Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 22, 2007
BETTER THAN SILVER AND GOLD by Zachary Fisher, NY, NY. (Guideposts, 9/92).
My father was known as a bricklayer and a builder, but what mattered most to him was his good name.
I’m a builder. In my job I constantly find myself facing decisions. Some are easy to make, some are tough. And on some,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002
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I love to step inside a church,
To rest, and think, and pray;
The quiet, calm, and holy place
Can drive all cares away.
I feel that from these simple walls
There breathes a moving sound
Of sacred music, murmured prayers,
Caught in the endless round.
Of all that makes our human life;
Birth,
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Church Of God
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 16, 2008
We are living Life, Liberty and the Pursuit
But sometimes we are pursuing the wrong things in the wrong direction.
Did you hear the story about the elderly lady that had heard on the news about a car driving the wrong way on the interstate
She was so worried that her husband was in danger that she
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Baptist
Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 5, 2024
Spit It Out!
Sharing the Sweet News
We all know how unpredictable children can be—especially when it comes to what they decide to pop in their mouths!
One unforgettable Sunday morning, right after church, I was shaking hands with a young dad when, out of nowhere, he went into full “parental
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Baptist
a father told his son when he reached his l2th birthday that from now on he would only shake hands with him. Some years later the son, now grown, said to his father, "Dad, can I hug you?"
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 22, 2010
Former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George said, "Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 3, 2001
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One family habitually prayed, "Come Lord Jesus be our guest and let this food to us be blessed. Amen" One day the smallest boy in the family looked up at his Dad and said, "Dad, every evening we ask Jesus to come and be our guest, but He never comes. His Father said, "We can only wait for Him to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 10, 2003
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The other day, Hunter my 6 year old shocked me as I came in the door. He said Dad, did the trash man come yet? I said, “I think so,” he said,” Good, I will go get the trash can and bring it in.” I thought, “ I am such a great leader, I have taught my son the responsibilities of taking care of and
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
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It’s good to be a man, isn’t it, men? 12 top reasons it’s good to be a man.
1: Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
2: A 5-day holiday requires only one suitcase.
3: When clicking through the channels, you don’t have to stall at every shot of somebody crying.
4: Guys in hockey masks
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Baptist
Contributed by Joe La Rue on Apr 8, 2008
I read this week about Jack Hammond and his son, Michael. Jack is 88 years old, and recently moved to a nursing home closer to his son. That move, though, took him away from his neighbor who used to go drinking with him at the local pub. They were friends, and Michael is worried that his dad
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 16, 2020
A boy asked his father, “Dad, what is the size of God? How big is He?”
The Father looked up at the sky and saw a little plane In the far distance and asked his son, “What is the
Size of the plane in the sky?”
The boy replied, “It is really small. I can hardly see it in the sky."
Then, the
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Marshall and Manuel noted the following thought about these 2 covenant relationships and the necessity to commit to both:
How critically important for us Christians is the business of commitment to one-another-as vital for the Body of Christ today as it was three-and-a-half centuries ago! There
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2004
Then one day when I came home there was a rental van pulled up to his house. Doug was standing beside the small porch holding their child as he watched her and her boyfriend put her things in the van. It was such a horrific and terrible thing to watch. It seemed to be so intense for him. I
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Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
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-ILLUS: One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway , it just wasn’t worth the effort to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his
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Assembly Of God
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