Contributed by Richard White on Jan 4, 2002
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There is a story of the Battle of Marathon around 490 B.C. King Darius of the Persians,
The Athenians were outnumbered by the Persians. The city-states that surrounded the
Athenians in Marathon offered no help. But they caught the Persians by surprise by
running the full length of the plain
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 15, 2002
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We need to be like the 84 year old grandmother who fiercely maintained her independence and lived alone in the old family home. Her 4 children lived in the same town, but she rarely called them except in emergencies. It was with some apprehension, therefore, that one of her sons drove to her
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 30, 2002
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Do you remember the commercial that was running just before, and during the 2002 Olympics? The one that had snapshots of different people playing or watching hockey throughout the country? Everybody yells out “He shoots, he scores!” The tag line at the end is, “If we all shout it loud enough,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
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THEY NEED A FATHER
... “almost 75 percent of American children living in fatherless households will experience poverty before the age of eleven, compared to only 20 percent of those raised by two parents. Children living in homes where fathers are absent are far more likely to be expelled from or
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
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A Genuine Free Spirit
It took just a few hours for budget carrier Spirit Airlines to give
away 13,400 free tickets on 90 flights to 14 cities - every seat for an entire day. The catch? That day is Sept. 11. Like most airlines,
Miramar, Fla.-based Spirit had found few willing to fly on the first
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 1, 2002
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Warren Wiersbe tells about the time the late William Randolph Hearst sent out his agent to secure particular art pieces. After months of searching, the agent reported that he had finally found the treasures. They were in Mr. Heart’s warehouse. Hearst had been searching frantically for art pieces
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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There is a tale told of that great English actor Macready. An eminent preacher once said to him: "I wish you would explain to me something." "Well, what is it? I don’t know that I can explain anything to a preacher."
"What is the reason for the difference between you and me? You are appearing
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There is the story of a lady who went to see her doctor. She was calm. The doctor ’s attention was even caught by it. "... The doctor said, "I suppose your peace comes from faith, but as for me I never could exactly make out what faith is." "Well, doctor," said the patient, "so far as I
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 3, 2003
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A SURVEY OF FATHERS
The June 2003 issue of Family Circle Magazine contained results from a recent national survey of fathers. It had some interesting results:
* 94% feel building a family is the hardest and most important thing
a man can do.
* 71% say fatherhood is more demanding than
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Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 9, 2003
A young woman went to her father’s farm to pick up a horse trailer. The father advised his daughter that before she took the trailer out on the highway she had better put forty pounds of air in each tire. Attaching the trailer to her pickup truck, the daughter drove the trailer over to the air
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Baptist
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THEY NEED A FATHER
... “almost 75 percent of American children living in fatherless households will experience poverty before the age of eleven, compared to only 20 percent of those raised by two parents. Children living in homes where fathers are absent are far more likely to be expelled from or
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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Dr. Robert Schuller tells of a potato farmer in Idaho. Before they are shipped potatoes are harvested and divided according to size -- big, medium, and small. This makes the most money
“This is the method that all Idaho potato farmers use -- all but one. One farmer never bothered to sort the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2004
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An adult granddaughter was visiting her grandmother when she asked her to get a box of letters from her dresser. As granddaughter was getting the letters, she saw a beautiful hand made quilt in the drawer. The granddaughter asked about the quilt. Her grand mother said that she could take it out
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In 1980, Mt St. Helens in Washington State erupted - spewing lava out for miles around.
83 year-old Harry Truman (not to be confused with the former US President) was the owner of Mt. St. Helens Lodge. He had been a resident there for nearly 50 years and became nationally famous for his refusal to
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Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Apr 18, 2004
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William Pitt was one England’s great prime ministers and a great intellect. He was a friend of William Wilberforce, who was a great proponent of abolition because of his Christian convictions. Pitt was a nominal Christian, as most were in his day, but Christianity did not mean much to him.
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