Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jun 16, 2007
Punishment teaches the great lesson that choices have consequences. I have been spanked, but the worst punishment I ever had was not a spanking. I called my grandmother an old “battleaxe”. I didn’t even know what it meant. She told me, “Well this old battle axe is going to make you sit in the
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Baptist
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
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It was a cold, winter day. A carcass, on an ice floe, floated slowly down the Niagra River. An Eagle, flying overhead, spied the easy prey below, and descended upon it. He began to eat. As he did, the water of the river began slowly pushing the flow toward the falls. But could not the eagle,
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Baptist
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 14, 2007
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Jack
A young man of age 22 was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It was serious. Jack was given a very low chance of making it. But a year later he was healthy and cancer free. A few weeks later it was discovered that Jack had a tumor the size of a football in his belly. It was intertwined around
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Virgil Gibson on Oct 17, 2007
Several years ago my wife and I bought our 2 small grandsons new bicycles for their birthdays. We did not have a truck available at the time, so we bought the bikes unassembled.
My son and I realized that it would not be a big task to assemble the bikes. We began the process without reading the
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Apostolic
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 4, 2008
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I am drawn to realize that I must make room and give careful attention to the witness of the Scriptures. It is my attention to the Scriptures as the challenged, but undefeated Word of God that I will overcome the flood of doubts and opposition to my faith that will come in 2008. I need an anchor
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Anne Benefield on May 28, 2008
The gift of the Spirit is much too important not to share, but sometimes we don't share it. A few weeks ago when I attended the preaching conference in Woodbridge, VA, I heard James Emery White speak. He is the president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. In his book, Long Night's Journey
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
But we must focus on the good
Reminds me of a story about a newlywed farmer and his wife
Mother-in-law visit demanding an inspection
Genuinely tried to be friendly
Hoping for non-antagonistic relationship
To no avail, nagged at every opportunity
Demanding changes, offering unwanted advice and
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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GOD KNOWS HIS OWN
The guillemot is a small arctic sea bird that lives on the rocky cliffs of northern coastal regions. These birds flock together by the thousands in comparatively small areas. Because of the crowded conditions, hundreds of females lay their pear-shaped eggs side by side on a
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
The Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew. It tells the story of Naaman, the Syrian leper, who was told by the prophet Elisha to dip seven times in the Jordan River for healing. The translation reads, "Then Naaman went down and baptizo himself seven times in the
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 28, 2023
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In his book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner applies the modern science of probability to just eight Messianic prophecies regarding Christ. He says, "The chance that any man might have fulfilled all eight prophecies is one in 10 to the 17th. That would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000." (one
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 8, 2000
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“On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken, Jr., broke the baseball record that many believed would never be broken: Lou Gehrig’s iron-man feat of playing in 2,131 consecutive games. Ripken gives much of the credit for his accomplishments to the example and teaching of his father Cal Ripken, Sr., who
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