Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 22, 2008
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d) How does the earth compare in size and space to our sun’s closest neighbor star Proxima Centauri?
1. Proxima Centauri is a red dwar star and part of the Alpha Centauri star system. This closest neighbor is 4.22 light years away or 270,000 times farther than the earth is from the sun. If the
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 1, 2009
Dr. Harry Ironside - When I was a boy, I felt it was both a duty and a privilege to help my widowed mother make ends meet by finding employment in vacation time, on Saturdays and other times when I did not have to be in school. For quite a while I worked for a Scottish shoemaker, or "cobbler," as
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 7, 2010
"Why is the F*** word and and the Sh** word used so freely today? Jesus doesn’t directly include this in what He says about oaths in Matthew 5 but it is there by way of application and other passages enlarge on this area of sin, so I am taking a detour. The spirit of what Jesus is saying in Matthew
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Oct 30, 2010
Yesterday I was reading about a man called Han van Meegeren who was a Dutch artist and an extremely talented ART FORGER. He forged some of the world's most famous paintings so well that the best art critics and art experts of his time thought his paintings were GENUINE.
Painting one of the finest
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Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 13, 2001
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The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents’ bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar.
As a small boy I was always fascinated at the sounds the coins made as they were dropped into the jar.
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Lutheran
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David Wilkerson's founder of Teen Challenge states from his book Sipping Saints:
1. Drinking is the world's most staggering problem. We face the horrible statistics of more than a million young Americans becoming alcoholics. Six million of their parents are already there. We have become a sodden
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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In a sermon several weeks ago I referred to a man I couldn’t reach. John was ex-Navy, a heavy drinker and a violent man. He was very personable when you first met him; when he drank enough beer the demons took over. I must confess that, until I met John I always thought people were born with a
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United Methodist
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Alan was a pretty normal boy from a medium-sized town. And he loved his dog. Alan had been after his parents for a dog since he was five, and on his ninth birthday they finally granted his wish. He named the dog “Rover” because he’d always thought that was about the best name a dog could have.
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Lutheran
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 18, 2004
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Grace
The boy stood defiantly. “Go ahead, give it to me.”
The principal looked at the young rebel and asked, “How many times have you been here?”
The child sneered rebelliously, “Apparently not enough.”
“And you have been punished each time?” the principal responded.
“Yeah, I been
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 22, 2007
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Bill Hybels and Soccer Coach (Across the Room p30)
Bill tells about his sons soccer coach (Brian). One day he felt prompted to leave the sideline and go introduce himself and help put the balls and equiptment away. He wasn’t thrilled to find out Bill was a pastor. After several months of
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 7, 2007
THE ROOM (I DO NOT KNOW THE AUTHOR)
In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author or subject in
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Dec 14, 2007
All of you know that Anne is a stay at home mom...but did you also know that she has also held some pretty important positions here in Kentucky as well. I have to tell you she will probably accuse me of being a smart alec for saying this but I really mean it....she has taught an exercise class
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2008
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JUST AN OLD SHOE BOX
It was just an old shoe box with a pink faded ribbon wrapped around.
The old house was sad and sat strangely quiet…
Ever since momma was called to go home.
It’s like she had just turned loose of living…
Dutifully to follow dad on.
My Brother and I had moved things for
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