Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Jul 19, 2011
I'M A PEOPLE
A little boy was talking about a friend that he met. He was telling his mama, "I just think he's such a neat guy."
His mama said, "What is it that you like so much about
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Baptist
Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 25, 2011
I'M THE GREATEST!
"I’m the greatest batter in the world!" Such was the cry of a self-confident little boy swinging his bat in the back yard. Once, twice, and three times he could not connect with the ball. Dejectedly, he set his bat down. But then his eyes
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 31, 2012
I'LL BE THAT MAN!
Sometimes an easy conversation between friends can have ramifications far beyond what either person expects.
Such was the case in the summer of 1872 near Dublin, Ireland, when two prominent evangelists were discussing ministry. The two men were the British evangelist Henry
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Brethren
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 24, 2012
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NOW I UNDERSTAND
It reminds me of an older lady, who had no affinity for contemporary worship, who was complaining about a particular song used in the worship service at her church. A fellow worshipper responded, "Why, that is not a new song -- it is a very old song! David sang that song to Saul."
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 6, 2012
"I WORK FOR CHRIST."
Howard Hendricks, sat in a plane that was delayed for takeoff. After a long wait, the passengers became more and more irritated. Hendricks noticed how gracious one of the flight attendants was as she spoke with them.
After the plane finally took off, he told the flight
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Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 4, 2012
"The joy that I pursue is not the hope of getting rich with things from you. I have not come to you for your things, but for yourself. And this desire I now intensify and demonstrate by giving up things, in the hope of enjoying you more, not things. By giving to you what you do not need, and what I
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Baptist
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ILLUSTRATION: I was working in a hospital in the Facility Safety Department as the night supervisor. I received a call from the E.R. nurse that they needed someone to watch a patient in one of the rooms. The man wanted to leave because, as he said, "I just have a scratch." The man couldn’t see
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
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I Remember Forgetting
Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, was reminded one day of a vicious deed that someone had done to her years before. But she acted as if she had never even heard of the incident.
“Don’t you remember it?” her friend asked.
“No,” came Barton’s reply, “I
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Baptist
Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 20, 2008
ILLUSTRATION: Yesterday when I was on the snowhill sledding with my kids, they were playing a game called ‘war’ where they would try to knock each other off of their sleds before they reached the bottom of the hill. My youngest daughter Hannah wanted me to ride on the sled with her because if I
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 12, 2008
IF I WERE GOD
If I were God….How many times have you heard people say that? “If I were God I would have everyone love everyone else, eliminate war, eliminate poverty and win the lottery.” Yeh, that’s just what we need, some thirty five year old running the universe.
Have you ever thought that?
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 9, 2008
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ILLUSTRATION: I LOVE YOU ANYWAY
Overcoming the odds is like the man who finally decided to ask his boss for a raise in salary.
It was Friday. He told his wife that morning what he was about to do, All day the man felt nervous and apprehensive.
Late in the afternoon he summoned the courage to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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