Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001
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There was a young man named David who killed six innocent people in New York. He was finally caught and sent to prison for life.
One day a fellow inmate began to tell David that God loved him, and was ready to forgive him for all his sins, even the murders he had committed.
It took a while, but
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 23, 2001
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A young man goes into a drug store to buy 3 boxes of chocolate. The pharmacist says what size small medium or large "Well," he said, "I’ve been seeing this girl for a while and she’s really Beautiful. I want the chocolate because I think tonight’s "the" night. We’re having dinner with her parents,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 1, 2002
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As a young doctor in India, Paul Brand had made the groundbreaking medical discovery that leprosy does its damage merely by destroying nerve endings. People who lose pain sensation can inadvertently damage themselves by simple actions as gripping a splintered rake or wearing tight shoes. Pressure
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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A young couple, very much in love, were getting married in church. However, Sue the wife was very nervous about the big occasion and so the vicar chose one verse that he felt would be a great encouragement to them.
The verse was 1 Jn 4:18 which says:
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love
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Anglican
Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002
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A young girl grows up on a cherry orchard just above Traverse City, Michigan. Her parents, a bit old-fashioned, tend to overreact to her nose ring, the music she listens to, and the length of her skirts.
They ground her a few times, and she seethes inside. "I hate you!" she screams at her father
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 12, 2002
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One night a house caught fire and a young boy was forced to flee to the roof. The father stood on the ground below with outstretched arms, calling to his son, "Jump! I’ll catch you." He knew the boy had to jump to save his life. All the boy could see, however, was flame, smoke, and blackness. As
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Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 5, 2002
I remember when I was a young child having a conversation with my grandmother while we walked down the street one day. I asked her if she was going to heaven when she died, and she replied that she hoped so. Now here is a lady who had probably been in church all her life, held many offices and has
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Baptist
Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 20, 2002
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W.A. Criswell tells of an ambitious young man who told his pastor he’d promised God a tithe of his income. They prayed for God to bless his career. At that time he was making $40.00 per week and tithing $4.00. In a few years his income increased and he was tithing $500.00 per week. He called on the
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 3, 2002
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WORKING ON THE WRONG SIDE. A young boy asked his mother if he could help her wash the windows. She welcomed his offer and told him to begin with the one in the kitchen because it was the dirtiest. He went outside and worked diligently until he thought it was clean. Then with a dry cloth he rubbed
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Baptist
Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Jan 25, 2003
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I read of a young man who worked for a bank and one day was called upon to deliver $25,000 in quarters in his bosses 49 Ford pickup to Bank of America in downtown San Bernardino. He said, “We hopped in the truck. I’m in my T-shirt and blue jeans. We drove up to the front of the Bank of America,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Kallan on Feb 15, 2003
I remember a young man by the name Mathew who was infected with Aids. He came back home, because he needed understanding, care and concern from the only ones who would dare to do so in such an extremely hopeless situation. To his horror, he found that his family was afraid and felt threatened by
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Catholic
Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Apr 16, 2003
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During World War II, a young paratrooper, David Webster of E Company, 101st Airborne wrote his mother, “Stop worrying about me. I joined the parachutists to fight. I intend to fight. If necessary, I shall die fighting, but don’t worry about this because no war can be won without young men
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Lutheran
Contributed by Ronald Keller on May 24, 2003
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I can remember a time while I was a young and poor college student of being invited to preach at a church without a pastor. I was to preach and my wife was to sing in the morning worship service and also in the evening service. I was about eighty miles from home. After the service all of the
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Nazarene
Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 9, 2003
A young woman went to her father’s farm to pick up a horse trailer. The father advised his daughter that before she took the trailer out on the highway she had better put forty pounds of air in each tire. Attaching the trailer to her pickup truck, the daughter drove the trailer over to the air
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Baptist
Contributed by James Chandler on Dec 9, 2003
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I can remember as a young boy saying prayer for the family one Thanksgiving meal. In my prayer I included the phrase, "Dear God, I sure hope the Oakland Raiders make it to the Superbowl." I learned that wasn’t really appropriate. As I grew, I also learned that real hope is not the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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There’s a story about a young child who lay in hospital dying of cancer, withering away to
nothing. Her family was devastated. Friends came, from church, from work...and tried to offer
solace. They tried but could only come up with unhelpful little sayings that didn’t begin to touch
the
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