Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
GOD'S DETOUR
The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, he prayed, "Lord, I want to go as a missionary for you. Open
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In 1986, there were two ships that collided off the Russian coast. Hundreds of people were thrown to their deaths in the icy waters. When the authorities investigated the cause of the accident they did not find any mechanical or technical problems. They found a human problem.
Seems that both
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 26, 2006
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MOURNER'S BENCH
In the late 1700’s there was something called the “mourner’s bench.” An altar call would be given, and people who desired to become Christians would come down front to a bench at the front and pray until they “felt” saved. They would be seeking a “strange warming of the heart” as
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 27, 2009
IS GOD IN RESIDENCE?
I once saw a poster of a valentine-shaped heart with a castle on top of it. There was a flag with a slogan, oversized and coming out of the top of the castle. The slogan read: "Joy is the banner flown from the heart when the King is in residence."
Well, stupid me, I didn’t
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 9, 2001
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In a concert in Chicago, Harry Lauder, Scottish singer and songwriter, sang to an overflowing audience. At the conclusion, the audience stood en masse, and applauded uproariously. After the applause subsided, the audience said in unison, “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” Showing
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 12, 2007
A newspaper once ran an article on the superstar tenors Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti who were performing together in LA. A reporter tried to press the issue of competitiveness between the three men. Placido Domingo replied “You have to put all of your
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Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jan 10, 2004
There was a daughter of wealthy parents who got saved in one of Billy Graham’s crusade. The mother was so embarrassed by her daughter’s actions. Her mother said you are a sweet girl you don’t need this. The daughter looked her mother in the
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I received this DVD a few weeks ago about the movie “The Passion of the Christ” and it spoke to me that Mel Gibson had the Lord speak to him about the need to complete an unfinished task for him and that was this movie. So lets see what the Lord laid on Mel’s
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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"The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field or endeavor.... I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour -- his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear -- is that moment when he has worked his heart
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Contributed by Fred Mueller on Dec 16, 2004
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I remember back in the times of the Civil Rights movement, psychologists were studying bigotry and prejudice. They found that a way of getting people to change their attitudes was to get them to say something unbigoted. Thus if you could get people to say that whites and blacks are equal and
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DT 10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to observe
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Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Jan 3, 2008
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“Once my hands were always trying,
Trying hard to do my best;
Now my heart is sweetly trusting,
And my soul is all at rest!
Once my life was full of effort,
Now it’s full of joy and zest;
Since I
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Baptist
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