Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    In 1973, four hostages were taken in a botched bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden.  At the end of their captivity, six days later, they actively resisted rescue.  They refused to testify against their captors, raised money for their legal defense, and one of the female hostages later became engaged
                    
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                    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 4, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Illus.:  “You Can’t Practice Burying Me”
Shortly after a recent seminary graduate had assumed his first pastorate, he and his wife went to visit his family.  His mother sensed that her daughter-in-law was unhappy, but not wishing to interfere, she pretended not to notice.  As they were leaving,
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Abraham Lincoln said of the war in his 2nd inaugural address in 1865 only weeks before his assassination: “Neither party expected for the war, the magnitude, or the duration, which it has already attained… Each looked for an easier triumph… Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and
                    
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                    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 9, 2012
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    GREED: THE CAT AND THE VASE
A man wanders into a small antique shop in San Francisco. Mostly it's cluttered with knickknacks and junk. On the floor, however, he notices what looks like an ancient Chinese vase. On closer inspection it turns out to be a priceless relic from the Ming dynasty whose
                    
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