Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
Slippery Slope: World Net Daily reports that, in a survey taken between June 24 and July 8, 53% of respondents said they opposed “gay” marriages and 38% approved. In ‘96, the same survey found 65% opposed and 27%
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Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 21, 2007
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When I went to Ranger school I lost about 20 pounds in just a few weeks and I was fortunate to go through in the winter when you get 2 meals a day. In the summer, they only get 1 a day. We are put
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Lutheran
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Oct 7, 2008
Who taught you how to fish? Hunt? Whittle? Skip a rock?
You didn’t learn those things as a child by yourself
Someone older taught you how
And we are to do that in the church as well
And how does Paul introduce this
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Baptist
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 8, 2009
Being surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses (12:1) in a race that is marked out for us makes me think about Roger Bannister being cheered on by a stadium full of people when he became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. Training,
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Anglican
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 6, 2004
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It is said that when the famous missionary, Dr. David Livingstone, started his trek across Africa he had 73 books in 3 packs, weighing 180 pounds. After the party had gone 300 miles, Livingstone was obliged to throw away some of the books because of the fatigue of those carrying his baggage. As he
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 7, 2004
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This is a little old, but probably still as true in many churches today…
Singer John Charles Thomas, at age sixty-six wrote to syndicated columnist Abigail Van Buren:
“I am presently completing the second year of a three-year survey on the hospitality or lack of it in churches.
To date, of the 195
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Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
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In the comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin is at school, and his teacher is attempting to teach the class. She begins, “ If there are no questions, we will move on to the next chapter.
I have a question.
Certainly Calvin, what is it?
What’s the point of human existence?
I meant any questions
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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It is said that when the famous missionary, Dr. David Livingstone, started his trek across Africa he had 73 books in 3 packs, weighing 180 pounds. After the party had gone 300 miles, Livingstone was obliged to throw away some of the books because of the fatigue of those carrying his baggage. As he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
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Barna’s latest survey shows 11% of the people who attend a Christian church at least once a month plan to change their place of worship in the coming year. If true, more than 15 million people will change their church home in the next 12 months. Barna concludes, "Despite their fascination with
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