Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 9, 2008
After the service was over, a young man was sitting off to the side of a group. This young man had been in some trouble and was going the wrong direction, but was trying to turn around. The pastor went up to him and asked him about his commitment to God. The young man responded, "I have always
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Addressing a national seminar of Southern Baptist leader, George Gallup said, "We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously...The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are remarkable similar in both groups. Eight out of
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Contributed by David Yarbrough on Nov 12, 2001
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The following ad once appeared in a London newspaper: "Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful." The ad was signed by Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer. Amazingly, the ad drew thousands of
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 20, 2002
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A Sunday School teacher had just concluded her lesson and wanted to make sure she had made her point. She said, “Can anyone tell me what you must do before you can obtain forgiveness of sin?” There was a short interval of
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Contributed by David Butcher on Nov 12, 2006
When we were kids, Christmas was a wonderful time of the family together and new toys. Perhaps it comes from one incident that to this day I hate clothes as presents. One year there was a lovely present on the tree, wrapped like a Christmas Cracker. - When
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 19, 2007
Although there were hundreds of people who recognized Jesus as the Messiah on Palm Sunday, they were a small minority. By the end of the 1st Century, perhaps 20% of the Jewish population had accepted Christ, but the leaders and the majority did not.
[Source: An essay by Dr. Louis Goldberg found
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 2, 2010
Trust!
A pilot was having difficulty landing his small plane since fog hid the runway, so the airport decided to land him by radar. As he received instructions he remembered a tall pole in his flight path. Overcome with panic he radioed to the control
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Contributed by Tim Harrison on Apr 9, 2002
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THE REFINER'S FIRE
The story is told of a group of women that met for Bible study. While studying in the book of Malachi, chapter three, they came across verse three which says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." This verse puzzled the women and they wondered how this statement
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The nursing aides for the 89-year-old man planned a surprise party for him. This active and alert retired doctor had his leg amputated two years ago. It had been a struggle to adjust to living his life with only one leg, spending most of his time in a wheelchair. Family, friends and volunteers
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Contributed by David Parks on Feb 21, 2012
WHO WILL SPEAK OUT?
Martin Niemoller was a decorated U-boat captain in the First World War but subsequently became a minister of religion and a relatively high profile opponent of the Nazis as they increasingly gained firm hold of the reins to power in Germany.
Niemoeller was active as a leader
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Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 12, 2007
Pat Tillman played safety for the Arizona Cardinals for four years and was offered a 3.6 million dollar contract to return in the fall of 2002 when he decided to LEAVE his LUCRATIVE FOOTBALL CAREER to join the ARMY in response to the 9/11 ATTACK on America. He was trained as an Army Ranger, an
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 29, 2002
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Jenna Day tells of a Christmas 20 years ago that she remembers well.
At her small school in central Maine, there were two classes for each grade: the children who got good grades, wore nice clothes and whose parents were in the PTA, and the kids who were in the slow class, and got poor grades. She
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