Contributed by Don Jones on Sep 16, 2007
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History gives us a rather interesting account on resolution of conflict. French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas once had a heated quarrel with a rising young politician. The argument became so intense that a duel was inevitable. Since both men were superb shots they decided to draw lots,
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. The greatest English poet of the eighteenth century Alexander Pope penned these immortal words in his An Essay on Man:
Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never IS, but always TO be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confined from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
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Methodist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
George Matheson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1842. As a child he had only partial vision, and his sight became progressively worse, until it resulted in blindness by the time he was eighteen. Despite his handicap, he was a brilliant student and graduated from the University of Glasgow and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible on TV, and covert operations, secret even in success. We will starve terrorists
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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COULD BE WORSE
Some years ago, Charles Schulz pictured Charlie Brown bringing out Snoopy’s dinner on Thanksgiving Day, but it was just his usual dog food in a bowl. So, Snoopy took one look at the dog food and said, "This isn’t fair. The rest of the world today is eating turkey with all the
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One of my favorite songs right now is a song by a man named Jeremy Camp. It’s entitled "There will be a Day." I want to share the first verse and chorus with you in closing today. It goes like this:
I try to hold on to this world with everything I have
But I feel the weight of what it brings,
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REVENGE: A LAZY FORM OF GRIEF
In the 2005 film, The Interpreter, Nicole Kidman plays the role of Sylvia Broome, a United Nations translator who overhears an assassination plot. In one scene in the movie, Sylvia talks about revenge and mercy. She speaks of a primitive tribe and a tradition they
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 1, 2011
THE JESUS EMBASSY
Almost every nation in the world has an embassy that is owned by the United States of America. No matter what nation that embassy is in, the ground on which it rests is U.S. soil. That land does not belong to that foreign country.
Now, if you - as a U.S. citizen - are in Europe
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FAITH AND AN ELEVATOR
If I stand on the ground floor of a 27-floor building and press the button for an elevator, I am confident (I have faith) that the elevator will arrive. Indeed, it does, and the door opens.
I am now presented with a vehicle that, I am confident (I have faith), will take
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Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 18, 2008
Man was given a tour of the Devil’s workshop. Had all his tools he used to deceive Christians. There was hatred, jealously, deceit, lying, and pride--all well worn. But over to the side of the yard on display was a tool more obviously worn than any of the other tools. The tool was labeled
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 27, 2005
George Mueller was a great man of faith of the 1800’s. He built many orphanages in England. He didn’t have a personal salary. He relied only on God to supply the money and food needed to support the hundreds of homeless children he considered himself responsible for because he was a Christian. He
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas once had a heated quarrel with a rising young politician. The argument became so intense that a duel was inevitable. Since both men were superb shots they decided to draw lots, the loser agreeing to shoot himself. Dumas lost. Pistol in hand, he
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 5, 2006
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Proverbs According To Kids: A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest.
As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You... Mess It Up.
Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th Grader.
Strike While
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Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
I was reading a few days ago of a young man who, in applying for a position, handed to his prospective employer a recommendation from a minister. The business man handed back the recommendation with the question, “Haven’t you something from some one who knows you on week days?”
Too many look
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