Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jul 5, 2001
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[Body of Christ, Citation: Billy Waters, Teacher Touch (Colorado Springs: Cook, 1999)]
After an accident in which she lost her arm, a girl named Jamie refused to go to school or church for an entire year.
Finally the young teen thought she could face her peers.
In preparation, her mother called
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Contributed by John Beehler on Mar 13, 2002
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I was at the service for Mary Ellen’s father this past Monday. There was grief. There were tears. But I sensed God’s presence there, as well. Through the grief, when the tears were flowing, He was right there, crying right along with the family and friends, feeling the pain and loss every bit as
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Dale Perry on Jan 19, 2009
One night while our church’s Children’s Choir was getting ready to present their Christmas musical, my 3 year old grandson, Dylan, stopped their snack time. He told the choir directer they could not eat yet because they had not prayed. He then proceeded to tell the whole group to stop eating so
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WHAT GOD CAN DO FOR US
A young pastor in another church told about an experience he had with a family who tended to be the "Easter and Christmas" variety of church attendees. A young woman in the family became critically ill. The prognosis was bad. In fact, doctors expected she might die within
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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The clock of life is wound but once,
And no man has the power
To tell just when the hands will stop.
At late or early hour.
To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed.
To lose one’s health is more,
To lose one’s soul is such a loss
That no man can restore.
Thirty-nine people died while you read this
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Methodist
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The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power To tell just when the hands will stop. At late or early hour. To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed. To lose one’s health is more. To lose one’s soul is such a loss that no man can restore. Thirty-nine people died while you read this
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 17, 2006
St. Augustine echoed this thought centuries ago in his beautiful poem entitled “Incarnation”:
Maker of the sun,
He is made under the sun.
In the Father he remains,
From his mother he goes forth.
Creator of heaven and earth,
He was born on earth under heaven.
Unspeakably wise,
He is wisely
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Methodist
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A DIFFERENT VIEW
It was just a few days before Christmas. Two men who were next-door neighbors decided to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. While the men were out in their sailboat, a storm arose. The sea became very angry and the men had great difficulty keeping the boat under
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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THE PERFECT STORY
The story is told about a perfect man who met a perfect woman. After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect.
Then one stormy, Christmas Eve this perfect couple was driving along a winding road when they noticed someone on
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
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William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. Marking an examination paper shortly before Christmas one year, Phelps came across the note: " This is a mystery to me. Only God knows the answer to this question. Merry
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 16, 2005
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During the time I was a police officer there was a dispatcher who was no more than a co-worker and casual friend to me. Near Christmas time one year, I walked into the dispatch center and she lifted a package from the table next to her and gave it to me. It was a Christmas gift, and it was
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Orthodox
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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Baptist
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 28, 2006
Thwe wright brothers story: Big News In Dec 1903 the Wright brothers telegram their sister it read we flew 120 feet today. We will be home for Christmas. Katherine took the telegram to the editor of the local newspaper who said that’s good they will be home for Christmas. He totally missed the big
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Baptist
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C.S. Lewis recounts that when he first started going to church he disliked the hymns, which he considered to be fifth-rate poems set to sixth-rate music. But as he continued, he said,
"I realized that the hymns (which were just sixth-rate music) were, nevertheless, being sung with devotion and
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Keith Wessel on Apr 14, 2001
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Easter is so much more than learning how to face death without fear, with courage and dignity. After all, even philosophers, poets, and scientists can do that. I remember the astronomer Carl Sagan mention in an interview that he was looking forward to death as “the last great adventure.” Walt
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Lutheran
Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Mar 19, 2008
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Cassie was in the school library reading her Bible when two young killers burst in. According to witnesses, one of the killers pointed his gun at Cassie and asked, do you believe in God?" Cassie answered, "Yes, I believe in God." "Why?" the gunman asked. Cassie did not have a chance to respond; the
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Independent/Bible
A True Story: Mellissa. Texas 1991
Two students were hostel roommates for the first year at college.
When they returned from their winter break, Andrew was asked what presents he had received for Christmas. He began to tell his friend about the new clothes, the nice books, and all the other
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Independent/Bible