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You may recognize the name of Florence Chadwick. In 1952, Florence was the first woman to attempt to swim the 26 miles between Catalina Island and the California coastline. As she began this historical journey, she was flanked by small boats that watched for sharks and were prepared to help her if
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Assembly Of God
ILLUSTRATION: You may remember years ago a TV show that was geared to teach our children . . . and maybe some of us parents what a "conjunction" is in the English grammar. The goal was called "SchoolHouse Rock." Remember? In it they sang a little tune . . . "Conjunction Junction . . . what your
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Nazarene
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"May every day be a new beginning, and every dawn bring us closer to that
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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“Our valleys may be filled with foes and tears; but we can lift our eyes to the hills to see God and the angels, heaven’s spectators, who support us according to God’s infinite
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Contributed by Allen Calkins on Nov 24, 2009
ILL: Power may make a task easier. But it still takes an effort to accomplish. A power riding lawn mower or a power push mower makes mowing much easier than using a push mower with no motor. But it still requires an effort on our part. An automatic dishwasher makes the core of washing dishes
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Baptist
Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 8, 2008
You may have heard of the Sunday school teacher who was just totally fed up with the misbehavior of one of her students. And finally she just lost it and she grabbed him and shook him as hard as she could and she said, Billy, I think the devil’s got ahold of you. And through chattering teeth
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 18, 2006
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We may think it strange to emphasize that Christ came back from the dead. A most recent poll done at the end of February asked people if they believed in a physical resurrection. Sadly, among all of the 1,007 people that they asked, 36% said, "Yes." So about a third of the people believed that
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Lutheran
Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005
The May 2002 issue of Fast Company tells the stories of five people who worked for Enron, the company that in 2001 filed for the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
One person profiled in that article was Phyllis Anzalone. She went to work for the company in 1996 selling energy supply contracts.
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Lutheran
Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 27, 2006
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Some may think that putting boundaries on sex (something we were created to do) is harmful, but let me assert that boundaries actually prevent harm.
Next month, we are going to have a church-wide bon-fire. But what if I told you that once everyone is seated and chatting, we will remove all the
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 29, 2008
God cares for us—every part of us. He wants us to be whole—complete. This includes a physical well-being. Instead of a story I want to show you a video about a special act—a physical act—that was done for another person. It shows us what it is like to follow
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Church Of God
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On May 27, 1992, in Sarajevo, one of the few bakeries that still had a supply of flour was making and distributing bread to the starving, war-shattered people. At 4 P.M. a long line stretched into the street. Suddenly, a mortar shell fell directly into the middle of the line, killing 22 people
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Observers say that we Americans put too much emphasis upon conformity and not enough on the development of true individuality. We could reverse this trend by encouraging our children to be different, to
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