Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 4, 2009
C.S. Lewis said:
"Humans are very seldom either totally sincere or totally hypocritical. Their moods change, their motives are mixed, and they are often themselves quite mistaken as to what their motives are."
(As quoted in: Barton, Bruce B.:
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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From a national survey of strong families conducted by the Human Development and Family Department at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, a profile of a strong family:
Appreciation. "Family members gave one another compliments and sincere demonstrations of approval. They tried to make the others
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Contributed by Allan Kircher on Feb 11, 2011
ONLY COPY THE ORIGINAL
By studying the book of Acts we'll give ourselves a biblical STANDARD to follow.
This is important because the sad truth is many churches don't pattern themselves after God's original design. Instead they organize themselves and operate according to the latest trend. They
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
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EVOLUTION, DARWIN AND NATURAL SELECTION--FOR CARS
Take a mental walk with me outside. I want us to look at some cars together. If possible, let's find a new one. While you're standing there admiring the beauty of that sparkling new automobile, let's imagine my saying to you rather quietly, "You
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 26, 2005
A missionary in the New Hebrides watched some native killing hogs. These natives cut off the hogs’ tails and put them over in a pile. When the missionary asked the natives why they did this, they replied, “The meat is for us, the tails are for our gods.” Some Christians are just as
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 28, 2005
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Andrew Murray once said about this “Christ’s servants have the spiritual power to use the Name of Jesus only insofar as they yield themselves to live only for the interests and thework of the Master. The use of the name always supposes the surrender of our
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Contributed by Chris Brady on Dec 12, 2005
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These human children from the story represent us. In the story the children discover that they have a choice; whether to believe in the hope and the light and engage themselves in the supernatural story or to remain in the dark unwilling to see the beauty and wonder all around them. This choice has
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HOW'S BUSINESS?
Peter Drucker, as you probably know, is a management consultant without equal. He says in one of his many books that there are two questions that people in any organization ought to ask themselves -- whether it be a manufacturing plant, the sales division of a large
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 9, 2008
The early Church Father John Chrysostom relates these two words to the special situation in which the Galatians found themselves: “For since they were in danger of falling from grace, he prays that they may recover it again, and since they had become at war with God, he
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Contributed by Et Tapper on Feb 9, 2009
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In a recent experiment, psychologists asked undergraduates to complete a survey that included a happiness scale and measures of gratitude and thankfulness.
Then over the next six weeks, the participants wrote down, once a week, five things for which they were grateful. It had a dramatic effect on
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Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010
St. Augustine, one of the early church fathers (4th and 5th century) wrote,
“People travel and wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and they pass
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
Quote Charles Spurgeon:
"The Holy Ghost works by those who feel they would lay down their own lives for the good of others, and would impart to them not only their goods and their instructions, but themselves also, if by any means they might save some. O
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001
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Do you remember the story about Tony Toto, of Allentown, PA.? He operated a pizza parlor there. Tony Toto survived at least 5 attempts on his life, all arranged for or carried out by his dear wife, Frances, & her lover.
Twice she arranged for assailants to beat him over the head with baseball
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