Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 2, 2011
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE...
A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in 9 holes before he had to head home.
Just as he was about to tee off, an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 2, 2011
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RELAX AND LOWER YOUR BRANCHES
Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal carried a story about Sally, an overly conscientious youngster who made herself miserable over the smallest failures and setbacks.
Early one fall, while the leaves were still on the trees, there was an exceptionally heavy
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 18, 2012
MAKE GOD YOUR FOCUS
There is a little Anglican Church on the edge of Chichester. UK. I went there with a school to speak & lead their Harvest Festival Service.
As you entered the foyer there was a table, and on the table was a plate containing a Latin inscription. (Many Anglican Church buildings
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Brethren
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
ANGER: STRENGTH IN YOUR CLAWS
The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said.
The 40-inch (one-meter) male crustacean,
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Independent/Bible
I once read about in one of Richard Wurmbrand’s books.
“An elder of a local free Church in Communist Romania was brought before the judge for embezzlement - a crime he had not committed.
His defence lawyer started his defence plea by telling the Court of a well known story about the man that was
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Anglican
Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2012
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LOOK UP IN YOUR HEART
A.W. Tozer reminds us, "You may be still with arthritis so that you can’t even get on your knees to pray, but you can look up in your heart, for prayer isn’t a matter of getting on your knees. Prayer is the elevation of the heart to God and that is all a man needs to praise,
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Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Jan 28, 2013
YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD ATTITUDE
It was February 20, 1962, when a man by the name of John Glenn circled the earth in outer space three times; and we thought it was tremendous. We followed. We listened. We saw him on television. And if you listened carefully, you would have heard from a man in
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Nazarene
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FOCUS ON GOD'S PURPOSES, NOT YOURS
Blackaby states in Experiencing God, "You never find God asking persons to dream up what they want to do for Him" (28, workbook)
He adds, "To live a God–centered life, you must focus your life on God’s purposes, not your own plans. You must seek to see from
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Feb 24, 2013
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WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE?
I visited the home of Elvis in Graceland, Tennessee. After so many years after his death, I was amazed at the crowds of people that take the tour and listen to his life’s story. The sad thing is, the story will never change, because he has lived his life and what he has
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 19, 2013
On a business trip to California, I realized that I had forgotten my wife's birthday the day before. Expecting I was in big trouble, I went to the jewelry section of a department store. After explaining my situation the
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