Contributed by Paul Barreca on Apr 5, 2012
ABRAM AND LOT
"Lot, walking by sight, chose on the basis of what appealed to him. His choice was self-seeking and self-gratifying. ... Abram, on the other hand, walking by faith, generously let Lot choose first. ... He had learned that it was not by his own plan that he would come into
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 27, 2006
“After a violent storm one night, a large tree, which over the years had become a stately giant, was found lying across the pathway in a park. Nothing but a splintered stump was left. Closer examination showed that is was rotten at the core because thousands of tiny insects had eaten away at its
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Quote: “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving” (From Illustrations Unlimited).
Quote: Love is the key. Joy is love singing. Peace is love resting. Long-suffering is love enduring. Kindness is love’s touch. Goodness is love’s character. Faithfulness is love’s habit.
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Contributed by Bob Gomez on Jan 8, 2008
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There’s a funny story about a man who went to the doctor after weeks of symptoms.
a. The doctor examined him carefully, then called the patient’s wife into his office.
- The doctor told her, "Your husband is suffering from a rare form of anemia."
- "The bad news is that without treatment,
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Baptist
Contributed by Bumble Ho on Sep 26, 2005
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The movie “Thirteen” retells the life story of a typical thirteen-years-old girl in LA. In one scene, the girl was depressed, so she got into a bathroom and start getting a razor and cut her arms with it and inflicted pain on herself so that she could feel better. “What!” I was shocked and could
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 24, 2003
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Charles Cooley, regarded by many as one of the most brilliant American sociologists, propagated a concept called the “looking-glass self.” This view essentially states that a person’s self-concept is largely determined by what he/she believes the most important person in his/her life thinks about
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Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Aug 14, 2006
A study done by leading psychologist Daniel Goleman of nearly 200 large, global companies revealed that emotional intelligence, especially at the highest level in the companies, is the sine qua non [an indispensable and essential action] for leadership2.
The components of emotional intelligence
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 21, 2009
In the story, A Wart Hog from Hell: Revelation, written by Flannery O’Connor, Mrs. Turpin is a self-righteous woman who turns on God when life takes a bad turn.
Out on the farm she screams to God, "Just who do you think you are!?"
Momentarily the question returns to her as it echoes off the
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Nazarene
Contributed by Glenn Durham on Aug 23, 2007
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A Christianity Today poll (February 10, 1992), found that half of all Americans believe in extrasensory perception. One of every four professing Christians believe in clairvoyance, and almost half in psychic healing. 25% believe the movement of the stars governs the affairs of men and women.
You
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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InPlainsite.org notes this about our subject: The Generational curse referred to in the preceding passage (passages) is not God cursing a person, but the negative behavior patterns passed down to succeeding generations…A person’s spirit carries uncounted numbers of scars that exist because of their
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Contributed by Steven Chapman on Nov 6, 2000
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In the article "The American Witness" in the Nov/Dec 1997 issue of The Barna Report, George Barna examined 131 different measures of attitudes, behaviors, values, and beliefs. In that study he concluded that in the aspects of lifestyle where Christians can have their greatest impact on the lives of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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Chilton notes, "The sheepfold Jesus was thinking about was an open space surrounded by a wall, with but one opening and here the shepherd took up His position as the door. It was this that the sheep literally and actually came in and out through Him. Thus they were watched over, cared for, counted
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