Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
I recently met a new friend we’ll call Mike
Mike told me his testimony
Mike believed he was saved
Was going through life as a saved man, but not really on fire for God
Things that should have negatively affected him, his friends behavior, his environment , didn’t
He just ignored those things and
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 21, 2008
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SECURITY
When something historic occurs, we remember it the rest of our lives. Where were you on September 11, 2001? I was listening to the radio after taking my wife to work. Suddenly, an announcer interrupted and said there was "an incident" in New York. The reports worsened during that
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Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
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LET THERE BE PEACE
"Those kids will drive you crazy!"
That's what the old man's friends told him when he bought the small, well kept house just down the street from the local junior high school. Contrary to their warnings though, the man's first few weeks in his new house went without a
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 3, 2025
Christians: We Should Be Jumping for Joy!
Acts 16:34 says, "Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household." The saved jailer rejoiced in His salvation! And that word "rejoiced" has the great
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Why do people wear masks?
Several years ago, I had a nightmare, it was terrible.
For many days my spirit was greatly troubled.
In a dream, I saw one of my most serious workers at
church dying a terrible death.
As my church worker was dying,
I saw a battle going against my member.
I was
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007
In the days of the Roman Emperor Nero, there lived and served him a band of soldiers known as the "Emperor’s Wrestlers." Fine, stalwart men they were, picked from the best and the bravest of the land, recruited from the great athletes of the Roman amphitheater.
In the great amphitheater they
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Green on Oct 28, 2009
LOVE DOESN'T GIVE UP
I came across an article in the paper this week that had the heading "A Mother's Love and Determination." And the subtitle "Refusing to give up, Cynthia Teare helped her son to walk again." I caught my attention because out theme today is "Love is... determined."
It's the
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Contributed by David Swinney on May 31, 2010
My dad used to tell a story about an old Georgia redneck who would routinely head out into the swamp and return with a boat full of fish—more than anyone could conceivably catch, even in a long day of fishing with rod and reel. Well, in the course of time, his exceptional good luck caught the
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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WHEN WE TRULY ARE THE CHURCH
Chuck Colson tells this story: "My mind goes back to a Christmas 20 years ago in Romania, when the country was still in the grip of communist tyranny.
The story begins with Laszlo Tokes, pastor of a fast-growing reformed church in the city of Timisoara. His
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Methodist
Contributed by David Simmons on Jan 18, 2001
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Why would God go to all the trouble to endure our bad choices and our flagrant sinning in order to have relationship with us? Hear the story of the lost son from the modern setting as told by Philip Yancey in his book What’s so Amazing about Grace.
Yancey tells the story of a prodigal daughter
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Contributed by Greg Warren on Apr 19, 2001
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The following quotes from people at various stages of their lives shows the maturity that should take place in our perspective toward God and the world around us.
PROGRESSION OF WISDOM WITH AGE
You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. Age 7
I like my teacher
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