Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 24, 2024
Like everybody else, I face problems almost every day. Or maybe I should say, my problem faces me.
Every Monday, when I get up, I say to myself, “How many problems will I have this week? How many will I solve?” Unfortunately, myself never replies back.
Problems are part of life, but it’s tough
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 27, 2025
[067]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – EDEN’S GARDEN AND GARDENS OF SIGNIFICENCE
This poem is an examination of the Garden of Eden, mainly dealing with Satan’s temptation and man’s fall into sin. There are a lot of teachings that derive from this account in Genesis 3 and in the poem I try to bring
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Contributed by Mike Kern on Jan 27, 2002
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AMERICAN ARMY OF TWO
Rebecca and Abigail Bates lived on the coast of Massachusetts, near a little village named Scituate. Their father was the keeper of the lighthouse, which stood at the entrance of the harbor and warned ships away from the rocky coast.
One day Rebecca and Abigail were up in
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Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 28, 2003
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Two guys from Prince George die and wake up in hell.
The next day the devil stops in to check on them and sees them dressed in parkas, mittens and toques warming themselves around the fire.
The devil asks them, "What are you doing? Isn’t it hot enough for you?"
The two guys reply, "Well, you
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 28, 2004
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Becky Pippert tells a wonderful story, an old legend really or three trees that make this very clear for me. “There were once 3 ambitious trees on a mountain who were small and were talking about what they wanted to be when they grew up. The 1st tree said, "When I look at the stars and see them
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Contributed by Bev Sesink on Feb 5, 2005
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This reminds me of an incident I experienced while also working in South Africa. I had been working on a research project but had made a significant error early on in the project. Instead of coming clean I unfortunately chose to try and cover my mistake.
It wasn’t too long before my conscience
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Bill Hybels tells the story of a man in his church who came to him and said, “When I was a new believer, the thought of talking with the God of the universe, the thought of him listening to me, responding to my cares and concerns, was so overwhelming I could barely take it in. I prayed all the
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on May 30, 2006
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Great Christian leaders have known the necessity of coming to repentance and spending some time in intercession for those in harm’s way.
President Abraham Lincoln, in a National Proclamation of Prayer and Repentance in 1863 wrote, “We have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which
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Contributed by Sam Peters on Feb 27, 2007
The late Erma Bombeck tells of God in the act of creating mothers. She says that on the day God created mothers He had already worked long overtime. And an angel said to Him, “Lord, you sure are spending a lot of time on this one.”
The Lord turned and said, “Have you read the specs on this model?
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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The late Erma Bombeck tells of God in the act of creating mothers. She says that on the day God created mothers He had already worked long overtime. And an angel said to Him, “Lord, you sure are spending a lot of time on this one.”
The Lord turned and said, “Have you read the specs on this model?
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 9, 2008
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I want you to be challenged by this story about Jackie, a fairly new Christian who walked into a major discount store in Portland. In the prescription area she noticed a woman leaning on the counter obviously very sick. Jackie felt an impulse to pray with the woman but, as 90% of us would do, she
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Contributed by Todd Leupold on Aug 4, 2008
GOD’S GARDEN
Things that compete with peace are like the weeds competing with your flowers to dominate the space, nutrients, sunlight, water and character of your garden or lawn.
Weeds so easily spread, multiply and thrive because they are at their best when they are most shallow. You see, most
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 9, 2009
THE BENEFITS OF THE REPEL TOWER
I am not a fan of great heights. I have never been able to stand on the edge of a high cliff or at the top of a tall building without a quick heart beat and a dry throat. I have no problem with climbing a high hill or mountain, but to stand on the edge of falling
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Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
George Washington Carver had always dreamed of getting an education. There was one thing standing in his way. He was born black in a country and at a time when whites oppressed black people.
When George Carver reached the age of twenty he was ready to start college. He submitted an application
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 14, 2009
WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS
Sam Cathey became a Southern Baptist evangelist in 1967. That first year, he had to rush back from a revival, because his daughter had gone in the hospital with acute appendicitis. They thought it might be ruptured.
Sam got on a plane in Los Angeles about 2:30 in the
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 30, 2010
Nantucket, Massachusetts is located next to important shipping lanes running along the East Coast. Toward the end of the 1800s sailing ships were in their heyday. Nantucket Island saw hundreds of vessels passing by each day—all navigating without the advantages of modern technology. Treacherous
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