Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 3, 2025
[153]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS CHRIST IS LORD AND KING
There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet, and the writers of the Psalms, and Jeremiah, made use of what we call “Alphabetic Poems”. That is where you begin each new paragraph with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. I think
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Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 17, 2025
(Told by the donkey who carried Jesus)
My name? Oh, I’m just a donkey.
Not the fastest, not the strongest, and definitely not the prettiest.
My legs are short, my coat’s kind of dusty, and my ears—well, they stick out more than I’d like.
Most days I carry firewood or water jugs.
Sometimes the
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 7, 2026
[252]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE 21ST OF DECEMBER 2020
This poem bounces around a bit as we look at the long day, and the daylight, and THE LIGHT. The unending day of salvation also is considered.
The anchor is “the longest day” that starts with being saved, and is an everlasting day which
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Contributed by Ely Lambert on Aug 19, 2002
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The Room
In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features save for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author or subject in alphabetical order. But these files,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 16, 2002
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A BUBBLING BABY, A BUBBLING JOY
On September 23, 1930, early in the morning a baby boy was born in Albany, Georgia. At that moment, of course, his family had no way of knowing that this bouncing baby boy would grow up to become one of the most beloved and respected singers and entertainers
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2002
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KNOW WHAT YOU BELIEVE
The contention of the atheist is logically unsustainable and realistically unlivable. English journalist Steve Turner, in a work entitled, “Creed” sums it up pretty well:
We believe in Marxfreudanddarwin.
We believe everything is OK
as long as you don’t hurt
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Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 9, 2002
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"I'M FINE."
Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking company’s fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn’t you say, at the scene of the accident, ’I’m fine’?," questioned
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2002
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The Bricklayer (True Insurance Claim)
Dear Sir,
I am writing in response to your request for additional information. In block number three of the accident reporting form, I put "poor planning" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully, and I trust that
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 1, 2002
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MAKING HISTORY--COMMUNION MEDITATION
The author Circian writes:
“Nathan Hale was a young man who had every prospect for a happy and fulfilling life. He was very well educated for his day—a Yale graduate in an era when very few went to college. Although there are many contemporary accounts
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Sep 28, 2002
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1) ATOM: The actual material of an atom is about 1/trillionth of the volume. Meaning it is a lot of little orbits. If you compressed would make 1/trillions of original size; TAKE ME – squeeze all the space out(space between ears) would fit on head of a pin. 1 100 millionth of a cubic inch.
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on Sep 29, 2002
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But the most inspiring stories aren’t those of Olympic champions or world-class mountaineers. Most of us will never compete for a gold medal, or stand triumphantly on top of the world’s highest peak. No, the stories which really hit home are those of men and women who overcome great obstacles just
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 3, 2001
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ILL. Dave Galloway told of a soldier who had just returned from Viet Nam. His parents were socialites, very well-to-do. It was near Christmas, and they were getting ready to go out to the first of the round of parties of the Christmas season.
Just then the phone rang, & it was their son on the
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 22, 2002
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THE BABE OF ROARING CAMP
Bret Harte wrote a story entitled “The Luck of Roaring Camp”.
The story goes that Roaring Camp was supposed to be the meanest, toughest mining town in all of the West. It was reported that there were more murders and thefts than any other place around. It was a
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