Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
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A Genuine Free Spirit
It took just a few hours for budget carrier Spirit Airlines to give
away 13,400 free tickets on 90 flights to 14 cities - every seat for an entire day. The catch? That day is Sept. 11. Like most airlines,
Miramar, Fla.-based Spirit had found few willing to fly on the first
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 18, 2008
Another result is that we pervert our assignment to care for the earth. Humans have misunderstood the use of having dominion over the earth as a license to do what we want with the earth. After all, since it is all going to be incinerated (rather than purified by a refiner’s fire), then let’s use
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Suppose there was a knock on your door at 11 pm, and there were two policemen standing there, and they ask, "are you so-and-so?" Do you think you might be feeling some stress in that moment? Some fear and anxiety? But what if at 10 pm you had received a phone call: “Somebody found a wallet with
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 15, 2008
Ever hear this phrase? There is some truth there. In this perspective, religion is seen as something negative and even detrimental at times to one’s spiritual walk. Common conceptions here might include the idea that I really don’t need a religion or a church or a faith community as long as I still
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 3, 2009
Simply put the person asking for bread in the middle of the night is not admirable but is rude. He does not know or does not care about shame.
By the way does everyone know what BFF is? It is part of the new lingo of texting, which is kind of like shorthand. BFF is “Best Friends Forever.” And now
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
Tell somebody, Christianity is about a relationship, not rules.
1. Religion is about rules.
Let’s face it, religion is hard work.
* A good Muslim has to pray 5 times a day. He or she will also fast for a whole month every year.
* An orthodox Jew has to use separate sinks for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2001
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Dr. Anne Catherine Speckard, of the University of Minnesota, reports the following long-term (five to ten years) consequences of abortion:
· 81 percent reported preoccupation with the aborted child
· 73 percent reported flashbacks of the abortion experience
· 54 percent recalled nightmares related
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002
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About 40 percent of Americans characterize the nation’s moral values as
"poor" and 41 percent say the state of moral values is "only fair." Only 18
percent rank the situation as "good" or "excellent." Weekly church attendees
had an even more negative perspective about the nation’s moral climate -
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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I remember one winter my dad needed firewood, and he found a dead tree and sawed it down. In the spring, to his dismay, new shoots sprouted around the trunk. He said, “I thought sure it was dead. The leaves had all dropped in the wintertime. It was so cold that twigs snapped as if there were no
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
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Jill C. Manning submitted a testimony to the Senate Hearing On Pornography’s Impact On Marriage & The Family, Nov 10, 2005. It was a research paper, 52 pages on The Impact of Internet Pornography on Marriage and the Family. One study she cites describes the affect on marriage as noted in divorce
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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THE CURE OF COMEDY
In The Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient, Norman Cousins tells of being hospitalized with a rare, crippling disease. When he was diagnosed as incurable, Cousins checked out of the hospital. Aware of the harmful effects that negative emotions can have on the
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Contributed by Alan Tison on May 21, 2007
John Maxwell in his book Failing Forward tells of a story Sergio Zyman, a vice president in fortune 500 company. After 20 years of lagging sales, Sergio believed the company needed a fresh approach.
People listen to Sergio, after all in 1982 Sergio introduced the company to a new product and
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 27, 2008
THE POWER OF AN ANGRY ATTITUDE
You may say, "I am allowed to do anything." But I reply, "Not everything is good for you." And even though 'I am allowed to do anything,' I must not become a slave to anything. -- 1 Corinthians 6:12 (NLT)
An athletic young man stood before his peers. An ordinary
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Contributed by Thomas Samuel on Dec 22, 2006
The world was shocked by the assassination of Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar, the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka. The media carried the news of Mr. Kadirgamar as “a hero of our times, who waged a relentless struggle against terrorism in all its forms, despite continues threats to his life; a national
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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