Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 27, 2004
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The Elevator
A man from the back mountains of Tennessee found himself one day in a large city, for the first time standing outside an elevator. He watched as an old, haggard woman hobbled on, and the doors closed. A few minutes later the doors opened and a young, attractive woman
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 30, 2004
: During a long and losing baseball game, the restless 12-year-old players were questioning Ritchie, their assistant coach, about his attractive younger sister. Annoyed at the idle chatter, the head coach hollered, "When you’re in the dugout, talk baseball!" After a moment’s
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Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 30, 2007
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I heard about a little girl. One night her mother said, "Did you say your prayers?" She said, "Yes, I did, but I didn’t say those same old things to God we always say every night. I told Him the story of the
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We can’t be a servant if we think we’re in charge. There’s an old blues song by B.B. King called, “Paying the Cost to Be the Boss.” Jesus is calling us to something different when we carry the cross and follow him. We’re “paying the cost to not be the boss.” Being a
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 7, 2008
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Our churches today need to be a spiritual house. Many times our churches have become a social house where as one old preacher said:
We traded our upper room into the board room,
the fire of the Holy Spirit for a warm heater,
our prayer meetings for chicken dinners,
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2008
The End?
Death, through our eyes, is 'the end.' It is that image of watching an old movie which concludes when the words "THE END" comes up on the screen. We conclude that the movie is over, and we move on either in laughter or tears.
Jesus presents a different picture. He doesn't call it
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 6, 2010
A man purchased a statue of Christ and placed it on his desk in his den. A few days later his wife moved the statue to a table in the living room. Their five-year-old daughter, noticing the change of location, asked “Where are you going to put God?” Now
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 9, 2012
THE SHIP OF THE CHURCH
In Wheat That Springeth Green, author J.F. Powers has one of his characters say, "This is a big old ship. She creaks, she rocks, she rolls, and at times she makes you want to throw up. But she gets where she’s going. Always has, always
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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An English missionary doctor named Helen Roseveare, tells this story about an incident she experienced during her time in Zaire, Africa.
One night she had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all they could do the mother died, leaving them with a tiny premature baby and
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003
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There have been some people, who, the minute they were born, everyone knew that they were destined for greatness. In 1500 A.D. a baby boy was born that all expected great things from. His name was Charles, and his father was Duke Philip, the Duke of Burgundy, and Charles’ mother was Joanna, the
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Lutheran
Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 11, 2010
We sing when we face death.
Lavena (Beanie) Peters was dying of liver cancer. I was at the hospital with her family, essentially on a deathwatch. Beanie’s pain was excruciating, and the pain medicine kept her in a nearly unconscious state. Others left the room for a moment; only Harriet her
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