Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 30, 2006
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Listen to this quote by British Justice Peter Smith, that I found on Foxnews.com:
"Merely because an author describes matters as being factually correct does not mean that they are factually correct. It is a way of blending fact and fiction together to create that well known model ’faction.’ The
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i. Quote: Evangelism is not what we tell people, unless what we tell is totally consistent with who we are. It is who we are that is going to make the difference. If we do not truly enjoy our faith, nobody is going to catch the fire of enjoyment from us. If our lives are not totally centered on
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Over 100 years ago, a group of pastors assembled to choose an evangelist for a city-wide campaign. Almost all of the pastors agreed D.L. Moody should be the evangelist. One pastor objected. He said, “You men make it sound like Mr. Moody has a monopoly on the Holy Spirit.” After a moment, one of the
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Contributed by Eldon Reich on Aug 24, 2007
Men did you know that because a woman’s vocal cords are shorter than a man’s she can actually speak with less effort than you can. Shorter vocal cords not only cause a woman’s voice to be more highly pitched, but also require less air to become agitated, making it possible for her to talk more with
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
A rich farmer from the State of Texas once went to the airport, walked up to the ticket counter, put $500 on the counter, and said, "Sell me a ticket."
The clerk responded: "Yes, sir. Delighted to. Where to, sir?"
Whereupon the farmer replied: "It doesn’t make any difference. I’ve got business in
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 26, 2008
"Christ is building His people. He is gathering His flock. He is fulfilling His promise to be with the Christians to the end of the age. He is teaching by the Spirit and through His world. He is marking the Church off from the world through the sign of baptism and by making himself remembered and
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 18, 2008
In fact, pagan rituals often drank the blood of animals that were sacrificed because they superstitiously believed that the life force became a part of them. It could extend their own life. Conquering leaders sometimes drank the blood of the defeated kings because they believed that their power and
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2008
“Gracious Father, I humbly beseech thee for thy Holy Catholic Church; fill it with all truth, in all truth with all peace. Where it is corrupt, purge it; where it is in error, direct it; where it is superstitious, rectify it; where anything is amiss, reform it; where it is right, strengthen and
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
From the Texas Heart Institute’s website, we learn the following about our human heart. It weighs between 7 and 15 ounces (16 ounces is one pound.)It is the size of our fist (Make a fist.) For a person who lives a long life it will beat up to 3.5 billion times. It pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood
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I was working with some particularly complex lab equipment last week, and it was not doing what I needed it to do. After I got it working, I realized that the words I was muttering under my breath as I struggled with it were not songs of thanksgiving. I won’t quote myself. But I am reminded by
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THINK STEPS, NOT PROGRAMS
In his book, Seven Practices of Effective Ministry, Andy Stanley writes: "Think Steps, Not Programs" (p. 88). The idea is this: Instead of having a strategic vision that focuses on programs, you have a strategic vision of a people-process, a pathway that takes people from
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Aug 13, 2011
OOPS...
A secretary was leaving the office one Friday evening when she encountered one of the bosses, Mr. Jones. He was standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand.
"Listen," said Mr. Jones, "This is important, and my secretary has already left. Can you make this thing
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Contributed by David Tack on Dec 23, 2011
THE MEANING OF BITTERNESS
"Eadie [A Scottish Theologian 1810-1876] says that Pikria [bitterness] is 'a figurative term denoting that fretted and irritable state of mind that keeps a man in perpetual [constant] animosity--that inclines him to harsh and uncharitable opinions of men and things--that
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