Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 22, 2007
While leaving our small-town carnival, our sons, ages six and two, were walking hand-in-hand behind my husband and me. We overheard Tyler tell his younger brother, Cory, "This is what heaven is like—except it’s
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John Piper, from our sister church, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis:
“Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. WORSHIP IS! Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When the age is over, and countless millions of
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Baptist
Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 30, 2013
HENRY FORD: RESISTING CHANGE
Back in 1912, Ford Motor Co. had a production manager named William Knudsen - considered one of the best in his field. Knudsen became convinced that the Model T (which had been in production for 4 years now) had to be updated. But, the only problem was - Henry Ford
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
"FOLLOW ME."
To understand that calling and Jesus’ invitation, we need to understand the context. In Jesus’ day, childhood education started at age five as young boys went to the synagogue school to learn Hebrew and memorize the Torah. By the time of his bar mitzvah at age 13, a typical Jewish
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Methodist
Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 4, 2001
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I have run across some absolutely irrefutable statistics that show exactly
why you are tired. It’s no wonder you’re tired either! There aren’t as many
people actually working as you may have thought, at least not according to
this survey recently completed.
The population of this country is 284
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Contributed by W F on Jun 12, 2005
Australian women are 7 times more likely than men to be murdered by a partner or husband (Australian Institute of Criminology).
80% of sexual assaults in Australia are against women and 1 in five of these is perpetrated by a family member (i.e. either a father, male partner or husband -
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 15, 2010
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GLAD TO COME TO THE FUNERAL
Garrison Keillor told the story of the time that his mother and father took him to the city to visit an aunt who was lonely and alone after the death of her husband of 55 years. He describes how she looked to him at 10 years of age. Her dress was stained with food
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 4, 2008
Wall Street Journal
Banned From Church
Reviving an ancient practice, churches are exposing sinners and shunning those who won’t repent.
By ALEXANDRA ALTER
January 18, 2008; Page W1
On a quiet Sunday morning in June, as worshippers settled into the pews at Allen Baptist Church in southwestern
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Independent/Bible
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