Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 18, 2007
Jesus described hell as a place with a stench. On the southwest corner of I-240 in our city you can smell the oil refinery. In Counce, Tennessee, you can smell the pulp mill or in Bolivar the tannery.
When I lived on Holmes Street I ordered some flytraps for the backyard. They were quart jars
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Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 1, 2009
BIBLE ILLITERACY
During my days in New England, I heard of a teacher who quizzed a group of college-bound high school juniors and seniors on the Bible. The quiz preceded a Bible-as-literature course he planned to teach at the Newton (Massachusetts) High School, generally considered one of the best
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 5, 2011
HUCK FINN ON PRAYER
There’s an incident in Huckleberry Finn where Mark Twain has Huck make a very human observation. "Miss Watson took me into a closet and prayed, but nothing came of it. She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for, I would get. But it weren't so. I tried it. Once I
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Presbyterian/Reformed
HOW NOT TO ACHIEVE VIRTUE
How do we move from vice to virtue? Let me tell you first of all how not to... Even ancient pagans, those who never heard the Bible, recognized that living in vice was deadly and destructive. They were far ahead of our modern culture that is foolishly accepting vices
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Lutheran
Contributed by Efrain Perez on Oct 9, 2011
FAITHFUL TO THE FINISH
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Derek Redmond of Great Britain was considered a favorite contender for a medal. It was the evening of August 3, 1992 as Redmond was pitted against seven others in a semi-final in the 400 meters. Redmond knelt poised, waiting for the race to
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CHRIST AND THE LAW OF COMPOUND PROBABILITY
In the book, Science Speaks, Professor Peter Stoner used "the Law of Compound Probability," to assess some of the prophecies relating to Christ. Simply stated, this law is used to calculate the odds against a "chance" fulfillment of such predictions when
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 2, 2012
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JESUS IS THE AMPLIFIER
Jesus said: "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
So... without Jesus I can't do anything? Now, that doesn’t mean you and I can’t do things that might be impressive.
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"I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light" — John Keith Falconer
"God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply" — Hudson Taylor [ video ]
"God isn't looking for people of
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Contributed by Bruce Lee on Feb 13, 2018
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That Sounds Like a Cross to Me
“Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Mark 8:34
A little boy was playing in the yard. He fell and scraped his elbow. It was bleeding a
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 4, 2022
A true heart of compassion will let those on the way to destruction know they can escape, but the only escape is through Jesus Christ. We need to tell people they're in trouble with God and that God alone has provided a way to escape. But how? Do we all have to share the same way? No, the
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on May 31, 2026
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HOW LONG IS ETERNITY?
By Loyd C. Taylor, Sr.
How long is eternity?
No tongue can truly say,
We stand before its vast unknown,
And feel its weight today.
Suppose a bird takes flight
Toward the moon so far away,
It carries grains and leaves them there,
Then brings them back someday.
When all that
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 21, 2025
[171]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LIVING IN A COUNTRY TOWN
This poem is a little idealistic but it was written with the aim of a possible country gospel song. It is not my personal experience, though I have lived in isolated areas including in the semi-desert outback for many years. I can well
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