THE GIVING HEART
The heart does not receive blood to store it up. While it pumps blood in at one valve, it sends it out at another. The blood is always circulating everywhere, and is never stagnant.
The same is true of all the fluids in a healthy body; they are in a constant state of
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 10, 2005
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What you don’t know can get you hurt! In Texas there once lived a Mexican bank robber named Jorge Rodriquez. He had been so successful that the Texas Rangers put a whole posse on his trail. For months they tried to catch him as he slipped across the Rio Grande. Finally a ranger cornered Jorge in a
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Contributed by John White on Aug 15, 2005
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InstrumentsOf Grace In His Service
The grace of God can turn problems to patience, vexation to victory and tragedy to triumph. The same pressure that can cause a destructive explosion can be harnessed to drive the wheels of progress. Pressure usually produces and the production can be good or
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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In the fateful winter morning of January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger stood poised for launch. Overnight, the temperature had plummeted into the twenties. At liftoff it was a crisp 36 degrees F. Four-foot icicles still clung ominously to the launch tower.
Allan McDonald, an engineer
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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Families At Risk Dr. Dobson writes in his current newsletter, “Here are some of the most disturbing findings from the 2000 U.S. Census report: Households headed by unmarried partners grew by almost 72% during the past decade, most of them involving people living together out of wedlock. Households
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Contributed by Rob Willis on Jan 17, 2006
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There’s the story of two brothers who were famous criminals in the city they lived in. there seemed to be no crime in which these two brothers were not involved in, whether it was murder, illegal gambling, prostitution rings-you name it, they were involved in it.
As time would have it, the older of
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Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 23, 2006
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Long ago in a deep mountain valley verdant with growth and watered by a crystalline river there lived a tribe. They prospered and grew until the grass was grazed away, the game hunted to extinction, and the river ran dry. A group of young pioneer heroes rose up to say, “We have heard of a wider
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Methodist
Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Apr 12, 2006
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Eliminate the Little Sins (7)
When a person becomes a Christian, he usually undergoes some radical life changes, especially if he has had an immoral background. Through the first steps of spiritual growth and self-denial, he gets rid of the large, obvious sins. But sad to say, many believers stop
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Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 10, 2006
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This past January the pastors were at a retreat in Duluth and the speaker told of a missionary friend who was trying to reach this group of people in Mexico.
They had a difficult time because these villagers had what he phrased “a scarcity mentality.” The missionary said their belief affected
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by John Shearhart on Jun 28, 2006
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“A well-know professional golfer was playing in a tournament with President Gerald Ford, fellow pro Jack Nicklaus, and Billy Graham. After the round was over one of the other pros on the tour asked, ‘Hey, what was it like playing with the President and Billy Graham?’ The pro said with disgust, ‘I
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 5, 2006
Bob Benson once said that he gave a talk at his son’s high school commencement. He wanted to do good because it was for his son, so he went out and bought a new 3-piece suit. He spoke, and did a good job. Afterwards a student came up and said, "Mr. Benson, did you know that your vest is buttoned
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Christian Church
Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 13, 2006
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In 1988 William "Bud" Post won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania lottery. When he was interviewed recently he said, "I wish it never happened. It was totally a nightmare,"
Obtained at www.google.com "Stories of Lotto winners gone broke"
A former girlfriend successfully sued him for a share of
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Jesus talks about letting his words remain in us. What does that mean? On occasion I’ve had opportunities to go elsewhere, away from the mission, to churches that were bigger and where there seemed to be more to gain.
But whenever those opportunities come up, my dad’s voice has always gone off in
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 30, 2006
Sometimes people try to explain the miracles in the Bible as mere natural occurrences:
"It may never rain cats and dogs, but fish, shells, and frogs have indeed fallen from the sky on rare occasions.
In 1984, live six-inch [15 centimeters] flounders (fish) fell on a London neighborhood. It is
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 11, 2006
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Mary Had a Little Lamb by Mary and Marbeth Rosenthal
Mary had the little Lamb, who lived before His birth;
Self-existent Son of God, from Heaven He came to Earth. (Micah 5:2)
Mary had the little Lamb; see Him in yonder stall —
Virgin-born Son of God, to save man from the Fall. (Isaiah 7:14)
Mary
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