Contributed by Jay Winters on May 30, 2015
MTV gave us our first ever "reality show", a thing called "The Real World" that came out in 1992. The first "Real World" cast sought to show us what happens when you put seven strangers in a house together, and quote, "people stop being polite, and start being real". And the world sat there, glued
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Contributed by Robert Butler on Dec 18, 2019
On December 2, Basque athlete Iván Fernández Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarre. He was running second, some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai - bronze medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the London Olympics. As they entered the finishing
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 6, 2025
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[188]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MY JESUS IS MY MIGHTY ROCK
In the Old Testament the “ROCK” featured a lot. The first incident was when Moses struck the Rock at the Lord’s command {{Exodus 17:5-6 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pass before the people and take with you some of the elders of Israel
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Nov 8, 2025
[237 C]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - SCENES FROM THE GOSPELS - PART 3
They are here to enjoy! Scenes from the Gospels are very special to me. I love them. They have taken a lot of effort, and many, many months revision to get them as correct as possible with the difficult word limitations.
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 31, 2026
[357]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – ZAPPED AND GONE
It is most annoying when you have an outdoor bar-b-que (barbeque) and you keep getting attacked by mosquitoes. Sometimes you get an invasion of moths in the tropics and even flying beetles.
We all know about insect repellent and creams and they
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2002
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THANKFULNESS OR FORGETFULNESS
"History knows no disasters," said the Literary Digest (Sept. 1923), "which parallels the earthquake and fire that visited Japan this month and laid waste the capital city and the chief seaport."
The New York Tribune called this earthquake “undoubtedly the greatest
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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Solomon discovered the emptiness of stuff.
Illus. A young banker was driving his BMW, in the mountains, during a snowstorm. As he rounded a turn the vehicle slid out of control and toward a cliff. At the last moment he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped from the car.
Though he escaped with his
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Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 8, 2008
The List
Once upon a time a woman was married to a perfectionist husband. No matter what his wife did for him, it was never enough.
At the beginning of each day, he would make out his list of chores for her to do, and at the end of each day, he would scrutinize it to make sure she had done all
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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EVIL IN US ALL
In 1960, Israeli undercover agents kidnapped one of the worst killers in Hitler’s army from his hideout in South America. His name was Adolf Eichmann. They took him to Israel to stand trial for crimes against humanity.
Prosecutors called a long list of witnesses who had either seen
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 23, 2008
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CONTRACT VS. COVENANT
In describing the nature of a Christ-Centered covenant, Bruce Shelley in Christian Theology in Plain Language, writes:
In modern times we define a host of relations by contracts. These are usually for goods or services and for hard cash. The contract, formal or informal,
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Nov 23, 2009
Sometimes, the right name will accomplish something for you that you can’t accomplish yourself. I’m reminded of the time I was Editor-in-Chief of Computer Gaming World and we were attending a big convention. Sony’s Psygnosis division was having a big party at a nightclub and my technical editor
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