Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 30, 2008
Dwight Moody was a great evangelist. However, his grammar was very poor. Moody had planned to speak at Cambridge University in England. Most in this University were outraged that a backwoods American preacher would dare to appear and speak in the center of the culture of the English world. When
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Michael Snow on Aug 13, 2008
Years ago, E. Stanley Jones, the great Methodist Missionary to India, would conduct special meetings that he called "ashrams." An ashram was a special time set aside for spiritual growth. It’s what we might call a retreat. Dr. Jones always began his ashrams by passing out pieces of paper and
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Baptist
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 20, 2008
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JUDGING BY COMPARISON
How many people in this room would like to lose 20 pounds? How many people in this room would like to be taller? Do you know someone who sees themselves as an old alley cat while others see them as a prize Persian? Can you think of someone who thinks they are a prize poodle
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Larry Elder on Jul 12, 2003
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Oliver Wendell Holmes once attended a meeting in which he was the shortest
man present.
"Dr. Holmes," quipped a friend, "I should think you’d feel rather small
among us big fellows."
"I
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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One-liners about Baldness
“Don’t regard it as losing hair. Think of it as gaining face.”
“The good man always comes out on top.”
“At least it’s neat.”
“God only made so many
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
John Wooden, former coach of the UCLA Bruins
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Contributed by Brian Bolton on May 11, 2006
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It was BILLY GRAHAM who said: “Children will invariably talk, eat, walk, think, respond, and act like their parents. Give them a target to shoot at. Give them a goal to work toward. Give them a pattern that they can
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Contributed by Charles Mallory on May 18, 2010
IN REGARDS TO UNITY, AUTHOR, CHUCK SWINDOLL, WROTE THAT “UNION HAS AN AFFILIATION WITH OTHERS BUT NO COMMON BOND THAT MAKES THEM ONE IN HEART. UNIFORMITY HAS EVERYONE LOOKING AND THINKING ALIKE. UNANIMITY IS COMPLETE AGREEMENT ACROSS THE BOARD. UNITY, HOWEVER, REFERS TO
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 7, 2011
NO TRESPASSING
"No Trespassing" sign in West Texas, with the ranchers name signed in blood red next to the warning:
"STOP. I know you’re thinking about crossing this gate. What you should know is that if the
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
C. S. Lewis - "The Eternal Being, who knows everything and who created the whole universe, became not only a man but (before that) a baby, and before that a fetus inside a woman’s body. If you want to get
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Christian/Church Of Christ
JOB 1: 5 When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would send and have them purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, "Perhaps my children have
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 14, 2008
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Tony Dungy, coach of the Indianapolis Colts, writes about the tough times of life: "I think there are times when I believe God welcomes the circus into our lives to give us an opportunity to show there's another way to
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Contributed by Greg Buchner on Jul 24, 2004
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A Call to Discipleship [ taken from “Jesus in Blue Jeans” by Laurie Beth Jones.]
[“In this country, it is not only improper—it is technically illegal to be served with a dirty plate. Salad bars post signs indicating that the health department requires that each time you step up to the buffet, you
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Methodist