Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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THE TREE OF HIPPOCRATES
In the Greek Islands, one can seek out the home of Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine. In the area, one can also find an olive tree, supposedly dating from his time. If this is so, this tree would then be some 2400 years old.
The trunk of this tree is very large
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
FEAR OF FLYING
Some people are sacred to death of flying. To think of getting on airplane and taking off at 150 MPH, climb to an altitude of 30,000 feet and go 400 or so MPH, is a bit much.
Reminds me of the story told years ago about a flight of a four-engine jet plane. It was a lengthy flight
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Church Of God
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 30, 2010
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HE STILL LOVES US
There is a strange power in the consciousness of being loved.
It is said that one of the most distinguished statesmen of the times of the American Revolution was once a hopeless drunkard. He had been engaged to a beautiful girl, but his indulgence had compelled her to break the
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Christian Church
Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
THE LECHEROUS HEART
Malcolm Muggeridge, the famous British philosopher and journalist who converted to Christianity late in life, once told the story of when he was working in India as a young man.
One evening, he went down to the river for a swim. As he entered the water, he saw across the
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Baptist
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 9, 2011
STAIN REMOVAL: HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES
Father Greg Boyle is in the business of erasing the past. A Jesuit priest, he is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries in East Los Angeles.
Father Boyle put together a team of physicians trained in the laser technology of tattoo removal. The team is
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 19, 2022
• A Sunday School was putting on a Christmas pageant which included the story of Mary and Joseph coming to the inn. One boy wanted so very much to be Joseph, but when the parts were handed out, a boy he didn’t like was given that part, and he was assigned to be the inn-keeper instead. He was
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 21, 2020
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A Sunday School was putting on a Christmas pageant which included the story of Mary and Joseph coming to the inn. One boy wanted so very much to be Joseph, but when the parts were handed out, a boy he didn’t like was given that part, and he was assigned to be the inn-keeper instead. He was pretty
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
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Story – Jerusalem Police.
Who is the most arrested person in the city of Jerusalem?
Moses.
Jesus is second most arrested.
Jerusalem police arrest, everyday, on average 11 people claiming to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 11, 2001
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One Sunday after church a pastor noticed that one of the men was wearing a lapel pin that had a bulldog on it. He was wearing it because he worked for Mack Truck and the bulldog is their logo, but the pastor didn’t know that.
So when he asked, "Frank, why are you wearing a pin of a bulldog?"
Frank
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Baptist
Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 19, 2007
When I was growing up, I lived in a house that had a brick patio in the backyard. The people that owned the house previously had put the bricks in place. They had not done a very good job. They had not made it level. This was bad enough but the part that really infuriated my father was the fact
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Lutheran
Contributed by Pat Cook on Jan 16, 2006
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I like the story of a man who walked into a gift shop that sold religious items. Near the cash register he saw a display of caps with "WWJD" printed on all of them. He was puzzled over what the letters could mean, so he asked the clerk. The clerk replied that the letters stood for "What Would Jesus
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Baptist
Contributed by James Chandler on Nov 28, 2007
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I did an experiment by asking everyone in the auditorium to say their name outloud three times. Beforehand I asked one man to say the name of Jesus three times outloud. After everyone had said their name outloud three times I asked if anyone had heard the name of Jesus being said. Only one person
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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