Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 14, 2011
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KNOW WHERE YOU STAND
The Johnson and Johnson company once had in their mission statement that employees would “operate with honesty and integrity” Several weeks before a major incident involving Tylenol, the president of Johnson and Johnson sent a memo to all the presidents of divisions in the
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 28, 2011
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GOD STANDS BY HIS PROMISES
Oswald Chambers once wrote, "Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust that never dreams that He will not stand by us."
Missionaries Dick and Margaret Hillis found themselves caught in China during the Japanese invasion. The couple lived with their two children in an
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Presbyterian/Reformed
History of Israel stands as a witness...
About 300 years ago, the King of Sweden was having personal doubts about God’s existence and the Bible's divine nature. He called for Count Von Zinzendorf, who was the bishop of the Moravian Church, to provide evidence about God’s existence and Divine
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Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 20, 2013
THE KOOL-AID STAND PARABLE
Jason wanted to buy Tubby's old bike. Tubby got a new one for his birthday and would sell Jason his old one for $10. It was a great deal. The problem was that Jason didn't have any money. His cousin, Scott, in another town, was making good money with his Kool-Aid stand.
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Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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Illus.: “The General Took His Stand”
Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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Illus.: “The General Took His Stand”
Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Mike Hamilton on May 1, 2003
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Little Suzie finished her prayer and said:
Dear God,
Before I finish, I want you to take care of mommy, take care of daddy, take care of my sister and my brother and please, God, take
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Baptist
Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
The first Queen Elizabeth asked a man to go abroad for her on a business matter. He said, "I sincerely wish I could but I can’t. My own business is so demanding, it would suffer if I left." The Queen replied, "Sir, if you will attend to my business, I will take care of
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 21, 2011
TAKING A GRENADE
A week ago last Tuesday (04/08/08) the Medal of Honor was posthumously awarded to Navy Seal Michael Monsoor. Here is part of what President Bush said to Michael’s family and those gathered at the White House:
"In September 2006, Michael laid down his life for his brothers in
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 15, 2003
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It seems there was a pretzel stand out front of an office building in New York. One day, a man came out of the building, plunked down a quarter, and then went on his way without taking a pretzel. This happened every day for three weeks. Finally, the old lady running the stand spoke up: "Sir, excuse
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Baptist
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
THE GIFT OF STANDING BY - Donald Grey Barnhouse told the story (supposedly true) about Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. When he moved to Washington, D.C., to take up his duties as Chief Justice, he transferred his membership letter to a Baptist Church in the area. His father had been a Baptist
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Pentecostal
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