Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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Any of us more than twenty-five years old can probably remember where we were when we first heard of President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.
British novelist David Lodge, in the introduction to one of his books, tells where he was--in a theater watching the performance of a satirical revue he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
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ILL: A wealthy businessman hosted a spectacular party in which he had filled his swimming pool with sharks, barracuda, and other assorted dangerous fish. He announced to his guests that he would like to challenge any of them to try swimming across the pool, and he would offer a first prize of
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Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 27, 2003
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A few years ago a US AIR airplane crashed near Pittsburgh. The cause of that crash was a mystery, because the plane just seemed to fall from the sky. So it was with great interest that the investigators listened to the information recorded in the plane’s black box. CNN played a portion of that
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"E. Stanley Jones once said to Mahatma Ghandi: "I am very anxious to see Christianity nationalized in India, so it will no longer be a foreign thing identified with a foreign people and a foreign government, but a part of the national life of India contributing its power to India’s uplift and
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 26, 2003
When I was about ten years old I was visiting my grandparents here in Winnipeg and my Poppa took me to the zoo. In those days there was a fountain just inside the gates of the petting zoo area and it was filled with coins. I reached in there and grabbed enough money to later buy myself an ice cream
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 28, 2003
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The 200-year-old church was being readied for an anniversary celebration when calamity struck: the bell ringer was called out of town. The sexton immediately advertised for another.
When the replacement arrived, the sexton took him to the steps leading to the bell tower, some 150 feet above them.
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 25, 2003
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A pilot's flying over a mountainous terrain, and as he's flying, he looks down to see two vehicles driving down the highway.
The first vehicle is a semi-trailer, pulling his load up and down that ol' highway. The second vehicle is a sports car driven by a guy who's got better things to do than be
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 30, 2004
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[Illustration]
Four ministers were discussing the pros and cons of various Bible translations and paraphrases.
Eventually each stated which version, in his opinion, was the best.
The first minister said he used the King James because the Old English style is beautiful and produces the most reverent
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
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When I was ten, my parents gave me a brand new baseball and then left to go shopping. They left strict orders not to play baseball in the backyard, though, since we had such a small yard. Unfortunately, my friends were there with a baseball bat. They talked me into hitting just once. I decided
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004
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THE SUFFERING OF THE TRINITY
In the National Gallery of Art in London there’s a picture of the Crucifixion that is so dark that when you first look at it, you can’t see anything. But if you stand and ponder it, and if you do not permit your gaze to falter, eventually you will see in the darkness a
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Contributed by Steve Bond on Aug 31, 2004
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A man was out on walk when he saw another man about to throw himself from a bridge into the river. He ran over to save him. "Why do you want to kill yourself?" the man asked. "I've nothing to live for."
"Don't you believe in God?" "Yes I do."
"What a coincidence-so do I! Are you a Jew or a
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Contributed by Kevin Barron on Sep 5, 2004
At one point early in Julius Caesar’s political career, feelings ran
so high against him that he thought it best to leave Rome. He sailed
for the Aegean island of Rhodes, but en route the ship was attacked
by pirates and Caesar was captured. The pirates demanded a
ransom of 12,000 gold
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Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
A certain man wanted to sell his house. Another man wanted very badly to buy it, but because he was poor, he couldn’t afford the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house for half the original price with just one stipulation: He would retain ownership of one small nail
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Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 1, 2004
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This reminds me of this story (Alex Domokos of Winnipeg told in Readers Digest, Dec. 2004):
My mother, a teacher, was having a hard time settling on a suitable role for one of her students in the Grade 3 Christmas pageant. Finally, she decided he should be the innkeeper, a role she felt he could
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Evangelical Free
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Unlike other countries that have a pay-as-you-use toll system on major roads, Switzerland expects drivers using its autoroute system to pay an annual fee of 40 Swiss francs. When you pay, you get a windshield sticker you display for the rest of the year.
Traditionally, traffic police give
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