Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 19, 2008
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I WANT IT ALL
Some time ago, our daughter had just turned 15½ and received her learner’s permit. Once she did that, I actually handed her the keys to my car and let her in the driver’s seat. Suppose she had said something like, “Now that I have the keys, I’m going to drive the way I want to.
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Baptist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 12, 2008
I CAN SWIM!
Some of the richest times of my childhood are memories of my parents' interaction with us. Dad could kick a soccer ball in the air straight as an arrow, and my youthful mind remembered it becoming so small that it disappeared from view. Or the time he rode a bicycle and seem much too
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Gerald Albers on Oct 1, 2008
I Missed the Comeback
On New Year's Day 1963, USC played Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. The Wisconsin quarterback, Ron VanderKelen, was one of the all-time great college quarterbacks. I was fourteen years old at the time, and our family was gathered for New Year's Day celebrations. Pete Beathard of
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 14, 2008
6588 I Thank Thee
O Thou whose bounty fills my cup,
With every blessing meet!
I give Thee thanks for every drop—
The bitter and the sweet.
I praise Thee for the desert road,
And for the riverside;
For all Thy goodness hath bestowed,
And all Thy grace denied.
I thank Thee for both smile and
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JOKE: Doctor: I have some good news and I have some bad news. Patient: What’s the good news? Doctor: The good news is that the tests you took showed that you have 24 hours to live. Patient: That’s the good news? What’s
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Baptist
Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 26, 2003
When I was about ten years old I was visiting my grandparents here in Winnipeg and my Poppa took me to the zoo. In those days there was a fountain just inside the gates of the petting zoo area and it was filled with coins. I reached in there and grabbed enough money to later buy myself an ice cream
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Mennonite
Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jul 15, 2003
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WE THOUGHT YOU SAID...
The kids had talked Mom into getting a hamster They promised to take care of their pet, whom they named “Danny.”
Within two months, though, Mom was taking care of Danny. One day Mom decided enough was enough; Danny would be given to a new owner. She called the kids
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Contributed by Carl Greene on Jun 21, 2010
ARE YOU STILL CARRYING HER?
There is a story about two monks in Japan traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. "Come on, girl," said Tanzan at once. Lifting her
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Methodist
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YOU CAN HAVE MY ROOM
Wally was a 7th grade student who was bigger than any of the other students in his Sunday school class. His mother had been an alcoholic when he was born, and as a result, Wally just did not have all the mental capabilities that the rest of his classmates had. But somehow he
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002
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I Lost It - The number of church-going Americans who dropped out of church DOUBLED in the past decade, from 7% of the population to 14%. Calvin College professor Ruth A. Tucker says many of those who leave have put in years - some even decades - of faithful service to the church. She says winning
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 14, 2011
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KNOW WHERE YOU STAND
The Johnson and Johnson company once had in their mission statement that employees would “operate with honesty and integrity” Several weeks before a major incident involving Tylenol, the president of Johnson and Johnson sent a memo to all the presidents of divisions in the
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
PARENTS: HOW DO YOU REACT?
When it came to our children’s younger days in school, they pretty much were raised in a semi-protected environment. They all went to pre-school at our church in Florida. As the minister, they know Daddy was just down the hall; in fact Deb was the Assistant Director.
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Christian Church
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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THE CHURCH IS DARK WHEN YOU’RE NOT THERE
In a certain mountain village in Europe several centuries ago, a nobleman wondered what legacy he should leave to his townspeople. At last he decided to build them a church. No one saw the complete plans for the church until it was finished. When the people
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Contributed by Mitch Davis on Aug 4, 2006
Be Careful What You Say
In the course of your conversation each and every day,
Think twice, try to be careful of what you have to say;
Your remarks may be picked up by someone’s listening ear,
You may be surprised at what some people think they hear.
Things that you innocently say, or try to
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 26, 2009
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WHAT WOULD YOU THINK?
What would you think if I said, "We’ve decided that sometimes, instead of having praise and worship music, we’re going to listen to Marilyn Manson? And sometimes instead of celebrating the Lord’s Supper with bread and juice, we’ll celebrate it with Jack Daniel’s. And why not
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Christian/Church Of Christ