Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
THE GOSPEL TRACT DISPENSER
Mike Slaughter tells the story of rushing through the airport to catch his connecting flight. He ran into the bathroom and went into a stall. And when he began to pull on the toilet paper, and a Gospel tract fell out onto the floor. He picked it up and began to read
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
IT MOVES, FOR ALL THAT!
Galileo, in 1609, began experiments which led to the invention of the telescope. His first instrument had for its tube, a piece of leaden organ pipe, and a magnifying power of three diameters.
In 1611 he visited Rome, and showed the clergy and others the wonders of the
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Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
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LIMITED UNDERSTANDING
Suppose I take my 2 year old to the doctor and he gets a shot in the arm and it really hurts. He doesn’t understand that the shot is to help him get better. All he knows is that shot hurt. And daddy just stood there. Doesn’t dad know how bad a shot hurts? Was he unable to
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Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 30, 2011
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On A practical level I really do like to garden, those of you who have listened to me preach for a while have probably heard me blather on about my vege garden, it’s looking great at present, I’ve got courgettes growing, tomatoes vines just starting to bear fruit, I’ve already harvested
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Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jan 4, 2012
STEPPING IN HIS BIG TRACKS
I remember once when we had a two-foot snow in Smyrna, Tennessee— something rare even then. I’d gone out into the snow early that morning and it was really futile, because the snow was so deep and so soft that when I stepped down into the snow, the snow went so far up my
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 30, 2013
SPIRITUAL GAMBLING
The problem of compulsive gambling may seem foreign to most of us. Yet experts believe that millions of Americans are psychologically addicted to gambling. It gives them the excitement of hope and risk, but it usually ends in defeat. It is indeed a temporary pleasure. For those
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In his book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner applies the modern science of probability to just eight Messianic prophecies regarding Christ. He says, "The chance that any man might have fulfilled all eight prophecies is one in 10 to the 17th. That would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000." (one
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Many readers will be familiar with Al Mohler’s helpful analogy of “theological triage” in which he speaks of first-order, second-order, and third-order doctrines. (Note - this is a theological statement about the Bible, not a clear biblical statement from Scripture. It is one author trying to
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Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 3, 2008
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The Little Fireman
In Phoenix, Arizona, a 26-year old mother stared down at her 6 year old son, who was dying of terminal leukemia.
Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had a strong feeling of determination to HANG ON.
Like any parent, she wanted her son to grow up and fulfill
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