COLOR OF THE VIEW
"There is a house in New England where the owner designed a unique feature. The owner of the house often took visitors to the tower and would ask them to look through one of the windows. Each of the four windows was different. The red-tinted window could make it look like a hot
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United Methodist
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Aug 18, 2009
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SMOKE SIGNAL
The only survivor of a shipwreck came upon a small, uninhabited island. He prayed repeatedly for God to save him and everyday scanned the horizon for his answer. Even though he was exhausted and in despair, he eventually managed to build a little hut to keep him out of the weather
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2010
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BAIT AND SWITCH
Mart DeHaan explains:
In an unethical selling technique called the bait-and-switch method, a retailer lures customers into his store by advertising a well-known product at a very low price. When the buyer asks to purchase it, however, he is told that it is out of stock. The
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 22, 2010
CRUSHED FOR OUR INIQUITIES
Think about the Lord's instructions for worship in the Old Testament tabernacle. Some of the ingredients of the holy anointing oil had to be crushed before they were used, because until they were crushed their fragrance could not be released.
The crushing of the incense
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010
PRIORITY OF THE WORD (AS SEEN IN EZRA)
"There is an application here for us. What men say and think is not important. The Scriptures are all-sufficient and contain all of the instruction that is needed for the guidance of those who would be faithful to God in any particular period of church
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 8, 2010
WHAT MAKES JERUSALEM SO GREAT?
"Archaeologists and historians have long wondered why Jerusalem should have been established where it was, and why it should have become great. It enjoys none of the physical features which favored the advancement and prosperity of other important cities in the
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 22, 2010
GRATITUDE ATTITUDE
A few years ago Dr. Nick Stinnett of the University of Nebraska conducted a group of studies called the "Family Strengths Research Project." Stinnett and his researchers identified six qualities that make for strong families. The first quality and one of the most important to be
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 26, 2011
MARRIED PEOPLE NEED FRIENDS
The University of Chicago conducted a study where they found that couples that stayed together through adversity had friends who wanted them to stay together and who had a low opinion of divorce. By contrast, married people who spend time with divorced and bitter people
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 13, 2012
WHERE WILL OUR JOBS GO?
Futurist Thomas Frey blogs, "People are seriously worried. I've been in a number of conversations recently where people are very worried about our coming era of automation where fewer and fewer jobs will be left for people to do.
A few months ago I predicted that over 2
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Feb 7, 2013
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WHERE ARE THE HAPPIEST KIDS?
Where do the happiest kids in the world live? A study released in 2012 titled "The New Definition of Childhood" produced by an agency headquartered in Chicago found that the happiest kids in the world live in Mexico--despite its many social ills and widespread
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Baptist
Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 26, 2007
Several years ago driving through the Ocala National Forest at night, I spotted a large brown object lying in the middle of the road. I thought it looked like it might be a bear cub that had been struck by a car. I got out and looked at it, and sure enough, that is what it was. About the time I
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Baptist
Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 1, 2007
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At our house we have a set of children’s books that are designed to teach kids their ABC’s and 123’s. The very first book in the number set is entitled My One Book. The main character in this book is Little One. Little one lives in the house of one. The house of one has one door, one table, one
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 18, 2007
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A clergyman walking down a country lane and sees a young farmer struggling to load hay back onto a cart after it had fallen off.
"You look hot, my son," said the cleric. "Why don’t you rest a moment, and I’ll give you a hand."
"No thanks," said the young man. "My father wouldn’t like it if I
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
The web-slinging superhero has gone and done it again! Spiderman 3 opened on May 6, 2007 and on opening night grossed in excess of a staggering M$151 US – and climbing! This movie was different from Spider 1 and 2 in that Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spiderman, was forced to deal with what the overview
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 1, 2007
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How can salvation be offered to us as a free gift of God, yet Discipleship have a great cost? Consider this analogy:
Suppose you have a desire to climb Mount Everest. Suppose a wealthy businessman heard of your desire and offered to pay for the entire expedition. It costs about $70,000 to do it. He
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