Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 21, 2007
Zig Ziglar: “When you throw dirt at people you’re not doing a thing but losing ground.”
Chinese Proverb: “Let the man who says it cannot be done not disturb the man doing it.”
If you are a Christian, you can
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
Many church buildings, ours included, are shaped like an upside down boat. You might even here it called the “Nave” at times, the Latin word from which we get our word Navy.
We live in a stormy world. The
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Methodist
Swindoll says, “As a pastor, I’ve seldom had a wiser audience than in a funeral service. They really listen. Sure it’s frightening, but it’s amazing how much perspective is gained when we get a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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The Greek word for ’sincere’ means to test by sunlight. When you wash windows you can think you have cleaned the window well but when the sun shines on them you can see alot of streeks and smears. When the light of the Holy
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by John Morris on Mar 5, 2008
Tom Jefferson wrote on how to handle anger in his "Rules of Living." "When angry count to 10 before you speak. If very angry count a hundred." Jefferson said. Mark Twain, 75 yrs later, revised it
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 3, 2009
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Kaiser Medical has a slogan called, "Thrive": They are promoting health as more than just getting by, but living well. Knowing God is not just about getting by, or even getting to heaven. There must be more! His Spirit
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 9, 2009
In its broadest connotation “the kingdom of God” indicates God’s kingship, rule, or sovereignty recognized in the hearts and operative in the lives of His people, and effecting their complete salvation, their constitution as a church, and ultimately a redeemed universe (William
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Other
Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
I WILL, WITH GOD'S HELP
I read a marvelous story remembered by Reverend Mary Moore Roberson. She writes:
"Some years ago, I served on the lay staff of my home parish under the supervision of the priest charged with pastoral care. Barbara took to appearing, first at the door to his office and
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by John Beehler on Apr 4, 2002
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Two taxidermists stopped in front of a window where an owl was on display. They immediately began to criticize the way it was mounted. Its eyes were not natural; its wings were not in proportion with its head; its feathers were not neatly arranged; and its feet could be improved. Just when they had
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Eric Ledermann on Jul 23, 2002
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Poem by Will Carleton
“Boys flying kites haul in
their white-winged birds;
You can’t do that way when
you’re flying words:
‘Careful with fire,’ is good advice
we know,
‘Careful with words,’ is ten times
doubly so.
Thoughts expressed
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 20, 2003
ILLUS.: We moved back to Pittsburgh, my home, in 1973 at the height of a petroleum crisis. All unnecessary lighting was turned off to conserve energy. Everyone thought we would have a drab Christmas that year. However, the Old World custom of the luminary was revived and it turned into one of the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Michael Thomas on Feb 27, 2004
Philosopher and theologian Mark R. Talbot, writing on the subject of “Godly Emotions,” describes it this way, “Strong negative emotions are important indicators of who – and whose – we are. To claim to be Christian and yet not to feel emotional aversion when Christian moral standards are violated
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 20, 2004
Daniel took no credit; instead he gave it all to God.
Man cannot do this; God, however, can!
Another way to look at Daniel chapter 2: “Pass the P’s, please!”
There was a problem (1-13)
There was prayer (17-18)
There was praise (19-23)
There was proclamation (24-45)
There was
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
There is a huge bridge being built over the water way between Brunswick GA. and St. Simons Island. It is a beautiful thing and I love to see it. Some people a deathly afraid of bridges. ...
The world’s most important bridge was built in A..D. 30 at Golgotha
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Baptist
That the Son of God became incarnate, took on human flesh, became one like us, and came so close to us in such a friendly way is a great story. But if the story stopped there, that is all that it would be: a great story! There is more to this story, though. It is that it has a messenger and a
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
The Female Brain, by Louann Brizendine, University of California-San Francisco Women’s and Teen Girls’ Mood and Hormone Clinic, sets out to show the ways in which the female brain is different from the male brain. Though certainly not politically correct, she admits the female brain is a machine
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2011
Tony Evans writes: "Make no mistake about it. No matter how big a church's staff may be, there is always a primary leader who has been invested by God with authority and responsibility. This leader is not a despot, and he is accountable to the body of elders...There has to be a place where the buck
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Independent/Bible