Contributed by John Donnelly on Aug 30, 2006
Paraphrase of part of the fatwa from Osma Bin Laden, 1998.
”Praise be to God, who revealed the Book, controls the clouds, defeats factionalism, and says in His Book "But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 29, 2006
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The International Congress on World Evangelization was held in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1974. The gathering was called by a committee headed by Rev. Billy Graham and drew more than 2,300 evangelical leaders, from 150 countries.
In the Covenant they produced the delegates wrote this about the
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
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Did you come here in a car this morning? Somewhere around 100 people die in the US in car wrecks everyday. No one plans on that happening to them today, but for around 100 people, that’s what will happen…today. Today, somewhere around 1,300 people will die of heart attacks in the US. None of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by William Noel on Jan 11, 2007
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* Ill.: Growing up in Illinois, we didn’t have $500 XBox’s or PlayStations. We had to come up with our own games, using the stuff around us. A Lot of times we used to play kickball or basketball or the like, to pass time
Of course, ’Someone. usually the best athletic among us, would come up with
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Baptist
Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
Two years ago the Commandant of the Marine Corps stood before the graduating class of officers from Quantico. He reminded them of the proud traditions of the Marine Corps. He reminded them of their loyalty to God, country, and Corps. He also reminded them of the great sacrifices made by the men
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
How to Get the Most Out of Your Bible
In Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, Kathleen Norris recounts the story of a South Dakota rancher and his bride who received an expensive Bible as a wedding gift from his grandfather. They wrote a thank-you note and stowed the Bible away on a closet
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Singer Sheryl Crow said recently, in a New York Post interview: “I believe in God. I believe in Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed and all those that were enlightened. I wouldn’t say necessarily that I’m a strict Christian. I’m not sure I believe in heaven.” Sheryl Crow is where many people are
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Methodist
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AN EXTREME CASE Here is an extreme case of a human being so convicted of doing right that he helped criminals.
The father of the famous German philosopher, Emanuel Kant, was and old man and was traveling on a perilous journey through the forests of Poland. On his way the encountered a band of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Scott Bayles on May 22, 2009
THE LIBERTY BELL: PROCLAIM LIBERTY
One of the most prominent symbols of freedom in the United States is the Liberty Bell, which hangs today in the historic district of Philadelphia. It’s been called an icon of liberty and justice. It’s most famous ringing was on July 8, 1776, when the sound of the
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Christian Church
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010
RIGHT AND WRONG
Years ago, when I lived on South Holmes Street, I used the Super D pharmacy that was nearby. There was a young woman who worked there with whom I had occasional conversations. She told me that everyone in her family had had an abortion except her. She added that she did not judge
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010
PRIORITY OF THE WORD (AS SEEN IN EZRA)
"There is an application here for us. What men say and think is not important. The Scriptures are all-sufficient and contain all of the instruction that is needed for the guidance of those who would be faithful to God in any particular period of church
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Baptist
Contributed by John Perry on Oct 2, 2010
YOUNGEST MP EVER
In the recent federal election Australia’s youngest ever MP was elected into office.
One article reads - WATCHING Australia's youngest-ever MP shake hands and stop to greet members of the public, you'd think he had been doing it for years. But Wyatt Roy, 20, who won the
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Noel Herr on Dec 18, 2010
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A JOYFUL NOISE
You know, when our youth group went Christmas caroling, Emma was all aglow. We sang to her, perhaps not in the most angelic of tones----especially when we tried to sing "O, Come, All Ye Faithful", because the music we used wasn't the familiar tune we sang today. I felt kind of bad
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Lutheran