Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 8, 2024
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Men who trap animals in Africa for zoos in America say that one of the hardest animals to catch is the ringtailed monkey. For the Zulus of that continent, however, it's simple. They've been catching this agile little animal with ease for years.
The method the Zulus use is based on
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Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 7, 2003
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In 1912, 39 year old, Rev. John Harper a Scottish preacher was making a transatlantic trip to preach at the Moody Church in Chicago. As fate would have it the vessel he choice was the Titanic. We all know the story about the disaster but do you know the story of John Harper? Harper like many
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Contributed by James Jack on Mar 8, 2005
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Dead Poets Society is, I think, one of the best films of all time. In his first lesson with
his senior class, the rather eccentric but very inspiring English teacher John Keating,
played by Robin Williams, takes the boys into the foyer outside the classroom where
he asks one lad by the name of
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 18, 2021
In the early 1800’s, President Andrew Jackson issued a full pardon to George
Wilson, a man sentenced to be hanged for his crime. However, believe it or not, George Wilson refused the pardon from President Jackson. But could he legally refuse the
President’s pardon?
Supreme Court Justice John
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 2, 2023
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In The Grace of Giving, Stephen Olford tells of a Baptist pastor during the American Revolution, Peter Miller, who lived in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and enjoyed the friendship of George Washington. In Ephrata also lived Michael Wittman, an evil-minded sort who did all he could to oppose and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2003
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We have no control over how we feel, how we act – our attitudes, and actions – except as they are determined by our thoughts. All these element are irrevocably tied together.
But since we do have control over what we think, it is possible to control our attitudes and
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A young man named Robert Robinson had been saved from a very sinful life in the mid 1700s through George Whitfield’s ministry in England. Soon afterward, the 23-year-old Robinson wrote the hymn, “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.” You may recognize some of the lyrics:
Come thou font of every
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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People talk about being saved by faith plus good works. This is not true. Good works are the necessary consequence of our salvation. They are not necessary to be saved; they are the necessary
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