Contributed by Chris Surber on May 29, 2009
A couple of weeks of ago I was playing with a friend’s dog who loves to chase a tennis ball; well Jake will chase most any ball if you throw it for him in fact!
After I had thrown the ball for him a couple of times I took the ball, gave it a good wind up, and threw it hard, though I never let go
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Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 12, 2007
Pat Tillman played safety for the Arizona Cardinals for four years and was offered a 3.6 million dollar contract to return in the fall of 2002 when he decided to LEAVE his LUCRATIVE FOOTBALL CAREER to join the ARMY in response to the 9/11 ATTACK on America. He was trained as an Army Ranger, an
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1. Verse 1: Partiality contradicts faith in Jesus Christ as the Lord of glory.
2. Verses 2-4: Partiality reveals a judging heart and behind it evil thinking.
3. Verse 5: Partiality to the rich contradicts God's heart, because he has chosen many of the poor for himself.
4. Verse 6a:
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 22, 2007
Joshua Bell, plays the noted “Gibson ex Huberman” Stradivarius violin worth $3.5 million. He commands $1,000 a minute performances all over the world.
But the Washington Post wondered what might happen if Bell were asked to dress down and play as a street musician near one of the busy subway
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Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
I played Santa this week at the nursing home - The outfit was fine but the beard was rank, so I had to spray it with something. - I hugged - asked if they were good little boys and girls, passed out gifts and even danced with some of the ladies. I couldn’t tell who really believed in Santa and
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Contributed by Thomas Hensley on Nov 5, 2000
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In the Broadway Play, My Fair Lady, one of the characters sings a memorable song.
The Lord above made liquor for temptation, To see if man could turn away from sin, The Lord above made liquor for temptation, BUT, with a little bit
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2001
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Comedian Billy Crystal plays the part of a bored baby boomer who sells radio advertising time. One the day he visits his son’s school to tell about his work along with other fathers, he suddenly lets loose a deadpan monologue to the bewildered youngsters in the class:
Value this time in your
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 18, 2001
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In the movie Brave Heart, Mel Gibson plays the role of a man from Scotland whose name was Wallace. It was a great movie - very graphic in the battle scenes, but it really gave you a feel of what battles were like back in those days.
Wallace was trying to win Scotland’s freedom from the cruel
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 7, 2001
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I remember playing basketball one day with an African American boy. He was from Wilson High School in San Francisco. He was failing his biology class at Choate Rosemery. Although I was teaching biology and human anatomy at Choate, I didn’t offer to tutor him because he had no interest in study.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2002
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Several years ago at a passion play an incident took place during Jesus carrying the cross. A man in the audience was heckling the character playing Jesus, throwing out jeers, taunts and dares. Finally the character could no longer tolerate the heckler, he dropped the cross and went over and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2002
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Ultimately, judging has to do with playing God. When we judge someone, we do three things. First, we place ourselves above another as if we were his or her God. Second, we condemn another. And third, we create the standard for another.
When we evaluate someone, we don’t do these three
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Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 24, 2002
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The news has played up the fact of racial motivations and hatred of jocks. It becomes increasingly clear that one of the targeted groups on that HS campus was Christians.
Cassie Bernall
Cassie was a 17-year-old junior with long blond hair, hair she wanted to cut off and have made into wigs for
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Contributed by Dennis Jones on Feb 23, 2003
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A small boy was in his sand box playing and digging in the sand. He finally struck a rock as he dug in deeper. He kept on digging and found it to be a huge rock that he could barely move. He struggled and fought to get the rock out of the box. With one final effort he used all his strength to
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Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Aug 27, 2003
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In the movie “City Slickers,” Billy Crystal plays a confused, dissatisfied thirty-something character with a vague sense that life is passing him by. Jack Palance- ancient, leathery, wise to the ways of the world (“a saddlebag with eyes”) – asks Crystal if he would like to know the secret of
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Nazarene
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 25, 2004
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Bobby and Susie were playing upstairs while their mother was doing the dishes. All of the sudden, the children’s mother heard, "Thud, Thud, Thud...", and she ran to see what had happened. She went to the base of the stairs to find Susie curled up in a little ball and crying. Susie then told her
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Contributed by Randy Bennett on Aug 17, 2004
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In “The Matrix,” Keanu Reeves plays a character named Thomas Anderson. He is also a computer hacker that goes by the name “Neo.” He is introduced to the Matrix and Morpheus tries to convince Neo that he is “the one.” Neo spends the entire movie denying that he is the one, a denial that is fueled by
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Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 11, 2004
A lad was told by his mother not to play near a certain pond. One day the temptation was so much that the lad fell into the pond. He knew what he had done was wrong, so he grabbed his writing slate and wrote Dear mother i am sorry i have been bad. if you forgive me please rub it out. Back came the
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Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jan 15, 2005
Each football season the Texas Longhorns play the Oklahoma Sooners in the Red River Shoot Out. It is played in the neutral city of Dallas. Thousands of fans from each team invade the city to witness the clash between these archrivals. Sometimes the clash extends beyond the playing field. One year a
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