Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
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The National Center for Fathering conducts Father of the Year Essay Contests in partnership with local schools and sponsoring organizations. In 2005, eight contests were held and altogether, over 100,000 school children submitted essays on the topic, "What My Father Means to Me." Below is a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003
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SOMETIMES THEY GO TO HEAVEN
The city of Oceanside, in Southern California, is feeling a bit empty these days because it is located near Camp Pendleton, the US Marine base that has recently shipped many of it’s young Marines away to fight in the war in Iraq.
The town seems empty, but its store
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Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the
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Contributed by Francis Balla on Sep 24, 2012
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GET ACQUAINTED WITH HEAVEN
"The man who is about to sail for Australia or New Zealand as a settler, is naturally anxious to know something about his future home, its climate, its employments, its inhabitants, its ways, its customs. All these are subjects of deep interest to him. You are leaving
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 14, 2002
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OTHER FAITHS ON HEAVEN
Heaven has many cartographers, and through the centuries many different heavens have been charted. To the variety of celestial landscapes in the West, Islam and Buddhism have raised their own particular paradises: the Koran details a heaven filled with beautiful, large eyed
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Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 11, 2011
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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Many of the farms in the state of Nebraska are right on the edge of the fertile plains that receive enough rainfall to produce abundant crops. Some years the yields can be a little lower simply because they are not blessed with as much rain as other farmers. Being so dependent
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Lutheran
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 2, 2002
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Fosdick compared our understanding of God with our understanding of the sea. He said, "I know the sea but I don’t know the vastness of the sea. There is a part of the sea that washes up on the sands of my life. I can bathe in it. It lulls me to sleep with its waves. And yet, I know only a very
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 2, 2004
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Boy Trusted His Father, Our Daily Bread, April 8, 1996
A group of scientists and botanists were exploring remote regions of the Alps in search of new species of flowers. One day they noticed through binoculars a flower of such rarity and beauty that its value to science was incalculable. But it
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 14, 2002
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OPRAH MAKES IT TO HEAVEN
Forget her TV rankings. Among a group of 15 prominent figures, Oprah Winfrey is a winner in the biggest rating game of all. In a recent survey, 66 percent of Americans said they believe that the popular talk show host is "very likely" or "somewhat likely" to go to heaven.
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Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
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DIFFERENT USE IN HEAVEN
A millionaire Christian is sleeping in his bedroom when an angel comes to him and wakes him up.
"It’s time for you to go to heaven", says the angel.
"Oh, i’m not ready, what should I bring ?", says the millionaire.
"Nothing, just yourself", replies the angel.
But the
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Contributed by Brian Mavis on May 15, 2001
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WHO IS GOING TO HEAVEN?
There is a growing tendency to believe that all good people, whether or not they consider Jesus Christ to be their savior, will live in heaven after they die on earth. In 1999 the public is almost divided on the matter: 53% agree, 40% disagree. This represents a
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