Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
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Stand Up and Be Counted
Some years ago Premier Khrushchev was speaking before the Supreme Soviet and was severely critical of the late Premier Stalin. While he was speaking someone from the audience sent up a note: "What were you doing when Stalin committed all these atrocities?"
Khrushchev
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 17, 2013
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STANDING UP ON THE INSIDE
A five year old girl was having one of those trouble-filled days with her mother. It seemed they spent the day arguing back and forth. Finally the mom had enough. "Jenny, go sit in the corner, right now! Don’t get up until I tell you to!"
Jenny went to the corner and sat
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Contributed by David Parks on Sep 18, 2006
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Priorities: Are You Going Too Fast?
A number of years ago, a Navy jet fighter plain shot itself down over the deserts of Nevada while testing a new cannon mounted on its wing. The plane was flying at supersonic speeds but the cannon shells were subsonic. What hap¬pened was critical. The fighter
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it cant be done is generally
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Lincoln Proclaims National Fast Day
Abraham Lincoln wrote an address to the nation during the Civil War that was at least as important as the Gettysburg Address.
It was his proclamation for a national fast-day, by which he did designate and set apart Thursday the 30th day of April 1863, as a day of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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GIRLS GROWING UP TOO FAST
A study by Girlguiding reveals 3 leading potential "triggers" for serious mental health problems in girls: premature sexualization, commercialization and alcohol misuse. The report reveals a loss of childhood innocence and says girls today experience high levels of
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Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
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We stand before the Lord
like a child with her hand in the candy jar.
who finds he cannot withdraw his hand
without letting go of the candy.
She is unwilling to do this
The candy represents everything we want in life
at that moment.
But he child is helpless
caught between 2 desires
candy
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Lutheran
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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Illus.: “The General Took His Stand”
Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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Illus.: “The General Took His Stand”
Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The things that the flag stands for were created by the experiences of a great people. Everything that it stands for was written by their lives. The flag
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