Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 12, 2004
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When I was very young, I remember swimming at a lake during a Gregory family reunion. I know, the thought of such a reunion is more than some of you can stomach. At the lake, there was a dock. I would walk a little ways out on the dock, jump in the water, and then walk back to shore. Each time
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Baptist
Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 20, 2007
A few years ago my wife and I spent a few days at Triple Creek Ranch near Galena, IL. It’s a retreat center for ministry couples. We enjoyed long walks through some parts of the ranch, and drove through some more remote areas. In one section there were a number of Llamas. It was interesting to
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Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Here’s an illustration of delighting in a weakness:
Charlie Boswell was blinded during World War 2. But he didn’t allow his blindness to stop him from playing sports. In fact he went on to become the 13 time USA Blind Golf Champion In 1958 Charlie was presented with the Ben Hogan award. Hogan, of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Retaliate
Pastor Ray Stedman told the story of some Americans who were stationed in Korea during the Korean War. While there, they rented a home and hired a local boy to cook and clean for them. These Americans were a bunch of jokesters, and they soon began to take advantage of the young boy’s
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Professor Bruce Riggins of McCormick Theological Seminary met a very dedicated Christian woman working with underprivileged people in London. He asked what it was that inspired her faith and action. She told him this story: she was a Jew fleeing the Gestapo in France during World War II. She knew
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Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
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Tony Campolo is a Baptist professor and preacher who has the gall to insist that we look at things, even sacred cows, from a truly Christian perspective. He’s a compelling motivational speaker who speaks to many kinds of audiences. He once was invited to speak at a sales conference sponsored by a
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Baptist
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We think that God wants us to try something on our own first, and then come to him in prayer for help only after we’ve worked at it and can’t figure it out. We hear the saying, “God helps those who help themselves” and think it’s true. Many people even believe it’s in the Bible. It’s not. It
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Dec 30, 2007
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Thomas Andrew Dorsey was a black jazz musician from Atlanta. In the twenties he gained a certain amount of notoriety as the composer of jazz tunes with suggestive lyrics, but he gave all that up in 1926 to concentrate exclusively on spiritual music. "Peace in the Valley" is one of his best known
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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DESPISED BECAUSE OF HIS BEHAVIOR
(Vv. 8-11)
Joseph was despised not for doing evil but for doing good. Joseph typifies the Lord in many ways. Sidlow Baxter observes that he was the beloved son, that he was the rejected servant, and also the exalted Savior. The way that he was despised for doing
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 3, 2010
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ADHESIVE OXYMORON
Why can’t we all just coexist?
You believe what you believe, I believe what I believe. Whatever you believe is whatever you believe.
Have you seen those "Coexist" bumper stickers? I always laugh when I see a "Coexist" bumper sticker. You know, the ones where a symbol from
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by David Moore on Mar 26, 2010
I was interested to read a comment by the golfer Tiger Woods this week. As we all know Tiger Woods had a spectacular fall from grace, so to speak. One minute he was this squeaky clean, highly paid sports star, the toast of the golfing world and the next it was revealed he was a serial adulterer,
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Baptist
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Mar 28, 2010
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ON THE SAME PAGE
The man came in and sat down. I'd say he was in his mid-thirties; he looked a bit rough around the edges and hadn't shaved for a few days. We introduced ourselves and the question was asked, "How are you surviving?"
"Well I can't get the benefit right now, so I'm doing a few
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Salvation Army