Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 30, 2010
“These Hands”
A young man and a young woman were engaged to be married and were looking forward to a near wedding day when the young man was suddenly called to serve his country. From the field of warfare letters regularly came and went and love shone brightly in all of them.
The letters from
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RIVER OF GOD
Ever since moving to the valley, my eyes have been drawn to the mountains and the river. There’s days in the summer months when I ride my bike to the river, and gaze at the its powerful flow. It’s fascinating for me to watch the river at different stages. Sometimes it looks
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Lutheran
Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 16, 2012
There is a story about a couple that went to heaven and in this life they loved each other, but from a distance. So when they got to heaven, they decided to get married. They said to Peter, "Pete, we want to get married." And Peter says, "You have got eternity, why don't you think of it for 50
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Swindoll challenges us with this thought: “Our friend Solomon, with a limitless supply of money and without any sense of accountability to others, took that trail as far as one could take it. And when it was all said and done, he said, ‘What an empty, futile trip!’ will every young person hearing
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Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Apr 16, 2008
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A man once hired his new son-in-law to build him a house. The man told his son-in-law that the house was going to be a surprise for his wife for their 30th anniversary, and he did not want him to spare any expense in building it. The son-in-law was already a cheap man who made his living ripping
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
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A Sunday school was putting on a Christmas pageant which included the story of Mary and Joseph coming to the inn. One boy wanted very much to be Joseph. But when the parts were handed out, a boy he didn’t like was given the part, and he was assigned to be the inn-keeper instead. He was pretty upset
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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THE PERFECT STORY
The story is told about a perfect man who met a perfect woman. After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect.
Then one stormy, Christmas Eve this perfect couple was driving along a winding road when they noticed someone on
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Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 17, 2008
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Every House is Different
Traditionally in the Philippines, family is regarded as the highest priority, which is why there are no overcrowded orphanages or homes for the elderly.
Traditionally at a wedding reception in Denmark, it is normal for the groom to disappear during part of the ceremony so
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Alan Perkins on Oct 28, 2002
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[Fiddler on the Roof]
Tevye: "Golde, I have decided to give Perchik permission to become engaged to our daughter, Hodel."
Golde: "What? He’s poor! He has nothing, absolutely nothing!"
Tevye: "He’s a good man, Golde. I like him. And what’s more important, Hodel likes him. Hodel loves him. So what
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 30, 2022
A married couple was reflecting on their 50th wedding anniversary and all of the great times they had been blessed to share together through the years. The husband was sitting in his recliner and the wife was sitting in her recliner.
“You know something,” she said, “things have really changed
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 4, 2005
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POEM: DON’T QUIT
When things go wrong as they sometime will,
when the road your trudging seems all up hill,
When funds are low and debts are high,
and you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
rest if you must but please
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Contributed by Mark Miller on Dec 13, 2005
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Here are words to a hymn from the tune of ’O Little Town of Bethlehem.’ It was sung after a Narnia message titled, "What If There Were No Christmas?"
O Wintry Land of Narnia
O wintry land of Narnia what mysteries do you hold?
Despite the threats of the white witch, Good News is to unfold!
‘Cause
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United Methodist
Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007
POEM: DON’T QUIT
When things go wrong as they sometime will,
when the road your trudging seems all up hill,
When funds are low and debts are high,
and you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
rest if you must but please don’t quit.
Life is queer with it’s twist
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2002
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DON'T CHANGE ME
Elie Wiesel, the eloquent Jewish author, once told this story: “A just man comes to Sodom hoping to save the city. He pickets. What else can he do? He goes from street to street, from marketplace to marketplace, shouting, ‘Men and women, repent. What you are doing is wrong. It will
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2003
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IT’S AMAZING YOU SHOULD COME TO ME...
A Jewish father was concerned about his son. He had not truly raised him to be grounded in the faith of Judaism… So, hoping to remedy this he sent his son to Israel so the boy could experience his heritage. A year later the young man returned home.
He said,
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 14, 2005
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Bill McKibben, in his Harper’s magazine essay, "The Christian Paradox" talks about how America is the most professing Christian of all nations in the world. 85% of Americans identify themselves as Christian. “Israel, by way of comparison, is 77 percent Jewish. It is true that a smaller number of
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