Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 31, 2010
In her book “Smoke on the Mountain”, Joy Davidson told of a missionary in a dark corner of Africa where the men had a habit of filing their teeth to sharp points. The missionary was working hard at trying to convert an old native chief. This missionary was very much Old Testament in his approach,
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 11, 2010
I heard a story about a couple who went on holiday, they had been away a couple of weeks and when they arrived home, after picking up a litre of that watery green top milk from the dairy, and getting their mail from their neighbors place. They went into their home to find they had been burgled.
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2003
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EMS CREED
Sorry if we woke you
in the middle of the night,
But someone in your neighborhood
is fighting for his life.
Sorry if we block the road
and make you turn around,
But there’s been a bad wreck
with dying children on the ground.
When you see us coming
I hope you’ll understand,
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I was a senior in high school when one of my neighbors, George, committed suicide. He was 19 the only son his mother, a poor widow, Mrs. Maria. He hung himself because some friends made fun of him… Mrs. Maria mourned over the terrible loss of her only son was not her only pain. She felt the
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Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
We have a play set in our back yard, and under it the kids have seen it as great fun to dig up the dirt. They love to sit out there and play in the dirt. And the only thing greater than playing in dirt is playing in mud. They at times, when I’m not particularly looking at some water and have a
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 6, 2020
The neighbors cut down a shade tree., and Marylu was lamenting that, our shade landscaping was now sunny. When one of her favorite hostas died, she lamented its loss.
I could have said, “Chin up. Just say, ‘Hosta La Vista, baby.’” But then again, it was
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Independent/Bible
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Brother Jim H. Warren, my mentor and father in the faith; had witnessed my preaching on several occasions while I was in training under him, in Biloxi, MS, in 1967. He was a dynamic preacher; full of faith and powerful in his delivery of the word of God. After hearing my second sermon, he felt the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 18, 2011
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WHAT IS "DAILY BREAD"?
Martin Luther wrote in 1529:
"What does daily bread mean? Everything that nourishes our body and meets its needs, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, yard, fields, cattle, money, possessions, a devout spouse, devout children, devout employees, devout and faithful
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 15, 2008
A young pastor put much effort into his sermons and ministry. He found some success and his ministry grew and people applauded his efforts. But all the while, his family struggled spiritually and his neighbors’ lives were falling apart. After several years, he finally realized that he had missed
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 5, 2007
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There is a story of a frontier settlement in the West whose people were engaged in the lumbering business. The town wanted a church, so they built one and called a minister. The preacher was well received until one day he happened to see some of his parishioners clawing onto the bank some logs that
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Durbin on Feb 16, 2003
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I’ve read that Michelangelo, the great sculptor and painter, was pushing a heavy rock
up a small incline to his work area so that he could do some sculpting. A neighbor
watched him for over an hour as he worked to get this rock in place. Finally he asked,
"Michelangelo, why do you labor so
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Pentecostal
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FOURTH OF JULY THOUGHTS
A Quote from Band of Brothers: "They depended on each other. And the world depended on them."
I say, "We need to depend on each other so that our community and country can depend on us."
Quote from Band of Brothers: "There Was A Time When The World Asked Ordinary Men To Do
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Samuel Wilder on Nov 10, 2008
AN ANGEL INSIDE
I’ve read that Michelangelo, the great sculptor and painter, was pushing a heavy rock up a small incline to his work area so that he could do some sculpting. A neighbor watched him for over an hour as he worked to get this rock in place. Finally he asked, "Michelangelo, why do you
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Baptist
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2003
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When Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual politically correct generalities. But, what they heard instead was a prayer delivered with grace yet full of truth. "Heavenly Father we ask Your forgiveness. We know Your Word says, ’Woe on
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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