Contributed by Tom Dooley on May 11, 2001
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Last year about this time our Tennessee Titans were involved in a heart wrenching defeat in the Super Bowl. All season they had fought back from deficits to win and it appeared as though they were going to pull off another comeback victory over the Rams. Unfortunately they came up about a yard
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Contributed by A.c. Caincross on Jul 17, 2001
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The story is told of a man that was walking through a field one day when he came across an eagle egg lying on the path. He picked up the egg and placed it in the nest of a prairie chicken. As time passed the eggs in the nest all hatched, the chickens and the eaglet. The eaglet looked around at
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Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 30, 2001
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“Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” For those of you who have gone camping, you know how important a fire is at night. On a cold night it keeps you warm. In the dark it gives light. The smoke chases off the bugs. You can grill hot
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Lutheran
Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Sep 13, 2001
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These shepherds were symbolic of Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd, who would also humbly follow God’s will. Their sheep represent us as believers, in several ways:
- Sheep cannot clean themselves. Some animals such as a cat can do that, but not sheep. Likewise, we as unbelievers were not able to
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
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THE MUSH GOD
The Mush God has been known to appear to millionaires on golf courses. He appears to politicians at ribbon-cutting ceremonies and to clergymen speaking the invocation on national TV at either Democratic or Republican conventions.
The Mush God has no theology to speak of, being a
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Contributed by Chad Wright on May 11, 2002
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As long as we are in this world, the physical heart will need help. Science has found one avenue to attempt to help the heart. It has been making great strides on creating and implementing an artificial heart. The world’s first recipient, Robert Tools, lived for 151 days after his artificial heart
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Contributed by Lyn King on Jun 15, 2002
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WHAT KIDS NEED
Today’s kids desperately need Dads who:
. . . play catch, enjoy tea parties or wrestle because the heart of a child is there and they set out to capture it.
. . . laugh till their belly hurts and tears fall from their eyes while secretly creating deep friendships and memories that
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Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 7, 2003
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In 1912, 39 year old, Rev. John Harper a Scottish preacher was making a transatlantic trip to preach at the Moody Church in Chicago. As fate would have it the vessel he choice was the Titanic. We all know the story about the disaster but do you know the story of John Harper? Harper like many
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 8, 2003
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A HOPE BEYOND THIS LIFE
Russell Davis was a 10-year-old boy who knew a hope that went
beyond this life. He had fought cancer for 4 years when he wrote this note to his best friend.
Dear Brian, How are you doing? I’m alright in the hospital but a little sleepy. I know that you worry about me some
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Baptist
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NO TITLES AND NO DEEDS?
There was a terrible earthquake in California many years ago. Thousands of homes were destroyed and the state was in chaos.
Many people were claiming the homes they lived in as their own.
The courthouse and all the titles and deeds were destroyed completely.
The gas lines
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 20, 2003
We use lures when we go fishing. A lure is something that is supposed to look good to the fish you are trying to catch. When I was growing up, I had a lure that looked like an injured fish. The fish was bent a little, right at the bend there was a reddish spot that was supposed to look like a
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Contributed by Paul Gabriel on Mar 18, 2004
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A certain man was troubled with dizzy spells. He went from one doctor to another and none could tell him what the problem was. He tried everything, it seemed. Finally, it was bothering him so much he started to lose weight, and he couldn’t sleep at night. He became a nervous wreck and his health
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Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004
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Ruth Tucker tells the story of Kari Torjesen Malcolm, who served for 15 years as a missionary to the Philippines. Kari was an MK (missionary kid) who grew up in China: "As a teenager, she was confined for a time during World War II in an internment camp, and there she discovered a deep truth that
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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Last year about this time our Tennessee Titans were involved in a heart wrenching defeat in the Super Bowl. All season they had fought back from deficits to win and it appeared as though they were going to pull off another comeback victory over the Rams. Unfortunately they came up about a yard and
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Contributed by Rick Stacy on Apr 10, 2006
Let me read to something written by Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde was a playwrite in the 19th century who was one of the leaders of the Decadence Movement of his era. In modern use, decadence is often defined as a decline in or loss of excellence, obstructing the pursuit of ideals. It is typified by
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
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This is not the only time the Philippian Brethren saw Paul in JAIL and having his JOY TESTED by DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCE - Acts 16:22-25
What if we had the opportunity to INTERVIEW Paul while he was in this DUNGEON, what do you think he would tell us?
Paul and Silas, are you in there? “Yes, we’re
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 18, 2007
Many people find doing God’s will hard. Rosa Parks found it hard when she was arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give her bus seat to a white man. It is difficult to imagine such an arrest taking place today, just a little over 50 years later. But that is because her simple act of
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Methodist
Contributed by John Braland on Apr 3, 2007
Here are some of the more humerous tombstone enscriptions found around the globe.
Harry Edsel Smith of Albany, New York: Born 1903-Died 1942 Looked up the elevator shaft to see if the car was on the way down. It was.
• In a Thurmont, Maryland, cemetery: Here lies an Atheist All dressed up And
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