Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 2, 2006
Evangelist Gypsy Smith said that once, when a group of gypsies were forced to cross a swollen stream, a great number of men were drowned. One young man made a desperate attempt to save his mother who kept clinging to him. Several times he pushed her away, saying, "Let go, Mother, and I can save
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Christian Church
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 4, 2006
The message of the sacrifice of Canadian troops and allied forces for the freedom of the world from dominating forces in World War I and the threat of Fascist and Nazi rule in World War II is not hard to understand. What is difficult to grasp is the price paid. We cannot appreciate the living
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 4, 2006
Illustration of Light and Darkness
Somebody has got to tell the world about Jesus and the worlds eternal fate.
Imagine walking into a cave and seeing all of the pit wholes and drop-offs and seeing the danger and possibilities of death and then some one turning off all the lights and imagine the
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Fred Sigle on Nov 6, 2006
A man and his wife who had been married for 45 years went on VACATION to Jerusalem. While they were there, the HUSBAND suddenly passed away with a HEART ATTACK. The FUNERAL DIRECTOR told the wife, “You can have your husband shipped HOME for $5,000, or you can BURY him here, in the Holy Land, for
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006
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Humor: “The Only Prayer I Know”
Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull coming straight toward them. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The raging bull followed in hot pursuit and it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make the fence in time to
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
I was 5, and I was in CA with my parents, visiting a Christian school. My folks went into an office, and I lingered in the hallway. I’d always wondered what those red fire alarms would do if you pulled one. So, of course, I did. I found out real quickly what they did! I find out another thing
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
The Porn Facts Utah family counselor Jill Manning says, “I can unequivocally tell you pornography, especially Internet pornography with its violent, demeaning, or highly explicit messages, is damaging, not only for youths, but for many adults as well. Its affects on a person’s social and sexual
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Contributed by Scott Maze on Feb 15, 2007
Jackie Robinson was the first black
major-league baseball player.
He was the victim of racial hatred nearly everywhere he played baseball.
There were fast balls thrown at his hear and curses and slurs hurled at him from the dugouts and stands.
One day, playing at home in Brooklyn, Jackie
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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The Porn Facts Utah family counselor Jill Manning says, “I can unequivocally tell you pornography, especially Internet pornography with its violent, demeaning, or highly explicit messages, is damaging, not only for youths, but for many adults as well. Its affects on a person’s social and sexual
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• In one of Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman’s meetings a man arose to give the following testimony: "I got off at the Pennsylvania depot as a tramp, and for one year I begged on the streets for a living. One day I touched a man on the shoulder and said, "Mister, please give me a dime." As soon as I saw
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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I MUST FORGIVE
Sister Helen Prejean, in her book Dead Man Walking, tells the story of Lloyd LeBlanc, a Roman Catholic layman, whose son was murdered. When he arrived in the field with the sheriff’s deputies to identify his son, LeBlanc immediately knelt by his boy’s body and prayed the Lord’s
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 9, 2004
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When death seemed so close to Delos Miles in a bunker in North Korea, he began to pray. As he lay on the ground, a Chinese soldier put a rifle to his head. Miles prayed something like this: "Lord, if you are all-powerful like I’ve always heard you are, you can bring me out of here alive. If you
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 23, 2009
A March 2009 AP article demonstrates how sinful attitudes are passed on from one generation to another: "PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island woman is accused of punching and biting her 11-year-old son’s school principal after she was told the boy was being suspended.
Police say 30-year-old Aleyda
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2009
JON AND KATE PLUS 8
The are known from TLC’s show about their lives "Jon and Kate Plus 8." Kate couldn’t have children, so they went to a fertility clinic and had twins. They wanted another one, so they went again. This time she had 7 fertilized eggs. She was told to selectively get rid of
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 11, 2009
In 2006 a study was done on the lifespan of people. It was determined that the average person would be alive for around 65 years. That is 3,380 weeks, or 23,725 days, or 569,400 hours, or 34,164,000 minutes, or 2,049,840,000 seconds that the average person is alive. Of course I just wasted like
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