Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 11, 2007
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: To choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s way” (Viktor Frankl,
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Nuclear energy can be a great asset to man, but it has already proven to be a destructive weapon and could be devastating to all of humankind. We need to channel this energy in the right direction. The same goes for our talents. There are persons who can use their speaking or writing abilities to
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Contributed by Rick Balmer on Sep 20, 2007
“How can you be so narrow-minded?”
The question jolted Steve from the newspaper he was reading in the teacher’s lounge. Jenna, the school librarian, was frowning and pointing at his coffee mug, which bore the message “One Way: Jesus”. Jenna was a follower of New Age religion. She believed there
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Assembly Of God
"You can’t judge the spirituality of a Christian on the basis of his prayers, since praying is often done for its effect on the listeners. Nor can you measure a person’s spiritual status by the loudness of his "AMENs" and "hallelujahs." The generosity of one’s giving is not an infallible test for
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
In the Greek Islands, you can see the home of Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine.
Near his house there is an olive tree, supposedly dating from his time. The trunk of this tree is very large but completely hollow; it is little more than thick bark. There are a few long, straggling
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 25, 2007
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Hypocrisy can be illusrated by the way we clean house when company is coming - We shove our junk in the closet, stuff it under the bed, etc. where it can’t be seen. Out of sight it doesn’t exist at least to our guests. That is not a horrible way to clean house, but it is terrible way to deal
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Wesleyan
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Careless words can poison friendships, wreck families, and end careers. We saw a very public example of this just last spring. I’ll quote an Associated Press news report from April 12, 2007 to refresh your memory. It said, CBS announced Thursday that it has fired Don Imus from his radio program,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Nov 21, 2007
The notorious can of Spam that gets passed along at our annual Christmas White Elephant Gift Exchange Party more than likely won’t be detectable as a can of spam in how it’s wrapped. Otherwise, no one would pick it as the gift they choose to open or barter with. It’s the same with many gifts.
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Baptist
Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Feb 6, 2008
How can we get out of debt?
1. Divide all your debts by the minimum monthly payment. List them all in order from the least number of payments to the largest.
2. Prayerfully determine the most money you can make available from your budget to apply to the debt snowball. The more you can apply, the
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Baptist
Contributed by Richard Francis on Mar 29, 2008
The biggest hand dug well can be found in Greensburg Kansas, dug in 1880’s it took a massive effort and was over 109 feet deep and 32 feet in diameter, all of the walls were covered in stone paving and to prevent cave ins every 8 feet a brace was constructed out of 2 foot by 12 foot planks mortised
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 14, 2008
“Finding one’s purpose with God can be a strange and mysterious journey; or, it can be as plain as asking God for a task and then watching your desire for that task grow within you. Problem is, most of us forget to ask God to fill us with a fervent spirit to serve Him. Then, years later, we wake
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jul 6, 2008
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Children can be embarrassingly frank. I read of a minister who was visiting one of his members. The lady of the house was trying to impress him about how devout she was by pointing out the large Bible on the bookshelf and talking in a very reverential way of it as "the Word of God". Her young
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Baptist
Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 24, 2008
The recent problems in our economy can be used as a wakeup call for us all. Maybe this current anxiety will turn many eyes toward God. The church is often at its best in tragedy and calamity. In 1867, many banks and factories were closing in America. Because of these problems, Jeremiah Lanphier
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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