Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 31, 2008
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A PARDON MUST BE ACCEPTED
About the year 1830, a man named George Wilson killed a government employee who caught him in the act of robbing the mails. He was tried and sentenced to be hanged. However, President Andrew Jackson sent him a pardon. But Wilson did a strange thing. He refused to accept
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 21, 2005
In her book Mystery on the Desert, Maria Reiche describes a series of strange lines made by the ancient Nazea people in the plains of Peru, perhaps as early as 200 years before the time of Christ. The area where the lines are covers over 37 miles. It is impossible to make out what these line
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Methodist
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 25, 2010
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My Dad wasn’t a very good father to me or my sisters. He drank too much and got angry at our Mum far too often. At 5 years old while my Dad had a roaring argument with my Mum, I decided to swing my fists at him and tell him I hated him and tried to push him away from my Mum.
As a kid, I remember
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Contributed by Greg Yount on Nov 30, 2001
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Bible teacher A.T. Pierson tells about a new convert to Christ who had a strange dream in which
he was trapped down a very deep well in the night. He looked up and saw a single star shining far above
him, and it seemed to let down lines of silver light that took hold upon him and lifted him up.
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Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 11, 2003
One year, a tree on the campus of Green Acres Elementary School, near Santa Cruz, California, bore strange fruit–mostly sandwiches, but sometimes a cookie, a cupcake, an apple or an orange. It came into full bearing from a seed planted by teachers Sophie Farrar and Sandra Enz, who were appalled at
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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I was a supply preacher for a small town Texas Church, coming in early Sunday, preaching a sermon to the congregation, and then leaving after lunch. Arriving early one Sunday I sat down at a local donut shop, opened my Bible and went over my sermon notes.
A man was sitting down the counter from
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
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Church For Fanatics
One man wrote "I was a supply preacher for a small town Texas Church, coming in early Sunday, preaching a sermon to the congregation, and then leaving after lunch. Arriving early one Sunday I sat down at a local donut shop, opened my Bible and went over my sermon notes. "
A man
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
THE DURATION OF LIFE
God originally determined 30 years as the ideal span of life for all animals, including mankind. The donkey, the dog, and the monkey considered it much too long, however, and begged God to reduce their years by 18, 12, and 10. Being healthy, vigorous, and somewhat greedy, the
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 1, 2011
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APRIL FOOLS
In 1976 the British astronomer Patrick Moore made an announcement on BBC Radio 2. He said this: "At 9:47 a.m. today there will be a 'once-in-a-lifetime' astronomical event occurring." He said that listeners could experience it in their very own homes. The planet Pluto would pass behind
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Anglican
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 13, 2012
THE PROBLEM WITH BEING DECEASED
ABC News reported a strange story this week:
Arthur Livingston, of Prosperity, S.C., may feel prosperous and alive, but his credit report says, "File not scored because subject is deceased." That's because Livingston's bank, Bank of America, has been reporting him
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Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 26, 2012
WEARING 30,000 BIBLES
Years ago a missionary returned to England for a brief furlough after many years of faithful service in India. He was invited to a dinner at a great summer resort where he met many women of prominence and position.
After dinner he went to his room and penned a
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Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 21, 2007
About one hundred years before the Reformation, an artist named Andrei Rublev painted a depiction of the Trinity. Today we celebrate the feast of the Trinity, this mystery of faith revealed to men. Rublev’s painting is taken from a scene in Genesis 18. The story is of when three angelic beings
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Lutheran
Examine your hearts today as you partake of the body and blood of Christ. Repent of any thought, word, or deed that the Holy Spirit points out in your life that is not pleasing to God. Rededicate yourself to being His disciple, and receive the heart warming assurance John Wesley experienced on
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Methodist
Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 25, 2008
HOPE IS CERTAIN, NOT UNCERTAIN
Our use of the word "hope" is usually based on uncertainty. Suppose an engaged couple says, "We have an outdoor wedding planned for Saturday; we hope it doesn't rain." In saying this, they are saying that the possibility of rain is there, but their preference is for
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 14, 2008
6588 I Thank Thee
O Thou whose bounty fills my cup,
With every blessing meet!
I give Thee thanks for every drop—
The bitter and the sweet.
I praise Thee for the desert road,
And for the riverside;
For all Thy goodness hath bestowed,
And all Thy grace denied.
I thank Thee for both smile and
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