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  • Everyone Enjoys Holding And Looking At A New ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 9, 2004
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     | 1,165 views

    Everyone enjoys holding and looking at a new baby. Eventually the conversation will turn to something like this: “Oh she has her mommy’s eyes,” or “He looks like his dad.” As children grow up it’s amazing not only how much they may look like their parents, but even more so how much children act ...read more

  • Mark Noll, Noted Theologian And Author Once ...

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 21, 2005
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    Mark Noll, noted theologian and author once wrote… “Over the long course of Christian history, the most depressing thing—because it is repeated so often—has been how tragically far short of Christian ideals we ordinary Christians so regularly fall. Over the long course of Christian history, the ...read more

  • Snow Storms

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 26, 2005
     | 4,565 views

    Snow Storms Just getting out of the driveway was a major feat during last year’s snow and ice storms. One co-worker was relating how he used his seven-year-old son’s baseball bat to smash the slick coat of ice on his driveway. He got cold and went inside for a cup of coffee before attempting to ...read more

  • Several Years Ago, I Made A Promise To My Eldest ...

    Contributed by Matthew Cook on May 28, 2005
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    Several years ago, I made a promise to my eldest son – that I would build him a fort to play in, and it would be done before I had to make a 6-month military deployment. Time was getting short, and with less than a week to go before I left, I completed the fort. It was terrible…the nails were to ...read more

  • Dr. Ernest Mellor Writes: "Recently My Wife And ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 22, 2005
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    Dr. Ernest Mellor writes: “Recently my wife and I sat charmed at an outdoor performance by young Suzuki violin students. After the concert, an instructor spoke briefly on how children as young as two, three and four years old are taught to play violin. ‘The first thing the children learn,’ he said, ...read more

  • I End With A Legend That I Read In A Book ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jelle Horjus on Nov 1, 2005
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    I end with a legend that I read in a book somewhere. After Jesus had resurrected and ascended to heaven, the angels welcomed Him with great honour and gathered around Him. They had all kind of questions about his death, resurrection and ascension. ‘What was it all about?’ they asked him. ‘The ...read more

  • It Is Said That When The British And French Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,659 views

    It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. Phipps’ navy arrived ...read more

  • Security In The Rock  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 1, 2006
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    SECURITY IN THE ROCK The rock badger hides in the crags in the rock. They are greyish in colour and blends well with the rocks. When a predator comes to attack, they will run into a hole, the crag in the rock. The vulture or eagle must sweep down on them before they get into the rocks. ...read more

  • Church Loyalty: What Keeps Members And Seekers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Church Loyalty: What keeps members and seekers attending their church on a regular basis? Currently 1 out of 7 adults changes churches each year while 1 out of 6 attends a handful of churches on a rotating basis. Ranked by importance, Barna Research says these are the 10 critical factors in ...read more

  • Belief Vs. Reality: More Than Four Out Of Five ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Belief Vs. Reality: More than four out of five Americans claim to be Christian and half as many can be classified as born again Christians. Nine out of ten adults own a Bible. Most adults read the Bible during the year and a huge majority claims they know all of the basic teachings of the Bible. ...read more

  • When I Was In The Army They Had What Many Of You ...

    Contributed by James Harden Jr. on Jul 23, 2006
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    When I was in the army they had what many of you may have heard night vision goggles in the police department they used them to. These interesting binoculars enabled the soldier to see even in the event there was no light and the area was dark. Impossible no it was very possible for this ...read more

  • Years Ago A Man Was Hired By A Pharmaceutical ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 3, 2006
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    Years ago a man was hired by a pharmaceutical company to be an area salesman. He was smart, a quick thinker, people oriented – perfect for the job.He was given a territory, training and all he needed to get the job done.On his first day his manager called to see how his visits went, “no visits yet, ...read more

  • When I Was Very Young, My Grandfather Worked ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jan 25, 2007
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    When I was very young, my grandfather worked for a time as a night watchman. His assignment was a textile plant that manufactured carpet. I never got to see him at work, but I sometimes got to see him before he left for the job and sometimes when he came home. He wore a badge and what I would call ...read more

  • Stages Of Study

    Contributed by Mike Gillett on Feb 28, 2007
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    Stage One: UNDERSTAND: What does the passage actually say? Setting: When and where was the book or passage written? Purpose: Why was it written? Context: What is the book as a whole about? Form: How, or in what form, was it written? Words: What is the meaning of individual words? Stage Two: ...read more

  • People Dare God To Send Them To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    People Dare God to Send Them to Hell J. Michael Shannon tells how some young people put up a web site to encourage atheism. The site invited people to dare God to send them to hell. More than 400 young people took the challenge. People who took the challenge received a free copy of documentation ...read more

  • Brother Reassure His Sister In Carlsbad Caverns ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 20, 2009
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    Brother Reassure His Sister in Carlsbad Caverns When Lights Turned Out Bob Woods tells the story of a couple who took their son, 11, and daughter, 7, to Carlsbad Caverns. As always, when the tour reached the deepest point in the cavern, the guide turned off all the lights to dramatize how ...read more

  • Listeners Must Act

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2010
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    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 ...read more

  • Shooting At The Saints

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    SHOOTING AT THE SAINTS It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps was the commander of the British fleet. He was given orders to anchor outside Quebec. His orders were to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they ...read more

  • Helping People Go Home

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
     | 8,612 views

    The conductor of a railroad was on his last day before retiring. As he was going through the cars punching tickets, he came to the third car and there was a man who had ridden that car through the years with the conductor. He stopped him by grabbing his shirt sleeve and said, “Hey Jim, how do you ...read more

  • A Few Weeks Ago, During Our Friday Night ...

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 4, 2007
     | 1,277 views

    A few weeks ago, during our Friday night devotional, I asked my teens how many of them had seen "Schindler’s List", Steven Spielberg’s recent movie about the Holocaust. I asked them: was the Holocaust right or was it wrong? They said it was wrong, and so I asked them this question: why was it ...read more