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THIS IS THE DAY THE DEVIL HAS MADE
The real test of a thankful heart is how it responds to a context of crisis. Dr. Arthur Caliandro tells of the 25 year old woman who was flying in a small plane with her boss when they had to make an emergency landing in Texas. The pilot was killed instantly, and
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Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 13, 2006
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In 1988 William "Bud" Post won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania lottery. When he was interviewed recently he said, "I wish it never happened. It was totally a nightmare,"
Obtained at www.google.com "Stories of Lotto winners gone broke"
A former girlfriend successfully sued him for a share of
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Baptist
Contributed by Klaus Mehrl on Jul 10, 2005
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A father told the story of his son’s first serious conflict at school. His boy was being picked on by three bullies. They would punch him, push his bike over, and generally made his life miserable. They told him that they’d meet him the next morning before school and beat him up. That evening the
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Lutheran
Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
While we were in Jerusalem we visited a Jewish shop “Treasures of the Temple” which was a sort of museum. These Jews are currently recreating all the temple items in preparation of rebuilding the temple to worship in O.T. style. Photos 796-798
We stopped by the Western Wall and there were dozens
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Contributed by James Lloyd on Dec 4, 2011
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THE SELFISH KING
Once upon a time there was a king who lived in a beautiful kingdom. He was happy and so were his people. They worked together to improve the kingdom and brought the king many gifts. The king, in turn, was generous to his people. People all over the world heard of this kingdom and
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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The law indeed was given through Moses;
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ … (Verse 17)
If you compare the two, you’ll find that when the Law came down, 3,000 people died. That’s in Exodus 32:28.
When the Holy Spirit came down, 3,000 people were saved. That’s in Acts 2:41.
That’s the
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by William Jewett on Nov 2, 2000
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John Maxwell tells a story that illustrates the importance of a positive attitude. A newly married woman insisted on going to the California desert so she could be near her soldier husband. The only place the couple could find to live was a rundown shack near an Indian village. The daytime heat was
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2001
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I believe that a picture of Jesus’ birth has been painted throughout the years of a quiet and calm night in which everything was still and hushed. I don’t think so.
Let’s think about if for a moment. What if every man in this country had to go back to his hometown on January 31, 2010 and register
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Church Of God
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 19, 2007
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I recently read an article that told this story, “The most sacred symbol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a tree: a sprawling, shade-bearing, 80-year-old American Elm. Tourists drive from miles around to see her. People pose for pictures beneath her. Arborists carefully protect her. She adorns
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Methodist
Contributed by Patrick Malone on Mar 20, 2005
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I’m sure many of you will know the story of Victor Hugo’s epic tale LES MISERABLES. Well let me remind you this morning of the opening picture. Jean Valjean, our hero, is released on parole from 19 years of hard labour on a chain gang? His crime, he was caught trying to steal a loaf of bread. And
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Contributed by Robbie Bankens on Aug 9, 2005
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You see, I understand what it’s like to be hooked on prescription pain killers and muscle relaxers.
I know what it’s like to wake up drunk in a ditch, laying in your own vomit and not remember how you got there.
I know what it’s like to pass out in the middle of the night in a graveyard, because
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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I recently read an article that told this story, “The most sacred symbol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a tree: a sprawling, shade-bearing, 80-year-old American Elm. Tourists drive from miles around to see her. People pose for pictures beneath her. Arborists carefully protect her. She adorns
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Contributed by Jeff Kennedy on Sep 9, 2009
When my father passed away, I remember going to church that morning. Our family had only been attending that church for a few weeks, and my dad was on his way to work that morning to put in some overtime, and he was going to meet us at the late service.
The pastor later told us that it was the
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Contributed by Bobby Gilstrap on May 25, 2010
When our family moved to East Point, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, our house was in the flight pattern for Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport. Every few minutes, all day and all night, large commercial jets would take off and fly over our home before veering off to destinations unknown.
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
HIS DANGEROUS CONDITION
A drunkard husband, spending the evening with his jovial companions at a tavern, boasted that if he should take a group of his friends home with him at midnight and ask his Christian wife to get up and cook supper for them, she would do it without complaint.
The crowd
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People have pursued joy in every avenue imaginable. Some have successfully found it while others have not. Perhaps it would be easier to describe where joy cannot be found:
• Not in Unbelief — Voltaire was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He wrote: “I wish I had never been born… (and at his
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