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It was a 99-degree September day in San Antonio, when a 10-month-old baby girl was accidentally locked inside a parked car by her aunt. Frantically the mother and aunt ran around the auto in near hysteria, while a neighbor attempted to unlock the car with a clothes hanger. Soon the infant was
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Contributed by Steve Steve on Mar 8, 2002
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Two young children on mother’s day presented their mom with a houseplant. The older of the children said with a sad face, “There was a bouquet we wanted to give you at the flower shop. It was really pretty, but it was too expensive. It had a ribbon on it that said, ‘Rest in
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
The day was warm and sunny, and after lunch I took Tricia into the woods behind the house to explore with her the places I remembered from my own childhood. A dark stream ran through the woodland, and leaves were yellow-green against the fast-moving clouds and blue sky. I pointed out, as my father
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002
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One day Henry Ford was driving in the Michigan countryside when he came upon a man whose Model T had broken down. The guy was bent under the hood trying to figure what was wrong. Mr. Ford stopped and asked if he could take a look. In a few minutes, he had the car running. The grateful owner
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002
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During my Army days it was common for soldiers to go on ahead of their families when they received orders for a new assignment. After they signed for quarters and settled in, the rest of the family would rejoin them. One
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Congregational
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 10, 2002
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One New Year’s Day, in the Tournament of Roses parade, a beautiful float suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get a can of gas. The amusing thing was this float represented the Standard Oil Company. With its vast oil resources, its truck
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002
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One day a gentleman walked into one of Ben Franklin’s book stores.
As one of the clerks went to assist him, the gentleman asked the clerk the
price of the book he wished to purchase. The young clerk looked at the
price posted on the book and said, "That book is one dollar, sir."
The gentleman
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
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In the closing days of World War II, Allied bombings of the munitions factories around Essen, Germany, became more and more frequent and fierce. When the air raid sirens sounded, armed guards would rush to bomb shelters, leaving the slave laborers (often Jewish and female) to huddle in the rubble
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 26, 2002
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On the last day of school, children were bringing gifts to their teacher. The florist’s son brought the teacher a bouquet. The candy storeowner’s son brought the teacher a pretty box of candy. Then the liquor storeowner’s son brought a big, heavy box. The teacher lifted it up and noticed that it
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Mennonite
Contributed by Jim Luthy on Oct 30, 2002
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I received an e-mail the other day with the subject reading "How did we ever survive?" I don’t know who authored it.
Looking back, it’s hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup on a
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Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Nov 6, 2002
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You Know It Is Going To Be A Bad Day When...
There is a ’60 Minutes’ crew your driveway when you look out the window.
You put both contact lenses in the same eye.
Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles.
Your income tax rebate check bounces.
Your
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Eric Muldoon on Nov 18, 2002
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I knelt to pray when day was done,
And prayed, "Lord, bless everyone;
Lift from each heart the pain,
And let the sick be well again."
And then I woke again one day,
And carelessly went on my way;
The whole day long I did not try
To wipe a tear from any eye.
I did not
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Holiness
Contributed by Kent Lenard on Dec 4, 2002
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As a theologian said in 320, "We hold this day holy, not like the pagans because of the birth of the
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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One New Year’s Day, in the Tournament of Roses parade, a beautiful float suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get a can of gas. The amusing thing was this float represented the Standard Oil Company. With its vast oil resources, its truck
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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During his days as guest lecturer at Calvin Seminary, R.B.Kuiper once used the following illustration of God’s sovereignty and human responsibility:
I liken them to two ropes going through two holes in the ceiling and over a pulley above. If I wish to support myself by them, I must cling to them
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Contributed by Tex Cox on Apr 19, 2004
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A pastor ran into the grocery store one day to pick up a couple of things he was needing – he was in a big hurry because he was running behind trying to get to his next appointment.
He quickly went through the checkout counter – paid for his stuff – grabbed the receipt and change and out the
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