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  • We Are Told That In The Prairies Of South America ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 16, 2004
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     | 1,857 views

    We are told that in the prairies of South America there grows a flower that always inclines in the same direction. The traveler may lose his way while crossing one of those prairies, and he may have neither compass nor chart by which to steer his course; but, turning to this lovely flower, he will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Church  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Dec 13, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
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    The church is not: * An ark for the saving of a select few. * A ferryboat to take effortless passengers to the shores of heaven. * A life insurance company, with no obligation on policy holders except the payment of a small annual premium. * A social set, welcoming certain people and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gordon Macdonald,in An Article Called, "When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
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     | 1,800 views

    Gordon MacDonald,in an article called, “When Religion Becomes Serious Business said, “Yesterday morning I was on the phone with our daughter who lives with her husband in North Carolina. We were having a great conversation. I was using a wireless phone, and suddenly the phone went dead, and her ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • When Corrie Ten Boom Of The Hiding Place Fame Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    When Corrie Ten Boom of The Hiding Place fame was a little girl in Holland, her first realization of death came after a visit to the home of a neighbor who had died. It impressed her that some day her parents would also die. Corrie’s father comforted her with words of wisdom. “Corrie, when you and ...read more

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  • Our Daughter, Katie, Gave Me A Chris Rice Cd For ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 24, 2005
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    *Our daughter, Katie, gave me a Chris Rice CD for Christmas in 2004... *It’s got a great Christmas song called Welcome to Our World... Fragile fingers sent to heal us... Tender brow prepared for thorn Tiny heart whose blood will save us... Unto us is born So, wrap our injured flesh around ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Fulghum Wrote In The Kansas City Times, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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     | 1,471 views

    Robert Fulghum wrote in the Kansas City Times, "Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school. "These are the things I learned: ...read more

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  • Children's Prayers  PRO

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 25, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
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    CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, 7 Dear God: Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister and I want to know. Jimmy, 6 Dear God: How many angels are there in heaven? I would like to be the first kid in my ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Have You Heard That Story Of The Guy Who Died ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 9, 2006
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    Have you heard that story of the guy who died and was being given a tour of heaven and he saw a friend of his drive by in a beautiful Mercedes. And he said, "Boy, this is great!" "Oh, yes," St. Peter said, "your friend was really generous on earth, we had a lot to work with. Your transportation up ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Rejected On Earth

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 2, 2006
     | 3,592 views

    Listen to the words of Rick Thompson: G. Campbell Morgan was one of 150 young men who sought entrance to the Wesleyan ministry in 1888. He passed the doctrinal examinations, but then faced the trial sermon. In a cavernous auditorium that could seat more than 1,000 sat three ministers and 75 others ...read more

    Denomination: Christian Church

  • I Want To Close With This Poem By Lois Reynolds ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 30, 2006
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     | 1,031 views

    I want to close with this poem by Lois Reynolds Carpenter, entitled “Second Birth”. I never loved the pleasant earth So much as since my second birth. The shy forget-me-not’s soft blue Seems bits of Heaven shining through. The golden buttercup’s bright face Proclaims the glory of His grace. His ...read more

    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Mark Morford (Columnist At San Francisco ...

    Contributed by John King on Nov 9, 2006
     | 1,358 views

    Mark Morford (columnist at San Francisco Chronicle):” There remains this enormous and wicked socio-cultural myth. It is this: Hard work is all there is. a) Work hard and the world respects you. b)Work hard and you can have anything you want. c)Work really extra super hard and do nothing else ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Singer Sheryl Crow Said Recently, In A New York ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 4, 2007
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     | 1,203 views

    Singer Sheryl Crow said recently, in a New York Post interview: “I believe in God. I believe in Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed and all those that were enlightened. I wouldn’t say necessarily that I’m a strict Christian. I’m not sure I believe in heaven.” Sheryl Crow is where many people are ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Raymond P. Murray—wanted  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 20, 2005
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     | 1,712 views

    Raymond P. Murray- Wanted The great want of this age is men: Men who are not for sale; Men who will condemn wrong in friend or foe- in themselves as well as others; Men whose consciences are as steady as the needle to the pole; Men who will stand for the right though the heavens totter and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Erasmus, The Famous Renaissance Scholar, Once ...

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on May 25, 2007
     | 3,284 views

    Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it is that we take up the torch of Christ’s ministry with great commitment. In the story, Jesus returns to heaven after his time on earth. The angels gather around him to learn all ...read more

    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Children's Prayers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,780 views

    CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, 7 Dear God: Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister and I want to know. Jimmy, 6 Dear God: How many angels are there in heaven? I would like to be the first kid in my ...read more

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  • I Heard The Story Of A 31-Year-Old Woman In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,882 views

    I heard the story of a 31-year-old woman in Massachusetts who learned she had cancer. She was treated and they were in hope that all would be well. She got married, became pregnant but the cancer reoccurred, and shortly afterwards she died. The reason she died is that she refused treatment and ...read more

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  • My Friends We Are Living In A Generation That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,855 views

    My friends we are living in a generation that has forgotten what this country was founded upon and the price it has cost throughout history to keep this country free. We have forgotten that 231 years ago the landscape of the world was changed, both politically and physically. Of those day’s ...read more

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  • The Culture Has Wrongly Insisted That Faith And ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 13, 2007
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     | 1,571 views

    The culture has wrongly insisted that faith and reason are incompatible. One of the classes that I took in my undergraduate degree in Religion at Liberty University was a biology class which dealt with the issues of evolution and creation from a scientific and a biblical view point. The ...read more

    Denomination: Christian Church

  • How Do You Say Thank-You For Miscarriage? I Don't ...

    Contributed by Chris Willis on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,772 views

    How do you say thank-you for miscarriage? I don’t exactly know, but what I do know is that miscarriage has helped me to . . . - It’s helped me love and appreciate my wife more. - It’s helped me hug my nieces tighter. - It’s helped me sing louder praise to God. - It’s helped me long for heaven ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wayne Muller, In His Book "Learning To Pray," ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 20, 2007
     | 1,572 views

    Wayne Muller, in his book “Learning to Pray,” writes, “In northern California, there is fog in the morning. As I write this, looking out my window, I know that the mountains and the trees, the grasses and the sky, remain hidden in the fog, but I cannot see them with my eyes. Instead, I feel their ...read more

    Denomination: Christian Church