Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Years ago, there was a very wealthy man 
•	Who, along with his devoted son, shared a passion for art collecting. 
•	Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. 
•	Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of
                    
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                    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 10, 2011
                
                
                
                    ROOTS AND FRUITS
How many of you have been to a funeral? As you approach the casket you'll see numerous floral arrangements, and these floral displays use two different kinds of flowers. 
First there are the bouquets of cut flowers, and there are planters. There's generally more bouquets than
                    
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                    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 16, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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Years ago there was a terrible outbreak of disease in a tiny village in a remote part of Africa. Both children and adults were, getting sick and overcome with nausea. Several,weeks passed, and the sickness became widespread, and people started dying. Word of the disease
                    
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                    Contributed by John Boquist on Aug 9, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    TREASURE OF HIM
The word "treasure" in the Greek sounds like our word "thesaurus." The idea behind a thesaurus is to explore every possible way of stating an idea. In the same way, everything that really needs to be known or said is rooted in Christ. This treasure
                    
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                    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2025
                
                
                
                    From just before the time of Christ (when Jesus was a child, Hillel was still alive).
"He [Hillel] would stand at the gate of Jerusalem and meet people going to work. He questioned them, "How much will you make at work today?" One person would answer, "A denarius." Another
                    
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                    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    THE ROOT BEARS THE FRUIT
A farmer one planted two fruit trees on opposite sides of his property.  The one he planted to provide a hedge hide the unsightly view of an old landfill; the other to provide shade to rest under near a cool mountain stream which ran down beside his fields.  As the two
                    
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                    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 17, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    [Linked at the Roots, Citation: Blair F. Rorabaugh, Uniontown, Ohio. Leadership, Vol. 12, no. 2]
The article "What Good Is a Tree?" in Reader’s Digest explained that when the roots of trees touch, there is a substance present that reduces competition. 
In fact, this unknown fungus helps link roots
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    "Discontent is at the root of the creative processthe most gifted members of the human species are at their creative best when they cannot have their way, and they must compensate for what
                    
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                    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    THE DEEP ROOT EFFECT
I remember vividly a trip to a dentist for "deep root" surgery. I was told that as the nerve in my tooth was most likely dead, there was no need for an anaesthetic. I trusted the dentist as he selected which long wire to insert into my cavity to remove what ever was left
                    
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                    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 3, 2010
                
                
                
                    Root Beer Thirst --- ---
As a kid in High School, I loved to go to amusement parks, and so did my friends. We only had a couple of amusement parks in the SF Bay Area and my high school buddies and I were able to convince our parents to drop us off at one of these amusement parks that was like a six
                    
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                    Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 23, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    [Illustration – Twinkies and Root Beer - unknown source]
A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of Root Beer and he started his journey. 
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an elderly man. The
                    
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