“The beauty and the harmony of the liturgy find eloquent expression in the order by which everyone is called to participate actively. This entails an acknowledgment of the distinct hierarchical roles involved in the celebration. It is helpful to recall that active participation is not per se
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Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 22, 2009
THE STATUE AND THE CROSS
The Statue of Liberty stands across from the Island of Manhattan in New York. Soldiers, on their return from overseas, often speak in awe of the feelings they had as they sailed into the harbor and viewed the "Torch of Freedom" in Lady Liberty’s hand.
To the Christian,
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Christian Church
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A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE OF THANKFULNESS
When asked to list what he was thankful for, one little boy wrote, "My glasses!"
"That's good," said the teacher, "they help you see better".
"No," responded the child, "I’m thankful for my glasses because they keep the other boys from hitting and fighting
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 13, 2001
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THE MUSIC PASTOR AT BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jack Martens is a fifty-six year old teacher who has spent 33 years teaching music at Ben Franklin Middle School in San Francisco.
“Over 50 percent of Martens’ students are from broken homes. The same number are on welfare. Nearly that many come
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 21, 2005
In her book Mystery on the Desert, Maria Reiche describes a series of strange lines made by the ancient Nazea people in the plains of Peru, perhaps as early as 200 years before the time of Christ. The area where the lines are covers over 37 miles. It is impossible to make out what these line
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
What better way to show how man has done this than to look at the two Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977 and sent barreling towards
the outer reaches of the solar system. On each ship is a gold-coated phonograph record, offering a message to extraterrestrial civilizations.
This message includes
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Wesleyan
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INTRODUCTION
Story: He Knew the Shepherd
1. Three men gave a presentation from the 23rd Psalms.
It went like this,
a. The first man read from the Psalms with superb diction, clarity, and reverence. The audience stood up and gave him a standing ovation.
b. The second man quoted the entire Psalms
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Contributed by Eldon Reich on Mar 28, 2002
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The young husband was a henpecked and he was going to a psychiatrist about
the problem. The doctor told him, "You don’t have to let your wife bully you! Go home and show her you’re the boss! The young man got home, slammed the door, shook his fist in his wife’s face, and growled, "From now on,
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Imagine for a moment that you live in an old, run down, dilapidated shack. One like one you see on World Vision pictures from 3rd world countries – rusty metal kind of thrown over top of a couple walls full of holes. No running water. No toilet. Dirt on the floor when it is dry, mud when it is
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 23, 2003
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- Without time for prayer, nothing can be accomplished. - Scroggie
- He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day. - John Bunyan
- When asked how much time he spent in prayer, George Mueller’s reply was, “Hours every day. But I live in the spirit of prayer. I
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2004
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Healthcare has gotten out of hand. Many of us get our medications via the internet from foreign countries to save money. Most popular: Canada, New Zealand and Australia…medicine from…down under…
Healthcare insurance is so high that many people gravitate toward certain jobs mostly for the
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Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 2, 2004
The other night, one of the new born kittens at our house got lost from the other two in the litter. The mother did not seem to know that it was missing, but it cried all night under our window. We could not get to it, and we did not know where the mother was. As much as we tried through the night,
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Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
General Ulysses S. Grant had a man who was a true friend to him like this. His name was John A. Rawlins. He was the General’s chief of staff. It was to Rawlins that Grant gave his pledge that he would abstain from alcohol. When he broke his pledge, Rawlins went to Grant and with great
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