Contributed by Tim Richards on Dec 1, 2004
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The command came, "On your mark, get set," and then the pistol cracked and the race was on. A fine athlete sprang to the lead, and when the race was over he had broke the state record. Only a few other runners even finished the race. Many dropped out when they saw they could not win. As the field
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2009
Mind Reader?
The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, reported on February 9, 2007 that a team of scientists has determined that reading brain waves can reveal a person’s intentions. Literally, if this report is true, science has determined a way to read the mind and determine what you intend to
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Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 2, 2011
SET FREE
Ray Bakke, the Executive Director of International Urban Associates, tells a great story from World War II.
An airman named MacDonald and a Scottish chaplain bailed out behind German lines, were captured and put into a prison camp, with MacDonald in the American barracks and the chaplain
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2011
SET FREE
It all began on Sunday, December 11, 2005, when a fisherman spotted a 50-ton humpback whale tangled up in crab trap lines off the coast in northern California. His call for help was answered by a group of Coast Guard divers and whale experts.
The rescue operation was both difficult and
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 1, 2010
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FOUR SETS OF TEETH
Simon was an Orthodox Jew. He had a Gentile friend, James, who noticed that Simon owned four sets of false teeth.
One day James asked his friend why he had so many sets of false teeth. Surprised by the question, Simon explained, "My friend, as you know, I keep kosher. I have
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 9, 2007
Satisfied Mind
(By Rhodes & Hayes)(Starrite Music)
How many times have you heard someone say
"If I had his money, I could do things my way?"
Little they know that it’s so hard to find
One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind.
Once I was winning in fortune and fame
Everything that I
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
CHOOSING A NEW SETTING
The motor home has allowed us to put all the conveniences of home on wheels. A camper no longer needs to contend with sleeping in a sleeping bag, cooking over a fire, or hauling water from a stream. Now he can park a fully equipped home on a cement slab in the midst of a few
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Billy Graham that great and uncompromising preacher once in a Revival meeting held at Los Angeles, shared a passionate message on the Early Church, outlining what needs to be done for the Churches of modern era to become more effective. While many were moved by it, some “cannibal” Christians
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 19, 2002
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AN END IN MIND
Dr. Ari Kiev of Cornell University observed that from the moment people decided to concentrate all their energies on a specific objective, they began to surmount the most difficult odds. He concluded, "The establishment of
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 11, 2007
Quote: Kate Wilkinson said:
May the mind of Christ my Saviour,
Live in me from day to day,
By His love
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Contributed by Andy Grossman on Feb 15, 2012
A DARKENED MIND
The god of this age, Satan, wants people to be blinded to the Truth. He loves a darkened mind.
Sean Sellers was a willing mind. His parents were long haul truckers from Colorado. Sean filled the empty hours with the occult. He began with Dungeons and Dragons. The he began
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Holiness
Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
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Finding Peace Of Mind
Duke University did a study on “peace of mind.” Factors found to contribute greatly to emotional and mental stability are:
· The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness.
· Not living in the past. An unwholesome preoccupation
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Baptist
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