Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
                
                
                
                    The ability to read and to study God’s Word for yourself, gives you a great step up in your battle with temptations and trails. The Puritans thought reading was so important that in 1647 they passed the “Old Deluder Satan Act”, the first law in the United States requiring public education be
                    
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                    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
                
                
                
                    I read of a remarkable story of God’s providential care.  Police in Nepal saved the lives of Christians by arresting them! A musical team from an Indian church travelled to Tikapur, Nepal, to attend a church conference. Hours before they were scheduled to return to India, police arrested the team
                    
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                    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 31, 2007
                
                
                
                    I read a fascinating description of processionary caterpillars, which follow one another in a procession. 
 
An experiment was conducted in which a bunch of them were placed onto the rim of a flowerpot with food inside. True to their nature, the caterpillars followed one another in an endless
                    
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                    Contributed by Kl Burrus on Nov 19, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I read a story of a woman on vacation that was shopping in the finest stores. One day she saw the most beautiful cup she had ever seen. She went in bought the cup and everyday she would take the cup out and admire it. She would even talk to the cup and say, ’’I’m glad that I found you. You’re one
                    
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                    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I was reading an article in readers digest by a man named  Mark Smith 
•	And in that article Mark Like many high school seniors, was filling out a college-scholarship application.
•	One form asked for any extracurricular activities. 
•	He answered:
                    
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                    The Law of Familiarity reads:  “All things of value will, with the passage of enough time, be taken for granted.”  It is very difficult to keep intensity for a long period of time.  
	This is true in driving a car.  When we first drive, we are so cautious.  We keep our hands at 10 & 2.  But it’s
                    
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                    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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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
                
                
                
                    I WAS SHOCKED TO READ THAT THE PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE OF DISPOSABLE INCOME IN THIS COUNTRY IS ROUGHLY 1%. 
D. THE FEDERAL RESERVE EVERY 3 YEARS CONDUCTS THE SURVEY OF CONSUMER FINANCES AND FOUND THAT 61% OF ALL WORKERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 24 AND 64, (THAT IS 66 MILLION PEOPLE) DO NOT HAVE A
                    
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                    I read this story about Leonard Bernstein:
Leonard Bernstein, the conductor, was once asked, ‘What is the hardest instrument to play?’ Without a twinge of hesitation, he replied, ‘Second fiddle. I can always get plenty of first violinists. But to find one who plays second violin with as much
                    
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                    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 16, 2008
                
                
                
                    We read in the papers, we hear on the air,
Of killing and stealing, and crime everywhere.
We sigh, and we say, as we notice the trend,
"This young generation! Where will it all end?"
But can we be sure that it’s their fault alone?
That maybe most of it isn’t really our own ?
Too much money to spend
                    
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                    This week I was reading, “Relevant Magazine” and I came across this news flash in their May/June 08 edition on page 38: “I Don’t Want Your Sex for Now,”  “Tampa’s Relevant Church (which has no relation to RELEVANT Media Group) recently issued a challenge to married members of its congregation to
                    
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                    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Aug 4, 2008
                
                
                
                    Interestingly enough, I read of a business that exists in Albuquerque, New Mexico designed specifically for those couples in America who have gone through or going through a divorce. The company is called Freedom Rings: Jewelry for the Divorced. Founded by jeweler and divorcee Lynn Peters, the
                    
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                    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I read of a Norwegian missionary, Marie Monsen, who served in China in the 1950s.  She testified to the intervention of angels when Christians were in great danger.  They had taken refuge in the mission compound only to be surrounded by looting soldiers and they were astonished to find that they
                    
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                    Contributed by Jeff Kolk on Oct 26, 2000
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I read a book called Return with Honor.  The book is about Captain Scott O’Grady the U.S. Air Force pilot shot down over Bosnia in June of 1995.  Shortly after he landed hostile enemy troops stood as close as five feet from O’Grady who was hiding behind a small tree root.  Miraculously he remained
                    
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