Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 25, 2007
Hunting Area - Large Oaks
Tree stands last when you put them in oaks because they withstand the winds of winter.
One time the mighty oak was just an acorn covered with soil that
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jan 29, 2004
When I was in seminary, I lived in a small one bedroom apartment. I was single at the time and didn’t have much. I was turning off the lights to go to bed one night. As I tried to make my way to the bed with the lights off, I misjudged the width of the door frame and slammed my toes up against
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Baptist
Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Oct 18, 2000
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When the now-famous poet Elizabeth Barrett became the wife of Robert Browning, her parents disowned her because they disapproved of the marriage. Their daughter Elizabeth, however, wrote almost every week, telling them that she loved them and longed for a reconciliation. After 10 years, she
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Contributed by Andy Anquoe on Feb 15, 2007
A little over 3 months ago, little Matthew (well, not exactly little) came into our family. My niece left him with my elderly parents to care for since she could not. When I heard what had happened, I traveled back to Oklahoma to assess the situation Seeing my 80 year old parents care for this BIG
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Baptist
Contributed by Donny Granberry on Sep 20, 2007
*ILLUSTRATION*
Kids want to grow up.
Not only do they want to get bigger, but they want to get stronger.
Parents will mark their growth on door frames and measure their growth.
You can ask a boy, show me your
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 23, 2008
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CONTRACT VS. COVENANT
In describing the nature of a Christ-Centered covenant, Bruce Shelley in Christian Theology in Plain Language, writes:
In modern times we define a host of relations by contracts. These are usually for goods or services and for hard cash. The contract, formal or informal,
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Contributed by James Kelley on Jul 24, 2001
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In America every 24 hours:
3,000 children see their parents divorced.
1,629 children are put in adult jail.
3,228 children run away from home.
1,512 children
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Baptist
Contributed by David Butcher on Dec 8, 2006
God loves the unlovely... (Perhaps the only human comparison is the continued love of child/parent in the face of cruelty etc. - Fred West’s daughter. Fred West, together with his wife Rose, was a
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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USA Weekend recently surveyed 272,400 students grades 6-12. When asked about the most important influence in their lives, parents ranked first, religion second. 36% of the kids polled said they
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009
DEMAND VS. CHOICE
A demand masked as a request is worse than a demand. Like giving kids a choice when there is no choice. "Would you like to go to Gramas?" implies of the option of choosing either way, and it is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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TV Influences Teens: Programs with sexually oriented conversations have as much effect as those that depict sex or imply that sex has happened, says psychologist Rebecca Collins of RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, CA. The research is the first that takes into account other factors linked to early teen
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