Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 29, 2007
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A medieval monk name Brother Lawrence wrote a series of letters to a friend. Those letters were compiled into a book entitled Practicing The Presence of God. And in it, Lawrence encourages us to practice the presence of God—to
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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It’s like the pastor who told a colleague “I have 800 members in my church” “How many are active?” his friend enquired. “All of them” came the reply “600 are active for the Lord and the rest are
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Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
Ty Cobb on Loneliness
The incredibly talented, acclaimed, rich, famous baseball player, Ty Cobb said, near the end of his life in 1961, "If I had the chance to live my life over,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Larry Elder on Jul 12, 2003
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Oliver Wendell Holmes once attended a meeting in which he was the shortest
man present.
"Dr. Holmes," quipped a friend, "I should think you’d feel rather small
among us big fellows."
"I
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 24, 2008
Some say fish have a six second memory. So, when one fish gets caught on a hook, only six seconds later, all his fish friends are ready to get hooked again. People are like that. They see
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2008
The definition for intimacy is the condition of being friends. Basically friendship is related to closeness, companionship, comradeship, fellowship and family. It's about close relationship, being open to one another, taking the guard off your heart and
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jerry Wood on Dec 11, 2003
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SNEAKY SNAKE
Sneaky Snake was the meanest animal in the forest. He loved to sneak up on the other animals and bite them with his sharp fangs. He had bitten everybody that had ever tried to be his friend; so, he did not have a single friend in the whole world, not even one.
One day, he was
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Baptist
Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
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My wife, Darcy; and I were on a date, sitting in the corner of the restaurant waiting for our food. I took out my pen and started to mark lines on a paper napkin. When I was done, I had made an acceptable likeness of a casket. I slid it across the table.
Darcy peeked at it, then rolled her eyes.
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Baptist
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Come with me if you will to the snow covered mountain paths of Oberndorf, a small village in Austria.
It is a cold Christmas Eve morning in 1818.
As you look across the mountains you will see the local vicar Father Joseph Mohr (1792-1848), winding his way along the path to the village of Arndorf
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Anglican
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Feb 22, 2005
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The late Mike Royco wrote a national column out of the Chicago Tribune and he once told about a friend of his who was falling in love and his friend said that he was going to take his girl to a Seaside resort, stay for the week-end. And he said, "If it clicks, "I’m going to ask her to marry me."
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Christian Church
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2003
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The legend is told of the time Satan and his demons were having a Christmas party. As the demonic guests were preparing to depart, one grinned and said, "Merry Christmas, your majesty!" At that, Satan replied with a growl, "Keep it
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Every time a boy went to his playmates house he saw his grandmother studying her Bible. Finally, he asked his friend about it. Why is you Grandmother always reading that Bible? He
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jul 5, 2008
RELIGION & LAW
James Wilson spoke more times than any other Founding Father on the floor of the Convention (168 times). Later he was appointed as a Justice on the original Supreme Court by George Washington. He said, "Far from being
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