Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
Religious Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism market, says Globus, an international tour company that offers 20 faith-based itineraries, up from 8 in ‘04. It has become a $1 billion industry. Driving forces are: 8 million more people identified as Christians and 45% more
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
E-Paper As early as this year French and Belgium news-paper publishers are finally getting ready to roll out an electronic product that will allow users to load full editions from the Internet onto digital screens. Flexible versions could be on the market by ‘07. “This could be a real substitution
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Contributed by Tim Hbc on Apr 11, 2008
A shoe company sent a representative to a foreign country. As soon as he arrived he emailed his boss back home: ‘Catching the next flight home. Nobody in this country wears shoes’. When he returned, the company sent another representative over to the same country. This second representative
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Baptist
Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 5, 2011
FREEING THE QUAIL
At a Farmer’s Market, there was a covey of quail walking around a pole. They had strings attached to their legs and walked in circles hour after hour. A customer purchased the birds and then cut the strings off their legs, giving them their freedom. Yet, in spite of the
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Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
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I’d like to relate to you a story that a son tells about his father that made an impact upon him for the rest of his life. He recounts:
The cold Iowa dawn was still an hour off, but already Dad and I had finished a big job on our farm. We’d loaded 100 head of cattle for market into two waiting
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 20, 2004
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Do you remember your high school reunion? Many who attend the 5 and 10 year class reunions just want to impress each other with how successful they have become. By the 20th many have given up on impressing their friends and are just happy to survive. As you near the age of 40 you can begin to
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Gregory Fisher on Jul 1, 2004
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Zanzibar is an old city in East Africa. A city with an unfortunate past. It is filled with ornate architecture, and it is the home of the Swahili Institute, the official guardians of the Kiswahili language. But, for nearly 300 years it was the home of something else. It was the home of one of
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Foursquare
Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 3, 2007
John Sculley was president of Pepsi Co during the 1970s and early 1980s
He is best known for his marketing skills, particularly in his introduction of ’the Pepsi Challenge’ at Pepsi Co,
He became CEO of Apple from 1983-1993.
What caused Pepsi Cola president John Sculley’s dramatic shift to become
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 8, 2010
THE GIFTS IN THE FRIES
If you have one or more of the gifts of service, you are critical to the work and glory of God. Do not think lightly of your place in God’s plan.
A man goes to buy a hamburger for lunch. The young lady behind the counter asks, “Do you want fries with that?” The man
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