Contributed by Chad Wright on Apr 25, 2002
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Throughout history, women have been treated by men as lesser humans. Athenian women were of inferior status, often guarded by dogs, treated as fickle, contentious, and uncultured in comedy. In Jesus’ day, there was a prayer said by Jewish men thanking God in this manner, “Thank you for not making
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 16, 2003
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Before CalFed Bank turned into Citibank, there was an advertisement that showed a toddler driving a parent crazy, and then words that suggest that while CalFed cannot help you take control of your child, it can at least help you take control of your finances.
Children have ways of bringing
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 4, 2003
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On February 15, 2003, the Exploits River overflowed its banks and flooded the town of Badger, Newfoundland. The temperature quickly dropped to –30C, -22F, and encased much of the town, twisting and buckling walls and foundations. All of the town’s 906 residents were evacuated. And many people,
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On February 15 of this year, the Exploits River overflowed its banks and flooded the town of Badger, Newfoundland. The temperature quickly dropped to –30C, -22F, and encased much of the town, twisting and buckling walls and foundations. All of the town’s 906 residents were evacuated. And many
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The late Roland Q. Leavell in his book, Evangelism: Christ’s Imperative Commission, stated that of all the reported Church members:
15 per cent cannot be found,
20 per cent never pray,
25 per cent never read the Bible,
30 per cent never attend Church services,
40 per cent never
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2001
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Back in the 13th century St. Richard of Chichester prayed:
"Thanks be to Thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits and blessings which Thou has borne for me. O most merciful Friend, Brother, and Redeemer: may I know Thee more clearly, love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly."
In
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Richard Armstrong and Edward Watkin tell the story of a biologist’s experiment with "processional caterpillars." On the rim of a clay pot that held a plant, he lined them up so that the leader was head-to-head with the last caterpillar. The tiny creatures circled the rim of the pot for a full week.
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E. M. Bounds -- Our religion breaks down oftenest and most sadly in our conduct. Beautiful theories are marred by ugly lives. The most difficult as well as the most impressive point in piety is to live it. Our praying suffers as much as our religion from bad living. Preachers were charged in
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Contributed by Mike Gillett on Feb 28, 2007
Stage One: UNDERSTAND:
What does the passage actually say?
Setting: When and where was the book or passage written?
Purpose: Why was it written?
Context: What is the book as a whole about?
Form: How, or in what form, was it written?
Words: What is the meaning of individual words?
Stage Two:
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 29, 2010
Poet Roxie Lusk Smith wrote:
“The Masters Touch”
Deep beyond my mind I know of God’s unfailing skill;
He makes the scope of time to bow to his all-mighty will.
I cannot doubt the master’s art remolding such as I,
An erring child, with willful heart; remade by Him on high.
My weakened soul was
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Contributed by John Putty on Apr 5, 2011
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HIGHER GROUND
The old hymn, “Higher Ground” is a spiritual declaration of one determined man Johnson Oatman, Jr. put to music! While some refuse to believe that our personal faith plays any real role in our spiritual growth and in experiencing Christian victory, in all my 20 years of preaching
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Reflections on time gone by:
Memories of time are frozen in our minds and they are picture frames of happiness – sadness – and joy. They bring pieces of learning to our lives – they help us grow and to think clearer. They etch lessons and concepts into our hearts to be drawn on again and again in
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 29, 2007
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The problem in today’s church is that we have developed a low concept of God and are guilty of wanting to make Him into our image. Let me repeat, I am talking about the church, not the unchurched and unsaved. When I hear them talk of God for the most part their ideas are so silly and so
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Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 17, 2008
An old table tells that when Zaccheus grew old he lived in Jericho as a humble and devout believer. Every morning at sunrise, so the story goes, he went for a walk carrying a pitcher of water. Upon his return, he always seemed happy and radiant. His wife, with usual curiosity, followed him one
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Baptist
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A VOICE THAT DOESN'T SHOUT
On the Easter just before he died, D. William Sangster painfully printed a short note to his daughter. A deeply spiritual Methodist, he had been spearheading a renewal movement in the British Isles after World War II. Then his ministry, except for prayer, was ended by a
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