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  • An Epitaph To Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Renberg Jr. on Jul 18, 2002
    based on 53 ratings
     | 5,310 views

    AN EPITAPH TO GRACE In a small cemetery of a parish churchyard in Olney, England, stands a granite tombstone w/ this inscription: “John Newton, clerk [pastor], once an infidel & Libertine, a servant of slavers in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, preserved, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Believe Or Reject  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 27, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,687 views

    Believe or Reject I would recommend you either believe God up to the hilt, or else not to believe at all. Believe this book of God, every letter of it, or else reject it. There is no logical standing place between the two. Be satisfied with nothing less than a faith that swims in the deeps of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • God's Faithfulness  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Apr 12, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,981 views

    God’s Faithfulness: He never falls asleep on watch. I served in the US Army during Vietnam. I have to admit that even in the midst of a war zone, when it was my turn to stand guard duty there were times when my eyes were so heavy I was tempted to take a quick nap. God is not like ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Sieze The Day  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 20, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,077 views

    Shakespeare once wrote: "there is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries." The Latins had a phrase that expressed the same idea: "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero," which ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Then We Can Have A Revival

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,120 views

    If all the sleeping folk will wake up, If all the lukewarm folk will get fired up, If all the dishonest folk will confess up, If all the disgruntled folk will cheer up, If all the depressed folk will cheer up, If all the estranged folk will make up, If all the gossipers will shut up, If all true ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • For Me The Scariest Verse In The Bible Is: Once ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 19, 2007
     | 747 views

    For me the scariest verse in the Bible is: Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ’Sir, open the door for us.‘ To die and be told by Jesus I don’t know you that is a reality to awful to contemplate, I know it will not happen to me, ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Hank Hanegraff Who Heads Up Cri (Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,999 views

    Hank Hanegraff who heads up CRI (Christian Research Inst.) wrote this: “The Resurrection is not merely important to the historic Christian faith — without it there would be no Christianity. It elevates Christianity above all other world religions. Through the Resurrection Christ demonstrated that ...read more

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  • Revival — If?  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 4, 2007
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     | 5,118 views

    Revival -- If? If all the sleeping folk will wake up, If all the lukewarm folk will fire up, If all the dishonest folk will confess up, If all the disgruntled folk will cheer up, If all the depressed folk will cheer up, If all the estranged folk will make up, If all the ...read more

  • Intermittent Light Are On And Off Lights. They ...

    Contributed by Jose Imperial on Jan 4, 2008
     | 6,280 views

    Intermittent light are on and off lights. They are seasonal light.Christmas lights are intended for decorations,it is good for the eyes to entertain.But you cant light a highway by being on and off, Christmas light are only for a season. Highway light intended to guide were made for all seasons. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • R. G. Letourneau Was For Many Years An ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
     | 975 views

    R. G. LeTourneau was for many years an outstanding Christian businessman—heading a company that manufactured large earthmoving equipment. He once remarked, “We used to make a scraper known as ‘Model G.’ One day somebody asked our salesman what the ‘G’ stood for. The man, who was pretty quick on the ...read more

  • Wasteful Americans

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,691 views

    "WASTEFUL" AMERICANS A woman fell out of a second-floor window and landed in a slow-moving garbage truck. Half-buried in the litter, she tried without success to get the truck-driver’s attention. A foreign diplomat standing on the sidewalk saw her and quipped, "Another example of how wasteful ...read more

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  • In The Twisted Wreckage Of A Metrolink Train ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2010
     | 2,337 views

    In the twisted wreckage of a Metrolink train crash, firefighters from Los Angeles Fire Station 27 found a message that brought tears to their eyes. A survivor of the crash, thinking he was dying, had used his own blood to write on the seat in front of him that he loved his wife and kids. Normally, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Nothing To Hold On To

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 6, 2010
     | 3,422 views

    NOTHING TO HOLD ON TO In his book The Fisherman and His Friends, Louis Albert Banks tells of two men who were assigned to stand watch on a ship out at sea. During the night the waves from a raging storm washed one of them overboard. The sailor who drowned had been in the most sheltered place, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • I Did It With My Club

    Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 23, 2012
     | 2,823 views

    I DID IT WITH MY CLUB A hunter walking through the jungle found a huge dead elephant with a pigmy standing beside it. Amazed, he asked: "Did you kill that?" The pigmy said, "Yes." The hunter asked, "How could a little guy like you kill a huge beast like that?" "I killed it with my club." ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Mission

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016
     | 4,842 views

    Or what about the missionaries preaching in Africa from Revelation 3:20 (ESV), “Behold, I stand at the door and knock,” without knowing that in this African context only thieves knock on doors to see if anyone is home. Friends, on the other hand, announce their presence by calling out. So these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Guests At Weddings Are Seated By Taking The Right ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,317 views

    Guests at weddings are seated by taking the right arm of the usher. However, the bride comes down the aisle on her father’s left arm. He stands between his daughter and the groom to protect her, until she finally says she does indeed want to go away with Big & Ugly. We begin the ceremony on the ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • To Avoid Confrontation Is To Avoid The ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008
     | 2,671 views

    To avoid confrontation is to avoid the inevitable. We avoid it because of fear. Would you let your child be beat up? No. You would fight. It doesn’t matter what philosophy you have when you are actually in a fight, you will fight back. We have our giants, our bully’s, but we need not be afraid, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Several Years Ago While Going Home From Work, ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Apr 20, 2005
     | 2,215 views

    Several years ago while going home from work, Giles Tate, a brother in Christ from Amarillo, Texas, saw two children playing in a vacant lot. They were dirty, ragged, and hungry looking. He stopped his car and asked where they lived. They pointed to an old abandonded school bus standing near ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes In, In Peril Of Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 11, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,349 views

    Dr. Marc T. Newman writes in, In Peril of Our Souls: Theological Considerations from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest "What makes all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films stand out from your average swashbuckler is that these movies are not primarily concerned with treasure maps and ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes In, In Peril Of Our ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 14, 2006
     | 1,550 views

    . Dr. Marc T. Newman writes in, In Peril of Our Souls: Theological Considerations from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest "What makes all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films stand out from your average swashbuckler is that these movies are not primarily concerned with treasure maps ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist