Contributed by Jonathan Lucas on May 11, 2001
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The Iron Maiden
In Strausbourg, France there is an Iron Maiden that was used for torture during medievel times. Molded into the likness of a beautiful maiden it bore death for those that came within it’s grasp. Outwardly it was appealing, but it was what is inside that is deadly. As a victim
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Mark Hensley on Aug 8, 2002
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A man by the name of Von Neumann was a brilliant mathematician. He also had an incredible memory, His feats of memory are described by Herman Goldstine:
As far as I could tell, Von Neumann was able on once reading a book or article to quote it back verbatim; moreover he could do it years later
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Baptist
Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 15, 2009
There is a city that has more than 2 million inhabitants, not one of whom drinks, smokes, dances or plays cards. Sounds like an incredibly holy place, doesn’t it? It’s not.
It’s the Greenwood Hills Cemetery in New York City. You see, refraining from certain practices is not synonymous with
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Evangelical Free
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 23, 2013
THE OBEDIENCE OF GLADYS AYLWARD
Gladys Aylward, missionary to China, during the 1930s as a young woman she left her home in England and sailed to China. Here she opened a home for orphaned children who'd been left to starve or wander the streets. When the Japanese invaded China, Gladys was forced
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Brethren
Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 17, 2007
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I want to tell you a story about a man in whom God has moved so miraculously, I’ve just got to walk you through it.
Mel Pellinen was a big strapping guy. I met him when I lived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Mel lived in Ishpeming and for years as a butcher he had carried whole sides of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 10, 2024
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• “A pastor was on a long flight home which started very peaceful but ran into an incredible storm; first the seat belt sign came on, then the announcer said we will not be able to serve the meal at this time, a severe storm is ahead of us. Then all the sudden the storm broke; the plane was in the
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Contributed by Edward Frey on Aug 8, 2001
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Those of you who are sports fans probably remember the opening monologue to the TV sports broadcast, “Wide, Wide, World of Sports.” The opening shots depicted athletes from all kinds of sports. As the footage rolled on, so came those immortal words: “The thrill of victory and the agony of
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Lutheran
CONSULT GOD
A group of engineering students who were given the problem, “How long should a 1 kg beef roast stay in a 160-degree oven for the centre to reach a temperature of 65 degrees?” They had to do these projects at school.
One kid did this series of experiments. Another kid went out and
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007
Leonidas, King of Sparta, was preparing to make a stand with his Greek troops against the Persian army in 480 B.C. when a Persian envoy arrived. The man urged on Leonidas the futility of trying to resist the advance of the huge Persian army. "Our archers are so numerous," said the envoy, "that the
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Church Of God
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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Trying to win their case some lawyers have been known to ask some incredibly unbelievable questions.
The Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer’s Journal gave the following example
Question: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? No
Did you check for blood pressure?
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Baptist
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Story: The legendary Malcolm Muggeridge was a British journalist, author , satirist and media personality
He was also a Marxist before he found Christ.
During the Cold War he travelled to Russia to write a story about the Communist party and the decline of religion in that atheistic regime.
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Anglican
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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Connie Mack was one of the greatest managers in the history of baseball. One of the secrets of his success was that he knew how to lead and inspire men. He knew that people were individuals. Once, when his team had clinched the pennant well before the season ended, he gave his two best pitchers the
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Contributed by David Ward on Mar 8, 2005
In the first game of the best-of-seven, 2004 American League Championship Series between baseball’s New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, Boston’s ace pitcher Curt Schilling was in pain. An ankle injury kept him from being able to plant his foot and throw the ball with his usual skill. Schilling was
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 1, 2007
In the first game of the best-of-seven, 2004 American League Championship Series between baseball’s New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, Boston’s ace pitcher Curt Schilling was in pain. An ankle injury kept him from being able to plant his foot and throw the ball with his usual skill. Schilling was
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Church Of God
Contributed by Fred Schaeffer on Nov 20, 2008
A CHANGE IN HOPE
Ben was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 16 years old. Hope is the one thing that kept his parents, Kevin and Laura moving forward. Hope is what kept them from giving up. His younger sister, Bethany, always kept her sights on the silver lining.
He went through a series
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