Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 25, 2005
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Did you know that...
The color in a butterfly’s wings does not come from pigment. The color is produced prism-like by light reflected by their transparent wing scales.
Stranger yet, no moth or butterfly eats solid food (though some butterflies drink nectar); some can not even take in
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Nov 2, 2005
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"’What’s that?’ said Lucy, clutching Susan’s arm. ’I - I feel afraid to turn around,’ said Susan; ’something awful is happening.’
The rising of the sun had made everything look so different - all colours and shadows were changed - that for a moment they didn’t see the important thing. Then they
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Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 15, 2007
Dean Farrar was a privileged personal friend of Queen Victoria, though he seldom referred to the distinction. But on the first anniversary of the accession of Edward VII to the throne of England, during the service in Canterbury Cathedral, he told how the Queen, after hearing one of her chaplains
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 9, 2004
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ILLUSTRATION... Prayer is the link by AB Simpson
Prayer is the link that connects us with God. It is the bridge that spans every gulf and bears us over every
abyss of danger or of need. How significant is this picture of the New Testament church: Peter in prison, the Jews triumphant, Herod
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 11, 2007
A few blocks below my college was a restaurant that served only breakfast – and it was a great breakfast, cheap. What made this breakfast unique was that, except for the manager, everything was handled by mentally handicapped folks. They were the cooks, the waiters and waitresses, the busboy, the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 3, 2005
I remember the first time I was with someone when they died. Just before Lloyd passed from this life to the next he talked about how he saw someone holding his hands out to him. I believe he was talking about Jesus. The rest of in the room didn’t see Him, but we didn’t have
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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"Beware in your prayers, above everything else, of limiting God, not only by unbelief, but by fancying that you know what He can do. Expect unexpected things, ‘above all that we ask or think’. Each time, before you Intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do,
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 8, 2001
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As noted by Fred Smith, "Michael N. Hart, the historian, says that Christianity enjoys its greatest uniqueness in this, for no other great religion tells its adherents to love their enemies. In most religions, revenge is not only justified but commanded." Because we have been greatly forgiven and
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2002
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George Whitfield conducted outdoor evangelistic campaigns in the 1700’s throughout the American colonies, a period of revival called the “Great Awakening” in America. Although thousands responded to his Gospel message, when asked how many were converted after one of his sermons he replied, “We’ll
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Congregational
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 29, 2012
WHITEFIELD: WHICH CONVERSIONS ARE GENUINE
George Whitefield conducted outdoor evangelistic campaigns in the 1700's throughout New England, a period of revival called the "Great Awakening." Though thousands responded to his preaching, when asked how many were converted after one of his sermons he
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 27, 2022
The Stage of Life
The world is as a stage,
Humans merely play their part.
They have an appointed entrance
and a time they shall depart.
In life, a person fulfills roles
in many scenes along the way,
parts set by the great Director,
who has written and produced the play.
Questions of
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2010
LISTENERS MUST ACT
The address is not given for the speaker’s sake, in order that men may praise or blame him. The listener’s repetition of it is what is aimed at. If the speaker has the responsibility for what he whispers, then the listener has an equally great responsibility not to fall short in
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Juan Lane on Apr 21, 2005
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(Illustration)
I was talking to one of my friends from the islands and he was explaining how the people on his island loved mangos. He went ahead to explain how mangos were also the leading fruit import to the island and how they would raise the prices on mangos at will. The second part to
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