Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2008
1348 Letting Children Free to Develop?
A gentleman named Coleridge was once talking with a man who told him that he did not believe in giving little children any religious instruction whatsoever. His theory was that the child’s mind should not be prejudiced in any direction, but when he came to
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 31, 2009
GOD'S DETOUR
The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, "Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 3, 2009
In 1990, there were only three known Christians in Kazakhstan and no Christians in Uzbekistan, but now more than 15,000 in Kazakhstan and 30, 000 in Uzbekistan. There were only 500 Christians in Iran in 1979, but more than one million Iranians believing Jesus Christ today, most of whom meet in
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 7, 2010
It’s All Mine
George W. Truett, a well-known pastor, was invited to dinner in the home of a very wealthy man in Texas. After the meal, the host led him to a place where they could get a good view of the surrounding area.
Pointing to the oil wells punctuating the landscape, he boasted, “Twenty-five
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
GOD'S DETOUR
The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, "Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open
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Brethren
Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 17, 2020
We are to connect with other people in an attractive way. Evangelism depends on it. The unity of the Body of Christ depends on it. When we lived in Kansas City, we visited Impact Church. As we walked into the foyer of that large church, we were greeted by a lady who drew us in immediately. She
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 31, 2022
Church feuds are not uncommon, especially among cliques in the congregation. But when the pastor and worship leader get into it, stand aside. In one church, the preacher preached one weekend on commitment, and how you should dedicate yourselves to service. The worship leader then led the choir in
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 4, 2001
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“If you had a bank, writes Robert G. Lee, that credited your account each morning $86,400, that carried no balance from day to day, allowed you to keep no cash in your account, and finally every morning cancelled whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day, what would you do?
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Contributed by Paul Durbin on Feb 16, 2003
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The monks at a remote monastery deep in the woods followed a rigid vow of silence.
Their vow could only be broken once a year——on Valentine’s Day——by one
monk. That monk could speak only one sentence. One Valentine’s Day, Brother
Thomas had his turn to speak and said, "I love the
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001
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There is a story (perhaps apocryphal) of Boswell, the famous biographer of Samuel Johnson. In his advanced years, Boswell reflected on the most important day of his life. He said it occurred one day during his youth, when his father had invited him to go fishing. While most of his childhood days
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