Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Jan 25, 2003
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I read of a young man who worked for a bank and one day was called upon to deliver $25,000 in quarters in his bosses 49 Ford pickup to Bank of America in downtown San Bernardino. He said, “We hopped in the truck. I’m in my T-shirt and blue jeans. We drove up to the front of the Bank of America,
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Contributed by David Parks on Jan 30, 2003
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A PERFECT PREACHER
After hundreds of years, a model preacher has been found to suit everyone. He preaches exactly 20 minutes and then sits down. He condemns sin but never hurts anyone.
He works from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. In every type of work from preaching to custodial service. He makes $60.00 a
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Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 24, 2003
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There was a tenant in an apartment building who was a widow woman who loved God dearly. Her landlord on the other hand despised God and her faith. One day she ran out of food and money and with no one to help she turned to God in prayer. She prayed, “Oh dear God please help me in my time of
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Contributed by John Foster on Jul 19, 2003
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Bob had just started his career in banking and was the lowest person in the bank with the title manager. ( Of course just about everyone had the title of manager. I suppose it made people feel important when they were speaking to him and it kept some of the flack away from the real manager
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Methodist
Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Jul 22, 2003
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In April 1865, the Civil War was coming to a close. Robert E Lee had surrendered to US Grant. He later begged the southern states to join the Union and be one nation again. Johnson finally surrendered to Sherman, leaving only one major Confederate general to surrender, which he eventually did.
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United Methodist
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2003
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According to national statistics Ohio ranked 7th in population in 2000 with almost 11.4 million people. You might expect Ohio to also be one of the leaders in reported crime statistics as well. You should be glad to know that we Buckeyes came in 26th overall (even better for violent crime ranking
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Assembly Of God
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There are times when people are not ready for what happens, even though they should be ready. My friend Curt Hatch went to Moody Bible Institute. He paid his own way by working at a night job. Curt had to choose, at times, which classes in which he would stay awake. One of those was not a first
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United Methodist
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Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of Billy Graham, has written a story, which she calls “The Mender.”
“He had built for himself a great house on one of the Caribbean islands. It is a thing to behold. Tall rusty iron columns, collected and resurrected with an ingenious homemade device. This Great
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Paul Redwine on Jan 2, 2004
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In his book, Men at Work, George F. Will takes a close look at four baseball players. One of those examined is Orel Hershiser (of Dodgers fame), who talks about his philosophy of pitching. “There are two theories of pitching,” Hershiser says. “One is that you try to convince the batter that a
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Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 5, 2004
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Once there was this man who was the "picture perfect Christian".
Tithes, attendance, participation in activities you name it, he
was it!
One day as he was praying, he asked the Lord, "Lord I wonder if I
have been an obedient enough child that I might ask one favor when
I die?"
Well the Lord thought
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Evangelical Free
Contributed by Thomas H on Feb 11, 2004
Three phrases describing the oppression by foreigners that the Israelites felt, are given one after the other: “the yoke of burden”, “the staff of his shoulder” and “the rod of his oppressor”. The three phrases are piled on top of each other to show a picture of terrible oppression. In those
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 1, 2004
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Consider this story told by Bernard L. Brown, Jr., president of the Kennestone Regional Health Care System in the state of Georgia.
Brown once worked in a hospital where a patient knocked over a cup of water, which spilled on the floor beside the patient’s bed. The patient was afraid he might
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Contributed by Warren Curry on Sep 21, 2004
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When you buy a new tool, appliance or even certain toys for kids, what one item will you most likely find accompanying the new item.
A Manual
This manual is here to instruct you as to what pieces are inside, how to assemble and how to operate the item.
Now most men, don’t necessarily need the
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Thomas Edison did not give up on his first efforts to find an effective filament for the incandescent lamp. He did countless experiments with countless materials. As each failed, he would toss it out the window. The pile reached the second story of his house. Eventually, he sent men into
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Pentecostal
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In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, is a grave on which were placed huge slabs of granite and marble cemented together and fastened with heavy steel clasps. It belongs to a woman who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Yet strangely, she directed in her will that her grave be made so
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mark Adams on Jan 1, 2005
After my Senior year of high school I went to Honduras with a group of 70 teenagers from 4 states. While there, we worked with three different churches as well as a medical center. We also build 14 small houses for poor families. It was a fantastic experience. All the kids went home excited
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