Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 5, 2003
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If, however, we believe that we are the product of a Creator who made us and set us free, we will conclude as William Ernest Henley in his poem, "Invictus":
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul....
It matters
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Contributed by Joe Fornear on Oct 27, 2004
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Simon LeVay, after his male partner died of AIDS, by his own admission set out to prove that homosexuality is genetic. He concluded that an area of the brain in the hypothalamus that has something to do with the sex drive is the same size in women as it is in gay men. "It’s important to stress
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Contributed by James Pless on May 29, 2006
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9222. Jonathan Appleseed
One of the men we might thank for spreading the apple tree in America was Jonathan Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Many people think Johnny was merely a legendary figure, but he lived, indeed. Born in Massachusetts around 1775, Chapman set out alone into the
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Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on May 25, 2007
In Yorkshire, England during the early 1800’s two sons were born to a family named Taylor. The older one set out to make a name for himself by entering Parliament and gaining public prestige. The younger son chose to give his life to Christ. With commitment to Christ, Hudson Taylor turned his face
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Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 24, 2007
Illustration: "Christians Aren’t Perfect, Just Forgiven"
Whether seen on bumper stickers, heard during altar calls, developed from a narrow interpretation of Lutheran or fundamentalist theology, or perpetuated in fluffy paperbacks, the reduction of the gospel to cheap forgiveness is ever with
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Baptist
Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
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Today in Yellow Springs, Ohio, people are still receiving Christmas presents from ex-slave Wheeling Gaunt, who was born in 1812 and who died in 1894. Just before he died, he deeded nine acres of land at the south edge of the village to the town of Yellow Springs, the proceeds of which were to buy
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Methodist
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 21, 2009
When Julie gave birth to our son Ben, and then to Rachel two years later, I was overjoyed. I held them up to God soon after birth and praised God for the privilege of raising them. I realized even then that they belonged to Him, and I needed His help to be a parent. I drove home in the car honking
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 28, 2009
HEAVIEST-EVER NEWBORN
KISARAN, Indonesia – Indonesia’s heaviest-ever newborn drew curious crowds Friday to a hospital where the boy named Akbar — or the "Great" in Arabic — came into the world at a record 19.2 pounds (8.7 kilograms).
Akbar Risuddin was born to a diabetic mother in a 40-minute
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Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
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A man by the name of Max DePree related the following heart-touching story:
Esther, my wife, and I have a granddaughter named Zoe, the Greek word for life. She was born prematurely and weighed one pound, seven ounces, so small that my wedding ring could slide up her arm to her shoulder. The
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2003
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IF YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY GOOD--Communion Meditation
Dennis Prager, a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, wrote a very insightful column about goodness. He writes:
"No issue has a greater influence on determining your social and political views than whether you
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Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 10, 2007
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The impact of Jesus on history is eloquently captured in a short literary piece entitled One Solitary Life. Perhaps you’ve heard it before. It reads this way:
“Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the Child of a peasant woman. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty, and
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 1, 2009
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THE ODE TO THE INNKEEPER
The Innkeeper stands, he is guarding the door
He's got all he wants, he has room for no more
'O yes, there's a stable, not fit for a king
Have that if you like, it don't mean a thing.
But don't come inside, I've so much to do
I haven't the time to listen to you.'
A night
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Of Dad developing "frozen shoulder" pain
Ouch! My Dad developed a frozen shoulder condition and boy we took him from one hospital to another with no avail, till the “Magnet therapy” did the trick. In this sermon, I intend to touch upon a particular type of “shoulder problem” and the “therapy”
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