Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
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Tara Cook spent the first part of her life being shifted from one house to another. When she was ten Tara went to live with her dad & his girl friend Rose. All went well for a short time and then Rose began to abuse her. After she had lived there for about 15 months Rose informed her that she would
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Baptist
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Max Lucado in his book Life Lessons from the Book of Romans writes this in the introduction:
At the moment I don’t feel too smart. I just got off the wrong plane that took me to the wrong city and left me at the wrong airport. I went east instead of west and ended up in Houston instead of Denver.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 6, 2010
I can remember things in my life that struck me as if something had changed and would never be the same again. Things that may strike some as a little strange, moments when everything just sort of toppled on a point of balance and fell into a new place. Things would never be the same again.
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Salvation Army
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Lord Nelson of England was about to enter an important battle. He heard that two of his officers were at odds with each other. He called them in and said, Gentlemen, give me your hands. The two captains put their hands in the Commander¡¦s hands,
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United Methodist
Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Aug 28, 2001
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Illustration: Free From Worry
Donald Trump, the famous businessman, has many millions of
dollars. What a friend to have, eh? There is a story about
Trump’s generosity with a stranger. It is said that Trump’s
limousine broke down on the Garden State Parkway. An
unemployed car mechanic stopped to
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Contributed by Mary Lewis on Sep 5, 2001
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"During World War II, England needed to increase its production of coal. Winston Churchill called together labor leaders to enlist their support. At the end of his presentation he asked them to picture in their minds a parade which he knew would be held in Piccadilly Circus after the war. First, he
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Contributed by Mary Lewis on Sep 5, 2001
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Chuck Swindoll tells a story about a man living in Atlanta who was flipping through the Yellow Pages in search of a restaurant. His noticed an entry for a place called The Church of God Grill. His curiosity got the best of him and he dialed the number. A man answered with a cheery, "Hello! Church
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Contributed by Steven Dow on Jul 26, 2002
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“If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles in the backside, you wouldn’t be able to sit down for
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Contributed by Dale Harlow on Jan 14, 2003
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote;
Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. At the end all his disciples deserted him. On the cross he was utterly alone, surrounded by evildoers and mockers. For this cause he had come, to bring peace to the enemies of God. So the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
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2002: a busy year for those who help in times of disaster
With barely two weeks left in the year, only six of the 50 states have
not needed what the American Red Cross calls a large-scale disaster
response, a new report says. The agency says, however, that 93 percent
of its responses are to
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Contributed by Leon Lutje on Mar 7, 2003
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I recall the scene in "Ben Hur" where he found out about his mother and sister and he went to the leper colony. People had to bring food into the colony for the lepers. They were all dependent and had to reach out for whatever they could
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Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Mar 9, 2003
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It’s likely that if Jesus were still living among us today, He would be considered a criminal. Everyone would be mad at Him…
· The FDA for turning water into wine without a license
· The EPA for killing fig trees
· The American Medical Association for practicing medicine without a license
· The
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Mar 13, 2003
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George Burns a comedian from another generation once sang a song titled
I wish I was 18 again
At a restaurant in Dallas an old man chimed in,
And I thought he was out of his head.
Just being a young man I just laughed it off
When I heard what that old man had said.
He said I’ll never again
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Apr 3, 2003
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“Our duty is to stand at our post however difficult our surroundings and unfriendly our company, and if we are sure that He has set us there, we may be sure that He is with us there and that there we can live the life and witness
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 23, 2003
The Academy Award winning film, A Beautiful Mind tells the life story of John Forbes Nash. Nash was a brilliant mathematician attending Prinston University; on his way toward receiving world acclaim, he became involved in a mysterious conspiracy against the US. Nash worked to break Russian codes
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jan 22, 2004
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Fritz Peterson, former New York Yankee, pictures Jesus as a baseball player. He says, “I firmly believe that if Jesus Christ was sliding into second base, he would knock the second baseman into left field to break up the double
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Christian/Church Of Christ