Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 11, 2007
“What scares me is the anti-intellectual, anti-critical-thinking philosophy that has spilled over into the Church. This philosophy tends to romanticize the faith, making the local church into an experience center…
Their concept of ‘church’ is that they are spiritual consumers and that the
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Orthodox
many confess that they have found Christ, but in actuality we didn’t find Christ, Christ found us because
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Methodist
Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 19, 2006
4 Passion keepers are:
A. Have a Passion for Worship.
B. Have a Passion for the Word.
C. Have a Passion for Prayer and communion
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Contributed by Tony Dicostanzo on Oct 21, 2002
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Ann Landers Columnist receives an average of 10,000 letter each month, nearly all of them with problems. She was asked if there was one predominant theme in the letters she received, She said, “the one problem above all others seems to be fear. People are afraid
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
"Recipe for success: Be polite, prepare yourself for whatever you are asked to do, keep yourself tidy, be cheerful, dont be envious, be honest with yourself so you will be honest with others, be helpful, interest yourself in your job, dont pity yourself, be quick to praise, be loyal to your
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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One day a pastor had been working all morning on his sermon when His computer crashed and he lost it all. He went upstairs and told his wife, and she was amazed at how well he was taking it. She said, “It’s amazing how calm you are and how happy you seem even though you’ve lost a lot of work.” Then
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LOSING CONTROL, ONE MISTAKE AT A TIME
"According to the Associated Press, on December 14, 1996, a 763-foot grain freighter, the Bright Field, was heading down the Mississippi at New Orleans, Louisiana, when it lost control, veered toward the shore, and crashed into a riverside shopping mall. At
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United Methodist
Contributed by Lynn Malone on Nov 28, 2005
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There’s a wonderful story about Jimmy Durante, one of the great entertainers of a generation ago. He was asked to be a part of a show for World War II veterans. He told them his schedule was very busy and he could afford only a few minutes, but if they wouldn’t mind his doing one short monologue
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Methodist
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
There’s a movie called “The Guardian” about training in the Coast Guard Academy. There’s one guy in the story who’s trying again after failing the program 2X before. There was a phase of the training that stopped him every time – practicing saving a drowning victim who’s panicked. The instructor
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
FEAR OF FLYING
Some people are sacred to death of flying. To think of getting on airplane and taking off at 150 MPH, climb to an altitude of 30,000 feet and go 400 or so MPH, is a bit much.
Reminds me of the story told years ago about a flight of a four-engine jet plane. It was a lengthy flight
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Church Of God
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 27, 2007
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Two young men walked out of a service during communion. Maybe they felt out of place. Communion is important, but more important than the ceremony or tradition
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Pentecostal
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