A column entitled “Lite Fare” that appeared in The Christian Reader shares this story by Sherrie Murphree of Odessa, Texas: “My husband has an almost boundless appetite for ice cream, and it was obvious at a Sunday school party where he helped himself to a good sample of every flavor available.
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When I was a little girl, I can still remember seeing a picture of Jesus. He had curly blonde hair, blue, blue eyes and skin as fair as fair can be. Is that how we picture our Jesus? Do we really grasp how Jesus looked the battering and scars that he bore for us? Sure we see the crown of thorns
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Methodist
Contributed by Chad Wright on May 11, 2002
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As long as we are in this world, the physical heart will need help. Science has found one avenue to attempt to help the heart. It has been making great strides on creating and implementing an artificial heart. The world’s first recipient, Robert Tools, lived for 151 days after his artificial heart
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Wayne A. Lamb in 100 Meditations on Hope, shares this story: “In the midst of a storm, a little bird was clinging to the limb of a tree, seemingly calm and unafraid. As the wind tore at the limbs of the tree, the bird continued to look the storm in the face, as if to say, ‘Shake me off; I sill have
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 1, 2009
DO YOU KNOW HIM?
Do you know Jesus? I’m not asking if you know about Jesus. Some people know Jesus about as well as they know Stephen Harper (PM of Canada), Rick Warren (Pastor and best-selling author), Sara Palin (Governor of Alaska who ran for Vice President for Republican John McCain), or Carl
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The story of Joseph’s life can be outlined by several key events in Genesis:
1. REJECTION (37:1-36) – Jacob selected Joseph as the favored son and he was despised by his brothers. They threw him into a pit and left him for dead.
2. REFINEMENT (38:1 – 40:23) – Traders came by and
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What Child is this?
To the seeker, He's the Way;
to the philosopher, He’s the Truth;
to the penitent, He’s the Life.
He is Joshua's captain,
He is Moses' smitten rock,
He is Ruth’s Kinsman Redeemer,
What Child is this?
He is David’s Covenant King,
He is Esther’s
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The next total solar eclipse that will streak across America takes place on April 8, 2024. On the Hebrew calendar, this is the first day of the month of Nisan which corresponds with April on the Gregorian calendar. At sundown in Israel on April the 8th at approximately 11 am (EST), Nissan 1 begins.
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Many readers will be familiar with Al Mohler’s helpful analogy of “theological triage” in which he speaks of first-order, second-order, and third-order doctrines. (Note - this is a theological statement about the Bible, not a clear biblical statement from Scripture. It is one author trying to
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Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 21, 2001
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The late president Calvin Coolidge returned home from church one Sunday afternoon and found his wife sitting in the chair. Unable to go that day, she was still interested in what the preacher had to say. She asked her husband what the preacher spoke about and he said, "Sin."
Like most women, a
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Baptist
Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 20, 2000
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Henry Ward Beecher was one of the great preachers of the 19th Century. He was ill one Sunday, so a substitute pastor walked up to the pulpit as the worship service began. Seeing that Dr. Beecher would not be speaking that day, a number of people got up and headed for the door. The substitute
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Baptist
Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002
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A three-year-old girl was listening intently to the children’s sermon one Sunday morning at her church. The minister explained that God wants everyone to get along and love each other.
“God wants us all to be one,” he said.
To which the little girl replied, “But I don’t want to be one. I want
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 14, 2002
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SUBTLETY OF PRIDE
Paul W. Powell once observed: “Pride is so subtle that if we aren’t careful we’ll be proud of our humility. When this happens our goodness becomes badness. Our virtues become vices. We can easily become like the Sunday School teacher who, having told the story of the Pharisee and
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Baptist
Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 23, 2003
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CAN'T BUY ME LOVE
A minister was speaking to the Sunday school about the things money can’t buy. “It can’t buy laughter and it can’t buy love” he told them.
Driving his point home he said, “What would you do if I offered you $1,000 not to love your mother and father?” Stunned
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003
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There was this parrot who lived in a bar. Well the barkeeper decided to sell the bar and a group of church people who needed a new church bought it to convert it to a place to meet for worship. So the bar was open it’s last night for business. After midnight when the bar closed down and the
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Methodist
Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 22, 2004
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There once was a lady who began coming to church. She came for weeks all alone to the Sunday morning service. She would come in right as the service began and would be the first one to leave the church because she would rush out during the closing song. One day she decided to stop going to
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Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 11, 2004
In England about 2 to 3 miles off the coast there is a place so deep that all the dissolved sewage of London is released there. Each day of the week except Sunday, a ship loaded with garbage goes to the spot and pumps all of the filth of the city into the depth of the sea. the remarkable thing is
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