Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
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Some years ago, when Earl Weaver was manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Pat Kelly, one of his outfielders, showed up late for practice. When Weaver asked him why he was late, Kelly, a born-again believer said, “I was in my quiet time with the Lord. You do want me to walk with the Lord, don't you?”
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Contributed by Samuel Wilder on Nov 10, 2008
AN ANGEL INSIDE
I’ve read that Michelangelo, the great sculptor and painter, was pushing a heavy rock up a small incline to his work area so that he could do some sculpting. A neighbor watched him for over an hour as he worked to get this rock in place. Finally he asked, "Michelangelo, why do you
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Our youngest daughter, Kimberly, had only been married a year when she told us, “I don’t know why people say the first year is so hard. All you have to do is be nice to each other.” We laughed, of course, because … after all … they were still just newlyweds. But really, what she said is true.
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DON’T TREAT HIM AS DEAD
Early in their marriage, Martin Luther’s wife watched him battle bouts of depression, even question God’s willingness or ability to help him through a difficult trial.
Without saying a word, she donned a black dress and veil, reserved for times of mourning. When Luther
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Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 6, 2008
On October 13, 1992, Admiral James Stockdale, a virtual unknown to all those outside military ranks, stood in the vice presidential debate as the running mate for independent candidate Ross Perot. In his opening statement, Admiral Stockdale looked into the camera and with trembling voice and
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 27, 2022
The Stage of Life
The world is as a stage,
Humans merely play their part.
They have an appointed entrance
and a time they shall depart.
In life, a person fulfills roles
in many scenes along the way,
parts set by the great Director,
who has written and produced the play.
Questions of
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Mary did you know
First choice Luke chapter 2:1-20
Second choice Matthew chapter 1: 18-25
1. I love Christmas but the reason why I love it has changed throughout the years!!!
2. Paul Harvey
3. Story of Bible (creation, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, the law, Christmas)
4.
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Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 19, 2001
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When I Grow Up I Want To Be Like You
As children we all have our heroes
The people we want to be like
The Mickey Mantle’s and the Michael Jordan’s
The person I wanted to be like taught me how to catch a baseball
He taught me how to shoot a free throw
But he also taught me how to do something
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Contributed by Jim Luthy on Nov 12, 2002
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A song by the late 70’s, early 80’s rock group Styx describes the place many people find themselves spiritually these days. Listen to the words and see if any of these words or phrases correlate with your spiritual experience:
Another year has passed me by, still I look at myself and cry What
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Contributed by Rick Labate on Feb 19, 2003
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In his book, My Tortured Conscience, Martin Weber writes, “He was a deeply committed Christian evangelist. Even in retirement he won many converts throughout the conference. Everyone spoke well of the gentle man.
One cold and gray morning he put his shotgun on his shoulder and told his wife he
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I will never forget the day that Joe Thiesman broke his leg. Not that I’ve never seen a broken leg before. You want to know why I won’t forget it, because the NFL played it over and over and over… Now instant replay is a great thing, but there are some things that don’t need to be played quite
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Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
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-- Bill Bright, founder and president, Campus Crusade for Christ. Men of Integrity
I know two law partners who used to hate each other.
When one became a Christian, he asked me, "Now that I’m a Christian, what should I do?"
I said, "Why not ask him to forgive you and tell him you love him?"
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Super Bowl Statistics:
Today is the day of the “Big Game” Super Bowl 39 one of the most watched programs in the world. An estimated 89.6 million people in the U.S. last year watched the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory over the Carolina Panthers, it was a slight increase from 2003’s game.
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