Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 3, 2008
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It is sometimes hard to imagine the wrath of God because most (if not all) of our experience with wrath and anger has been selfish anger. The two hundred pound man who flings the hundred pound woman across the room in a drunken rage. The mother of the four-year-old boy that flies off the handle
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Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
Ohio State's legendary football coach Woody Hayes was asked by a Chicago writer how he continued to attract top players.
"It's very simple," replied Woody. "We recruit and coach on a positive basis. We seek the quality, the best kids. I couldn't get along with any other kind. Then we set high
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 5, 2009
Church- a poem by James Blankinship
I think that I shall never see,
A church that’s all it ought to be;
A church whose members never stray,
Beyond the straight and narrow way.
A church that has no empty pews,
Whose preacher never has the blues;
Where elders ‘eld’ and deacons ‘deek’
And none is
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 6, 2009
UN-CHRISTLIKE CHRISTIANS
A couple of months ago, there was a story on CNN of a Christian school basketball team that beat another team (another Christian school, I think) by the score of 100 to 0. It was a slaughter. The coach of the winning team, even though it was clear that the other team was
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 2, 2009
Now the picture Jesus paints is of an enemy sowing some weeds. The plant most think is commonly called darnel or cockle earning the name “false wheat” as it looks so much like wheat especially in the early stages. It is common in Syria and Israel. The problem is that by the time it is developed
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Church Of God
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 23, 2009
‘Pagans’ leaves us with some fascinating possibilities. We must be careful not to read too much into it but touching down on the options opens our eyes to a different way of understanding ‘pagan’ language. Douglas Harper shows how in classical literature a pagan was a word used to refer to the
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 12, 2009
Reverend Dr. Mark Roberts, a pastor, author and retreat leader, cites the Barna Research group in relation to startling discoveries in American research, much of which fits the Canadian climate. Roberts quotes Barna as saying, “only 4% of American adults have a biblical worldview. This worldview
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
Matters of debate between rabbis included how to implement the commands. Contrast later Rabbis words, "How far should you go in admonishing people? Rav said: Until they beat you up for reprimanding them (Arachin 16b)…I might think that you should admonish him even if his face turned white for
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
HOW TO BE MISERABLE
From an unknown source comes an article titled, "How To Be Miserable." It says,
* "Think about yourself. Talk about yourself. Use 'I' as often as possible.
* Mirror yourself continually in the opinion of others.
* Listen greedily to what people say about you.
* Expect to
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Brethren
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
FAMILY FUSS
If you think your family has problems, consider the marriage mayhem created when 76-year-old Bill Baker of London recently wed Edna Harvey. She happened to be his granddaughter’s husband’s mother.
That’s where the confusion began, according to Baker’s granddaughter, Lynn. "My
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 8, 2011
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A HIJACKING PARABLE
Think of the human race aboard a hijacked jet-liner flying through time. God himself directed its takeoff from the divine control-tower. The initiator of all evil, whom we call the Devil, Managed to get a boarding pass.
When the plane reached its cruising altitude, the Devil
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Brethren
Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 24, 2012
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IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH?
In Randy Alcorn’s book In Light of Eternity he imagines two twins having a conversation in their mother’s womb. “You know,” one says, “there’s a whole world out there--grassy meadows and snowy mountains, splashing streams and waterfalls, horses and dogs and cats and
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FAITH MUST BE POSITIVE
"Honesty does not come from out of nowhere. It is a product of your moral convictions. But what do you do when your convictions are challenged? It is faith that gives you the strength to go on believing. Though I am a Christian, I respect the religions of others, and I think
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 31, 2012
THE SYMBOL OF THE OLIVE
The disciples went into the Olive grove. Many think there was the Olive Press there. The purpose of the Olive Press is to crush the olive, remove the oil and the oil was used for various purposes. Even today we get much of the oil from the Mediterranean area, the Middle
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