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-John Balca was one of the early Apostolic pioneer missionaries in Eastern Europe. He was particularly focused in the country of Yugoslavia in the 1930-1950’s. In his autobiography, he writes of the many difficulties that God helped him to overcome in the establishing of an Apostolic church in
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Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004
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Some years ago I read the story of a young girl that came what became well known as Covenant House here in L.A….
“She came to our front door Tuesday morning, dressed in dirty rags, holding a little aluminum paint can in her arms.
From the second she stepped inside our shelter, she mystified us.
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 8, 2009
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Here is a story by an unknown author. In the mountains of Virginia years ago there was a boys’ school class which no teacher could handle. The boys were so rough that the teachers resigned. A young but gray-haired teacher applied for the job. The old school director scanned him up and down, then
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 13, 2025
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[198]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – O FOREST, HOW YOU WEEP IN PAIN
This is a serious poem and I like it very much. Like most of my poems it comes out of some personal experience.
If this was a musical composition it would be in a minor key. The summary is, “O forest, how you weep in pain, but
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 10, 2001
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SOME MISSIONARY BIBLE TRANSLATORS were working very hard to find a word for peace in a primitive tribal language. At last, a native who was working with them found a combination of words that had the concept—“a heart that sits down.” So
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2001
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When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, I am told that the captain of the ship transporting him sought to turn him back. "You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go
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Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
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The great preacher F.B. Meyer once asked D.L. Moody, “What is the secret of your success?” Moody replied, “For many years I have never given an address without the consciousness that the Lord may come before I have finished.” This may
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 1, 2004
Corporations often ask their constituents to vote “by proxy.” The proxy is an authorized agent who votes on our behalf, your representative.
The human race has only two proxies: Adam and Jesus Christ. Adam is the default proxy, for we are all
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jun 11, 2004
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One of the key problems in communicating is making yourself understood. A placard frequently seen posted on office walls reads:
“I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is
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Charismatic
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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An Internal Revenue inspector walks into a church and asks to see the pastor. He is shown to the pastor’s office and is offered a seat.
"Pastor, I believe a member of your church, Mr. Jones, states on his tax return that he has donated $100,000 to
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Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 14, 2005
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The day after the Berlin Wall fell a sign appeared in the churchyard of a small church in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The sign simply said:- "The Lamb Wins." That is the glorious Gospel Truth. The Lamb Wins. Not sin. Not disease. Not death. Not tragedy. The Lamb
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Baptist
Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Apr 28, 2006
St. Seraphim of Sarov said, "Acquire the spirit of peace, and thousands around you will be saved." What St. Seraphim really meant was that when you have the peace of our God in your heart, everyone will see it and want to have it for them. You see it isn’t
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Orthodox
Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 27, 2006
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The great preacher F. B. Meyer once asked D. L. Moody, "What is the secret of your success?" Moody replied, "For many years I have never given an address without the consciousness that the Lord may come before I have finished." This may
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Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 12, 2007
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In the fairy tale, Alice in Wonderland I believe it was the Cheshire Cat who said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” It could be we’re just living a fairy tale
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