Contributed by Hal Seed on Jul 27, 2007
One traveler, who toured that area of the world before it became commercialized, wrote this description of how evening banquets at rich guys’ houses went in 1894. He said,
“…entertainment is a public affair. The gateway of the court, and the door… stand open… A long, low table, or more often
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Baptist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 16, 2007
Night driving with pouring rain is difficult driving. The water can create slippery surfaces and oncoming traffic¡¦s lights are reflected off the water with blinding effects. If you remove the image of oncoming traffic and place yourself on a deserted road with heavy rain, the experience becomes
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Salvation Army
In the 44th chapter of his book, My Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis responds to Christ’s admonition to turn our focus away from the things of this world with the following prayer:
“To what have we come, Lord? Behold, we bewail a temporal loss. We labor and fret for a small gain, while loss of
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
I knew a professional body builder growing up. This guy owned the gym where I worked out. His nickname was Newt. (Because he turned several shades of red when he was working out.) As a body builder, Newt would go through cycles. A cycle started with heavy lifting and a lot of strength training.
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Feb 4, 2008
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Are you part of “the called?”
Frances Ross, our neighbour, was home early on Wednesday afternoon and she called to me from her balcony to offer me some of her garden vegetables.
This gave me quite a start…
For an instant, since all I heard was my name in a female voice, I thought the feminists
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Baptist
Contributed by Gregg Rustulka on Apr 19, 2008
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Two elderly, excited Southern women were sitting together in the front pew of church listening to a fiery preacher.
When this preacher condemned the sin of stealing, these two ladies cried out at the tops of their lungs, "AMEN, BROTHER!" When the preacher condemned the sin of lust, they yelled
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Nazarene
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2009
he fiction book of William Golding, The Lord of the Flies, tells about several boys that are abandoned on an island. The beginning of the book is full of hope despite their circumstances. Ralph, one of the boys and the main character of the book, is elected leader. However, through time, we
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
There’s an old story about a man who dreamed that an angel escorted him to church one Sunday. There he saw a keyboard musician playing vigorously, singers singing, and other musicians playing with gusto. But the man heard no sound. The congregation was also singing – well, most of them, but again
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Anglican
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 28, 2009
MULTI-TASKING GENES
According to Creation Magazine, "When geneticists found that there were only 20,000 to 30,000 genes in the human genome, [gee’ nome] on par with a 'simple worm,' they were surprised...But...new research shows that our genes can multi-task. By a process dubbed 'alternative
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 6, 2009
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"TAKE ONE OF US HOME"
I heard about the couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. When the festivities were over, the woman turned to her husband and said, "We’ve been miserable for 50 years. We’ve fought every day. We’ve disagreed on nearly everything, and I am convinced that we can’t
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 3, 2009
CHRISTIAN GROWTH LIKE A GARDEN
I’ve spent some time lately in the veggie garden; I enjoy the sights and sounds of the garden growing. The beans quietly stretching up through the soil, the tomato plant as it battles against the spring cold with its occasional dash of yellow that may grow into a
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 15, 2009
History books report that WW II began on Sept 1, 1939 when German armies invaded Poland. The original plan was to invade on August 26th. The order was sent out to stand down because of a last minute change in plans. All units but one received the news. That unit moved forward on the 26th,
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 21, 2010
In the late 1700’s the manager of Baltimore’s largest hotel refused lodging to a man dressed like a farmer because they thought this fellow’s appearance would ruin the reputation of the inn. Later that evening, the innkeeper discovered that he had turned away none other than Thomas Jefferson, then
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 2, 2011
Sometimes newspaper editors state the obvious:
* 'If strike isn't settled quickly it may last a while'.
* 'War dims hope for peace'
* 'Cold wave linked to temperatures'
* 'Child's death ruins couple's holiday'
* 'Blind woman gets new kidney from dad she hasn't seen in years'
* 'Man is fatally
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Brethren
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