Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 10, 2002
The name of the month that starts the year? January. Do you know how it got its name? It comes from the Roman god, Janus. Look at his picture. Isn’t it strange - he’s got two faces! He’s looking both forward and backwards - at the past and into the future. He was known as the god of
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Contributed by Moi Kieng Ting on Aug 9, 2007
A large sum of money was given to [a man named] Rowland Hill to dispense to a poor pastor. Thinking that the amount was too much to send all at once, Hill forwarded just a portion along with a note that said simply, ‘More to follow.’ In a few days the man received another envelope containing the
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Methodist
Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
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A young Roman was condemned to death for treason. At the end of the trial an older brother stepped forward. He had lost both arms fighting for Rome. Holding out the stumps he pleaded for his brother’s life. He confessed his brother’s guilt and that he was worthy of death, but he pleaded for his
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Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 29, 2009
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Dr. Jess Moody once wrote with biting sarcasm,
"What do aged atheists have to talk about, as they sit around waiting to die? Do they discuss the legacy of morality, decency, integrity, and spiritual sensitivity they have given to their children? Or the good atheism has done the world: the
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
Quote: C. S. Lewis
"Anyone who has ever taught or attempted to lead others knows the tendency in all of us toward exaggerating our depth of character while treating leniently our flaws. The Bible calls this tendency hypocrisy. We consciously or subconsciously put forward a better image of
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Brethren
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A. He’s Closer Than You Think. Gen. 1:1 “In the beginning GOD!” That is a wow statement. God began us, created us. In the days of creation he waited until the last thing to create was mankind. God created Adam and Eve and it was like these two chairs right next to each other. But then Eve
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
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Tara Cook spent the first part of her life being shifted from one house to another. When she was ten Tara went to live with her dad & his girl friend Rose. All went well for a short time and then Rose began to abuse her. After she had lived there for about 15 months Rose informed her that she would
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Contributed by James Faillace on Jul 17, 2001
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With toes curled tightly over the edge of the diving board and the refreshing blue water 12 feet below, I found myself at 7 years old for the very first time standing on the high diving board. With friends cheering below, which seemed more like a mile away rather than just 12 feet, I was faced
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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Baptism is a lot like a wedding ring. Baptism is symbolic of the washing away of our sins. It is also symbolic of a new way of life. It has been said that Baptism is to the Christian faith what the wedding ring is to a marriage. It is a symbol. "Like the wedding ring, baptism draws a mark on
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United Methodist
Contributed by Scott Malone on Apr 5, 2005
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A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday school presentation. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and formed the words silently with her lips, but it did not help. Her son’s memory was blank. Finally, she leaned forward and whispered the cue, "I am the light of the world."
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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ADMIRAL GRAU
At all the military reviews in Peru there have a custom by which they pay honor to Admiral Grau, Peru’s noblest naval hero, killed in battle off the coast of Chile. Always at roll-call, Admiral Grau’s is the first name called. An orderly steps forward and pointing upward answers,
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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Would you believe me if I told you that the square root of orange is turquoise? or
If I told you to always remember you’re unique, just like everyone else.
or that 42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Or maybe that you can do more with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word.
Doubt
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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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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 24, 2008
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• I want to tell you a story about Paul Morphy was the world’s champion chess player in the 19th century. One day he was invited by a friend to look at a valuable painting titled, “the chess player.” in the painting, Satan was represented as playing chess with a young man, the stake being the young
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