Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 1, 2005
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“A Mother’s Touch”
A wounded soldier returned from Viet Nam. He was in critical condition. He was blind, his mind was clouded, and his body was mangled. His mother traveled over 2,000 miles to be by his bedside. As soon as she entered the hospital room she laid her hands on his brow without
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 29, 2005
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"To fly by the seat of one’s pants" does mean "to do a job the best you can by instinct, training, or experience, without outside aid or instruction," and seems to have been popularized during World War II, though the phrase itself is probably a bit older. It originally meant to fly an airplane
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 27, 2005
George Mueller was a great man of faith of the 1800’s. He built many orphanages in England. He didn’t have a personal salary. He relied only on God to supply the money and food needed to support the hundreds of homeless children he considered himself responsible for because he was a Christian. He
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Contributed by Randy Roberts on Nov 10, 2005
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Illustration from “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”
Chapter 7, Mr. Beaver tells the children, “they say that Aslan is on the move – perhaps has already landed.”
“And now a very curious thing happened. None of the children knew who Aslan was any more than you do: but the moment the Beaver had
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
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On June 6, 1981, Doug Whitt and his bride, Sylvia, were escorted to their hotel’s fancy bridal suite in the wee hours of the morning. In the suite they saw a sofa, chairs, and table, but where was the bed? Then they discovered the sofa was a hide-a-bed, with a lumpy mattress and sagging springs.
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
On June 4, 1783 at the market square of a French village of Annonay, not far from Paris, a smoky bonfire on a raised platform was fed by wet straw and old wool rags. Tethered above, straining its lines, was a huge taffeta bag 33 feet in diameter. In the presence of “a respectable assembly and a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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Three times a month, Jermaine Washington and Michelle Stevens get together for what they call a “gratitude lunch.” With good reason! Washington donated a kidney to Stevens, whom he described as “just a friend.” They met at work where they used to have lunch together. One day Michelle wept as she
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas once had a heated quarrel with a rising young politician. The argument became so intense that a duel was inevitable. Since both men were superb shots they decided to draw lots, the loser agreeing to shoot himself. Dumas lost. Pistol in hand, he
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 28, 2006
Many years ago a farmer had an unusually fine crop of wheat. Just a few days before the wheat was to be harvested, a terrible hail and wind storm came. The entire crop was destroyed. After the storm was over, the farmer, with his little son, went out on the porch. The little boy looked at what
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Baptist
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Feb 4, 2006
When Napoleon of France fought Wellington of England, all England waited patiently for word of the decisive battle at Waterloo. When the message came to London it was relayed by the flags on top of the Winchester cathedral. The flags on the cathedral began to spell it out: "Wellington defeated..."
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Christian Church
Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Mar 19, 2006
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There was an incident that occurred in connection with an encampment of Shantung soldiers located at Shanghai. One day a dog came into their camp with some pages from a book in his mouth. The soldiers caught the dog and began to read the papers. They were pages from a Bible being printed in
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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George Muller, who was known for his strong faith, confided. "The first 3 years after conversion, I neglected the Word of God. Since I began to search it diligently, the blessing has been wonderful. I have read the Bible through one hundred times and always with increasing delight!" John Bunyan,
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