Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Feb 23, 2008
By now everyone has heard of the death of actor Heath Ledger. Just a few days ago this up and coming young actor was found dead in his lower Manhattan apartment.
From the outside looking in it would seem that he had it made. He had truly found the American dream. He had fame and fortune. Yet,
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 26, 2008
John Suk writes, “Soldiers of the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped newspaper heiress Patty Hearst from her Berkeley, California, apartment on February 4, 1974. In return for her release, Patty’s kidnappers demanded that her father, Randolph Hearst, give millions of dollars to the poor.
“On
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In his book, The Externally Focused Church, Rick Rusaw shares the story of Tom Maharius, the least likely person to make an impact on any community, let alone New York City. A casualty of the 60’s hippie movement, and heavily involved in drugs use, Maharias’s downward spiral came to an abrupt end
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 8, 2009
Joanie Yoder wrote, " When my husband and I first went out as missionaries, I recall being concerned about the growth of materialism in our society. It never crossed my mind that I myself could be materialistic. After all, hadn’t we gone overseas with almost nothing? Weren’t we choosing to live in
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SALVATION SWING
I remember back, as though it was yesterday, when my daughters were just little tykes. There was a great playground just down the hill from our seminary apartment where the girls would climb, slide and swing.
Day after day they’d ask, "Mom, Dad, can we go to the park and swing?"
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 21, 2025
[085]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FOR ALL CHRISTIANS - THE THREE Ps
There are 9 poems in this Trilogy series. This poem is part of a Trilogy - three sets of three. The first set is addressed to MEN, the second to ALL CHRISTIANS and the third is SPECIFIC. This is the first one in the second set
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 25, 2025
[087]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FOR ALL CHRISTIANS - THE THREE Os
There are 9 poems in this Trilogy series. This poem is part of a Trilogy - three sets of three. The first set is addressed to MEN, the second to ALL CHRISTIANS and the third is SPECIFIC. This is the third one in the second set
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DISCOURAGING IRRESPONSIBILITY
So what should we do about people who won’t take responsibility for their own actions? I believe the answer is simple:
Set them free.
Give them the freedom to make their own decisions, to face the consequences of their own acts, to see for themselves what their
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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Quote: Matthew 5:8 – Blessed are the pure in heart, for the shall see God
Quote: - C. S. Lewis – It is easy to say ‘Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God,’ for only the pure in heart want to see God.
Illustration: In the forests of northern Europe and Asia lives little animal called
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Illustration: If you use an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning, you know what a snooze button is. When the alarm goes off, you can hit the snooze button and get nine more minutes of sleep. There are two problems with the snooze button: (1) If we continue to hit the button, we may end up
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
Tom Dempsey.
On Nov 8th, 1970, there was a hard fought game between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions.
The game was nip and tuck and it came down to the last final seconds to see who would win. The crowd gasped as they realized that the Saints were going to try a field goal of 63
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SHALOM.
Shalom is a word hard to translate, the total meaning is very hard to express in English.
Shalom means total well being.
Shalom is not possible if we are hiding anger, wrath, hurt, disappointment. Shalom, total -- complete -- well being, comes in attitudes that
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Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 26, 2005
PERSPECTIVE ON TROUBLES
A small trouble is like a pebble. Hold it too
close to your eye, and it fills the whole world andputs everything out of focus. Hold it at proper viewing distance, and it can be examined and properly classified. Throw it at your feet,
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