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My first pastoral appointment was the Marissa and Zion United Methodist Charge in St. Clair County, Illinois, about forty miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Zion had only three members and no electricity or running water. In past decades light had been provided in the sanctuary by kerosene,
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 5, 2006
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Proverbs According To Kids: A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest.
As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You... Mess It Up.
Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th Grader.
Strike While
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Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jan 24, 2009
COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING
Robert Robinson was just a small boy when his dad died, and this meant that he had to go to work while still very young. Without a father to guide him, he fell in with bad crowd of friends.
One day, his gang harassed a drunken gypsy. Pouring more whiskey into
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
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The Lord Jesus Christ whom we exalt at Christmas is not just a baby in a manger. He is not a character in a children’s story. He is far more. The first time he came, he came veiled in the form of a child. The next time He comes, and we believe it will be soon, He will come unveiled, and it will be
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Contributed by John Herrmann on Nov 7, 2008
Condoleeza Rice, Sec. of State recently said after another failure of Peace talks in Israel and Palestine that Peace will not come in a sudden and dramatic event, but rather gradually.” Not so this second coming of Christ. It is an act of God confronting us as something from the other side,
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Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Mar 8, 2002
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1. Genesis speaks of the creation of the sun. Revelation tells of a place that needs no sun.
2. Genesis speaks of the entrance of sin into this world. Revelation tells of the banishment of all sin.
3. Genesis speaks of the sin-curse that is pronounced upon mankind. Revelation tells of the broken
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009
A priest and pastor from the local parishes are standing by the side of the road holding up a sign that reads, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it’s too late!"
"Leave us alone you religious nuts!" yelled the first driver as he sped by.
From around the curve they heard
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Several years ago Johnny Carson had Billy Graham as a guest on The Tonight Show. At one point there was a lull in the conversation and Johnny said, “You know what, Billy? I bet if Jesus ever came back to earth, we’d do Him in again!”
Billy Graham leaned forward in his seat, and said, “In the
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 21, 2008
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My first staff position in a church was as the Associate Pastor of The Kirk Community Church in Dunedin, Florida. I normally arrived at church early but on this particular morning my wife and I had arrived just a few minutes before the worship service was to begin. As my wife Christina unbuckled
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