Holy Father, We gather together to ask your blessing this Thanksgiving Day;
God bless America, land that I love;
You stand beside us in times of need, as of September 11, giving Peace and Love to all;
Stand beside her and guide her,
through the night with the Light from above;
Your
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The new priest offered his first sermon to his congregation. As the people left, many stopped and complimented him on his preaching. He thanked them, went through the week and, the next Sunday, noticed a larger congregation. Some of the parishioners looked at each other during the sermon
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 18, 2025
[169]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LESSONS WE LEARN FROM SPIDERS
The word “spider” is mentioned in the Old Testament in the following verses, all of which have a common theme –
{{Job 8:13 “So are the paths of all who forget God, and the hope of the godless will perish, whose confidence is fragile,
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Contributed by Steve Malone on May 14, 2001
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I’ve always liked the story of the 3 old widows who lived together. One sister got up to go to bed, half way up the stairs she stopped and asked "was I going up or was I coming down"
One sister replied with hint of aggravation, "you were going up to bed."
A second sister headed into the kitchen
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on May 17, 2001
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One of the most moving passages in English literature comes toward the end of Charles Dickens’ "Tale of Two Cities", a story of the French revolution. Each day there was a grim procession through the streets of Paris of prisoners on their way to the guillotine. In one of the processions was
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 24, 2001
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DURING THE WAR BETWEEN BRITAIN AND FRANCE, men were drafted into the French army by a lottery system. When someone’s name was drawn, he had to go off to battle. But there was once exception: a person would be exempt if another was willing to take his place. On one occasion the authorities came
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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In the book "A Window on the Mountain," Winston Pierce tells of his high school class reunion. A group of the old classmates were reminiscing about things and persons they were grateful for. One man mentioned that he was particularly thankful for Mrs. Wendt, for she more than anyone had
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Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 21, 2002
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Years ago when I was doing youth ministry, we received applications from students who wanted to go on a mission trip.
The missionary we were helping only had accommodations for a certain number to go, so the applications allowed the youth ministry sponsors to select the final team of students
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jul 20, 2002
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Duke University did a study on “peace of mind.” Factors found to contribute greatly to emotional and mental stability are:
1. The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness.
2. Not living in the past. An unwholesome preoccupation with old mistakes
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 10, 2002
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Two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weather for several days. I was serving on the lead battleship and was on watch on the bridge as night fell. The visibility was poor with patchy fog, so the captain remained on the bridge keeping an eye on all
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