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  • Faith Says The Post-Modern Person, Comes In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 6, 2004
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    Faith says the post-modern person, comes in a variety of different wrappings but inside each is the same gift. So everyone should be free to enjoy his or her own expression of the same cosmic truth. God is a god of variety not uniformity so faith need not require that there be a single way to God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • The Tv Series "China Beach" Was A Nostalgic ...

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 9, 2004
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    The TV series “China Beach” was a nostalgic retrospection on faces and reflections of the Viet Nam War era. It used the song “Reflections” as its theme. Some years ago I would know when “China Beach” was on because a few of my daughters used to exercise their vocal chords with a strange mixture of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Well-Known Commentator And Author Eric Sevarid ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 30, 2004
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    Well-known commentator and author Eric Sevarid said that the best lesson he ever learned was the principle of the "next mile." He recalled how he learned the principle: During World War II, I and several others had to parachute from a crippled Army transport plane into the mountainous jungle on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Early In The Nineteenth Century, The King Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 24, 2007
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    Early in the nineteenth century, the King of Prussia, Frederick William III, found his nation in great trouble. He had been attempting to bring prosperity to his land, but constant wars had drained the treasury. After prayerful consideration, he wrote an open letter to the women of Prussia ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • There Is A Picture Mounted On One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a picture mounted on one of the original Norman pillars of our Church here at St Nicholas’ Church in New Romney, Kent, England. You will find it on the pillar closest to the war memorial at the back of Church and it is about a game of Chess. In the picture, Faust is engaged in a ...read more

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  • Dr. Donald Barnhouse Writes, "Just After World ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    DR. DONALD BARNHOUSE WRITES, “JUST AFTER WORLD WAR II, I SPENT SEVERAL DAYS IN VIENNA, WHEN THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF COAL AND THE POLICE ORDERED EVERYONE OFF THE STREETS BY NINE O’CLOCK. THE CITY WAS FILLED WITH WEALTHY REFUGEES FROM RUSSIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES. WALKING ALONG THE BOULEVARD ONE ...read more

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  • In My Childhood I Collected Coins. It Was My ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 2, 2007
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    In my childhood I collected coins. It was my hobby. During WW II copper was a very valuable metal used in the war effort. The U.S. Mint was asked to produce a steel penny so in 1943 they did just that. One day I ran across 3 steel pennies in mint condition. I bought them, went home, and put ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Four Freedoms

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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    FOUR FREEDOMS In January 1941, when the flames of war were consuming Europe and the Far East, President Roosevelt addressed Congress. In that address, he said some things about freedom that has echoed down through the years. The address, now known as the "Four Freedoms" address, contained these ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Themistocles Harnesses The Wind To Help Win The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
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    Themistocles harnesses the wind to help win the Greek naval battle at Salamis They shall mount up with wings as eagles.”] Themistocles, who led the Greeks in the famous naval battle of Salamis, for some reason unknown to his troops, delayed the engagement. It was expected that he would avail ...read more

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  • Macbeth Sins For False Ambition

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    MACBETH SINS FOR FALSE AMBITION Macbeth is a striking example of an ambitious man desiring and then using any means to acquire some power beyond his possession. The tragedy tells us that this faithful soldier, fresh from the wars in Norway, is met by spirits who greet him as Thane of Glamis, ...read more

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  • Any Excuse Will Do

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
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    ANY EXCUSE WILL DO In one of the “Big Three” conferences during World War II, Roosevelt and Churchill were trying to get Stalin to agree with some proposed strategy. When Stalin gave his reason or excuse for not agreeing with them, they said, “That is no reason for your refusal!” Stalin replied ...read more

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  • The Prayer Police

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2011
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    THE PRAYER POLICE A little over 3 years ago, a group of students at an Alabama high school recited the Lord’s Prayer together in the lunchroom, which prompted a suit by the parents of another student. In response, Judge Ira Dement, on October 29, 1997, termed the action "religiously based ...read more

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  • A Defensive Programming Problem

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2012
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    A DEFENSIVE PROGRAMMING PROBLEM In the 1982 war in the Falkland Islands between England and Argentina, the Royal Navy’s 3,500-ton destroyer HMS Sheffield was sunk by a single missile fired from an Argentine fighter jet. This caused some people to wonder if modern surface warships were obsolete. ...read more

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  • A Lutheran Youth Fellowship '07 Poll Finds 28% ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    A Lutheran Youth Fellowship '07 poll finds 28% cite their personal faith as their top concern while 23.8% say the future; 23.3% family relationships; 23.1% college and 16.3% unbelievers. Others included terrorism 9.4% and war 7.9%. 58.4% of respondents said pre-marital sex is always wrong, down ...read more

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  • Christ With No ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    CHRIST WITH NO HANDS During World War II, a church building in Strasburg was destroyed. After the bombing, the members surveyed the area to see what damage was done. They were pleased that a statue of Christ with outstretched hands was still standing… because it had been sculpted centuries before ...read more

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  • Divine ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    DIVINE D-DAY The operation was the largest single-day invasion of all time. Just under 200,000 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel delivered over 130,000 troops along a stretch of the Normandy coast in France. They, in turn, were supported by 12,000 aircraft flying 14,000 sorties. These ...read more

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  • Fair-Weather Christians  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 9, 2008
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    FAIR-WEATHER CHRISTIANS During the American Revolution, farmers who joined the Continental Army during the spring and summer went AWOL in the fall and winter. They were known as "summer soldiers". They signed up with the Army after their crops were planted, they fought the British over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Words Do Things

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Words Do Things One poet tells how a certain man who had performed a heroic act found it impossible to tell his friends about it for a lack of words to describe it. But there was a witness to the event whom the poet refers to as having been "afflicted with the necessary magic of words." He told ...read more

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  • Because God Wanted It  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    BECAUSE GOD WANTED IT Near the Tower of London there stands an ancient parish church called "All Hallows". Just inside the wall enclosing the graveyard at All Hallows there is a large sign, placed so that tourists leaving the Tower may read it. The sign at "All Hallows" cites a bit of history and ...read more

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  • How Will You Face Death?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 13, 2019
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    Voltaire, one of history’s best known atheists, often stated that “by the time I’m buried, the Bible will be non--existent.” His last words were: “I am abandoned by God and man; I shall die and go to hell alone.” His condition had become so terrible that his associates were afraid to approach ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational