Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 14, 2008
Some EARLY SETTLERS were traveling together across the western prairies of the United States. One day they were horrified to see a fire fanned by strong wind coming their way.
As the flames raced closer and closer, one man, to the amazement of the others, set fire to a large patch of grass
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Baptist
Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 13, 2005
Twelve words will keep a marriage together: "I was wrong; I am sorry; please forgive me; I love you." If we are going to cope with conflicts constructively, they need to be expressed frequently. To cope with the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bill Huffhine on May 27, 2004
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Every year the movie industry comes together for a massive celebration and awards ceremony. All of Hollywood looks forward to the night early in the year where they can come together and honor one another for the work that had been done during the previous year. It’s a really a fascinating thing
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Free Methodist
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 29, 2003
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When a puzzle is put together each piece is interconnected to the other pieces. Alone a piece is inadequate; a single piece cannot show you the whole picture. Likewise if one or more pieces of the puzzle are missing then it is defective; it’s lacking an essential part and is incomplete.
Being
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 8, 2002
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Living together before marriage is nothing more than “playing house.” It’s being shown that living together is not best. Charles Colson sites the National Survey of Families & Households. In that survey they came up with some startling data. It found that almost half of all couples who cohabit
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Christian Church
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In James chapter 5, we see a comparison between the patient farmer in the field waiting for his crops and the waiting believer in Christ preparing to meet the Lord at His return. Paul Harvey did a masterful job of describing the life of the farmer years ago.
And on the 8th day, God looked down
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This chair I’m sitting in is being stressed by my weight. As a former engineer, there was a time in my life when I could calculate those stresses – but not any more! So, this chair is under stress - but it is not stressed out! The stresses on it are well within its capacity. Those stresses TEND to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A family was sitting around the dinner table one evening waiting for their dad to get in from work. Finally, he came in late because it had been a rough day. When he came in, he sat down at the table and offered thanks for the food. As soon as he finished his prayer, he began to complain and
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 10, 2007
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ILLUSTRATION: “No Use but Useful”
Elderly Sister Ann in China was born into quite an educated family. She had four brothers who all became doctors. She, however, was not even taught how to read and write. She began to train as a nurse, but her father fell ill and she was required to nurse him.
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Contributed by Noah Kaye on Apr 21, 2005
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• William Booth tied faith and works together perfectly when He said this in an article in Christianity Today “Faith and works should travel side by side, step answering to step, like the legs of men walking. First faith, and then works; and then faith again, and then
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Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of
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