Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
We have a small pool at our house. It came with the house. My wife and the kids were glad to get the house because it had a pool. I was glad to get the house even though it had a pool. I remain convinced that the best pool to swim in is someone else’s. They’re a lot of work. Every spring,
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Contributed by Joe La Rue on Jan 27, 2009
On the day President Obama was inaugurated, Eliot Swainson happened to be in Washington, D.C. The city authorities had expected record numbers of people to attend the inauguration, so they asked for assistance from other cities to help with crowd control. Metro Officer Swainson from Houston,
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Contributed by Mark Haines on Mar 8, 2001
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Do you remember the little girl from Canada that slipped into the backyard alone wearing only a diaper a couple of weeks ago?
It was –20 C. She ended up collapsing on the snow-covered lawn before being found by distraught family and friends.
The mother, who had been sleeping with the girl and a
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 25, 2002
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Some years ago the MINNESOTA CRIME COMMISSION released a statement more in line with what the Bible teaches about man’s basic nature.
‘Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish, and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it – his bottle, his mother’s
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
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The Lord Jesus Christ whom we exalt at Christmas is not just a baby in a manger. He is not a character in a children’s story. He is far more. The first time he came, he came veiled in the form of a child. The next time He comes, and we believe it will be soon, He will come unveiled, and it will be
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2002
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Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence. Their conviction resulted in untold sufferings for themselves and their families.
Of the 56 men, five were captured by the British and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the
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CHRISTIAN FOOTBALL!!
Quarterback Sneak - Church members quietly leaving during the invitation.
Draw Play - What many children do with the bulletin during worship.
Half-time - The period between Sunday school and worship when many choose to leave.
Benchwarmer - Those who do not sing, pray, work,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Richard White on Sep 13, 2003
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There once was a woman who really felt she had nothing to share with or give to God and his people. During the services she would sit, sing softly to herself, pray to herself, engage in little small talk afterward. On Sunday the preacher gave a message on Expressions of Gratitude. When she went
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Humor Illustration: CHRISTIAN FOOTBALL!!
Quarterback Sneak - Church members quietly leaving during the invitation.
Draw Play - What many children do with the bulletin during worship.
Half-time - The period between Sunday school and worship when many choose to leave.
Benchwarmer - Those who do
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
In 1877
Chief Joseph, leader of the Nez Perce Indians…
Surrendered to the American Army…
There was a movie made in 1975 about Chief Joseph and his battle to remain free…
It was entitled, “I will fight no more forever”….
As a teenager in the 70s, I remember this movie…
The speech that he gave when
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Nazarene
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
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Heaven is a place of “no-more.” It is a place where there are no more tears. These verses tell us that God will wipe away the tears of His children.
Oh my friend, at the banquet Jesus has prepared for us, the tears of the lonely will be wiped away, because there they will find a “Friend who
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Baptist
PROTECTORS
In 1956 during the Mau Mau uprisings in East Africa, a band of roving Mau Maus came the village of Lauri, surrounded it, and killed all 300 inhabitants - including all the women and children. Armed with spears, bows and arrows, clubs and torches they next went three miles away to the
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