Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001
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A little boy was eagerly looking forward to the birthday party of a friend who lived only a few blocks away. When the day finally arrived, a blizzard made the sidewalks and roads nearly impassable. The lad’s father, sensing the danger, hesitated to let his son go. The youngster reacted tearfully.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
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THE BEST ESCAPE
Escapism is usually thought of as a bad thing, because it is a running away from reality. But we need to see there is much reality that we need to escape from. The stress and tension all around us is real, but we have no obligation to be in a state of constant reaction to it.
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Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 22, 2003
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The Injured Bride
Because of past experiences the list of questions and advice grow as I perform Weddings. Another important statement I make to the bride and groom during the Wedding Rehearsal is to put hand lotion on their hands when they get home that night and to not force the ring on the
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 28, 2003
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A man purchased a white mouse to use as food for his pet snake. He dropped the unsuspecting mouse into the snake’s glass cage, where the snake was sleeping in a bed of sawdust. The tiny mouse had a serious problem on his hands. At any moment he could be swallowed alive. Obviously, the mouse needed
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Mennonite
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 19, 2003
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In C. S. Lewis’ book Till We Have Faces one of the characters is struggling with the ugliness she sees within her and says, “I would set out boldly each morning to be just and calm and wise in all my thoughts and acts; but before they had finished dressing me I would find that I was back in some
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 30, 2003
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When I was a little boy, my brother and I were riding on a country road with my father. Our mother was following behind us in another car. My dad asked if I would like to ride with my mother. I thought that was a good idea, so my father stopped the car and let me out on the side of the road. My
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Nov 4, 2003
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Driving down a country road, I came to a very narrow bridge. In front of the bridge, a sign was posted: "YIELD." Seeing no oncoming cars, I continued across the bridge and to my destination. On my way back, I came to the same one-lane bridge, now from the other direction. To my surprise, I saw
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Contributed by Wes Richard on Jan 7, 2004
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Warren Wiersbe (The Bible Exposition Commentary, Vol. 2) tells the story of Harry, a salesman who came out of the manager’s office with a dismal look on his face.
“You didn’t get fired, did you?” the secretary asked.
“No, it’s not that bad. But he sure did lay into me about my sales
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Brethren
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 14, 2004
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JUST CHECKING
A man who had regularly prayed for many years began to wonder if God heard his prayers at all. During one of his routine times of prayer, he started this doubting pattern once again. He stopped praying and thought for a moment.
“Enough of this,” he said.
He then lifted his eyes
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 26, 2004
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Grieving Person: It is so depressing being out of work so long, sometimes I wonder if life is worth living. Not that I’m planning on committing suicide or anything, but this really gets me down.
Right Response: I don’t blame you for feeling the way you do. It is bad, and I would probably have
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004
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One of the greatest spokesmen for the cause of Christ today is Chuck Swindoll, host of the national radio broadcast "Insight for Living," for many years a pastor and now president of Dallas Theological Seminary. Howard Hendricks, who was one of Chuck’s teachers while he was in seminary, remembers
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Wesleyan
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In his book Dare To Believe, Dan Baumann shared some thoughts about crucifixion that should deepen our gratitude for what the Savior did for us. He wrote, "The twentieth century has forgotten how cruel and hideous crucifixion really was. We have perhaps unwisely and sometimes unconsciously
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Contributed by Ronnie Brown on Nov 9, 2005
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My 5 year old son Evan and I were driving in Atlanta. He saw some spotlights moving the clouds. He asked me what they were and what they were for. I told him that they were called spot lights and people used them to draw attention to a certain place. It’s like they are say "Come over here and see
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 22, 2005
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When Martin Luther was printing his translation of the Bible in Germany, pieces of the printed Scripture fell to the floor. A young girl picked one of them up and read the phrase of our text, “For God so loved the world that he gave”. The rest of the sentence was missing. That moment for her was
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