Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 27, 2025
[116]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HAVING A CHAT WITH GOD
There is nothing pretentious here. It is a simple prayer mixed with thoughts of the Lord. This poem is a meditation, one that I hope you can relate to in your life.
Some make prayer a sanctimonious affair and it is about as dead as a
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 26, 2025
God's Ultimate Protection - Psalm 91
Judy Anderson grew up as a missionary kid in Zaire. As a little girl, she went to a day-long rally celebrating the 100th anniversary of Christian missionaries coming to that part of the country. After a full day of messages and music, an old man came
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 12, 2026
[347]. POEM MESSAGE - WISDOM OF THIS WORLD IS FOOLISHNESS WITH GOD
There is a huge line of division between God and man; between God’s wisdom and man’s wisdom.
Man is dominated by a sinful, fallen nature and his associated human wisdom is absolutely flawed. It is flawed so much that it
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Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Nov 8, 2003
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Only a few days ago I saw a video of the Bradford City fire disaster, as part of a fire training exercise at work. I was eight years old when it happened, and had heard about it, but I had never seen the footage, that was captured live, by a shocked camera crew who just kept filming.
On Saturday
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Contributed by Curt Cizek on Apr 10, 2004
Ft. Riley, Kansas is a difficult location to navigate. It has few distinguishing features to use in order to navigate. For those of you who can’t appreciate the difficult in doing this, it is a little like trying to find an address in a major metropolitan area that you are unfamiliar with without
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Folks in the Arkansas hills have a tradition of strong family ties, which has sometimes led to unfortunate results. Like the time that Jeb Hollings stole a mule from the McCrary place.
When the McCrary boys went to recover the mule, one of the Hollings clan shot Frank McCrary for trespassing.
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Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Sep 8, 2009
I think as Christians we’re not always aware of all that God has given to us. I think this is one reason why we struggle with feelings of discontent so much.
We’re like the lady who saved and saved her money for years until she finally had enough to pay for an expensive cruise.
All week, while
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Clive Calver tells the story of his mother-in-law who had Alzheimer’s Disease - him and his wife were contemplating bringing her home - they went to visit not knowing if she would even recognize them. Clive told her that he would pray for her and if she wanted she could pray after he did. Her
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Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 23, 2005
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[Illustration – Twinkies and Root Beer - unknown source]
A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of Root Beer and he started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an elderly man. The
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 15, 2002
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Sometimes my daughter Olivia wakes up in the middle of the night and needs to use the bathroom.
It’s my job to get up and take her there, so I get out of bed to find her at outside her room.
She takes my hand as we go to the bathroom, which is about 6 feet from her door.
Does she need my hand
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Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 26, 2002
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A photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of a great forest fire. Smoke at the scene hampered him and he asked his home office to hire a plane. Arrangements were made and he was told to go at once to a nearby airport, where the plane would be waiting. When he arrived at
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SHIPWRECK AND STRANDED
A man was shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. He painstakingly built a little hut for protection and a place to keep the few items he had salvaged from the wreck. He prayed fervently for his rescue, scanning the horizon for a ship, but NOTHING. For weeks he lived under
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Contributed by Wes Richard on Oct 5, 2009
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HANG A WHITE HANDKERCHIEF
I once read about a young man who had run away from home because he could not get along with his parents. Somehow, his parents were able to get a message to him, inviting him back home. He wrote back, saying that he was coming home and if they were sure he was welcome,
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