Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Nov 8, 2003
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Psychologists tell us that the excitement of being in love increases your heart rate so that your face glows, your lips look more red, and those circles under your eyes actually become less noticeable!
Heightened emotions of love cause your pupils to
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When the small daughter of the distinguished sculptress, Sally Farnham, was once asked which child was her mother’s favorite, the little girl, according to Francis Newton in "This Week," promptly replied:
"She loves Jimmy best because he’s the oldest; and she loves Johnny best because he’s the
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Adventist
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Lewis Smedes wrote this not long ago in his book, “A Chorus of Witnesses”. Yes, somewhere people still make and keep promises. They choose not to quit when the going gets rough because they promised once to see it through. They stick to lost causes. They hold on to a love grown cold. They stay
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Baptist
Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 23, 2003
A woman was washing dishes one night and as she looked at the plate she asked herself, “How many times have I washed this plate?” And she put the plate down, went to her room, packed a small bag, and left the house. That night she called home to check on the kids and said she loved them all but she
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2004
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This is not an original with me. I heard it in a sermon over twenty years ago given by Bro. Paul Holderfield.
Johnny was not a very popular boy at school, in fact you might say he wasn’t liked at all. It was not anything in particular, well you know the type (maybe even been one of these
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 27, 2004
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[Beauty’s True Source, Citation: Jim Congdon]
A jarring TV commercial didn’t say a word. It simply shows a series of people who have one thing in common—a nasty injury or scar. There’s a cowboy with a huge scar around his eye, and something wrong with the eye itself; a fellow with a bulbous
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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Opening Illustration from Step Mom:
Scene were the dad explains to the children what happened to his and their mothers love for one another. He misrepresents what Love really is. But this scene shows that the world does not know what true love is.
Luke explains to his children why he and
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Contributed by William Yates on Mar 18, 2004
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Tradition has it that Michelangelo was teaching some art students one day. He walks over to one of his students and then starts painting on his canvass. He then hands the student the brush. The student is awestruck. He asks: "How can I finish what you have started?"
"Let this inspire you to finish
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Mar 28, 2004
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One of my favorite comics is Peanuts. One winter evening Linus sticks his head out the door and calls to his sister Lucy, “Mom said to tell you it’s time to come in.” Standing next to her snowman Lucy says, “Rats.” As she turns to go in she says, “Goodnight friend, I’ll see you in the morning.”
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004
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A couple was driving home on their 25th wedding anniversary after a celebration at a fine restaurant. The wife was sitting over against the door on the passenger side. Her husband was behind the wheel. And she began to lament: “Oh, honey, remember when we were so close? I mean, I remember when we
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Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004
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From 1986 to 1990, Frank Reed was held hostage in a Lebanon cell. For months at a time, Reed was blindfolded, living in complete darkness or chained to a wall and kept in absolute silence. On one occasion, he was moved to another room, and, although blindfolded, he could sense others in the room.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 30, 2004
: During a long and losing baseball game, the restless 12-year-old players were questioning Ritchie, their assistant coach, about his attractive younger sister. Annoyed at the idle chatter, the head coach hollered, "When you’re in the dugout, talk baseball!" After a moment’s
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Baptist
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004
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There is a plaque on a church building in England that reads like this: "In the year 1653, when all things sacred throughout the land were either demolished or profaned, Sir Robert Shirley built this church. His singular praise is this: To have done the best of things in the worst of times." In
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