Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jul 26, 2006
A. In November, 1975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up at the other side of the wall of Saltillo Prison in northern Mexico. On April 18, 1976, guided by pure genius, they tunneled up into the nearby courtroom in which many of them had
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PUTTING THE BRAKES ON
"Violence puts the brakes on authentic development and impedes the evolution of peoples towards greater socio-economic and spiritual well-being. This applies especially to terrorism motivated by fundamentalism, which generates grief, destruction and death, obstructs dialogue
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Contributed by Chris Smith on Jul 21, 2001
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Engineers tell us that the only way that metal can safely be used is after testing it. And it must exceed the testing requirements. Repeatedly. The metal to be used must be pure. And in order for it to be purified, it must go through fire. It must be melted, and molded to fit the designers
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 15, 2003
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Engineers tell us that the only way that metal can safely be used is after
testing it. And it must exceed the testing requirements. Repeatedly. The
metal to be used must be pure. And in order for it to be purified, it must go
through fire. It must be melted, and molded to fit the designers
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Baptist
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God's Will is Best
Angels are pure spirits, but it was God's intention to raise human beings, who are lower than the angels, to divine status, to union with the Trinity. An ancient tradition tells us that this was the cause of Lucifer's rebellion, jealousy over one day being ruled by a mere
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Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
ALL THAT WORK FOR WHAT?
In November 1975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up at the other side of the wall of Saltillo Prison in northern Mexico. On April 18, 1976, guided by pure genius, they tunneled up into the nearby courtroom in which many of them
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 12, 2005
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Why do you follow Jesus? Patrick Morley has some important things to say about our answer to this question. "The American gospel has evolved into a gospel of addition without subtraction. It is a belief that we can add Christ to our lives, but not subtract sin. It is a change in
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Church Of God
Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007
Jas 4:3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. Jas 4:4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 15, 2003
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According to Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, a father’s involvement with a child increases the child’s IQ, the child’s motivation to learn, and the child’s self-confidence. In addition, children with involved dads are more likely to
develop a sense of humor as well as an “inner
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Contributed by David Butcher on Dec 8, 2006
(I hate the thought of losing things, -worse than that, I hate things being stolen, the thought of allowing someone the pleasure of my property. Someone asked me about the motivation to work in the harbour on crime prevention. I told him that a thief
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 17, 2007
BF Skinner p world famous psychologist, proved through experiments that an animal rewarded for good behavior will learn more much more rapidly and retain what it learns longer than an animal punished for bad behavior. He later discovered it also worked with humans. The scriptures show children
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP
"Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions,
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Brethren
Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 27, 2009
"Give the Bible to the people, unadulterated, pure, unaltered, unexplained, uncheapened, and then see it work through the whole nature. It is very difficult indeed for a man or for a boy who knows the Scriptures ever to get away from it. It follows him like the memory of his mother. It haunts him
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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On average the servicemen who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier spend about 8 hours to prepare for duty. Their uniform must be meticulously prepared. What preparation do we put into our life of service to God?
A logical question that someone might ask of the soldiers who guard the Tomb of the
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Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 26, 2003
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Brennan Manning wrote: “If Jesus would appear at your dining table tonight with knowledge of everything you are and are not, total comprehension of your life story and every skeleton hidden in your closet; if he laid out the real state of your present discipleship with the hidden agenda, the mixed
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