Contributed by Scott Jensen on Sep 11, 2008
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Love is self-sacrifice for others. In the magazine The Christian Leader, Don Ratzlaff retells a story from Ernest Gordon’s Miracle on the River Kwai, a story based on World War II events. The Scottish soldiers, forced by their Japanese captors to labor on a jungle railroad, had degenerated to
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
In one of my sources, I read this about the ‘wise men’ and some of it was news to me!
"Not much is known about these astrologers (traditionally called wise men). We don't know where they came from or how many there were. Tradition says they were men of high position from Parthia, near the site of
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Church Of God
George Barna has shown his skill in taking the pulse of the church in the US for years. April 2 of this year he published a new book titled The Seven Faith Tribes: Who They Are, What They Believe, and Why They Matter. The tribes Barna identify are the seven tribes include Casual Christians, Captive
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 27, 2012
One letter by James Armstrong of Casselberry said:
“Thomas is a fundamentalist Christian who believes in a
literal interpretation of the Bible. He used to work for the
moral Majority. From his narrow, myopic vantage point, he
self-righteously presumes to judge the human family.
What about
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Hymn Story : "Holy God, Sinful Man"
A story of God’s Ring of Love (eternal and everlasting)for humanity.
"Holy God, Sinful Man"
Chorus:
Had it not been for Jesus to die on that cross.
All mankind would surely be lost.
Verse 1:
There would be no forgiveness no
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Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Sep 14, 2017
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In the Christian congregations at Rome, some believers still kept these things. Others did not. The “weak,” those who don’t realize or understand their full freedom in Jesus, still continued to abide by these things. These believers were cautious with these food laws, and just ate vegetables to
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Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 28, 2026
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BIBLE ".... My word will not return to me empty but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." END (Isaiah 55:11)
So, unlike any other book, ... the Scriptures are (1 Finger) Living ...... (2 Fingers) and active and:
(3 Fingers) Thirdly, ... It is a
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 22, 2004
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One day I received a telephone call from a friend. He was working for his doctorate in one of the most prestigious theological seminaries in America. He asked if I would go with him to call on the head of the seminary, who was also his professor. He explained to me that hisprofessor was a good
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Many years ago a painter by the name of Stenburg lived in Dusseldorf Germany. He was searching for a model to portrait. He chose a gypsy girl from the street, her name was Pepita. It was the first time for her to be invited to an artist’s studio. Her amazed eyes rounded here and there and suddenly
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 13, 2023
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Jesus Compared to Melchizedek (Hebrews 7)
11 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order
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