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  • Sir Douglas Bader Was A Pilot Who Lost Both His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
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    Sir Douglas Bader was a pilot who lost both his legs in a plane crash before WW2. He was fitted with artificial legs & resumed flying. In 1939, when Germany & England went to war, he enlisted in the Royal Air Force. Flying with two artificial legs, he shot down 22 enemy airplanes in the Battle ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Impact Of Attitude  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 4, 2001
    based on 119 ratings
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    THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of Attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important: than facts, than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do, than appearances, than ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Philip Yancey In His Book Disappointment With God ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 25, 2001
    based on 141 ratings
     | 3,333 views

    Philip Yancey in his book Disappointment with God wrote this: "Imagine for a moment becoming a baby again: giving up language and muscle coordination, and the ability to eat solid food and control your bladder. God as a fetus! Or imagine yourself becoming a sea slug – that analogy is probably ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Not Why, But What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2001
    based on 91 ratings
     | 2,419 views

    NOT WHY, BUT WHAT Technically speaking, David Ring was born dead. Quick acting medical personnel were able to get him breathing, but oxygen deprivation left him with cerebral palsy. He suffered from a speech impediment, hands that don’t cooperate, and a limp. As if that wasn’t enough adversity for ...read more

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  • Someone Tells About The Lady Who Walked Into A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 3, 2001
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    Someone tells about the lady who walked into a hat store to buy a hat for a special night out on the town. She wanted something original, so she chose an emerald-colored ribbon and asked the weaver to make her a hat immediately. Within fifteen minutes, he made the most beautiful hat she had ever ...read more

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  • Missing Out  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
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    MISSING OUT Leith Anderson, a pastor, shares an experience of disappointment. As a boy, he grew up outside of New York City and was an avid fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day his father took him to a World Series game between the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was so excited, and he just knew ...read more

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  • Here He Was  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 18, 2001
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    Here he was: The eternal one, caught in a moment of time. The Omnipresence corralled in a cave manger. The Omnipotent cradled in a helpless infant who could not even raise His head from the straw. The Omniscience confined in a baby who would not say a word. The Christ who created the heavens and ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • He Moved Into The Ward With Us  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 25, 2001
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    He Moved Into the Ward With Us. Dr. John Rosen, a psychiatrist in New York City, is well known For his work with catatonic schizophrenics. Normally doctors remain separate and aloof from their patients. Dr. Rosen moves into the ward with them. He places his bed among their beds. He lives the life ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Sam Walton  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 8, 2002
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    Sam Walton Sam Walton was in the mid 90’s named as one of the richest men in America. You’d never know it! He drove a pickup and lived like a regular person. Asked why he didn’t drive a Rolls Royce he replied, “Where would I put my dogs?” He was successful at least in part because he connected ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Giant Steps  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,376 views

    Giant steps Marathon the latest goal in a life of challenges. Katie Lynch, 26, practicing for Monday’s Boston Marathon with a special Walker. (Globe Staff Photo / JohnTlumacki) By John Vellante, Globe Staff, 4/14/01 WAYLAND Her life -- all 26-plus years of it -- has been one challenge after ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Polish Things Up  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,014 views

    POLISH THINGS UP If you can’t see the bright side, then polish the dull ...read more

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  • George Herbert: The God Of Power

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
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    “The God of power, as he did ride In his majestic robes of glorie Resolv’d to light; and so one day He did descend, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Viktor Was Seated In A Crowded Train Headed For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bryan Ness on Sep 4, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,338 views

    Viktor was seated in a crowded train headed for Budapest. He was one of the leading bee experts in Hungary and he was transporting a box of bees, which he had placed under his seat. He was enjoying the passing scenery and the cool breeze coming from the open window. As he was talking to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Laughter Really Is The Best Medicine" States Sue ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 1, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,645 views

    “Laughter Really is the Best medicine” states Sue Casiglia – Lets look at some highlights from her study: a. The affect of laughter on the body is immediate. Laughing actually lowers blood pressure, reduces stress hormones and increases muscle flexion. b. It also increases your resistance level to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Perspective: Adapted. The Author Is Linda ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Oct 11, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,413 views

    PERSPECTIVE: Adapted. The author is Linda Senese On Monday there were people fighting against praying in schools. On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a school where someone was not praying. On Monday there were people were trying to separate each other by race, sex, color and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Author Leo Buscaglia Tells This Story About His ...

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Nov 15, 2002
     | 2,633 views

    "Author Leo Buscaglia tells this story about his mother and their "misery dinner." It was the night after his father came home and said it looked as if he would have to go into bankruptcy because his partner had absconded with their firm’s funds. His mother went out and sold some jewelry to buy ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Incarnation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,786 views

    INCARNATION The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that He sunk Himself into our flesh, is beyond all human understanding. Martin Luther, SOURCE: ...read more

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  • I Didn't Recognize You

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
     | 3,482 views

    I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU At a reception honoring musician Sir Robert Mayer on his 100th birthday, elderly British socialite Lady Diana Cooper fell into conversation with a friendly woman who seemed to know her well. Lady Diana’s failing eyesight prevented her from recognizing her fellow guest until ...read more

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  • Let The Walls Come Down!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,362 views

    LET THE WALLS COME DOWN! One of the greatest all-time blunders in history took place in East Germany. Erich Honecker, the iron-fisted East German leader, stepped down due to an illness and was replaced by a reformer, Egon Krenz. Just before a news conference, with mass demonstrations in Berlin ...read more

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  • The Empty Gift  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 5,400 views

    THE EMPTY GIFT "I was enjoying 1st grade to the fullest until one day in December when the little girl behind me set "it" on her desk. It was the tiniest Christmas present imaginable, less than an inch on each side with white glossy paper tied up with a sliver of red cellophane. Immediately I was ...read more

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