Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
Story – Silver shoe kid.
I worked for years in a department store.
There was this kid that worked in the China Department.
A place of high value products.
This kid was offered a much better position – turned it down!
Why? Because he walk out each day with a set of silverware I each shoe.
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Zig Ziglar says he looked into a mirror one day & realized he needed to lose a lot of weight. He really wanted to get in shape. As an incentive, he put a picture of a thin man on the refrigerator door. There are all kinds of gimmicks offered as motivators to dieting. You can purchase sound tracks
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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ACTIVE FATHER FIGURES
Active fathers and father figures play a key role in reducing behavior problems in boys and psychological problems in young women, according to the peer-reviewed journal Acta Paediatrica. Swedish researchers found regular positive contact reduces criminal behavior among
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The Truth is that God, who needs nothing, wants us. The Truth is that we–all of us–have discounted that divine presence and desire, perhaps thinking it’s too good to be true. And so, like Peter, the Rock, we turn to God when He invites us to act in goodness, truth and beauty. We listen to Him
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Catholic
Contributed by John Herrmann on Nov 14, 2008
Some years back, the company with the brown trucks and brown uniforms - UPS, went public on the stock market for the first time in its 92 year history. The Chairman and CEO then, Jim Kelly said, “We’ve discussed the benefits of private ownership for a long time, but this is something we had to do
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 19, 2009
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FORGIVENESS VS. TOLERANCE: CHURCH DISCIPLINE
If we look closer at Jesus words, he tells us that we do not have to tolerate sinful behaviour in order to forgive a person. He says in verse 17 that if the person doesn't listen after going through all the steps, to treat that person as a tax collector
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do
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"MY SUPREME WEAPON IS DYING."
Joseph Ton was pastor of Second Baptist Church, Oradea, Romania, until he was exiled by the Romanian government in 1981. In Pastoral Renewal, he writes of his experience:
"Years ago I ran away from my country to study theology at Oxford. In 1972, when I was ready to
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
Tony Campolo.
From Philadelphia came to my Seminary to speak.
Wrote a new book about Christianity and the environment.
His first stop on promo tour was Princeton Theological Seminary.
I was a seminary student and I was looking forward to hearing him speak.
Tony got up and was animated and funny
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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EPAPHRODITUS -…His name means “charming.” And what a charming winsome person he was. Paul uses four words to describe him, “brother, companion, fellow-soldier, and messenger.” The Greek word “brother,” means literally, “from the same womb.” It speaks of a common origin. A common origin speaks of a
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Baptist