Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 14, 2002
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In his spiritual autobiography, William Barclay, the venerable Scottish scholar, tells the tragedy of losing his 21-year-old daughter and her fiance who were drowned in a boating accident. He writes, "God did not stop that accident at sea, but he did still the storm in my own heart so that somehow
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Methodist
Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 23, 2002
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HE DIDN'T LIFT US UP TO LET US DOWN
The Christian group the Imperials recorded one of my favorite songs over 20 years ago. It is called, “He Didn’t Lift Us Up To Let Us Down.”
“He didn’t bring us this far to leave us.
He didn’t teach us to swim to let us drown.
He didn’t build His home in us
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Church Of God
Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 30, 2002
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“I believe that each individual is precious to God, and that a divine undefeatable purpose is being worked out in every life; a life that goes on after death. A thousand things happen to us which are not ‘the will of God,’ but
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
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CAN YOU CREATE THIS?
It is a self-balancing, 28-jointed adapter based bi-ped with the following: Millions of warning signals, railroad and conveyor systems…crushers and cranes (of which the arms are magnificent 23-jointed affairs with self-surfacing and lubricating systems); A universally
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Pentecostal
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“If individuals live only seventy years, then a state, or a nation, or a civilization, which may last for a thousand years, is more important than an individual. But if Christianity is true, then the individual is not only more important but incomparably more important, for he is
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Contributed by Ian Biss on Jul 2, 2002
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Joan Mills enjoyed a bedtime ritual with her little boy. They each compared how much they loved each other. She said, “I wouldn’t trade you for all the boys in the world.” Then he creatively compared his love for her by saying, “I wouldn’t trade you for forty motorcycles,” or, “I wouldn’t trade you
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Grace Brethren
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 2, 2002
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Bedroom Traffic
On their way home from attending a church service, little Johnny asked his mother, "Is it true, mommy, that we are made of dust, like the minister said tonight?"
"Yes, darling," his mother answered.
"And is it true that we go back to dust again when we die?"
"Yes, dear," his
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Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jul 14, 2002
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One question that is often asked to challenge believers to live out their faith is the question that asks, “Would you obey God even if nobody was watching?” That’s a good question to ask, but that circumstance is technically impossible. There is no place anyone
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Vineyard
Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jul 20, 2002
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The Greek word for grace is caris. Its basic idea is simply “non-meritorious or unearned favor, an unearned gift, a favor or blessings bestowed as a gift, freely and never as merit for work performed.”
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 21, 2002
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After the horrible carnage and Confederate retreat at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee wrote this to Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy: "We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to
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Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Sep 29, 2002
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It has been said by one of the old mystics (Julian of Norwich) ‘This is the reason why we have no ease of heart or soul, for we are seeking our rest in trivial things that cannot satisfy, and not seeking to know God, almighty, all-wise, all good. He is true rest. It is his will that
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Christian Missionary Alliance
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