Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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If we want God to guide us, our attitude needs to be right. Here are some guidelines as to how we can play our part in arriving at right decisions.
First, we must be willing to think. It is false piety, super-supernaturalism of an unhealthy pernicious sort that demands inward impressions with no
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 25, 2003
Our Maker so designed us that our nature finds final satisfaction and fulfillment only in a relationship of responsive Godlikeness—which means, precisely, that state of correspondence between our acts and God’s will which we call
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Baptist
Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 27, 2003
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A few years ago a US AIR airplane crashed near Pittsburgh. The cause of that crash was a mystery, because the plane just seemed to fall from the sky. So it was with great interest that the investigators listened to the information recorded in the plane’s black box. CNN played a portion of that
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 23, 2003
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As a two and three-year old I used to gather all my stuffed animals together and stand up on box and begin to “preach” to them. My Mom called me her “little preacher boy.” As a child God put within my imagination the dream of being a preacher.
As a teenager I began to pursue my divine-daring
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 19, 2003
Ernest B. Beevers tell us a story how a friend of his named Herbert Jackson
was a new missionary. He was assigned a car that would not start without a
push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He went to the school
near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 4, 2003
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I came across some definitions of things we use in the church. MAGI: The most famous trio to attend a baby shower. MANGER: 1. Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph didn’t have private health cover. 2. The Biblical proof that holiday travel has always been rough. BULLETIN: Church
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Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 10, 2003
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When God created the human body, he wired us in ways that baffle engineers. When we put our hand over an open flame, there is an alarm that goes off in our head that shouts, “ HOT!- our natural reaction is then to pull our hand away from the flame. The result is that we have prevented injury. Pain
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Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Nov 13, 2003
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Some events only leave us asking, “Why?” which is exactly what I figure happened with three of the Lord’s most faithful followers during the days of Daniel. You remember them as Shadrach, Meshach and Abedneggo; three fellows who were to be thrown into Nebuchadnezzar’s fiery furnace because they
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Lutheran
Contributed by Corey Arnold on Nov 17, 2003
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Many of us live our lives like Elaine’s boyfriend on Seinfield:
Elaine asks, "Do you believe in God?"
"Yes," her boyfriend replies.
Elaine asks, "Is it a problem that I’m not religious?"
"Not for me," her boyfriend
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Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 20, 2003
We use lures when we go fishing. A lure is something that is supposed to look good to the fish you are trying to catch. When I was growing up, I had a lure that looked like an injured fish. The fish was bent a little, right at the bend there was a reddish spot that was supposed to look like a
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2004
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Healthcare has gotten out of hand. Many of us get our medications via the internet from foreign countries to save money. Most popular: Canada, New Zealand and Australia…medicine from…down under…
Healthcare insurance is so high that many people gravitate toward certain jobs mostly for the
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 3, 2004
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True peace with God comes to us when God says to us, “you are one ugly person. I can’t stand to look at you. Your breath stinks, you’re out of shape, and you aren’t worthy of me. Here, take this outfit of righteousness - put it on. Keep it on. Take these works of my Son. Take this holiness
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Bro. Robert Brozoski states, "God gave us today, to prepare us for eternity"! This thought sent by Bro. Robert is a sermon in only 9 words. Time is the same for all....Today is a gift for us to use as God intends. To prepare for the future and to
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 12, 2004
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A dear lady was asked what she used to make her complexion so beautiful. Her answer: “Its all in the make-up.”
- for my lips I use truth
- For my voice I use kindness
- For my eyes, I use compassion
- For my hands I use charity
- For my figure, I
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 19, 2004
C S Lewis wrote, “God whispers to us in our health and prosperity, but, being hard of hearing, we fail to hear God’s voice in both. It’s then that God turns up the amplifier by means of suffering. Then his voice booms.” We mustn’t be surprised at the means that God uses to teach us the lessons
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Baptist
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Unlike other countries that have a pay-as-you-use toll system on major roads, Switzerland expects drivers using its autoroute system to pay an annual fee of 40 Swiss francs. When you pay, you get a windshield sticker you display for the rest of the year.
Traditionally, traffic police give
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United Methodist
Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 25, 2005
My dad had a set of metallic dog figures and used to amaze us kids by putting the dogs on a table then moving a powerful magnet under the table. The "dogs" would move as the magnet drew them to itself.
Just so, Jesus,
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