REFORMATION BLOT
One of the blots on the career of the great German Reformer, Martin Luther – was his acquiescence to the bigamous marriage of Philip of Hess.
In 1530, at the height of the Reformation in Germany – and where the Protestant cause was at its most vulnerable, Philip of Hesse
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Anglican
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 23, 2009
THREE-FOLD REWARD
Glenys and I were only married five years and in our second church. Money was tight and our needs were overwhelming. For a variety of reasons we were down to making an important decision – give our tithe or use it to buy groceries. Our faith was simple but strong. We decided our
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Salvation Army
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WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
I read a humorous story about a man who strolled out of a hardware store with a smile on his face and a brand-new chainsaw in his hands. He was told it could cut down five big oak trees in an hour. Twenty-four hours later, however, his smile was gone. Frustrated, he was back at
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Baptist
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 29, 2009
An old sailor repeatedly got lost at sea, so his friends gave him a compass and urged him to use it. The next time he went out in his boat, he followed their advice and took the compass with him. But as usual he became hopelessly confused and was unable to find land.
Finally he was rescued by
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Scott Kircher on Oct 11, 2009
TORN AWAY: BABY RICHARD
When Paul says that they were "torn away" from them, that word translated as "torn away" means bereaved or made an orphan.
He feels like he has been torn away from his children. When I hear this word, I get a certain picture in my head.
Baby Richard – 1995 (picture of
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 21, 2009
A few months ago I went into hospital for an operation. I had my wisdom tooth removed as well as a chipped tooth fragment removed, which had found it’s way into my sinus cavity. I was under anaesthetic so I didn’t feel a thing and woke up on the operating table after the procedure was finished. I
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 21, 2009
A truly humble man is hard to find, yet God delights to honor such selfless people. Booker T. Washington, the renowned black educator, was an outstanding example of this truth. Shortly after he took over the presidency of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he was walking in an exclusive section of town
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 13, 2010
On December 7, 1941, a Japanese war plane piloted by Mitsuo Fuchida took off from the aircraft carrier Akagi. Fuchida led the surprise attack on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Through the war years to follow, Fuchida continued to fly—often narrowly escaping death. At war’s end, he
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 30, 2010
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HE STILL LOVES US
There is a strange power in the consciousness of being loved.
It is said that one of the most distinguished statesmen of the times of the American Revolution was once a hopeless drunkard. He had been engaged to a beautiful girl, but his indulgence had compelled her to break the
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Christian Church
Contributed by Jeremy Lane on May 15, 2010
Hannibal the great was a Carthaginian military commander around the year 200 B.C. He is thought of as one of the great military leaders of all time, alongside Alexander the Great, Napoleon, and others. There is a story that says as a boy Hannibal begged his father to take him to a war overseas.
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Kelly Fellows on Jun 9, 2010
➢ A contractor who worked for one company for over 20 years – he built many many houses.
➢ He was looking forward to doing some traveling with his wife, etc.
➢ The owner of the company asked him to build one more house.
➢ The contractor reluctantly said yes (tho in his
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Foursquare
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
SIN AND BULLET WOUNDS
James Garfield was a lay preacher and principal of his denominational college. They say he was ambidextrous and could simultaneously write Greek, with one hand and Latin with the other.
In l880, he was elected president of the United States, but after only six months in
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Brethren
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
"HAPPINESS IS THE LORD"
Ira F. Stanphill was born in Belview, New Mexico, in 1914. He has written more than 550 songs, the most popular of which are "Mansion over the Hilltop," "Room at the Cross," and, of course, "Happiness Is the Lord."
On any number of occasions the Lord has given a song to a
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