Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
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I’d like to relate to you a story that a son tells about his father that made an impact upon him for the rest of his life. He recounts:
The cold Iowa dawn was still an hour off, but already Dad and I had finished a big job on our farm. We’d loaded 100 head of cattle for market into two waiting
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Tim George on Jul 7, 2001
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During WWII soldiers were warned not to speak freely back home about what was going on in the war. An official Army memo contained ten specific things soldiers needed to be careful talking about. These words were added at the end of the memo: “loose talk is direct delivery to the enemy. If you
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Gladys Aylward, missionary to China more than 50 years ago, was forced to flee when the Japanese invaded Yangcheng. But she couldn’t leave her work behind. With only one assistant, she led a hundred-plus orphans over the mountains toward Free China.
During Glaydy’s harrowing journey out of
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2002
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GIVE ME LIBERTY!!
"If we wish to be free...we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us...It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next
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Contributed by Randy Bennett on Nov 22, 2004
Becky and I bought a house in 2000. We got it for a really good price – because it was in need of a lot of work! We put a lot of time and energy into that house. We remodeled the kitchen, the baby’s room, the dining room, the bathroom, we put in a furnace, we tore out two old chimneys, we put on a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
Life Caching: With the experience economy still gaining ground—with consumers more often favoring the intangible over the tangible--collecting, storing and displaying experiences is ready for its big moment. This emerging mega trend is being dubbed Life Caching. The necessary enablers are now all
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Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 28, 2008
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FELLOWSHIP @ THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BAR
Research that shows the more friendships a person has in a congregation, the less likely they are to become inactive or leave. I once read about a survey of 400 church drop-outs who were asked why they left their churches. Over 75% of the respondents said, “I
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 16, 2008
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Priority Lesson
At a nursing home in Florida a resident group was discussing ailments. "My arms are so weak I can hardly life this cup of coffee," said one.
"Yes I know, my cataracts are so bad I can't even see my coffee," replied another.
"I can't turn my head because of the arthritis in my
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If you’ve been watching the Stock Market for the last few months, you know our country is suffering from a crisis of confidence. I hope you’re not letting the news from wall street get you down. I thought it might cheer you up if I shared a stock report that hasn’t made the news: (get out your
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Christian/Church Of Christ
JEHOVAH IS STILL GOD
Gladys Aylward, missionary to China more than 50 years ago, was forced to flee when the Japanese invaded Yangcheng. But she couldn't leave her work behind. With only one assistant, she led a 100+ orphans over the mountains toward Free China.
During Gladys's harrowing journey
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 14, 2008
There is a delightful scene in Prince Caspian, the second book in the Chronicles of Narnia Series. The children are trying to find their way to Caspian’s camp, and they come to the edge of a deep gorge. The way ahead isn’t clear, but then Lucy cries out, “Look! Look! Look!”
“Where? What?”
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