Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 12, 2001
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THE NEW DISHWASHER
In the fourth year of his layoff from his job, Dad gave Mom a dishwasher for Christmas.
You have to understand the magnitude of the gift: Our old house had its original wiring and plumbing, and neither could handle the required installation. There was no spot in the
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 26, 2002
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HOTTUBS AND JESUS
“The other day ...as I sat there savoring hot tubness, cracking small jokes and adjusting to the feel of being bubbled over from all angles, it struck me that the hot tub is the perfect symbol of the modern route in religion. The hot tub experience is sensuous, relaxing, floppy,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 16, 2002
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By the twelfth day of the siege of the Alamo in 1836, Travis knew that time was running out. That Saturday evening, as the sun began to set, he stood before the tired group of Texans who had gathered in the courtyard of the Alamo chapel. He offered them the chance to escape the fortress before it
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 19, 2002
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CRADLES OF EMINENCE
In a famous study by Victor and Mildred Goertzel, entitled Cradles of Eminence, the home backgrounds of 300 highly successful people were investigated. These 300 subjects had made it to the top. They were men and women whose names everyone would recognize as brilliant in
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 20, 2002
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Story has been told of a lion who was very proud and decided to take a walk one day to demonstrate his mastery over all the other creatures.
He strutted his way through the forest until he came across a bear, ‘WHO IS THE KING OF THE JUNGLE BEAR? ‘Why of course you are mighty lion’.
He went on
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Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 21, 2002
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A funeral and the burial or cremation that goes with it is a vital part in the process of mourning isn’t it? It provides a sense of finality that’s important in coming to terms with loss. You often hear about people who have been lost and assumed dead but their bodies are never found. And their
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Anglican
Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 3, 2002
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Among the treasures of our home are two quilts. One hangs on the quilt rack in the entry hallway of our home. On one section of that quilt are many names of a particular congregation we have served.
A second quilt given to us by another congregation hangs over the back of the rocker in our living
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Church Of God
Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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It was a mild October afternoon in 1982 and Badger Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin was packed. Over 60,000 die-hard University of Wisconsin fans were watching their beloved football team take a beating by Michigan State. What seemed odd was that as the score became more and more lopsided bursts of
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Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2002
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AND I AM ONE OF THEM
In the third century St. Cyprian wrote to a friend named Donatus,
"This seems a cheerful world, Donatus, when I view it from this fair garden under the shadow of these vines. But if I climbed some great mountain and looked out over the wide lands, you know very well what I
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
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AND WHAT WAS THIS ALL ABOUT, ANYWAY? --COMMUNION MEDITATION
“Peace on Earth, good will toward men?”
Not in the shopping malls in America. Christmas, it seems, is bringing out the worst in some people. “No matter how fast you go, it’s not fast enough for some people,” said Dee Stripp, a
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 10, 2002
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Let me close off with a baptism I was able to witness in Lexington. A man after the service was baptized, he was in a wheel chair, he had MS. Before he was baptized into Christ, he shared this story. He said that he was so pumped about being baptized that he woke up at 4 in the morning. And
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Contributed by Norm Story on Feb 7, 2003
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Once upon a time long ago,
you had to turn on the TV set well before your show started
so there would be time enough for the tubes to warm up.
I see people today pacing impatiently, even a little upset
that the microwave popcorn is taking so long.
Or do you ever tap your fingers impatiently
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 18, 2003
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Louis L’Amour, famed writer of novels about the American West, wrote a short story that described a man who liked books. The man was noticed acting suspiciously as he perused the shelves in a library. He took down a leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear and ran his fingers gently over the
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Contributed by Curt Cizek on Feb 25, 2003
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Who has ever heard of Harriet Tubman before? Her story is an exciting one. She was a runaway slave who was able to get to the north with the help of some sympathetic people both white and black. She was so thankful for the help that she had received that she decided to risk her own life to
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Lutheran
Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
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Jesus infuriated the Jewish leaders because He claimed to be the “stone which the builders rejected.” This is a reference to the building of Solomon’s Temple. It took 30,000 workmen over seven years to complete the temple. According to I Kings 6 all the stones were quarried far away from the
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Baptist
Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 21, 2003
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Hope is a funny thing. It comes so easy to some people--maybe too easy. Milton Berle told a story about those kinds of people, about how hope can triumph over good sense.
Four widows were playing cards in the retirement home they lived in. A good-looking older fellow walks in, bags under each
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jun 30, 2003
A man went fishing on the Susquehanna River, near Harrisburg, PA. in the spring time. The water was raging, so rather than rowing, he tied his boat to a tree and let the rope out so the boat could get offshore. The line untied from the tree and the boat was swept away, only to be dashed to pieces
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2003
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HELPLESS ON MY OWN
Philip Keller was a sheep rancher. In his book, "A Shepherd Looks at the Twenty-third Psalm," he says that sheep they require more attention than any other livestock. They just can’t take care of themselves.
Unless their shepherd makes them move on, sheep will actually ruin
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Contributed by William Wyne on Sep 8, 2003
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There is a story told of three little girls who are
enjoying an evening of play. They started playing the
game of counting their money; the object was to see who
had the most and the winner would be crowned queen for
the day. The first little girl counted thirteen
pennies, the second counted
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