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  • The American Cancer Society Has Saved Countless ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 15, 2007
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     | 1,573 views

    The American Cancer Society has saved countless lives by educating the public about the “7 Warning Signs of Cancer.” And those 7 signs are: · Unusual bleeding or discharge · Lump or thickness in breast or elsewhere · Sore that does not heal · Change in bowel or bladder habits · Persistent ...read more

  • A Christianity Today Poll (February 10, 1992), ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Aug 23, 2007
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     | 1,355 views

    A Christianity Today poll (February 10, 1992), found that half of all Americans believe in extrasensory perception. One of every four professing Christians believe in clairvoyance, and almost half in psychic healing. 25% believe the movement of the stars governs the affairs of men and women. You ...read more

  • One Of My Christmas Presents Was A Book: ‘a ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,578 views

    One of my Christmas presents was a book: ‘A Bundle of Laughs’ by J. John & Mark Stibbe. Towards the end of the book comes their light-hearted ‘20 Rules of Wisdom’. Don’t worry; I’m only going to read four! 1.God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts! 2.Growing old is inevitable, growing up ...read more

  • Just This Past Week (Feb 17-23, 2008), A New Book ...

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 21, 2008
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     | 1,230 views

    Just this past week (Feb 17-23, 2008), a new book was published by self-styled spiritual guru Deepok Chopra called “The Third Jesus.” In this book, Chopra wrote, “I want to offer the possibility that Jesus was truly, as he proclaimed, a saviour. Not the saviour, not the one and only Son of God. ...read more

  • Years Ago, When I Worked In The Hospital's ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
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     | 2,279 views

    Years ago, when I worked in the hospital’s Emergency Room, the Chief ER doctor, who was also one of my elders in my church, loved to have me help him sew up his patients so we could "discuss" spiritual things between us. Obviously, the patients, who didn’t ...read more

  • The Aged Atheist  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 29, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,393 views

    Dr. Jess Moody once wrote with biting sarcasm, "What do aged atheists have to talk about, as they sit around waiting to die? Do they discuss the legacy of morality, decency, integrity, and spiritual sensitivity they have given to their children? Or the good atheism has done the world: the ...read more

  • In The Fourth Century, Cyril Of Jerusalem Tells ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2009
     | 2,088 views

    In the fourth century, Cyril of Jerusalem tells catechumens what to do as they receive Holy Communion. We should make a throne of our two hands, laying the right hand upon the left to form a throne for the King. Try it right now. You are forming a cross, the cross that becomes a throne for the ...read more

  • The Effects Of Hurricane Katrina In New Orleans, ...

    Contributed by Sidney Sumida on Sep 15, 2009
     | 1,609 views

    The effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, were shattering and long-lasting. By August 31, 2005, Eighty percent of New Orleans was flooded with some parts of the city under 15 feet of water. Though ninety percent of southeast Louisiana residents were successfully evacuated, many who remained ...read more

  • Consider

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009
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    Consider "The Christmas Pledge" in Jo Robinson and Jean Staehali’s book Unplug the Christmas Machine. They write, "Believing in the true spirit of Christmas I commit myself to: • Remember those who truly need my gifts • Express my love in more direct ways than gifts • Examine my holiday activities ...read more

  • The Heart In Scripture

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
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    THE HEART IN SCRIPTURE Heart is used in Scripture as the most comprehensive term for the authentic person. It is the part of our being where we desire, deliberate, and decide. It has been described as "the place of conscious and decisive spiritual activity," "the comprehensive term for a person as ...read more

  • Why Go To Church?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2002
    based on 179 ratings
     | 7,543 views

    WHY GO TO CHURCH? A Churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. "I’ve gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one ...read more

  • A Song By The Late 70's, Early 80's Rock Group ...

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Nov 12, 2002
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    A song by the late 70’s, early 80’s rock group Styx describes the place many people find themselves spiritually these days. Listen to the words and see if any of these words or phrases correlate with your spiritual experience: Another year has passed me by, still I look at myself and cry What ...read more

  • I Felt A Suspicious "Bump" As I Pulled My Car ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Aug 26, 2003
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     | 2,745 views

    I felt a suspicious "bump" as I pulled my car into the driveway and came to a stop in our carport. Sure enough, one of the rear tires was flat, exposing the metal cord of the steel-belted radial. The next morning, when I visited the tire dealer, I noticed that the same brand of tire on the other ...read more

  • According To National Statistics Ohio Ranked 7th ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 1,304 views

    According to national statistics Ohio ranked 7th in population in 2000 with almost 11.4 million people. You might expect Ohio to also be one of the leaders in reported crime statistics as well. You should be glad to know that we Buckeyes came in 26th overall (even better for violent crime ranking ...read more

  • The Giving Heart

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 5, 2005
     | 4,726 views

    THE GIVING HEART The heart does not receive blood to store it up. While it pumps blood in at one valve, it sends it out at another. The blood is always circulating everywhere, and is never stagnant. The same is true of all the fluids in a healthy body; they are in a constant state of ...read more

  • Bigger And Better Rattle Snakes  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,476 views

    "BIGGER AND BETTER RATTLE SNAKES" Mr. Jones called his pastor from the hospital one day and frantically said, "Oh, pastor come quickly, my son, John was just bitten by a rattle snake and is at the point of death." Of course the pastor hurried to the side of the worried father. ...read more

  • What Purpose Drives Americans? With Over 20 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,743 views

    What Purpose Drives Americans? With over 20 million having read Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life, The Barna Group polled Americans on the question, “What do Americans perceive their purpose in life to be?” Priorities differed according to faith commitments. Evangelicals were the only segment ...read more

  • On January 29, 2003, Athina Roussel Became The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rob Willis on Jan 30, 2006
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     | 3,139 views

    On January 29, 2003, Athina Roussel became the richest teenager on the planet, inheriting a fortune estimated at that time to be between $800 million to $1 billion, and it all came from her grandfather, Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis through her mother. In 1988, when Athina was 3, her ...read more

  • Have You Seen Those New Gps Guidance Systems ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,141 views

    Have you seen those new GPS guidance systems that you can get for your car? Some are built in (for several thousand dollars) and some are portable. You can plug them into your lighter or cell phone connection in your car. Then you can touch the screen and tell it where you would like to go and it ...read more

  • Dr. Norman Shawchuck Has Pastored United ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 1, 2007
     | 1,628 views

    Dr. Norman Shawchuck has pastored United Methodist congregations in North Dakota and Indiana and is a prolific author and retreat leader in the area of spiritual formation. His contemporary prayer of repentance is so personally powerful: “O God, I surrender to you the habits and sins that, like ...read more

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