Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 29, 2004
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On Sunday, August 16,1987, Northwest Airlines flight 225 crashed just after taking off from the Detroit airport. 155 people were killed. One survived: a 4-year-old from Tempe, Arizona, named Cecelia. News accounts say when rescuers found Cecelia they assumed she had been a passenger in one of the
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Congregational
Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jan 15, 2005
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The prince of Grenada, an heir to the Spanish crown, was sentenced to life in solitary confinement in Madrid’s ancient prison called "The Place of the Skull." The fearful, dirty, and dreary nature of the place earned it the name. Everyone knew that once you were in, you would never come out alive.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001
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ILL. A few years ago, Bill Cosby began his book, "Fatherhood," with these words: "So you’ve decided to have a child. You’ve decided to give up quiet evenings with good books & lazy weekends with good music, intimate meals during which you finish whole sentences, sweet private times when you’ve
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Years ago a young black child was growing up in Cleveland, in a home which he later described as “ materially poor but spiritually rich.”
One day a famous athlete, Charlie Paddock, came to his school to speak to
the students. At the time Paddock was considered “ the fastest human being
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Nazarene
Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
George Barna wrote The State of the Church in 2002. Barna conducted a survey of self-pronounced Christians and here’s what he found about their knowledge of the Bible. These are Christians.
• 48% could not name the four Gospels.
• 52% cannot identify more than two or three of Jesus’
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Contributed by Jack Russell on Feb 25, 2005
The Daily Bread reported that a 19th century preacher by the name of Horatius Bonar asked 253 Christian friends at what ages they were converted. Here are the results of his research.
Under 20 years of age - 138
Between 20 and 30 - 85
Between 30 and 40
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Presbyterian/Reformed
In September 2003, Hurricane Juan, the tenth named storm and the sixth hurricane of the 2003 Hurricane season. It was a category two hurricane that struck the provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island causing significant damage to trees and property, particularly within the urban core of
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Nazarene
Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 18, 2007
Mt. Corcovado (Hunchback Mountain) overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro. At the summit, standing with outstretched arms, is the statue named “Christ the Redeemer” which can be seen from any part of the city below. It stands 98’ tall with arms spanning 92’ and weighs 1,145 tons. In the "sign
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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An ancient Psalm was recently discovered in an Irish bog. The book has been dated to the years 800-1000. A Trinity College manuscripts expert says it’s the first discovery of an Irish early medieval document in two centuries. The book was found open to a page describing, in Latin script, Psalm 83,
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 29, 2002
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One time in college, I was sitting at a table in the student union having some lunch, when I overheard a buddy of mine complaining about all the “furry foreigners” at our college.
I was blown away, and here’s the reason: his last name was Levondoski. You understand? He’s the descendant of
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 30, 2007
One of the greatest legends in teaching was a 17th century Czech man named Jan Komensky. He is sometimes called Comenius. He promoted the idea of universal education for all, came up with the idea of illustrated textbooks and interlinear books with columns in two languages -- and a host of other
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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CROSSING OVER
The story is told of old Bishop Warren Chandler, after whom the school of theology at Emory University was named. As he lay on his death bed, a friend inquired as to whether or not he was afraid. "Please tell me
frankly," he said, "do you fear crossing over the river of
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