Contributed by Amanda Wilson on Aug 26, 2007
In 246BC, when 14year old Ying Zheng ascended the throne of the Chin provence of China and took for himself the title first emperor, he made his plans clear. And he proceeded to war against his neighbouring states until he had united China and made himself it’s emperor. But his plans did not stop
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Timothy Enns on Oct 5, 2011
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TIMOTHY'S STORY
I want to tell you a story today about a little fellow named Jason. The circumstances that Jason was born into not entirely clear. What we do know is that his birth parents, for what ever reason, decided not to care for him or could not care for him. Instead they decided to place
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Nazarene
Contributed by Engleburg Toney on Jan 18, 2010
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Dr. Martin Luther King penned in his book The Strength of Love,
"The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not recapture
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Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 25, 2001
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Twenty Nigerian Churches Demolished For ’Enviromental’ Concerns
by Obed Minchakpu
KANO, Nigeria (Compass) -- Twenty church buildings were demolished July 6-13 in Kano city of northern Nigeria by the Kano State Environmental Planning and Protection Agency (KASEPPA) after the agency claimed the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 21, 2007
Certainly no one in recent history has been more of an example of “Christ transforming Culture” than Martin Luther King, Jr. In his book Strength to Love, he wrote: “The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must
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Methodist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 16, 2008
"The family, though the smallest and seemingly most fragile of institutions (is) proving itself to be humankind's bedrock as well as its fault line (whose) strength lies in the cohesion and loyalty of the parent-child unit around which larger worlds of
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Todd Leupold on Sep 15, 2008
According to another report just this Friday (9/12/08),
“Those who wish to be married in California and be called ’bride and groom’ will have to wed in another state. The problem surfaced when a couple who married in the state crossed out ’Party A’ and ’Party B’ on the marriage license and
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Baptist
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 11, 2010
Following the Leader
As Joshua prepares to enter the land, he confers with leaders from the 12 tribes. Every leader has a circle of influence. It was true in Israel, it is true in churches. But leaders must be united behind the leader, whether that be a Joshua in that day or a
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