Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002
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A PLAN FOR EVERYONE
In the opening pages of his autobiography, An American Life, Ronald Reagan writes, I was raised to believe that God had a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan.
My mother - a small woman with auburn hair and a sense of optimism
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jul 17, 2003
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Beyond the Sunset
Should you go first and I remain,
To walk the road alone.
I live in memories garden, dear,
With happy days we’ve known.
In spring I’ll wait for roses, red,
When faded, the lilacs blue.
In early fall when brown leaves fall,
I’ll catch a glimpse of you.
Should you go first
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Mennonite
DON'T TAPE THE TREES
I was talking to a man a few years back, and he told me how he used to have a farm and how he had tried to grow different things to make money. Well, one day he said he hired a young guy to mow his lawn ,but he explained to him that he had just planted about fifty Christmas
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Baptist
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DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY
Some people have dogs; some have cats, and some have both. Our dogs — well, they don’t worry about their fur. As far as we know, they don’t worry about much of anything. When they’re hungry they let us know. When the need to go outside and do their thing, they let us
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Lutheran
Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 20, 2008
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Be Someone's Consistent Help
Paul, in his letter to the Hebraic Christians, makes this point:
"…exhort one another daily, while it is called Today, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin." [Hebrews 3:13]
I will be the first to admit that when it comes to the inner-workings
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Contributed by Jeff Ruth on May 17, 2003
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In our text we have and example of going back and the tragic results. The Israelites come to the border of the promised land. Moses sends out twelve spies. They scope out the scene. They come back and give their report. Ten of them said, ”We have seen this good land. We saw great walled cities. And
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Baptist
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I am often asked, "How can salvation be free, but, yet, Jesus said that we cannot by His disciple unless we forsake everything for Him?" (Luke 14). Let me explain the answer to this question in a story.
Once there was a man who collected and traded in pearls. He had a fine collection of
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 6, 2009
BEHIND THE BACK CONFLICT
We say one thing to people’s faces and then another behind their backs. Sometimes it seems easier and not worth the conflict. I remember being asked by a boss about my opinion concerning a fellow employee. I really felt that the boss needed to do his job better in training
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Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Aug 5, 2008
During a conversation with a trapeze artist the performer admitted the net underneath was there to keep them from breaking their necks, but added, "The net also keeps us from falling. Imagine there is no net. We would be so nervous that we would be more likely to miss and fall. If there wasn’t a
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 11, 2002
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A traveler was preparing for a long trip. A friend asked if he was all packed and he said, “Yup, just about. I’ve got my guidebook, a lamp, a mirror, a microscope, a volume of fine poetry, a package of old letters, a song book, a sword, a hammer and a set of books.” “But,” the friend said, “you
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Wesleyan
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Harold Sherman, wrote a book How to Turn Failure Into Success. In it he gives a “Code of Persistence”
a. I will never give up so long as I know I am right.
b. I will believe that all things will work out for me if I hang on until the end.
c. I will be courageous and undismayed in the face of
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