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  • William Carey Is Considered The Father Of Modern ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2007
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    William Carey is considered the father of modern missions. The man who spent his early years as a cobbler became one of the greatest linguists the church has ever known. It’s reported that Carey translated parts of the Bible into as many as 24 Indian languages. When he first went to India, some ...read more

  • Guard Your Name

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2007
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     | 2,026 views

    Guard Your Name You got it from your father, it was all he had to give So it’s yours to use and cherish, for as long as you may live. If you lose the watch he gave you, it can always be replaced. But a black mark on your name, son, can never be erased. It was clean the day you took it, and a ...read more

  • On Day 6 Of Ill-Fated Apollo 13 Mission The ...

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008
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    On day 6 of ill-fated Apollo 13 mission the astronauts needed to make a critical course correction. If they failed they might never return to earth. To conserve power, the onboard computer that steered the craft had been shut down. yet the astronauts needed to conduct a 39 second burst of the main ...read more

  • Creation Was Good! In A Scene Of The Television ...

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jan 5, 2008
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    Creation was good! In a scene of the television show ‘Joan of Arcadia’(which is not always theologically correct by the way) Joan asks God to prove that He is God. He asks Joan, “now.. how might I do that?” She says, “do a miracle or something.” God says, “what about that,” as He points to a ...read more

  • Several Years Ago, I Was Working On Replacing An ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
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    Several years ago, I was working on replacing an old, falling-over retaining wall on the side of my house. Some of the stones I replaced were too big for me to move and some were cemented together into “blobs” of rock and concrete. So I set out to bust them up with a sledge hammer. I struck ...read more

  • Most Evangelicals Now Live In China, South ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 17, 2008
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    "Most evangelicals now live in China, South Korea, India, Africa and Latin America, where they are transforming their religion. In various ways, they are making evangelical Christianity at once more conservative and more liberal. They are infusing it with local traditions and practices. And they ...read more

  • When Lance Armstrong (A Professional Cyclist) Was ...

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 28, 2008
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    When Lance Armstrong (a professional cyclist) was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer all at the same time; he chose to get back on his bike & ‘keep on keeping on.’ He went on from this to win 5 Tour de France’s in a row!!! An event which some consider to be the most gruelling ...read more

  • David Watson Stated In His Book, I Believe In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    David Watson stated in His book, I Believe in the Church the following: To love all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one.… Wrap it carefully round with ...read more

  • During My First Ministry, I Encountered A Man Who ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    During my first ministry, I encountered a man who approached me about becoming a Christian. He had not been in church much before… but he was scared of God’s judgment. He’d just seen a TV special on a man named Nostradamus who had predicted the end of the world and this young man was afraid that ...read more

  • Humility And Its Expression - At A Dinner Party ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
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    Humility and its expression - At a dinner party one night Lady Churchill was seated across the table from Sir Winston, who kept making his hand walk up and down -- two fingers bent at the knuckles. The fingers appeared to be walking toward Lady Churchill. Finally, her dinner partner asked, "Why ...read more

  • Bold Book Marketing Ploy? In The Package-Goods ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    Bold Book Marketing Ploy? In the package-goods world, offering free samples is usually a slam-dunk: Customers fall in love with the freebie and then turn into paying customers. But in the world of book publishing, the news that Harper Collins will give away free electronic versions of ...read more

  • The Rapid Decline In Housing Prices Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    The rapid decline in housing prices is distorting the normal workings of the U.S. labor market. Mobility opens up job opportunities, allowing workers to go where they are most needed. When housing is not an obstacle, more than 5 million working adults, nearly 4% of the nation’s workforce relocate ...read more

  • Unchurched Character & Beliefs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    UNCHURCHED CHARACTER & BELIEFS Unchurched American adults who have not attended a church or faith community in the past year are less likely to be concerned about the U.S. moral condition, much less likely to believe they are making a positive difference in the world, less optimistic about the ...read more

  • Man's Anger Toward God

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Aug 7, 2008
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    MAN'S ANGER TOWARD GOD ...is more disastrous than the following: As a passenger boarded the Los Angeles-to-New York plane, he told the flight attendant to wake him and make sure he got off in Dallas. The passenger awoke just as the plane was landing in New York. Furious, he called the flight ...read more

  • Miracles Are Beyond Our ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 8, 2009
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    Miracles are beyond our ability... "In the early 1980’s, Carol Cymbala decided to “make a little tape for the church,” and when she had trouble finding enough appropriate songs, she began writing them. Although she cannot read or write music, the Lord has given her a special gift to direct and ...read more

  • At The Seattle Special Olympics, Nine ...

    Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009
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    At the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win. All, that is, except one little boy who ...read more

  • I Might Point Out The Difference Between A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
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    I might point out the difference between a passion for excellence and a passion for power. The desire for excellence is a gift of God, much needed in society. It is characterized by respect for quality and a yearning to use God’s gifts in a way that pleases him. Recall the words of Antonio ...read more

  • Our Response Involves Far More Than Instant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible on TV, and covert operations, secret even in success. We will starve terrorists ...read more

  • Be Warm And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
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    BE WARM AND FILLED! What does it mean that God has placed Christ’s church in our hands? One of the most stirring indictments on the church ever penned was made by Charles Schultz many years ago. Snoopy is shivering out in a snowstorm beside an empty food dish. He was looking longingly, ...read more

  • Thomas Edison

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 10, 2009
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    Thomas Edison “I did not have my mother long, but she cast over me an influence which has lasted all my life. The good effects of her early training I can never lose. If it had not been for her appreciation and her faith in me at a critical time in my experience, I should never likely have become ...read more