I have this attic over my house. There are all sorts of things up there; most of them non-life forms. Among the assorted things I do not understand is a myriad of electrical and mechanical devices. The most evil of those is a disconnect for the two zone heat and air units. It’s a safety device.
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Elmer Bendiner, a crewmember in a World War II B-17 bomber, the Tondalayo, was barraged by flak from Nazi antiaircraft guns. That was not unusual, but on this particular occasion, the gas tanks were hit. Later Elmer reflected on the miracle of a 20 mm shell piercing the fuel tank without touching
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the
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Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jan 7, 2008
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Michael Yaconelli, co-founder of the Christian Publishing Company, "Youth Specialties," wrote the following in his book, "Messy Spirituality."
For a period of time, we were lucky enough to have a housekeeper. She would come in once a week to dust, vacuum, and clean every little out-of-the-way
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Contributed by David Simmons on Jan 18, 2001
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Why would God go to all the trouble to endure our bad choices and our flagrant sinning in order to have relationship with us? Hear the story of the lost son from the modern setting as told by Philip Yancey in his book What’s so Amazing about Grace.
Yancey tells the story of a prodigal daughter
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Contributed by Wayne Burnett on Feb 28, 2001
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-All I will ever need to know I learned from Noah. One, Don’t miss the boat. Two, Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three. Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark . Four, Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old someone may ask you to do something really big. Five, Don’t listen to
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Church Of God
Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 27, 2002
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G. Campbell Morgan had four sons, and all became ministers of the Gospel. At a family reunion, he was asked, “Which of the four Morgans was the greatest preacher? The father looked at each of his four sons in
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Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 15, 2002
F.B. Meyer wrote, “All other life, from the aphid on the rose leaf to the archangel before the throne, is dependent and derived. All others waste and grow old; He only is unchangeably the same. All others are fires which he
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Baptist
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Ten percent of all 15 to 19 year-old females become pregnant each year. ("Kids Having Kids," A Robin Hood Foundation Special Report on the
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Methodist
Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 8, 2003
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Robert Fulghum in his wildly-popular book, “All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,?spelled out how things learned as a child will shape the philosophy of an adult. These life-changing kindergarten rules, principles, and advice include: “Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people.
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 23, 2003
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As a two and three-year old I used to gather all my stuffed animals together and stand up on box and begin to “preach” to them. My Mom called me her “little preacher boy.” As a child God put within my imagination the dream of being a preacher.
As a teenager I began to pursue my divine-daring
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Kerry Kinchen on Nov 10, 2003
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"I may not here omit how, notwithstand[ing] all their great pains and industry, and the great hopes of a large crop, the Lord seemed to blast, and take away the same, and to threaten further and more sore famine unto them. By a great drought which continued from the third week in May, till about
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