Contributed by David Yarbrough on Nov 12, 2001
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Despite the "Do Not Touch" signs, a museum was having no success in keeping patrons from touching--and soiling--priceless furniture and art. But the problem evaporated overnight when a clever museum employee replaced the signs with ones
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 8, 2004
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Recently there was a cartoon where an elderly woman is standing at the church door talking to the pastor. Her remark, as she hands a thick manila folder to him was, “My doctor copied my chart, complete with medicines and prognosis....just
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Baptist
Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 8, 2008
My Stripes
Many years ago I was enlisted in the Air Force and competed for promotion to Technical Sergeant. I was a Staff Sergeant that had been recognized as one of the best. I had fire wall 5 performance reports and had been Group NCO of the Year for two consecutive years. I had all the right
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Lutheran
Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 8, 2000
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With the dust settling from our recent elections, I had an opportunity to review some sound bites that were overlooked by mainstream media. One reporter asked the presidential and vice-presidential candidates a very simple question. “Why did the chicken cross the road?” After some thoughtful
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 27, 2002
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Bob Russell who preaches in Louisville was raised on a farm in Pennsylvania and he tells the story of his first youth minister who was a city-boy. Now his youth group was made up mostly of kids from the farm so they didn’t think they would have much in common with this city slicker and so weren’t
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Christian Church
Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006
Mike Yaconneli talks about Eric. “I’ll never forget the day Eric, a recovering alcoholic, stood up in our church during announcements. Eric’s lifelong battle with alcohol had been mostly unsuccessful. He had been in and our of jail, and his drinking was taking its toll on his marriage. ‘I need
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Methodist
Contributed by Tom Doubt on Mar 19, 2004
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John Thomas Oaks is musician in NYC [www.oaksengine.com] . On a chilly November, in Manhattan, he was playing at the Starbucks Café on 51st & Broadway. Others had said it was the most lucrative Starbucks in the world; tips were good if you played your tunes right. John was playing tunes from the
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Baptist
Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 22, 2009
When I was a youth living in south Texas, we had … a fireplace. And we used it in the winter. REALLY! Those 60 degree winter nights can chill the bones ya know!!!!
Well, guess who split most on the firewood we used … me. Dad helped … sometimes. But mostly what dad did was teach me how to do it and
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Nazarene
Contributed by Richard Francis on May 18, 2007
Even when the disciples turned from Jesus, betrayed him, he forgave them and came after them to seek them out personally, he does the same for us, ask and you will recive seek and you will
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009
Messianic Jew David Stern comments, "Sha’ul’s self-limitation is consistent with Jewish ethical standards, derekh-eretz, the "way of the world." God expects us to do what is right and what is ethical.
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 13, 2005
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Humans prefer to be deceived and lied to rather than told the truth. T.S. Elliot said it best, “humans cannot bear too much reality.” When it comes to reality we must make sure we
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Pentecostal