Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Nov 23, 2010
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PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE
I once read how, in the spring of 1981, a young man was flown into desolate northern Alaska to photograph the natural beauty and mysteries of the tundra. He took along 500 rolls of film, several firearms, and 1,400 pounds of provisions.
As the months passed, the words in
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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THE REALITY OF PALM SUNDAY
Pope Benedict himself in his homily last Sunday in St Peter’s Square said this about Palm Sunday:
"But what are we really doing when we join this procession as part of the throng which went up with Jesus to Jerusalem and hailed him as King of Israel?
Is this anything
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Anglican
Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
The great classical cellist Pablo Casals, in his life story entitled Joys and Sorrows, tells readers his first memory of attending worship on Christmas Eve when he was five-years-old. He walked to the church in a small village in Spain, hand-in-hand with his father, who was the church’s
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Methodist
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 24, 2008
One of the things I enjoy most about the movies made from Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” is the camaraderie among the various groups of friends and traveling partners as the character, Frodo, made his way to the mountain where he was to destroy the powerful, evil ring that was a threat to all
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Orthodox
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Aug 18, 2005
“I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ
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Congregational
Contributed by John Perry on Apr 18, 2010
COUNTING "THE LOST"
We have a national missing persons register in Australia. 35,000 people are reported missing each year in Australia - one person every 15 minutes! 95% of those are found w/i a short period of time. But there are still currently 1,600 long term
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Pentecostal
Napoleon Bonaparte said, "I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius upon
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 9, 2008
A CHURCH FOR 57 CENTS
It was 1938 when a little girl went to church for the first time. She was found sobbing loudly by the pastor and he asked her what the problem was. She said, "I can't go in the class because there's no more room."
Pastor Larry picked the little shabby dressed, unkepted girl
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 19, 2013
OPTIMISM IS HEALTHY
"Middle-aged adults who are more optimistic about their future tend to have higher antioxidant levels than their less optimistic peers, according to new research out of Harvard. Investigators studying nearly one thousand people over ten years found that increases in optimism
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Nov 2, 2007
Illustration: Life
Augustus boasted that he found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble. Perhaps we cannot feel that we will leave the world much different than we found it, but each of us has had some influence, affected some life, and in some way can leave the world a better
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Baptist
Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jul 7, 2004
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After three years of research, Indiana University sociologist Donna Eder has identified an important dynamic involved in gossip. Eder discovered that the initial negative statement was not the starting point for gossip. The critical turning point was found in the response to the initial negative
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Baptist
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An atheist once teased a Christian by saying: "Say, George, what would you say if, when you die, you found there wasn’t such a place as heaven after all?" With a smile the believer replied, "I should say - well, I’ve had a fine time getting there anyway!" Then the Christian sent a boomerang back
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
The prodigal son came to his father and said, "I want to be free. Give me what is mine." Then he wandered into the far country, saying, "I’m free! I’m free!" However, his freedom was brief. His friends left him when his money ran out, and he found himself enslaved to a Gentile taskmaster and to a
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 9, 2007
I am amazed by what people will believe. I read this recently, the following headlines were observed:
* Dinosaurs Honked Like Buicks
* Cow Mattresses Help Cows Produce More Milk
* Mother To Be On Diet Of Only Chicken, Lays Huge Egg
* WWII Bomber Found On The Moon
* Woman Gives Birth To 2
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ARE YOU MISSING JESUS?
During the manger scene of the kids' Christmas presentation, one of the important pieces was missing on the set. As everyone was looking around, I noticed the bag in which this important part was hidden and went up in the stage area and retrieved it for the part. The
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