Contributed by Vonnie E James on Aug 27, 2008
Hurricane-Type Fear
After Hurricane Ivan 2004, one of the main factors people looted was because of fear--not just fear, but irrational fear. Why irrational? Because the country was full of food, and there was not a need to loot.
Secondly we saw a lot of waste happened months and sometime up to
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Baptist
Winners or Losers?
Let's go just a few years forward from Calvary. Another man in the prime of his youth, arrested for heresy by the Jews, a witness to Jesus, Stephen, the first deacon, was dragged out of the gates of Jerusalem and stoned, even as he forgave his murderers. The persecution that
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Catholic
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 17, 2008
‘THE PROPHETIC PERSPECTIVE’
When the prophets were speaking of what would happen as a result of what was taking place in Judah the message was very specific. But when they looked out into the future the great events foretold were compressed in a brief space of time. This is called ‘the prophetic
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
verload comes when we have hearts crammed full with so many things and the important things, such as faith and health and sanity, are squeezed to the margins or even left out. What is in our hearts, is expressed in our schedules, our buying choices, and our time commitments. How well do we honor
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Church Of God
Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 15, 2009
When I first came to Geneva, I was struck by how many attractive older women there are here. I thought they must have been strikingly beautiful as young women. When we had our 40th anniversary, I got to see pictures of our lovely women. They were all attractive, still I realized that they had grown
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 9, 2009
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AT LEAST ONE FOLLOWER
A father was filling out an application form for his daughter who was seeking entrance to a very exclusive college. He came to the question on the form which asked whether the applicant was a leader. In honesty he wrote, "No, but she is a good follower." The application
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Lutheran
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 19, 2009
Sin promises freedom, but it only brings slavery (John 8: 34); it promises success, but brings failure; it promises life, but “the wages of sin is death” (Rom.6: 23). The boy thought he would “find himself,” but he only lost himself! When God is left out of our lives, enjoyment becomes
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Baptist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 25, 2009
AD FOR LISTENING
To point out how lonely people can be, Charles Swindoll mentioned an ad in a Kansas newspaper. It read, "I will listen to you talk for 30 minutes without comment for $5.00." Swindoll said, "Sounds like a hoax, doesn’t it? But the person was serious. Did anybody call? You bet. It
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009
A priest and pastor from the local parishes are standing by the side of the road holding up a sign that reads, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it’s too late!"
"Leave us alone you religious nuts!" yelled the first driver as he sped by.
From around the curve they heard
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 11, 2009
OUR TESTIMONY IS CHRIST'S TESTIMONY
In his magnificent little book, "A Faith to Proclaim," James S. Stewart made reference to Paul’s declaration to the Galatians (2:20), "I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me..." And Stewart said, "To be thus
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Orthodox
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009
OLD FAT BALD HERO
One of the great sports stories of the decade of the 1990’s was of George Foreman regaining the heavyweight boxing championship of the world. At age 45, George Foreman, more than a decade past the prime of most fighters, knocked out his opponent, Michael Moore, and regained the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 16, 2009
How about the surgeon who described how the surgery to remove a blood clot in the women’s leg could result in the possibility that she might lose her leg? He was obligated to inform her of this possibility but offered no reassurance or tell her that this happened in only a small percentage of
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Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 15, 2010
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When I was first ordained, my mother would write or call to tell me about someone she knew who was having a problem or who was ill. She would say, “Just write them a little note and put in a nice prayer for them.” It used to irritate me to death so I can imagine how Jesus felt when his mother
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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Blessed Are Those Who Hunger
A family had the habit of treating their children for ice cream after the church service. One Sunday the father decided to break the habit. The children were not happy about it. They started whining. The father decided use spirituality to deal with the situation. He
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
OVERUSE OF THE WORD "LOVE"
Max Lucado states from his book 3:16, "Love. We’ve all but worn out this word. This morning I used love to describe my feelings toward my wife and toward peanut butter. Far from identical emotions. I never proposed to a jar of peanut butter (though I have let one sit on
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