Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
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CHUTZPAH– Obnoxious Aggressiveness
Are you familiar with the Yiddish word "chutzpah"? It means "supreme self-confidence, boldness, nerve, audacity."
Esther Schwartz was in front of a hotel in Miami with her three-year-old grandson, Jacob. She absolutely adores Jacob. She bought precious little
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
THE TEDDY BEAR LADY
Most of the people at Chicago’s Children’s Hospital did not know her name. They just knew her as the sweet elderly lady in the red suit who wanted to make sure that every sick child had a teddy bear to hug and caress. She kept bringing the stuffed animals, purchased with her
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Dec 5, 2009
FLEEING UNTO JESUS, NOT AWAY FROM HIM
(JESUS IS ANOINTED BY MARY AT BETHANY)
"I heard (this story) from a friend who works with the down-and-out in Chicago:
"A prostitute came to me in wretched straits, homeless, sick, unable to buy food for her two-year-old daughter. Through sobs and tears, she
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Dec 17, 2009
BIBLE PRINTING ERRORS
While the Bible itself is infallible, fallible human beings have made notorious mistakes in trying to have the book printed. For example,
* The "Judas Bible" (1611): Judas (rather than Jesus) came with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, even though the previous
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 27, 2009
Recently Julie expressed her desire to go on our Church missions trip to Cambodia. She was excited because we expected that the Government’s stimulus package of $900.00 for each person would cover the cost. All we had to do was put in our tax returns. My $900.00 came as expected, so we had more
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 18, 2011
FURTICK ON AUDACIOUS FAITH
"We set a goal of reaching over one thousand people in our first year of ministry. Since the average church size in America is fewer than one hundred and twenty, and the first rule of goal setting is attainability, I guess we were overshooting it a bit. But we wanted to
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SPIRITUAL "GLORY HOLE"
On a wall in our home hangs a picture of the GHOST-TOWN of Bodie, Nevada. While out west visiting family my wife stopped by and became intrigued with the place. It became an abandoned town after the gold rush gave out. In its hey-day, it was all anyone could have
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Baptist
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
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THE PUNISHMENT OF THE GOLF ADDICT
Once there was a man who was such a golf addict that he was neglecting his job. Frequently he would call in sick as an excuse to play.
One morning, after making his usual call to the office, an angel up above spotted him on the way to the golf course and decided
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