Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 4, 2023
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Great multitudes will follow as long as there is no price to be paid, no contract to sign, no commands to obey, no orders to follow, no sacrifices to surrender, no gifts to offer, no commitments to keep, no burdens to bear, no suffering to share, no hardship to handle, no effort to exert, no pills
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 11, 2023
As we ponder Christmas time
And contemplate the season,
Help us remember the Christ,
For He is the true reason
That we celebrate Christmas
And make such jubilation:
He brought glad tidings of peace
And the gift of salvation.
So, just another Christmas?
Oh, no, may it never be.
As
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Most Americans say they would visit a church if invited by a family member, neighbor or a friend.
A recent study by the North American Mission Board (NAMB) and LifeWay Research found that 67 percent of Americans say a personal invitation from a family member would be effective in getting them to
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2025
A woman goes to a bank in NYC and takes out a loan for $5,000. She leaves her Rolls Royce as collateral. They carefully park it in their garage, confused as to why a millionaire would take out a loan for only $5,000.
Two weeks later, she returns. She pays off the loan plus $15.55 interest.
The
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2025
Her husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months yet she stayed by his bedside every single day. When he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by him, he said, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were
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Contributed by John Bright on Mar 10, 2025
Roman short whip, also called a flagrum. It was made of two or three leather (ox-hide) thongs or ropes connected to a handle. The leather thongs were knotted with several small pieces of metal, usually zinc and iron, attached at various intervals. Scourging would quickly remove the skin. According
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Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 13, 2008
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Friends
The year: 1994. The date: September 22nd. The debut of a new American sitcom: Friends. The plot: Six twenty-somethings, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find companionship, comfort and support they get from one another to be the ideal solution to the pressures of
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 23, 2009
On May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens exploded with what is the most visible indication of the power of nature that the modern world has ever seen. At 8:32 am the explosion ripped 1,300 feet off the mountain, with a force of 10 million tons of TNT, or roughly equal to five hundred Hiroshima’s. Sixty
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