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  • The Real Reindeer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
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    THE REAL REINDEER According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after ...read more

  • Adapted From "Can This Be Christmas?"  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
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    Adapted from “Can this be Christmas?” Can this be Christmas? What’s all this hectic rush and fuss? Where do all these crowds go in such a hurry? They speed by so fast they look blurry! They sit at the lights getting ready to take flight! They dash into the store and then flash out the ...read more

  • This Happened To A Red Headed Model Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
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    This happened to a red headed model who was being baptized. She came out in a white robe and entered the baptistry. As she came up from the water I noticed something floating next to my leg, which was a surprize. It seemed to be moving, as I looked at her I realized she had lost her beautiful red ...read more

  • Everybody Longs For Freedom. But For Many ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
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    Everybody longs for freedom. But for many people its pursuit leads to bondage. The greatly loved Bible teacher Henrietta Mears knew the secret of true freedom, and she wanted her students to know it too. With young people in mind, she said, "A bird is free in the air. Place a bird in the water ...read more

  • Close With Story Of Old Man In Poor House Years ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 2, 2006
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    Close with story of old man in poor house years ago with Baptist young preacher fresh out of Bible College. It was his first encounter with an old dying person. The man was lost, he confessed he was a great sinner and what could he do? The young preacher said his mind when blank, then the Lord ...read more

  • Psalms ...

    Contributed by Sasidaran Kunjan on Nov 26, 2009
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    Psalms 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. • There is only a THIN LINE BETWEEN TRUTH AND DARKNESS ( Practicing YOGA and rituals than do not conform to the word of God / selecting MOVIES to watch). Do not get entangled into the pattern of the world. • Travel ...read more

  • Empty Hands

    Contributed by Nathan Ingram on Nov 30, 2009
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    “Empty Hands” by Martha Nicholson One by one He took them from me, All the things I valued most; Until I was empty-handed, Every glittering toy was lost. And I walked earth’s highways, grieving, In my rage and poverty, Till I heard His voice inviting, “Lift your empty hands to me.” So I held my ...read more

  • I've Read A Lot Of Nursery Ryhmes. One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "I’ve read a lot of nursery ryhmes. One of the most familiar is "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, couldn’t put Humpty together again." Charles Swindoll says that little nursery ryhme was originally written about people,; ...read more

  • Dr. David Seamands In His Book Healing For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. David Seamands in his book Healing for Damaged Emotions says, “The two primary causes of emotional stress are the failure to receive forgiveness and the failure to forgive.” [Wheaton, ILL: Victor Books, 1989, pp.29-30] Or as the great philosopher Lucy explained to Charlie Brown at the end of ...read more

  • Turn Around

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 27, 2007
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    Illustration: Turn Around Repentance is not basically a religious word. It comes from a culture where people were essentially nomadic and lived in a world with no maps or street signs. It’s easy to get lost walking through the desert. You become aware that the countryside is strange. You ...read more

  • In Bear Gryll's Show "Man Vs. Wild." Bear Is ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
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    In Bear Gryll’s show “Man Vs. Wild.” Bear is constantly dropping himself into life and death scenarios in order to show you how to survive in the harshest environments. He strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger and he tells the ...read more

  • French Novelist/Playwright Alexandre Dumas Once ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 30, 2008
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    French novelist/playwright Alexandre Dumas once had a heated quarrel with a young politician. The argument became so intense that a duel was inevitable. Since both men were superb shots they decided to draw lots, the loser agreeing to shoot himself. Dumas lost. Pistol in hand, he withdrew in ...read more

  • Today Is February 14, Saint Valentine's Day, Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 14, 2008
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    Today is February 14, Saint Valentine’s Day, of course. What do you know about Saint Valentine, or, to use his Latin name, Valentinus? It is difficult to know anything for certain. In fact, historians claim that the details of this man’s life are lost in obscurity. About the only thing they’re ...read more

  • The Distance Between Us And The Moon Is 250,000 ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Mar 17, 2008
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    The distance between us and the moon is 250,000 miles, but from here to the sun, it’s a whopping 93 million miles. To make it easier, they start talking light years and that’s where I get lost real fast. For instance let’s take 10 million light years. How far is that in laymen terms? Multiply 5 ...read more

  • The Dove Man

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 30, 2008
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    The Dove Man It is said that a certain guide lived in the deserts of Arabia who never lost his way. He carried with him a homing pigeon with a very fine cord attached to one of its legs. When in doubt as to which path to take, he threw the bird into the air. The pigeon quickly strained at the cord ...read more

  • Yes, The Concept Of The Trinity Is Very Deep, But ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 113 ratings
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    YES, THE CONCEPT OF THE TRINITY IS VERY DEEP, BUT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ITS DEPTH, THINK OF IT IN THE WORDS OF THE ANGLICAN CATECHISM WHICH SAYS, "FIRST, I LEARN TO BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER WHO HAS MADE ME AND ALL THE WORLD. SECONDLY, IN GOD THE SON WHO REDEEMS ME, AND ...read more

  • Remember Me At Home  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
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    REMEMBER ME AT HOME “By profession, I am a soldier and take great pride in that fact. But I am prouder, infinitely prouder, to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build. The father only builds, never destroys…It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, ...read more

  • In The Prison Fellowship Newsletter, Jubilee, ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 19, 2004
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    In the Prison Fellowship newsletter, Jubilee, Charles Colson told of a young boy who became excessively fearful during the great New York blackout of 1977. When his parents questioned their son, he confessed that at the exact moment the lights went out, he had kicked a ...read more

  • Be Like Him

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 8, 2010
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    BE LIKE HIM Oft, when we admire someone, we say, “I wish I could be like him or her.” My son Keith admires Glenn (our chairman) greatly. And I am glad, because Glenn is a good role model. But more than anything, I ...read more

  • God Is Dead, But I Spoke To Him This Morning!

    Contributed by Silas Eke on Feb 28, 2015
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    Once Billy Graham was challenged when giving a message on the reality of God and His Son Jesus Christ; somebody said to him. “Hi, Billy, you talk very much about God as if He lives. He is dead. He has no more power in the affairs of men.” ...read more