Contributed by Vera Hughes on Jan 20, 2010
Let me share with you my story of the “Great Cake Bake”.
The great cake bake is the story of the day I was to prepare the ultimate cake for Thanksgiving dinner with my new in-laws. I mean this cake was going to be better than Betty Crocker could imagine. I remember waking up on Thanksgiving Day
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10) What’s red, white, blue, and green? A patriotic turtle! From Jessica, age 7, Abilene, TX
9) What did one flag say to the other flag? Nothing. It just waved! From Eloise, age 9, Charlottesville, VA
8) Why did Paul Revere ride his horse from Boston to Lexington? Because the horse was too
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Contributed by Matt Neace on Jun 13, 2018
Former baseball great Darryl Strawberry play 17 major league seasons with the Mets, Dodgers, Giants and Yankees. He won a World Series with the Mets in 1986. But off the field, Strawberry struggled with addiction for most of his adult life.
He was recently asked by Sports Spectrum radio, "How
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One Saturday morning a minister was busily trying to prepare his sermon under the most difficult conditions. It was a rainy day, and his young son was restless and bored, with little to do. Finally, in desperation, the minister picked up an old magazine and thumbed through it until he came to a
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 7, 2000
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There is an old story of an eagle who, on an early morning during the Spring thaw, soared high above the forest looking for something to eat.
As he followed the course of a river he looked down and spied a small rodent, trapped on a piece of ice that had broken free and was floating down stream.
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Contributed by Lynell Friesen on May 24, 2001
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Dr. Barnhouse used this illustration to portray this simple truth to his congregation and I would like to share it with you.
A young man, suffering from amnesia, lived a new life amid his old surroundings; he could remember nothing that had happened before he fell off a haywagon. As he fell,
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 6, 2002
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What Prayer Is…
Prayer is coming into the presence of God…
Prayer is entering the throne room of the KING of kings and LORD of lords…
Prayer is taking our concerns to the one who cares for me
Prayer is to stand on holy ground…
Prayer is communicating with the creator of the world…(the one spoke
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Contributed by Paul Stokes on Dec 20, 2005
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It’s official. RoSPA - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - has issued regular warnings about a whole range of hazards just waiting to happen... all of them arising from what you thought were innocent, Christmas-related activities or accessories. On Christmas Day in 2003 more than
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2010
CIRCUS AT THE CROSS: THE NATURE OF EXECUTIONS
During his 21 years on the bench at Fort Smith, Arkansas, Judge Parker sentenced 160 men to die and hanged 79 of them. It didn't take Parker long to get going. On May 10, 1875 -- only 8 days after he arrived at Fort Smith -- he opened his first term of
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Let me show you a man called Peter. The pebble that became the ROCK. How he failed and then got back up. Failure is going to put you in good company friends. Winston Churchill – the wartime British Prime Minister - failed the 6th grade and was not elected into office till he was 62. Yet he went on
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