but you still can’t control the desire to spend on frivolous
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Pentecostal
A true story of how my close relative's urgent financial need was met by God's Providence!
Dear friends, Jesus is same yesterday, today & forever (Hebrews 13:8). Oh how many personal experiences I have had and oh how many true accounts I have heard from God’s servants of the Almighty using
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Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 15, 2013
PEACE AND THE CHICKEN
As you and I well know, there are so many times when the circumstances around us are not peaceful. There is tension and turmoil that is so unsettling.
It reminds me of the chicken that fell out of the chicken truck a few years ago. I pulled into the church driveway one
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Christian Church
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 18, 2007
A monastery in Germany trained Christian brothers for various responsibilities within the Roman Catholic Church. One Christian brother in training lived in mortal fear of being called upon to preach the sermon in the daily chapel exercises. As this young man thought about his apprehension, he
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Pentecostal
OUR WHITE STONE NAME
In the BBC reality show Monastery, a group of five men from diverse backgrounds voluntarily join a Benedictine monastery for a span of forty days. The five men don't have to assent to Christian beliefs, but they do have to respect and follow the monks' communal requirements--a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 11, 2001
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Many years ago, a man by the name of Evans P. Dick had a dream of building a castle. He located a site on the Hudson River and laid the foundation for his dream home. To make sure of its quality, he imported his supplies all the way from Spain. Unforunately he ran out of money. He didn’t have
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Contributed by Peter Thelander on Oct 31, 2001
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One of the powerful figures in Wall Street fell in love with an actress. For many months he was always seen escorting her about in the fashionable circles of town. Deciding to marry her, he first put a private detective to the job of looking into her former dealings and friends in order to guard
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United Methodist
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 14, 2002
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President Clinton named Kristine Gebbie, a lesbian, as the new AIDS czar. Four months later she spelled out her perceptions on traditional morality. She said, [The United States] “needs to view human sexuality as an essentially important and pleasurable thing. [Until it does so], we will
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2003
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FIREFIGHTER’S PRAYER
Oh Lord, please help this firefighter
To be skillful and brave.
Please let me never falter
When there are lives to save.
Be with my fellow firefighters
And ride with us each run,
From the moment we "suit-up"
Until the job is done.
Be with me as I guide a child
Through the
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 3, 2003
Kokomo Tribune Columnist Ed Vasicek wrote, “Ravenous spenders often work long hours (or take a second job) to support their addiction. Notice that they are NOT willing to give up their purchase binges, but they ARE willing to give up their time and energy. Some of that time and energy COULD
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Independent/Bible