One last story: years, ago, an executive from a soap company and a famous pastor were walking down the street together. They were to attend a meeting where they were going to be honored by their city for their contributions. With a snide sort of smirk, the soap manufacturer off handedly said,
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Lutheran
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 25, 2001
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A Power Higher Than I
After trying everything else, Shelly was present for her first Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting. Skeptical and listening half- heartedly at first, the
words of Martha caught her attention. Martha told the group, "I just knew
that I could handle alcohol and my other problems on my
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 27, 2003
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In my study for the Fishers of Men series I came across an essay written by A. J. McClane called, “The Song of the Angler.” In this essay he examines why fishermen fish.
1. People fish for each others company, for the fellowship. Able to share in a common activity. People fish for the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Dec 17, 2004
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I thought of a few practical examples related to a form of lying called cheating:
How about putting yourselves in the hands of a surgeon who might have cheated on his tests, or in some other ways lied about his credentials and training?
Do you want someone like that holding a sharp instrument,
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 25, 2005
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Did you know that...
The color in a butterfly’s wings does not come from pigment. The color is produced prism-like by light reflected by their transparent wing scales.
Stranger yet, no moth or butterfly eats solid food (though some butterflies drink nectar); some can not even take in
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
This week, I learned about a financial scientist named Myron Sholes. In the early 1970s, he and some colleagues figured out how to price stock options. He also figured out the implication of his own formula – that if you could just diversify into enough investments – you could in theory, eliminate
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on May 23, 2009
THE BEST WE COULD SERVE YOU
There was once a man who went to the office every day in his expensive car, and made important decisions and signed big contracts. Often, the important man would enjoy business lunches with his clients, and would try to distract the attention of his influential guests
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Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
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A young, single attorney worked for a generous boss who gave all his employees a turkey each year at Thanksgiving. One year before the birds were handed out, some of his co-workers replaced his real turkey with one made of papier-mâché. To make the bogus bird look and feel genuine, they wrapped
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Contributed by Timothy Jones on Jan 16, 2003
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Fisherman
American businessman was at a pier in a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow-fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The
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Holiness
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 11, 2003
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The following incident is vouched for by a Church of England clergyman who knew all the circumstances.
A young woman, who had been brought up in a Christian home and who had often had very serious convictions in regard to the importance of coming to Christ, chose instead to take the way of the
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Baptist
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
GOD LEADS HIS DEAR CHILDREN ALONG
Haldor Lillenas, founder of a noted music-publishing company, made his way to the United States from Scandinavia. His first years in this country were hard, but a kind lady befriended him and taught him the English language.
More importantly, perhaps, she told
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SURVIVAL: WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE?
About 20 years ago I went on a training conference when I was working as a Patent Attorney for a Swiss multinational company called Sandoz. And one of the conundrums they set us to test our ingenuity was this:
You are in a plane flying over the desert and as you are
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