Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 13, 2024
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While pastoring a Southern Baptist church in Texas, one day I heard that one of our church members was in the hospital after being bitten by a brown recluse spider. It was a pretty serious situation. The doctor had told the young mom that they may have to amputate her hand if the swelling did not
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 9, 2001
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Illus.: “When Blind Eyes Were Opened”
D.L. Moody, the famed evangelist, told this story at one of his meetings: One evening just before Christmas, a man was walking through the streets of an Eastern city. The store windows were all beautifully decorated, and he observed three little girls
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Contributed by Tony Miano on May 21, 2001
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“Ken Walker writes in Christian Reader that in the 1995 college football season 6-foot-2-inch, 280-pound Clay Shiver, who played center for the Florida State Seminoles, was regarded as one of the best in the nation. In fact, one magazine wanted to name him to their preseason All-American football
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2002
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"Sarah"
I’m Sarah, I’m sixteen;
Last night I failed.
I prayed for more strength,
So why did I yield?
He said he loved me,
Brought me flowers and all;
Then he took me upstairs
And caused me to fall.
I feel so ashamed,
So dirty inside.
He’s taken my heart;
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 19, 2022
We need another revival like Pentecost! It will come when walking and working together!
As Vance Havner said, “Snowflakes are fragile things, but when they stick together... they can stop traffic!”
In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy demanded that Linus change TV channels, threatening him with her fist
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 10, 2023
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There is a tomb of unknown soldiers in America which has a guard 24 hours a day. Every hour on the hour, 365 days a year, a new soldier reports for duty. When the new guard arrives, he receives his orders from the one who is leaving. The words are always the same: “Orders Remain Unchanged.”
The
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 19, 2023
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The great Dutch artist, Rembrandt, has a famous painting of the crucifixion in which your attention is first drawn to the dying Savior.
Then you notice the crowd gathered around that scene, with their various attitudes and actions.
Finally, you notice at the edge of the picture a lone figure
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Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Jul 13, 2001
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If a man is filled with anger, than anger controls his life.
If a man is filled with greed, then greed dominates his life.
If a man is filled with lust, then lust governs his life.
If a man is filled with love, then love influences all he does.
And if a man is filled with
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