Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 29, 2001
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During the conflict in Sarajevo a reporter who was covering the conflict in the middle of Sarajevo saw a little girl shot by a sniper. The reporter threw down his pad and pencil, and stopped being a reporter for a few minutes. He rushed to the man who was holding the child, and helped them both
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 5, 2001
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While out on a date one evening I decided to drive out to a favorite parking place to talk. I didn’t have enough money to do anything else. After we stopped the car and was just sitting there talking in the dark I leaned my head against the stering wheel a couple of times. I don’t know why I did
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
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GEORGE WASHINGTON: A LETTER TO MARTHA
My Dearest: I am now set down to write to you on a subject which fills me with inexpressible concern, and this concern is greatly aggravated and increased when I reflect upon the uneasiness I know it will give you. It has been determined in Congress that
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 13, 2009
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"FIX IT!"
The Catholic archbishop and novelist, Andrew Greeley, brilliantly describes God’s redemptive work and holy clean-up as "God’s big crayon making crooked lines straight," but this only addresses the result, not the process. It reminds me of when, as a young boy, my mother and I would color
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 30, 2014
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The day I turned 18, I left home. I had saved some money, and despite my parents' strong objections, I packed a few things in my Volkswagen and headed for California. Just outside of Needles, California, a man at a rest stop pulled a gun, took my wallet, and drove off with my car. I had not been in
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 18, 2009
A few years back Pepper Rodgers was in the middle of a terrible season as football coach at UCLA. It even got so bad that it upset his home life. He recalls, "My dog was my only friend. I told my wife
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Pentecostal
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THE TOUCH OF GOD AT CHRISTMAS
This is from a 60 Minutes broadcast from a few years ago. It’s an excerpt of what Harry Reasoner said around Christmas time that I want you to hear. Listen carefully – he said:
Eleven years ago I did a little Christmas piece and it seemed like a good idea to repeat
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ONE DAY I WILL BE HEALED
A few weeks ago, I saw a special on TV about faith healers. In that show, Lisa Ling went to the meeting of a renowned faith healer where she interviewed a man named Steve. When he was 18, Steve was in a car crash that left him with brain injury and a speech impediment.
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Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 15, 2005
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The years are catching up to me, Simeon thought as he made his way through the dirt-covered streets of Jerusalem. This was once an easy walk; in the corner of his mind’s eye he recalled himself as a younger man bounding through the alleys, markets, and crowded roads that led to the place of
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Contributed by Mark Bogen on Nov 9, 2005
Marin Luther: The sale of indulgences was just one of many issues that I had with the church, and with whom I disagreed. Of course, church leaders tried to get me to recant my positions and teachings. I stood in front of several hearings to make my case and present my argument. The one that
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