Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 24, 2009
Sin separates us from God and from each other. I recently read about an interesting scientific phenomenon with fluorophores. Fluorophores are molecules that glow when they are excited by the right kind of light source. They’re usually found in amino acids and proteins. (There is an illustration at:
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 18, 2025
[230]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - REDEMPTION THROUGH DEATH – NO OTHER WAY
The concentration in this poem is “No other way.” Why did heaven’s best, God the Son, have to die? You know I can not answer that. The omniscient God knew from eternity past what was going to happen. I can’t give an answer
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Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 11, 2010
As a young man, AUGUSTINE packed a lot of life into a few years. He was a brilliant professor on the fast track with powerful Roman politicians. Yet despite his success and pursuit of pleasure, his soul was restless. His mother was a devout Christian, but Augustine wasn't interested in
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
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In 1986 Paul Vitz, wrote a book entitled, Censorship: Evidence of bias in our children’s textbooks. Now, Paul Vitz is not some Bible-thumper, he is a professor of psychology at N.Y.U. and for his study he systematically examined some 90 widely used school textbooks. He wanted to answer the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 3, 2005
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David Brewer, a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, gave the court’s opinion in the 1892 case of Church of the Holy Trinity vs. United States: “Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible that it should
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Contributed by James May on Sep 3, 2001
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I saw a movie recently titled “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” where three escaped criminals were on the run. One scene in this movie stands out to me more than any other.
While on the run they are involved in a baptismal scene at the river. Two of the criminals are baptized by the preacher and they
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 25, 2002
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A PREREQUISITE TO FORGIVENESS
A pastor finished his message early one Sunday, (and that pastor was not me) and he wanted to check his congregation’s understanding. So he asked, "Can anyone tell me what you must do before you can obtain forgiveness of sin?"
There was a short pause and then, from
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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Doctors from Coral Gables, Fla., compared the efficiency of the heart’s pumping action in 18 men with coronary artery disease to nine healthy controls. Each of the study participants underwent one physical stress test (riding an exercise bicycle) and three mental stress tests (doing math problems
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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In his book, None of These Diseases, Dr. S.I. McMillan says, "Medical science recognizes that emotions such as fear, sorrow, envy, resentment and hatred are responsible for the majority of our sicknesses. Estimates vary from 60 to 100 percent."
One patient was told by his
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 6, 2004
In a church I know well one lady slapped another ladies child in the nursery. When the lady found out about it she was furious, but she didn’t want to say anything. Her pastor encouraged her to talk to the other lady about what had happened. When she confronted her in love, the other lady
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