Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 14, 2009
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IT COULD BE DONE
"Why are you bothering yourselves with a knitting machine?" asked Ari Davis of Boston, a manufacturer of instruments. "Why don’t you make a sewing machine?" That particular question was overheard by a young man of twenty - Elias Howe. No one took that question seriously, except
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. The lad asked his father for permission to go and his dad said that he could, providing his chores were done
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 11, 2007
In a recent article Mindy Caliguire wrote, "With the performance pressures church leaders face today, it’s a wonder more are not flaming out. I wish more churches could talk honestly about the ministry systems that perpetuate the problem. What will have to happen before we change?
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Church Of God
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP
"Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions,
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Brethren
Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 3, 2002
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In April of 2001 an attorney friend of mine made a commitment to Christ. His life so changed in the last year that one his peers noticed. While he was in my friend office one day he asked what had brought about the change he saw. My friend told him that he had committed his life to Jesus.
The
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 23, 2009
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STANDING OUT
I remember an experience as a 16-year-old, Salvation Army soldier. I was walking to the church from my house for Bible study. In those days, soldiers wore uniforms to every church function. On route to the church, there were 12 or 15 peers hanging outside the pool hall that I had to
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 5, 2009
THE WRONG ONE
A conscientious wife tried hard to please her critical husband, but failed regularly. Jack was especially disagreeable at breakfast. If Jill prepared scrambled eggs, he wanted poached; if she poached eggs, he wanted scrambled. One morning Jill poached one egg and scrambled the other
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 12, 2024
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A Backyard Neighbor Funeral
Mr. Green peered over his fence and noticed that the neighbor’s little boy was in his backyard filling in a hole. Curious about what the youngster was up to, Mr. Green asked, “What in the world are you doing, Jimmy?”
Tearfully, little Jimmy replied, “My special little
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 17, 2001
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Some one has said, there are three kinds of givers -- the flint, the sponge and the honeycomb. To get anything out of a flint you must hammer it. And then you get only chips and sparks. To get water out of a sponge you must squeeze it, and the more you use pressure, the more you
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Baptist
Chuck Swindoll said of the family, “Whatever else may be said about the home, it is the bottom line of life, the anvil upon which attitudes and convictions are hammered out. It is the place where life’s bills
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 5, 2002
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Chuck Swindoll said of the family, “Whatever else may be said about the home, it is the bottom line of life, the anvil upon which attitudes and convictions are hammered out. It is the place where life’s bills
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Baptist