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Secret Service Christians

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 30, 2025

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A man was coming out of church one day. The pastor stood at the door to shake hands and gently pulled him aside. “Brother,” he said, “you need to join the Army of the Lord.” The man smiled, “Pastor, I’m already in the Lord’s army.” “Then how come I only see you at Christmas and Easter?” He ...read more

Scripture: John 2:11, Matthew 5:14-16

Tags: Commitment, Discipleship, Kingdom

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
A Saint

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 27, 2025

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Story: In a small country village in Sicily, there were two brothers, renown members of the local Mafia. They were mean, bad and very rich. No one had a good word to say about them. Indeed, everyone seemed to have a story about how they had either been cheated or maligned by the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-14, Hebrews 12:18-24

Tags: Saint, Mafia

Denomination: Anglican
The Watchman And His Lamp

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 16, 2025

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A watchman was stationed at a railroad level crossing. His duty was simple yet critical: to wave a lantern armed with a light, warning approaching motorists or engineers about an oncoming train. One tragic night, a fatal accident occurred despite his presence. In court, he was asked ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14, Colossians 1:27

Tags: Responsibility, Duty, Authentic

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
[252]. A Message From A Poem – The 21st Of December 2020

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 7, 2026

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[252]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE 21ST OF DECEMBER 2020 This poem bounces around a bit as we look at the long day, and the daylight, and THE LIGHT. The unending day of salvation also is considered. The anchor is “the longest day” that starts with being saved, and is an everlasting day which ...read more

Scripture: John 3:36, Matthew 5:14, John 9:4-5

Tags: Day, The Light Of The World, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Longest Day Of The Year, Night, Light, Salvation, Darkness (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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