Contributed by Jim Luthy on Aug 14, 2001
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This religion of me and thee, as George Gallup, Jr. calls it, along with a hunger for experience over knowledge, has contributed to a tremendous diversity of beliefs, many of which are antithetical to biblical principles. These unhealthy attitudes have crept into the church, as evidenced by the
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003
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American Gail Devers won the 100-meter dash by only 6/100 of a second over her four top competitors in 1992. Gail suffers from Grave’s disease. Just one year before she won the Olympic gold, Gail came within two days of having both feet amputated. After surviving that scare, she began to train
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2003
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In John Steinbeck’s story The Wayward Bus a dilapidated old bus takes a cross country shortcut on its journey to Los Angeles, and gets stuck in the mud. While the drivers go for assistance, the passengers take refuge in a cave. It is a curious company of people and it is obvious that the author
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Contributed by Bobby Touchton on May 26, 2004
Croatian native Miroslav Volf is one of the brightest minds in theology today. He took the pledge of allegiance to become a citizen of these United States on Good Friday several years ago. The irony was not lost upon him. But his in-laws sent him a card of congratulations that reminded him of his
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Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once told about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child; the winner was a four-year-old boy. His next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little
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Contributed by George Rennau on May 24, 2005
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When my Dad was in the Korean War his job was stretching telephone wires across battlefields from forward positions to the commander. They used those lines of communication to direct the troops. In this way the commander had recognizance and intelligence to guide them.
If there were no lines of
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 21, 2005
During WWII the 101st Airborne Division spearheaded some major battles in Europe. They fought in places like Bastone where they were pounded with heavy artillery--then asked to advance toward Berlin against fierce opposition. Many lives were lost. Many who survived were highly decorated
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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Throughout his administration, Abraham Lincoln was a president under fire, especially during the scarring years of the Civil War. And though he knew he would make errors of office, he resolved never to compromise his integrity. So strong was this resolve that he once said, “I desire so to conduct
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Edwin Rushworth had been a skeptic all his life. He resolved to read for an hour a day the book that he had so long derided. "Wife," he said, as he looked up from his first perusal, "if this book is right, we are all wrong!" He continued his readings for another week. "Wife," he exclaimed at the
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 17, 2006
O.G. Wilson wrote, “I murmured because I had to walk four blocks from the parking lot to my office. Then I saw a man who was sick, hungry, and unable to take a step and yet whose smile was as cheery as the chirp of the first robin of spring. I complained because the light was poor. Then I met a
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 22, 2007
It is like you have an uncle you hated, mistreated, made fun of, never did a kind thing to,
because someone told you lies about him, you never visited, you hung out with his mortal
enemy. In your total poverty, as you lost your job, house, car and family. Your uncle makes you the
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 28, 2009
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S EPITAPH
In one of his lighter moments, Benjamin Franklin penned his own epitaph. He didn’t profess to be a born-again Christian, but it seems he must have been influenced by Paul’s teaching of the resurrection of the body. Here’s what he wrote: "The body of Benjamin Franklin,
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Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 23, 2010
The Richest Place in the World
"The richest spot on the face of the earth cannot be found in the diamond mines of South Africa...It is not in the oil fields of Saudi Arabia. No, the richest plot of land on this planet is in your very own neighbourhood...It’s the cemetery...The graveyard is the
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 15, 2011
A FRIEND INSIDE ME
When Abraham Lincoln was running the country, he had lots of chances to make shady deals and enhance himself financially. But this is what he said about his Presidency:
"I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the
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Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 26, 2013
Michael Jordan is probably the greatest basketball player in the history of the game, and at one time he was asked about the so-called secret of his success. And Mr. Jordan answered by saying; "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted
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Contributed by C Jordan on Jun 9, 2013
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"We as individual Christians and collective churches need to recalibrate our sights on the target God has gen us: spiritually lost people. If people matter to God, then they'd better matter to us, too ... Deep in every true Christian, there is an awareness that we are on this planet for purposes
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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As D. L. Moody said, "Trust in yourself, and you are doomed to disappointment; trust in your friends, and they will die and leave you; trust in reputation, and some slanderous tongue may blast it; but trust in God, and you are never to be confounded in time or eternity." Luther gave a similar
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