Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 28, 2012
TO BE A PEACE-MAKER
In the 1920s there was a serious conflicts between England and Ireland. Ireland wanted to be an independent nation. They did not mind being part of the United Kingdom, they wanted to govern themselves.
That organization that was there as a resistance against the British
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Adults often don’t grasp mature, Christian love. Chuck Swindoll told about the guy who fell in love with an opera singer. He hardly knew her, since his only view of the singer was through binoculars--from the third balcony. But he was convinced he could live happily ever after married to a voice
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Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 9, 2008
There’s a little guy somewhere, Waiting to appear;
Curled up inside his mother’s protective atmosphere.
He’s the one they didn’t plan on, He’s an extra mouth to feed,
a little inconvenience neither of them need.
He’s doctor’s bills and formula, He’s sleepless nights and stress,
He wet and
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 11, 2008
There is story that probably was not real but like any parable simply conveys a deeper sense of truth (stories often do that which is probably why Jesus used so many stories to talk about the kingdom). In this story an elderly woman has learned that she has an inoperable, terminal illness. She
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Church Of God
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Tony Campolo tells of a conversation he had on an airplane:
It was one o'clock in the morning when I boarded the red-eye flight going from California to Philadelphia. I was looking forward to getting some rest, but the guy next to me wanted to talk.
He asked, "What do you do?"
Now when I want to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND CELEBRATE RECOVERY
By 1934, alcoholic Bill Wilson had ruined a promising Wall Street career because of his constant drunkenness. He was introduced to the idea of a spiritual cure by an old drinking buddy, Ebby Thacher. While in a hospital, Wilson underwent what he believed
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
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ILL. A few years ago Paul Harvey wrote in Guidepost Magazine about his own baptism. He said that even though he had received almost every reward for his broadcasting powers & ability that he still felt empty inside.
Well, one summer he & his wife were vacationing in a place called Cave Creek,
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001
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Pete O’Brien played first base for the Texas Rangers for several years & did so well that he was given a contract with the Seattle Mariners for multi-million dollars. He now plays first base in Seattle, but still lives in the Arlington area.
Dennis Slaughter, minister of the Valley View Christian
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 24, 2002
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Here’s the story of Rusty Woomer. Rusty was also a cold blooded killer. In one of South Carolina’s most notorious murder sprees he killed four innocent people and sat on death row for them. In 1990 Bob McAlister, a Christian and Prison Fellowship volunteer met Rusty. What happened between them
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Contributed by John Gullick on Dec 2, 2000
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Brother Andrew tells of being in hospital full of resentment and hatred during the Indonesian war in 1946. Whilst in hospital a bible had been delivered to him.
One day - he writes - I asked the nun who came to bathe me how it was that she and the other sisters were always so cheerful.
"Why,
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
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There’s a story told - and I take it to be a parable because I hope it’s not true - of a country church which had a creeper - perhaps an ivy plant - growing up by the porch doorway. Over the doorway was a text carved in stone, "We preach Christ crucified". Over the years the plant grew steadily
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Baptist
Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 3, 2000
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TV personality Hugh Downs tells a story about the problem lawyers and doctors often encounter with people who seek to obtain free professional advice at parties and other social events. It seems that a certain doctor and lawyer were having a conversation during a cocktail party. While they were
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