based on 5 ratings
| 7,825 views
In our basement we have a piece of paper stapled to a door frame. About twice a year I bring all the grandkids to the basement and they stand against the door frame to measure how tall they are and how much they have grown. The paper is covered with lines, beside which are their names and dates.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jul 10, 2005
A general rode up to a gunner standing by his gun. He took out his field glasses and looked around. "Pierre," he said to the gunner, "you see that little cottage over there. The one near the clump of trees." "Yes, sir," said Pierre turning pale. "There’s a nest of Prussians in there. I want you to
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 14, 2005
based on 2 ratings
| 1,896 views
Some of you know that I built a little cabin up at my family’s property on the way to Ottawa. What you might not know is that it is built on the edge of a small cliff with a good view of the lake. The north end of the cabin is on solid Canadian Shield rock, but the south end hangs over the cliff
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
based on 3 ratings
| 2,291 views
David Glass was the CEO of the Wal-Mart from 1988 – 2000. Back in 1962, he heard that a guy named Sam Walton was about to hold the grand opening for his second store in Harrison, Arkansas. Glass, who was running a successful drug-store chain in Missouri, decided to attend Sam Walton’s grand
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 23, 2006
based on 4 ratings
| 3,448 views
Reinhold Niebuhr, a famous American Protestant theologian in the 20th century, served as both a working pastor in Detroit and a respected professor at Yale University. He told the story of a flatland farm boy who, all his young life, dreamed of being a sailor on a tall-masted sailing ship. He
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Micah Fries on Apr 16, 2003
based on 11 ratings
| 3,586 views
Mark Dever, in his book, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, says, “According to [Jonathan] Edwards, while all these things [loving the church, an increase in joy, etc.] may be evidences of true Christian growth, the only certain observable sign
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003
based on 1 rating
| 1,704 views
“In modern times we define a host of relations by contracts. These are usually for goods or services and for hard cash. The contract, formal or informal, helps to specify failure in these relationships. The Lord did not establish a contract with Israel or with the church. He created a covenant.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jim Miller on Nov 3, 2003
In "Witness," (Harrison Ford, Kelly McGinnis). John Book is a Philadelphia policeman protecting an amish boy who has witnessed a murder by another policeman. Near the end, Book is leaving the farm, the reason the grandfather gives his daughter is that "He’s
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Brethren
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 30, 2003
based on 4 ratings
| 1,563 views
At the close of life, the question will not be,
"How much have you gotten?" but "How much have you given?"
Not "How much have you won?" but "How much have you done?"
Not "How much have you saved?" but "How much have you sacrificed?"
It will be "How much
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bill Huffhine on May 27, 2004
based on 3 ratings
| 3,364 views
Every year the movie industry comes together for a massive celebration and awards ceremony. All of Hollywood looks forward to the night early in the year where they can come together and honor one another for the work that had been done during the previous year. It’s a really a fascinating thing
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Free Methodist
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
based on 6 ratings
| 2,171 views
I think one of our big problems is that many of us are just “going through the motions” when it comes to living out our commitment. It’s not demonstrated in our lifestyles.. Before the DC Talk song, “What if I stumble”the lyrics say something very profound: “The greatest single cause of atheism in
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Church
based on 2 ratings
| 2,930 views
Ed Young Jr. grew up with one passion: basketball. He dreamed of being a basketball player. After graduating from high school, he was given a full athletic scholarship to Florida State University. During his freshman year he discovered that God’s plan for his life was quite different than his own
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational