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In 1845, the ill-fated Franklin Expedition sailed from England to find a passage across the Arctic Ocean.The crew loaded their two sailing ships with a lot of things they didn't need: a 1,200-volume library, fine china, crystal goblets, and sterling silverware for each officer with his initials
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Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 9, 2002
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James Dobson’s experience at the public school system from 1960-1963
At the final year, he had to say goodbye to 25 to 30 teary-eyed kids.
One young lady whom he said goodbye to in 1963 called him in 1975. Julie had grown up. James remembered her as a seventh grader with a crisis of confidence in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2002
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THE ORIGINS OF GRANDPARENTS' DAY
In 1970, a West Virginia housewife, Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, initiated a campaign to set aside a special day just for Grandparents. Through concerted efforts on the part of civic, business, church, and political leaders, this campaign expanded statewide.
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2003
A man boarded a train in St. Louis. He was looking forward to seeing family in California. He talked with other passengers about his family whom he had not seen. Some of his traveling companions told him about their experience traveling through California. When the man was told about the beauty
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2006
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From NIV Application Commentary- Annie Dillard tells of the ill-fated Franklin expedition to the Arctic in 1845. It was a turning point in Arctic exploration because of its well-publicized failure. The preparations made for the voyage were not suitable for the frigid Arctic. The explorers made room
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 14, 2008
When Shane Claiborne was in Baghdad during the initial stages of the Iraqi war as a civilian and peacemaker, he attended a birthday party for a girl whose family he had become friends with. She was turning 13. (I told the story last week of Shane’s harrowing escape from Baghdad in the midst of
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Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008
Every believer is impacting the spiritual vigor of those around him! Gordon McDonald gave the following list...
• Igniter- The Holy Spirit is the Creator of authentic spiritual energy! Do you provoke others? “I’ll paddle!”
• Sharer- “… that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith
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Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 8, 2009
For most of us our only understanding of chariots and there use in warfare comes from movies.
Most of us have watch Charlton Heston in the chariot race in ben hur.
There is scene in the movie Gladiator that is terrifying. Maximus and the other gladiators are dressed as barbarians. They are
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 21, 2011
THE LOST (AND FOUND) BAPTISTERY
Supposedly, it was constructed around 1828; sometime between then and about 1930 it was forgotten and unused till discovered in May of 2002. No one knows for certain when the open air baptistery of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Fort Gaines, Georgia, was last used.
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Bruce Goodrich was being initiated into the cadet corps at Texas A & M University. One night, Bruce was forced to run until he dropped -- but he never got up. Bruce Goodrich died before he even entered college.
A short time after the tragedy, Bruce's father wrote this letter to the
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Contributed by Scott Bradford on May 13, 2004
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I heard this story told Wednesday night at the Men’s Bible Study and I received permission to tell it here. It involves a TX Dot employee, who I said would remain nameless, but I was told that in TX Dot fashion I was permitted to use his initials "Randy".
Randy was apparently asked to change his
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 12, 2004
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A pilot was taking his family in a light seaplane into British Columbia. When he attempted to land offshore in the ocean, the plane’s pontoons caught and flipped the plane into the icy waters. The pilot and his family managed to get out of the plane, but it quickly sank, and they had to swim a
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Contributed by Denise Raterta on Nov 30, 2005
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Joy does not become elusive to people. People choose to elude joy and God, for that matter. I remember how Jennifer Aniston’s character in the movie “The Good Girl” resented her lady friend’s consistent cheerfulness by saying: “I wonder what the h--- that woman is so d--- happy about.” It’s
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 21, 2008
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Since some of the best illustrations are what not to do, I offer a few tips on How to Turn a Disagreement into a Feud:
1. Be sure to develop and maintain a fear of conflict, letting your own feelings build up so you are in an explosive frame of mind.
2. If you must state your concerns, be as vague
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