Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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Religious Upswing: The 1st Gallup poll on religion after September 11 provided more evidence that faith has gained importance in lives of Americans. 64% of respondents said religion was “very important.” The only time that percentage was higher was in ’65, when it was 70%. 47% said they attended
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Religious Beliefs: In ’03 A new Harris Poll reveals that, while the majority of Americans say they believe the basic concepts of the Bible, there’s also a growing acceptance of other religious beliefs—even among those who call themselves "Christian."
· 89% believe in miracles.
· 68% believe in the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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"One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Happiness People who attend religious services weekly or more are happier (43% very happy) than those who attend monthly or less (31%) and seldom or never (26%). Pew Research has found this correlation to be consistent over
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Contributed by Paul Kallan on Dec 24, 2002
Among the poems of Rabindranath Tagore titled Gitanjali, there is one [No.50] that tells the story of a beggar. As he went begging from door to door, his king appeared in his golden chariot before him. He thought that the king would give him great riches and his evil days were over. So he stood
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Catholic
Contributed by Lynn Malone on Sep 12, 2005
Listen to the words of this poem entitled, "The View." I don't know the author, but the words are striking.
Jesus went upon the mount that day
To begin his ministry.
He gazed across the fertile ground,
And what did he see?
He looked upon the countless faces;
He saw the pain of un-numbered
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Methodist
Poem:
Light and dark.
Sweet or sour
Big and small
Each alone
But only understood together
Life and death-
When one begins
Each begins.
The baby’s first cry
Echoes tears of the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 25, 2007
William Herbert Carruth’s poem, “Dreamer of Dreams,” shows how the rise and fall of dreams shapes our lives as well as creating congregational health.
We are all of us dreamers of dreams,
On visions our childhood is fed;
And the heart of the child is unhaunted, it seems,
By the ghosts of dreams
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Baptist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 2, 2007
Poem: An Unknown author expressed this concept in a Poem called: “In the Crucible”
Out from the mine and the darkness,
Out from the damp and the mold,
Out from the fiery furnace,
Cometh each grain of gold.
Crushed into atoms and leveled
Down to the humblest dust
With never a heart to pity,
With
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Other
Contributed by Steve Greene on Nov 11, 2007
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The following poem by Ruth Harmes Catkins portrays the pain a troubled marriage can cause. It’s called "He Said...She Said":
"Another marriage is shattered, Lord, the divorce will be final next week.
He said it was the breakdown of communication and the subtle infiltration of boredom. She
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Nazarene
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