Contributed by Fred Schaeffer on Dec 5, 2008
Jim always thought he was a pretty good guy. Oh ... he made some mistakes once in a while ... but overall he thought he was OK. He knew that he wasn’t a BAD person.
Oh, he fudged on his income tax a little bit .. not really cheated he said .. just fudged a little bit. He would stay out on
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 31, 2008
HIS NEVER FAILING HELP
While walking along the shores of the Dead Sea one day, a man lost his balance and fell into the water at a point where it was rather deep. Never having learned to swim, he was panic-stricken. In desperation he began to thrash about with his arms and legs, fearing he would
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Baptist
Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009
Alistair MacLean quotes a story from Tauler, the German mystic. One day Tauler met a beggar. “God give you a good day, my friend.” He said. The beggar answered. “I thank God I never had a bad one.” Then Tauler said, “God give you a happy life, my friend.” “I thank God,” said the beggar, “I am never
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 27, 2009
HALEIGH CUMMINGS--OR SOMEONE ELSE
An Amber Alert was issued for five-year-old Haleigh Ann-Marie Cummings of Satsuma, Florida, on February 10, 2009, hours after the little girl vanished from the bedroom of her home in the pre-dawn hours. On February 11, 2009, Florida authorities said they believed
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 16, 2009
“Everyone dies…all flesh is grass…what did you expect? Did you really think that Christ would blunt the spear-points, deflect the lash, cause the chains to melt away when they touched your skin? Did you expect to walk in sunlight and not feel the heat, or to go without water and not grow thirsty?
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Orthodox
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 1, 2009
DO YOU KNOW HIM?
Do you know Jesus? I’m not asking if you know about Jesus. Some people know Jesus about as well as they know Stephen Harper (PM of Canada), Rick Warren (Pastor and best-selling author), Sara Palin (Governor of Alaska who ran for Vice President for Republican John McCain), or Carl
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 3, 2009
PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HAVE FAITH AND YET ARE SIMPLY FILLED WITH PIOUS GOOD WISHES TO THOSE IN NEED (CHRISTIAN BROTHER) WITHOUT GOOD ACTIONS GIVE TO THE LIE OF PIOUS WORDS. THE THOUGHT ONLY COUNTS IF SOMETHING TANGIBLE IS DONE TO HELP THE INDIVIDUAL.
OUR FAITH BECOMES AN ACT MAKE PRETEND. IT SPEAKS
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Baptist
Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 5, 2010
Every animal you can think of -- mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians -- has a brain. But the human brain is unique. It gives us the power to think, plan, speak, imagine... It is truly an amazing organ.
The brain performs an incredible number of tasks:
It controls body temperature, blood
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Baptist