Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
Let me tell about a man who in my book is a world-hugger. His parents called
him Billy Frank. His wife calls him Bill. His face is drawn by the
gravitational pull of years. The wrinkles on his brow betray a life of hard
work and stress. His legs are weak. So, too, his arms. His hands
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Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Sep 14, 2008
For my next point, I need a volunteer. I need a young person who really likes bubble gum. (Get the volunteer and talk with him or her up front for a minute.) So you like chewing gum? What is your favorite kind? Really, that is nice. I’m sorry that I don’t have any of that king of bubble gum,
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 22, 2010
The other day I met a man with INOPERABLE BRAIN TUMORS. John (not his real name) made a commitment to Christ many years ago and has an ASSURANCE OF ETERNAL LIFE. We had a great conversation together. He is an amazing person. And I prayed for him.
When I read Matthew 10, I wonder about John.
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Contributed by Allen Calkins on Nov 24, 2009
Over three decades ago, Dr. Gary Chapman authored a marriage enrichment book that has become a classic in the field. It has helped millions of married couples draw closer to one another by giving them the tools they need to express their love for one another in the “love language” their spouse
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 3, 2002
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GIVING IT ALL AWAY-- Communion Mediation
"In Ernest Gordon’s true account of life in a World War II Japanese prison camp, "Through the Valley of the Kwai," there is a story that never fails to move me. It is about a man who through giving it all away literally transformed a whole camp of
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Baptist
Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 12, 2008
During the early morning hours of Sunday, January 27, just one week ago today, fire swept through Tim and Victoria Lasita’s Delhi Township home. The house was destroyed, and with it, practically all their possessions. Tim, Victoria and their two sets of triplets—6 children in all, under the age
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 2, 2007
YOU ARE WAY TOO CHRISTIAN FOR US
Greg graduated with me from Seminary with his Masters and went on to a major University to work on his PhD in theology. Greg is a very gifted and intelligent man and he did extremely well in his studies, pretty much at the top of his class in every area of study. So
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Oct 28, 2007
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There’s an old story of a man and his grand-daughter who go for a walk to the local town park. The man and girl are sitting on a park bench sharing an afternoon snack when they are approached by a traveler.
"Good sir, please tell me. Is this a friendly town? I’ve had the misfortune to live in a
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Methodist
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Healing, God's Way
Healing takes time, patience and determination to persevere through the long process of healing. It’s not easy, but it is the reality of the healing process.
Personal Illustration: My own experience with the healing process of my right knee. About two years ago I had a total
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Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 7, 2012
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Ravi Zacharias tells the story of a man who went to School in Wheaton with Billy Graham and later entered into politics. He was a popular man and rose to become the Prime Minister of Canada. In the process of going down that way, to fame, to popularity and power, he began to sacrifice his ethics
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 31, 2026
[283]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE LORD, OUR HOPE, OUR JOY, OUR END
This is another of my earliest poems. This poem is a personal testimony to a time when I was walking in the valley of the shadow.
STANZA 1 – All dark nights break forth into sunshine and my dark night looks forward to the Lord
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2002
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A guide at Blarney Castle in Ireland was explaining to some visitors that his job was not always as pleasant as it seemed. He told them about a group of disgruntled tourists he had taken to the castle earlier in the week. “These people were complaining about everything,” he said. “They didn’t like
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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A guide at Blarney Castle in Ireland was explaining to some visitors that his job was not always as pleasant as it seemed. He told them about a group of disgruntled tourists he had taken to the castle earlier in the week.
"These people were complaining about everything," he said. "They didn’t
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Victor Hugo’s Novel “Les Miserables” tells a story of a man named Jean Valjean, who served nineteen years of hard labour for the crime of stealing bread. When he was finally released, Valjean was a hardened, tough ex-convict.
But one day his life was transformed by forgiveness. A kind bishop
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2007
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TRIUMPH
(By Jim L. Davey)
It was a dark & sullen morn, as several women approached the tomb,
With breaking hearts and deepest gloom,
The furthest thing from their minds.....was triumph
Why did He have to die they asked, each other on the road that morn,
It made no sense, their hearts were
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Contributed by Fred Schaeffer on Dec 5, 2008
When I lived in Ottawa, KS there was a salvage yard especially for trucks -- big trucks, mid-size trucks, cabs of all sizes and trailers, too -- the truck salvage yard had it all. In reality it looked like a cemetery for old, broken down trucks. This salvage yard spanned a half mile location along
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