Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 25, 2001
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Philip Yancey in his book Disappointment with God wrote this: "Imagine for a moment becoming a baby again: giving up language and muscle coordination, and the ability to eat solid food and control your bladder. God as a fetus! Or imagine yourself becoming a sea slug – that analogy is probably
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Contributed by Bob Aubuchon on Apr 2, 2001
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A hurricane had struck. People were huddled together. A preacher was praying with great oratorical effects in the midst of this violent storm, crying out "Send us the spirit of the children of Israel, the children of Moses, the children of the Promised land." At this, an old man with less oratory
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A hurricane had struck. People were huddled together. A preacher was praying with great oratorical effects in the midst of this violent storm, crying out "Send us the spirit of the children of Israel, the children of Moses, the children of the Promised land." At this, an old man with less oratory
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
COLOSSIANS 1:24 "BAFFLING"
Now I consulted four different sources on this text to see whether there was any consensus among the best scholars and pastors as to what that means. And this comment from Sam Storms, who is one of those best scholars and pastors, pretty much sums it
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 12, 2010
Harry Ironside stated that salvation was like Noah inviting a pagan in his day to place his trust in God’s Word and come in to the ark. Some view salvation like Noah offering to put a peg on the outside of the ark. “If you just hang on through the storm, you’ll be saved.”
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 7, 2013
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TABERNACLE FAITH
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks writes about the feast of Tabernacles: "Sitting in the booth underneath its canopy of leaves, I often think of my ancestors and their wanderings across Europe in search of safety; and I begin to understand how faith was their only home. Their existence was
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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The Pastor of New Spring Community Church in Anderson, South Carolina wrote about a burden that was upon his heart in regard to the unBiblical way churches function today. He wrote, “If you operated an airplane like most churches operate today, you would have a pilot and his crew in the cockpit,
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 22, 2008
Resources are being completely used up. In Ireland, they used up the forests and timber decades ago. Right now, the primary source of oil including heating oil and gas comes from the North Sea. But at current consumption levels, those supplies will be used up in fifteen years. So Ireland
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Contributed by Debra Klein on Jun 5, 2006
Billy who was given 2 quarters by his grandma on Sunday. One was for the Sunday school offering and the other for an ice cream cone on the way home from church. Billy was flipping both quarters in the air on his way to church when one of them slipped from his hand and fell into
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 5, 2003
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A Certain story is told about the construction of the overseas highway between Miami, Florida, and Key West, Florida. In the midst of the construction, a fierce storm destroyed most of the work that had been done. The man in charge called b back to his home office described
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ILLUSTRATION: THERE WAS A LIGHTHOUSE ON THE EAST COAST,OF NATIONAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, THAT WAS LEANING BECAUSE OF THE ENCROACHING SEA. IT WAS IN DANGER OF FALLING INTO THE SEA. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MOVE IT 3000 FEET AWAY FROM ITS ORIGINAL DESIGNATION
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
Augustine, the distinguished bishop of Hippo in North Africa, was strolling the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea one morning, engaged in deep thought. He was attempting to come to grips with the depths of the doctrine of the Trinity.
He was interrupted in his thoughts when he stopped to watch a
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 19, 2004
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A man was charged Thursday (July 15) in the murder of a West Bend (near Milwaukee) teenager. According to the charges, 18-year-old Katie Gensmer was killed so she wouldn’t talk about a past relationship. David Brace, 20, showed little emotion as he was led into court, 12 News Nick Bohr said. Now
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