Contributed by John Shearhart on Aug 14, 2006
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STATS ON GRACE
How many gallons of water are in the ocean?
Answer: 3.612 x 10²º gallons of sea water in the ocean. That is 3.612 x 1 with 21 zeros.
How many stars are in the known universe?
Answer: 70 sextillion (7 followed by 22 zeros) was calculated by a team of stargazers based at the
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Contributed by Martin Wiles on Aug 23, 2010
WALKING IN A RUT
Have you ever felt as if you were in a rut? Some years ago, me, my brother and daughter went hiking on the Appalachian Trail on the North Carolina, Tennessee border. It is an area called the Bald Mountains because you actually walk over the tops of the mountains. It is grasslands
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Baptist
Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Feb 23, 2020
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Consider Bill, who was just a young man at the time. He had tried preaching, but didn’t always feel the power of God or see any results. One of his contemporaries, Charles Templeton, got into academia and started to believe scripture as flawed and outdated. Bill wondered about all of this. A
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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a good preacher friend of mine told me personally this story.
One day while visiting the nursing home, he came across a lady who was very discouraged. In fact, she wanted to die. He made it a point to visit her every time he went, and one day she finally opened up to him and told this very sad
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 10, 2023
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Did you know that counterfeiting of money is one of the oldest crimes in history? Here in America it became a serious problem during the 19th century when banks issued their own currency. In fact, by the time of the Civil War, it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was
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Contributed by Steve Greene on Dec 30, 2005
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A PLEA FOR FISHING:
Now it came to pass that a group existed who called themselves fishermen. And lo, there were many fish in the waters all around. In fact, the whole area was surrounded by streams and lakes filled with fish. And the fish were hungry.
Week after week, month, and year after
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 4, 2021
Do we have any of the originals of the Bible's 66 books? NO. Not 1.
But, we do have enough pieces of the cross to build several crosses, and enough other relics to rebuild several sacred objects several times over. Get the point? Anytime something of religious significance survives the ages,
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Contributed by Charles Salmon on Aug 18, 2004
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Dr. S. I. McMillan in his book, None of These Diseases
"the verbal expression of animosity toward others calls forth certain hormones from the pituatary, adrenal, thyroid, and other glands an excess of which can cause disease in any part of the body. Examples are: ulcers, high blood pressure,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
A farmer got saved and on the side of his barn he had a big sign which read "chew mail pouch." He realized it had to go. So he painted it white and then big letters which read "JESUS SAVES!" But in a few months the rain began to wash the cheap paint off and the "chew
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 1, 2006
There lived in a little village a doctor noted for his kindness and charity. After his death they found written across many of his accounts the notation: “Forgiven—to poor to pay.” The widow objected and sued the people for payment. But the judge asked, “Is this your husband’s signature?”
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Jan 11, 2007
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A guy had a dream he had went to heaven and saw many clocks. As is customary with these stories St. Peter is attending the gate. When asked what the clocks were for Peter replied that every person on earth has a clock here, and each time one sins, the hand on their clock moves just a bit. The
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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There was this lady who was visiting a church one Sunday. The sermon seemed to go on forever, and many in the congregation fell asleep.
After the service, to be social, she walked up to a very sleepy looking gentleman, extended her hand in greeting, and said, "Hello, I’m Gladys Dunn."
And the
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