I went out to McDonald’s one crisp March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son. We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did.
I did not move an inch... an overwhelming
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Adventist
Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 25, 2013
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BEING A BLESSING
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were 8 children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell
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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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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2001
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That was Lee Risler’s problem according to the Associated Press1. Mr. Risler, a 53-year-old sandal maker, was driving from his high desert home in Lucerne Valley, California to Hermosa Beach to sell his wares at a craft fair, when the accident occurred. For some reason, Risler’s van veered off
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Contributed by Shannon Lewis on Apr 3, 2007
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A mother took her young son shopping. After a day in the stores, a clerk handed the little boy a lollipop. "What do you say?" the mother
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The strong man meets his crisis with the most practical tools at hand. They may not be the best tools but they are available, which is all-important. He
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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LISTENING VS. HEARING
A school music teacher asked her class the difference between listening and hearing. At first there was no response.
Finally a hand went up and a youngster
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Brethren
Contributed by Nathan Parker on Feb 9, 2008
When God permits His children to go through the furnance, He keeps His eye on the clock & His hand on the thermostat. His loving
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Baptist
Contributed by Gene Barron on Jan 19, 2002
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Charles E. Fuller once announced that he would be speaking the following Sunday on “Heaven.” During that week, a beautiful letter was received from an old man who was very ill. The following is part of his letter:
“Next Sunday you are to talk about Heaven. I am interested in that land, because
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Apr 17, 2006
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Max Lucado tells the story of a youngster who was shooting rocks with a slingshot. He could never hit his target. As he returned to Grandma’s backyard, he spied her pet duck. On impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck was dead. The boy panicked and hid the bird in the woodpile,
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Presbyterian/Reformed
It’s not too late for any of us. But we can’t guarantee that for even the next few seconds. When God gives us the one more last chance we ask for, it may really be the last one he plans to give us.
Charlene Cothran is the publisher of Venus Magazine, which is a periodical for lesbians of African
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 31, 2009
*In vs. 31 Jesus told Peter, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.”
*Satan is certainly still at work in the world today. Satan wanted to sift Peter, and Christian, you can be sure that he wants to sift us.
*In Bible days grain was sifted a couple of
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