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BLENDING IN
A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy and he read the following question in the exam paper:
"You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street.
On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown
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Anglican
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A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy. And he comes across this question:
“You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street.
On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown in the footpath and there is an
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Anglican
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006
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Illus.: “God’s Loving Son”
A certain rich man died and left no heirs. When his household goods were auctioned off, an elderly lady dressed in shabby garments was the only one to bid on the picture of the dead man’s son. It had been greatly cherished by the wealthy father because his only child
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
While I still lived in Newbern, I dated a girl in Ridgely. After a long time that relationship deteriorated. During this time, and for many years on either side, there was a black woman named Eula Mae Smith who did our laundry and housecleaning. She was a saint of God, a dear family friend, and
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
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THE JEWELED LADY OF POMPEII
Of the 20,000 inhabitants of Pompeii, some 2,000 lost their lives, among them a woman who loved finery above all else. As the deadly rain of fire came down, she decided to run to the harbor and escape by ship. That was wise, but this rich and beautiful woman stayed
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WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
A number of years ago, a young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy when he came upon the following question:
"You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole
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Anglican
Contributed by Richard Goble on Dec 2, 2007
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Forgiven and Forgotten
In “A Forgiving God in an Unforgiving World,” Ron Lee Davis retells the true story of a priest in the Philippines, a much-loved man of God who carried the burden of a secret sin he had committed many years before. He had repented but still had no peace, no sense of God’s
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Baptist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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This week you may have seen the story of Maria Headley. Like many people, playwright Maria Headley had had her fill of terrible dates. Discouraged and looking for love, she decided the time had come for her to eliminate her own (clearly not adequately discriminating) taste from the equation.
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Other
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When I think of the idea of antichrist, I think of the Pillsbury Doughboy, no not really, I think of Judas. Judas was named as one of Jesus’ disciples, but yet he was really never one of them because he did not stay true to Jesus’ teachings. There is one occasion recorded in John 12 where Jesus
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Baptist
Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Sep 26, 2002
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Erma Bombeck wrote this essay entitled, When God Created Women. “By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into his sixth day of working overtime. An Angel appeared and said "Why are you spending so much time on this one?" And the Lord answered and said, "Have you seen the spec sheet on her? She
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
"I DIDN'T SAVE YOU. GOD DID."
Fireman Edward Cushing tells the story of an old frame house burning on the southside of Chicago. He ordered the hoses to start fighting the fire and then dashed inside and pulled three people out. When the blaze was over, the Chief came over and told him he did a
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Methodist
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 30, 2002
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Did you read B.C. in yesterday’s cartoons? Two women are sitting on a small hill. One is reading the Bible and says, “Oh, my goodness. . . Says here. . . Jesus descended into hell!” The other is shocked and says, “You’re kidding!” Then the woman with the Bible says, “Oh, no. . . Not to
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Methodist
Contributed by John Dobbs on May 9, 2003
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I heard about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel. At the end of the service a woman dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary." "He is,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 8, 2004
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Dr. Ian Paisley, the fiery Irish cleric and politician was reputed to have been preaching one Sunday on the End Times - and in particular on the Day of Judgment. As he reached the climax of his address he said that on the Day of Judgment "there would be wailing and gnashing of teeth." At which
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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Kim Linehan holds the world record in the Women’s 1500-meter freestyle. According to her coach, Paul Bergen, the 18-year-old is the leading amateur woman distance swimmer in the world. Kim does endless exercises and swims 7 to 12 miles a day. The hardest part of her regimen?
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 16, 2010
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GIFT FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOME
A tired stay-at-home mom opened the front door of her home to find the preacher from the church, who said, "I’m collecting donations for the new children’s home we’re building. Just asking you to give what you
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