Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 22, 2001
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There was a certain old recluse who lived deep in the mountains of Colorado. When he died, distant relatives came from the city to collect his valuables. Upon arriving, all they saw was an old shack with an outhouse beside it. Inside the shack, next to the rock fireplace, was an old cooking pot and
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I doubt you’ll recognize this man. His name is Heinrich Schliemann. In 1871, Heinrich Schliemann began to fulfill a dream he’d had since his youth----he started excavating an ancient city in Turkey. He was looking for the lost city of Troy---and to the amazement of many, this retired
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 12, 2025
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[080]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FAITHFULLY HE IS WATCHING
The poem here you will read is one of my top favourites. It resonates so much with me. It just flowed and when it does that it is joyous. I truly hope you can relate to it.
This poem was written on the day I received notification that
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 15, 2025
[166]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – KNOW JESUS – KNOW COMFORT AND PEACE
Obviously, the connection here is a vital one, and it’s an eternal one. Those who know Jesus should be living in comfort and peace. That needs defining.
Comfort is not the comfort of materialism by having a great home with
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(Sun) I think we are a little like the ringtail monkey: it is one of the hardest animals to catch. 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 knowledge of the animal. Their trap is
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 13, 2003
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[Koinonia—Part 2 (February 14), from Celebrate! Daily Devotions for the Spirit-Filled Life, Edited by Jack Hayford, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1992]
Besides a mutual sharing of resources implied in the word koinonia, there is also an implication of “public-ness.” If we are to walk in the
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During college days, a man did a prank and accidentally took the life of a classmate. Although he had confessed his wrong to God and the case has been settled, he continued to be so torn up on the inside that he couldn’t keep a job or maintain a good relationship with his wife.
But one day
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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The Devil always fights the church when the church is on the move. Charles Spurgeon used to say that Satan never kicks a dead horse. Satan knew that the church was on the move, so he attacked it. In Acts 2 we read that 3000 people were converted. Then what happened? According to Acts 4, Satan came
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Christians’ Point of No Return
If you were inside the cockpit of a departing airplane, just as it took off from the runway you would hear the copilot or captain call out, "V1." This phrase represents the "point of no return."
As the airplane accelerates toward the end of the runway, the pilot must
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Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
We live in a world that is looking for peace. Most of us are more familiar with tension, stress and anxiety than peace. Lack of peace is the result of our complex, accelerated and stressed-out world. If you can complete these sentences with the appropriate word, you need to learn what resources
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Contributed by Richard Francis on May 19, 2007
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Jesus is saying this is how my kingdom will come
Consider the meaning here:
The kingdom starts from a small beginning, the leaven is small but it changes the whole, the death of one man in the overall sea of humanity is small, but it changes everything
The kingdom works unseen, you cannot see the
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Contributed by Hal Seed on Jul 27, 2007
Miles away in another arena, scores of fire and policemen were becoming voluntary heroes in an effort to save people inside the World Trade Center buildings. Twelve firemen were lost from the Park Slope fire station in Brooklyn. One of them was named David Fontana, a 10 year veteran of the
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
ILLUSTRATION: The story is told of two Buddhist monks walking him drenching thunderstorm when they came to a stream flooding its banks. A beautiful young Japanese woman stood nearby afraid of the rushing currents. In characteristic Buddhist compassion one of the monk said “Can I help you?” The
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When a dream dies the world is not the same you realize in an instant that everything has changed tomorrow will be different the plans will all be new for the dream that you were chasing no longer lives inside of you
to know the race is over and you’ve been left behind is like a snowflake in the
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Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jun 17, 2008
I have a lot of friends in ministry, and one in particular had a chance to say what he had been waiting to say to his now former church when he resigned from his position. He had only been there six months, but it was long enough to realize that there were some problems within that particular
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