Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 26, 2007
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A number of years ago, when the new Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, one of the features that received significant attention was that it was burglarproof. Volkswagen bragged there was no way anybody could steal their car. To demonstrate their point, VW hired a professional burglar and called a
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Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 28, 2009
A few years ago, when the new Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, one feature that received lots of attention was the claim to be burglarproof. Volkswagen bragged there was no way anybody could steal their car. To demonstrate their point, VW hired a highly skilled burglar and called a news
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Troy Mason on Nov 26, 2001
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I visited my brother in Manhattan two months after the World Trade Centers were destroyed on Sept 11. We visited the site and the devasation and destruction were breathtaking. Words cannot possibly describe the damage that was done there. The giant hole in the ground where the WTC used to be was
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jun 2, 2002
You may be familiar with a television series called “Antiques Road Show”. People bring in their antiques, and expert appraisers tell them what the pieces are worth. The highlight of every show is when someone brings in a beat-up old piece of furniture and the appraiser tells them it’s a rare
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Baptist
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In addition we have the record of Josephus, a Jewish writer who was not a Christian either, who records the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth.
He wrote this:
Now there was about this time Jesus a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of
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Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
On June 4, 1783 at the market square of a French village of Annonay, not far from Paris, a smoky bonfire on a raised platform was fed by wet straw and old wool rags. Tethered above, straining its lines, was a huge taffeta bag 33 feet in diameter. In the presence of “a respectable assembly and a
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Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 27, 2006
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In 1665 the residents of London were dying by the thousands each day. The bubonic plague was spreading from house to house because of the unsanitary conditions. Rats and fleas spread the germs throughout the city. Almost 30,000 people died, almost a third of London’s population at the time. This
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 7, 2009
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GO BEYOND THE CROSS
Every year, thousands of people climb a mountain in the Italian Alps, passing the "stations of the cross" to stand at an outdoor crucifix. One tourist noticed a little trail that led beyond the cross. He fought through the rough thicket and, to his surprise, came upon another
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 30, 2009
KFC CHICKEN JOY
A few weeks ago, KFC through Oprah made it possible for every person to get a free meal of KFC’s grilled chicken. People were exuberant. The computer server was overwhelmed with requests. We were able to get the coupons and went the next day. The restaurants were overwhelmed by the
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Church Of God
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 2, 2009
“Peace on Earth”
Peace on earth, with a world at war?
O what were the angels singing for
That far-away night when the Star shown down
With a glorious light on Bethlehem’s town?
Peace on earth! They were singing of Him
Who was born that night to redeem from sin;
Who still has the power to cleanse
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Christian Church
Contributed by Timothy Darling on Apr 28, 2010
As of 2010, there are more than 20 major civil and international conflicts involving, among others, the nations of:
India
Afghanistan
Somalia
Iraq
Pakistan
Mexico
Myanmar
Iran
Israel
Nigeria
Colombia
Peru
Indonesia
the Philippines
Turkey
Iraqi
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Mennonite
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 1, 2011
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LEFT-HANDED WHOPPER
On 1st April 1998 Burger King published a full page advertisement in an American newspaper announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a "Left-Handed Whopper" especially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 30, 2011
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GOD'S FORGIVENESS IS INSTANT, COMPLETE, PERMANENT
One of our church members had an issue with a family member. That family member had been so unkind and hurtful for so long, that it seemed things would never change. Our member prayed to God for help. Another family member spoke to the hurtful
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LET THE RIVER FLOW
Maryland’s Conowingo Hydroelectric Dam on the Susquehanna River is a great architectural feat. We can drive across the Dam and see the high water on one side and the lower level rapids and flow of water on the other. This dam was not built to contain a raging river and dam up
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