Contributed by Mark Mccool on Apr 21, 2003
Some years ago in south Louisiana, on the I-10 bridge between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, there were two men who had seen an 18 wheeler veer off the bridge, breaking through the railing, and plunging off into the bayou below. As they drove near it, they pulled over to the side of the highway and
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THEY NEED A FATHER
... “almost 75 percent of American children living in fatherless households will experience poverty before the age of eleven, compared to only 20 percent of those raised by two parents. Children living in homes where fathers are absent are far more likely to be expelled from or
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Contributed by Kathy Findley on Oct 25, 2003
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Shadowlands -- a Broadway play, later made into a motion picture -- tells the story of C. S. Lewis and his wife, Joy . . .of their intense love for one another . . .and of the shadow that was cast across their life. Shadowlands portrays their struggle with Joy’s cancer. After Joy’s death, Lewis
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 27, 2003
In 1925, Betty Stam said, “Lord, I give up my own purposes and plans, all my own desires, hopes, and ambitions, and accept Thy will for my life. I give myself, my life, my all utterly to Thee, to be Thine forever. I had over to Thy keeping all of my friendships; all the people whom I love are to
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Contributed by Emil Boniog on Dec 18, 2003
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There is an episode in the series “I Love Lucy” that illustrates the chaos that this kind of situation produces. Ricky, Fred, and Ethel were rehearsing what to do when the time comes to bring Lucy to the hospital. Ethel would telephone the hospital, Fred would call a taxi, and Ricky would pick up
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Feb 15, 2004
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In a discipleship training series called “The Agape Road”, author and speaker Bob Mumford talks about what he calls “The White Knuckle Club”. In other words, sometimes God will bring some area of our lives to our attention and we will realize that we need to change. So, we’ll go to God and
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Contributed by Karl Kruse on Jul 31, 2004
On Saturday, August 14th, 35,000 pounds of food will be given away. But Elim’s involvement - your involvement - with Convoy of Hope is not simply about the food that will be taken home and eaten, because that food will all run out. Your involvement with Convoy of Hope is simply to share the love
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 21, 2004
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I do not particularly enjoy the world of phone message recorders. I am glad they exist, and I have one at the office. Sometimes people leave important messages. Sometimes the message is not crucial, but it communicates a piece of information. In a day when we have so much to do and remember,
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Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 8, 2007
b. In the war being waged in Iraq there are soldiers of various ranks and experience who have different tasks. All soldiers receive the same pay but some enjoy an easier way of life than others. Infantrymen, for instance, live in small compounds and have few conveniences. They are vigilant
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Contributed by Jay Winters on Apr 2, 2009
There is another DNA project out there. It is called the International HapMap Project. The goal of the international HapMap Project is similar to 23 and Me, but instead of telling you who you are it seeks to go back into your history way back. You see the HapMap project is trying to isolate
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 7, 2009
HE IS RISEN!
One Sunday morning a pastor was dressing for church and had the radio on listening to a local church service. Suddenly he heard to minister say, "It’s Easter, and it doesn’t make any difference if Christ be risen or not..."
Shocked, A.H. Ackley shouted, "It’s a lie! He is risen!"
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I met a man who told me he was celebrating his birthday this month. I asked him what day. He replied, "I don’t know what day my actual birthday is on." He said that he was so old that when he was born there was no such thing as a birth certificate and that he had so many siblings his parents just
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
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"For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin." Heb 4:15
"In the past when I’ve heard that verse or read it, I’ve thought that it is a very all-encompassing statement to say that Jesus was tempted
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HIS LONELINESS FOR YOURS
Here is the good news for us this morning. Each of us, every one of us received in that moment of time a great and precious gift. It is the gift of the presence of the Father – the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Jesus paid the price for your sin and you do not
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Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 3, 2011
RECOVERY IS CONNECTION
Henry Cloud in How People Grow writes, "Virtually every emotional and psychological problem, from addictions to depression, has alienation or emotional isolation at its core or close to it. Recovery from these problems involves helping people get more connected to each other
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LOVE IS THE GREATEST
George Sweeting – Love is the Greatest - page 122:
"God’s love is not cheap or sentimental. It is priceless and incomparable. The way of love is God’s way, and His way is the only way to abundant and victorious living. It is the best way. Life apart from God's love is
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Napoleon, Emperor of the French said "The gospel is not a book; it is a living being, with an action, a power, which invades everything that opposes its extension, behold! It is upon this table: This book, surpassing all others. I never omit to read it, and every day with some pleasure."
Abraham
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