Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
SON GETS THEIR CHOICE IN WILL
A testator left all his estate to a monastery on condition that on the return of his only son, then abroad, the worthy fathers should give him "whatever they should choose."
When the son returned home he went to the monastery, and received but a small share, the
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Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 25, 2011
LET US LOVE THEM
Tony Campolo tells about some homeless teenagers from the Philadelphia streets who beat to death a Korean honor student doing graduate work in medicine at the U of PA. His parents came to the U.S. for the trial, and sat silently through his murderers’ entire trial.
At the end,
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jul 14, 2011
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IS THAT ALL?
Listen to the words of Francis Chan:
"You go to a building, someone gives you a bulletin, you sit in a chair, you sing a few songs, a guy delivers maybe a polished message, maybe not, someone sings a solo, you go home.
"Though Christians believe in an almighty and all powerful God
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 5, 2012
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THE "WRAPPING" OF PENTECOST
We must put this in proper perspective. Those who see Pentecost's main significance as miraculous powers are missing the new thing that was being done, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
It is like someone who receives a beautifully wrapped birthday gift. After
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 2, 2012
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THE HOLMES BROTHERS ON PRIDE
The brilliant physician and writer Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., and his brother John represent two radically different views on the subject of flattery.
Dr. Holmes loved to collect compliments, and when he was older he indulged his pastime by saying to someone who had
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Brethren
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EVERYTHING WE NEED
The story is told about an American company which opened a new plant in Central America because the labour was plentiful and inexpensive. Everything went well until the villagers received their first pay cheque; afterward they did not return to work.
Several days later the
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 21, 2004
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The perfect example of this was the Oprah Winfrey show that aired this September. Oprah, whose show now airs in 109 countries around the world, celebrated her 19th season by giving away new cars to every person in her audience that day. The 276 audience members were selected because friends or
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Methodist
Contributed by John Shearhart on Aug 14, 2006
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STATS ON GRACE
How many gallons of water are in the ocean?
Answer: 3.612 x 10²º gallons of sea water in the ocean. That is 3.612 x 1 with 21 zeros.
How many stars are in the known universe?
Answer: 70 sextillion (7 followed by 22 zeros) was calculated by a team of stargazers based at the
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2007
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George Müller told of a wealthy German whose wife was a devout believer. This man was a heavy drinker, spending late nights in the tavern. She would send the servants to bed, stay up till he returned, receive him kindly, and never scold him or complain. At times she would even have to undress him
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Ron Mehl in his book “The Ten(der) Commandments shares these insightful thoughts, “As I write these words, February 14 draws nigh on my calendar. Unless you’re Charlie Brown or Saddam Hussein, you’ve probably given and received some special valentines in your life. You’ve probably had some things
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
STAY AWAKE IN CHURCH
Each of us should periodically make a personal spiritual assessment. If we have never truly been awake, we must ask the God of grace to help us believe. We must confess our sin, declare our faith in Christ, and ask Christ to make us brand-new — to receive him as our Savior.
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Last night at youth we watched Pay it Forward.
Anyone watched Pay it Forward?
I won’t tell you the entire story
but the concept of the story is centred around a young boy who begins High School and his teacher gives him a project.
The project is that he is to do something to change the world.
The
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