Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 2, 2011
TOMMY'S DOG
Tommy, one of my neighbor's grandsons, walked into the convenience store and asked the clerk for a box of Tide so that he could wash his dog, Petey. The clerk was appalled and told the boy, "Son, you can't use Tide on a dog. It might hurt him. Are you sure you want Tide?"
"Oh, yes,"
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THE ANGLICAN DOG
A man came to an Anglican Church and asked to see the Vicar.
"Vicar," he said, "My dog died and I would like a Christian burial for him."
The Vicar said, "I'm sorry to hear about your dog, but we Anglicans don't do funerals for dogs. You might try the Baptist church down the
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 25, 2011
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THE ACCESS OF A SON
Dale was one of my childhood friends. His dad ran the projectors in one of the local movie theatres. If I went to that theatre without Dale I paid full admission and had to sit on the main floor with everyone else. If I went with Dale, I got in free and got to sit up in the
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ROOSEVELT'S GRANDMOTHER
I like the story I read about US President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Apparently President Roosevelt got tired of the same inane small talk and smiles that he had to put up with at the innumerable White House receptions that he attended. So, one evening he decided to find out
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Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 26, 2012
WEARING 30,000 BIBLES
Years ago a missionary returned to England for a brief furlough after many years of faithful service in India. He was invited to a dinner at a great summer resort where he met many women of prominence and position.
After dinner he went to his room and penned a
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Contributed by Paul Barreca on Dec 29, 2012
When a couple is in conflict, you find what you are looking for. If you are looking to find fault with your wife, you will find it! If you are looking to find fault with another church member, you will find it. If you are convinced that someone or a some group of people are snobish, or rude, or
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
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. A pastor was trying to teach a children’s class about how to be saved.
.”If I sold everything I have and gave it to the church, would I go to heaven?”
The children answered, “No.”
The pastor said, “Very good. That’s right. And if I worked hard at keeping the 10 commandments, would that get me
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“Father” is probably the most common term we use in prayer, and rightly so, because that is how Jesus addressed His prayers, using the phrase more than 70 different times.
The only prayer Jesus ever prayed without using the name, "Father", was when He was on the Cross and cried out, “My
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T.H. Huxley, a well-known agnostic, was with a group of men at a weekend house party. On Sunday morning, while most of them were preparing to go to church, he approached a man known for his Christian character and said, "Suppose you stay at home and tell my why you are a Christian."
The
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While very ill, John Knox, the founder of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, called to his wife and said, "Read me that Scripture where I first cast my anchor." After he listened to the beautiful prayer of Jesus recorded in John 17, he seemed to forget his weakness. He began to pray,
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2005
The little boy was innocently talking to the arrogant pastor. "Today my dad taught me all about Babylon."
Really? replied the pastor. And how did he explain Babylon?
He
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 12, 2007
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Ghandi said “I could accept Jesus as a martyr, an embodiment of sacrifice, and a divine teacher, but not as the most perfect man ever born. His death on the cross was a great example to the world, but that there was
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Baptist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 23, 2008
Archibald Hart said: “Forgiveness is relinquishing my rights to hurt back” (Zuck, R. B. (1997). The speaker’s quote book : Over 4,500 illustrations and quotations for all occasions.
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 9, 2008
I noted some comments made by Jan Silvious this past week on Moody radio. Guest Jan Silvious stated that controlling type people (control or power freaks) don’t usually have
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? ...How much kindness have I shown Him this past
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