Contributed by John Donnelly on Aug 30, 2006
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. As we approach the 5th anniversary of September 11th next month, some of you may have been to seen the movie entitled, “World Trade Center.”
· This movie points to many of the heroes of that infamous day. One of them was Port Authority Police Officer William Jimero. He willingly went into
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Contributed by John Donnelly on Aug 30, 2006
Paraphrase of part of the fatwa from Osma Bin Laden, 1998.
”Praise be to God, who revealed the Book, controls the clouds, defeats factionalism, and says in His Book "But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 7, 2006
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Oprah Winfrey is quoted as saying, “One of the biggest mistakes we make is to believe that there is only one way.
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Contributed by John Harvey on Sep 10, 2006
Introduction: Risks can be scary. Risks can be life-changing and exhilarating, or they can be disasters. Some risks are easy to take and others come with considerable calculation of the costs. One constant thing about life is that we are going to encounter risks.
Risks scare me. Some risks that I
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 10, 2006
Josh McDowell says, “[Absolute truth is] that which is right for everyone, at all times and at all places.”
My wife and I are big fans of steak. She swears A-1 barbeque sauce is the only sauce worth mentioning. I prefer a sweet honey sauce. If I said, “Honey barbeque sauce is better than A-1,”
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 10, 2006
We must understand that God’s idea of “good” means that the events as a whole are constructive.
“A woman fell and broke her arm. Is that good? In and of itself it is not, but she went to the hospital, and the doctors found she also had cancer. Because it was found early enough she lived.”
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 14, 2006
“Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knew how to weep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people with broken backs and other extreme physical handicaps. Of course, Rogers had
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 14, 2006
The story goes that “a mother once approached Napoleon seeking a pardon for her son. The emperor replied that the young man had committed a certain offense twice and justice demanded death.
‘But I don’t ask for justice,’ the mother explained. ‘I plead for mercy.’
‘But your son does not deserve
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 22, 2006
Many years ago a senior executive […] cost the company more than $2 million. John D. Rockefeller was then running the firm. Edward T. Bedford, a partner in the company […] was scheduled to see Rockefeller that day and […] when he entered the office [Rockefeller] was bent over his desk busily
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 22, 2006
A dad wanted to show his son how much he loved him, so he bought him a brand new Cadillac Escalade. The new SUV was fully loaded with chromed aluminum wheels, leather interior, three DVD players, a touch-screen CD player, a state-of-the-art navigation system, and a sunroof. The dad spared no
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 25, 2006
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“It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to be the first woman to swim the 21 miles from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman
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Contributed by John Braland on Sep 27, 2006
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A mother was preparing pancakes for sons, Kevin who is 5, and Ryan who is 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson so she said: “If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, "Let my brother have the first
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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 John Shearhart on Sep 27, 2006
“After a violent storm one night, a large tree, which over the years had become a stately giant, was found lying across the pathway in a park. Nothing but a splintered stump was left. Closer examination showed that is was rotten at the core because thousands of tiny insects had eaten away at its
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Contributed by John Harvey on Oct 13, 2006
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“Serving daily in the monotonous details of life uncovers the deep roots of selfishness in my soul. Feeding, sheltering and clothing my family translates into cooking, cleaning, and laundry EVERY day for years with no end in sight. This is no short term mission trip. The constant demands of two
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