Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 31, 2007
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During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Fewer Newspaper Readers In ’70, according to Editor & Publisher International Year Book, there were 62.1 million weekday newspapers in circulation—about 0.3 papers per person, while in ’06 there were just 52.3 million weekday papers—about 0.17 per person. In ’94, 49% of American adults told the Pew
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Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008
My grandma used to say, "MONEY MONEY MONEY, ain't worth nothing if you ain't got your health". Oh how right she was--now that I am older and full of aches and pains, I understand.Jerry Bridges in his book, "Practice of Godliness" gives this definition of a faithful person: "The faithful person is
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Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 9, 2009
THE LOVE IS THE DIFFERENCE
Edward Perry wrote an article entitled, "Where are the People?" It is a summary of his findings on why churches lose or gain members. He concluded that the "key is how people do or do not nurture and support each other in the local congregation." He says, "We
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 7, 2009
Many years ago a group of small farmers, being particularly superstitious, kept a corner of their fields uncultivated in order to pacify certain evil spirits. They believed that by sacrificing this one corner to the spirits, the remainder of the field would be left undisturbed and fertile. What
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 8, 2010
A LETTER FOR JOE
Joseph Parker was a popular preacher in London, England in the late 1800's. He was the pastor of the large City Temple. One Sunday as he was going to the pulpit a woman in the balcony tossed a piece of paper on the platform before him. He picked it up and read it. It contained
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Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Jan 31, 2004
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Charles R. Swindoll, in The Tale of the Tardy Oxcart and 1,501 Other Stories, told such a story of Dwight L. Moody. He tells the story like this.
On one occasion, evangelist Dwight L. Moody had been the recipient of numerous benefits from the Lord. In his abundance, he was suddenly seized with the
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DIED AND ROSE AGAIN
"The whole story of the Church is one which imitates the story of her divine Master; she dies and she rises again. She was buried in the catacombs; she rose again with Constantine. She died in the Dark Ages; she rose again with Charlemagne. She died
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Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 21, 2008
In tough economic times maybe you’re thinking about polishing your resume and applying for a different job. If you find yourself looking, let me give you a little help. I came across several statements from actual resumes and job applications – and you might want to take notes and file these
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2001
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Albert Schweitzer said: "The tragedy of life is what dies inside a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
60.7% of Americans believe a Presidential candidate should be a person of
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