Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 9, 2007
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Billy Graham used to tell a story of a professing Christian who got a job in a lumber camp that had the reputation of being very ungodly. When a friend heard that he had been hired, he said to him, “If those lumberjacks ever find out you’re a Christian, your going to be in for a very hard time!”
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Wesleyan
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Story: At the very start of his ministry in Florence, Savonarola the Italian political reformer (1452-1498) noticed an elderly woman who used to come and pray regularly before that statue of the Virgin Mary.
One day, Savonarola took an elderly priest aside , who had been serving in the
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Anglican
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 30, 2007
When Billy Graham was driving through a small southern town, he was stopped by a policeman and charged with speeding. Graham admitted his quilt, but was told by the officer that he would have to appear in court.
The judge asked, “Guilty, or not guilty?” When Graham pleaded guilty, the judge
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Baptist
Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 6, 2007
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Billy Graham’s Speeding Ticket
When Billy Graham was driving through a small southern town, he was stopped by a policeman and charged with speeding. Graham admitted his quilt, but was told by the officer that he would have to appear in court.
The judge asked, "Guilty, or not guilty?"
When Graham
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Baptist
Contributed by Ejike Monwuba on Nov 28, 2007
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A furious Father in a moment of rage and anger called his four-year-old son(Jude) a goat because the boy misbehaved. This happened repeatedly for about six months. Then, one morning a visitor knocked on their door and was welcomed by the young Jude.
“Hello my boy, what’s your name?” asked the
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 15, 2008
JESUS, MONEY & STUFF
I want us to note this: When people came to Jesus, Jesus never, never, gave them money. He never gave them stuff. And yet, what do we ask for? Stuff. How ridiculous. So then, isn’t it obvious? If Jesus never gave anyone money… or stuff, while he was walking the earth in His
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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I recently heard a story about a high school football player who was a Christian. He was a big fellow and a great athlete. He led his team to the best season they had ever had and won many awards. He was being interviewed and the reporter asked him this question, “You know you have the reputation
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 25, 2008
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Song- If I could hear my mother pray again
How sweet and happy seem, those days of which I dream
When memory recalls them now and then
And with what rapture sweet, my weary heart would beat
If I could hear my mother pray again
Chorus- If I could hear my mother pray again
If I could hear her
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 1, 2008
There have been many failures, but let me share with you a recent success. A few weeks ago, I had the distinct impression that I needed to call LaVanice. It wasn't something I felt God wanted me to do but something that I needed to do. The feeling persisted for a couple of days until I knew today
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Church Of God
SIGNS AND WONDERS
A person who is seeking for signs and wonders has turned God into a personal Genie in a Bottle. And because of that, when God fails to come through for them, they often turn away from Him completely.
Ted Turner (the founder of CNN and some other enterprises) has been known to
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dj Castilleja on May 5, 2008
LEADING YOU HOME
In the movie "Apollo 13," astronaut Jim Lovell (played by Tom Hanks) is interviewed by a reporter prior to launch. He asks if Lovell has ever been in a tight situation.
Lovell responds that once, as a Navy pilot in a wartime situation, his plane's instrument panel had been shot
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 28, 2008
This is the kind of person like 5 year old little Annie Mandelbaum. Little Annie was having dinner with her parents and a guest, a prominent reporter. The reporter noticed that she had some brussel sprouts on her plate, pushed off to the side. “Do you like brussel sprouts?” the reporter asked
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Lutheran
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 9, 2008
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Arthur Gordon in an article entitled "The Rewards of Caring," tells the story of how once, as a small boy, he was witness to a near-tragedy.
At the beach, a woman stepped off a sandbar into deep, swift water and panicked. At least 20 adults in bathing suits watched, apparently paralyzed, until
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 27, 2008
A CLEAN SLATE
A little boy was told by his mother not to play near a certain pond. One day the temptation was too much, and, venturing too close, he fell into the water. He was very conscious of his wrongdoing, and most uncomfortable. So he wrote on his school slate: "Dear Mother, I am sorry I
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Christian Church
Contributed by Larry Vinson on Aug 4, 2008
Tetrullian, who can be described as an early church father once said, “How beautiful, then, the marriage of two Christians, two who are one in home, one in desire, one in the way of life they follow, one in the religion they practice. . . . Nothing divides them either in flesh or in spirit. . . .
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 27, 2008
Twelve-time award winner, Philip Yancey writes in Rumors of Another World:
"Those who believe only in the visible world have a single proving ground of worth, and for this reason they celebrate beauty, success, wealth, talent and the values on prominent display at the magazine rack. The winners
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Salvation Army
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