Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 1, 2002
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Dunant was born in 1828 in Switzerland. He was born of wealthy parents, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, so to speak. He could have lived a life of lazy luxury.
Yet, Dunant was a caring, compassionate young man who visited the sick & poor. As a young man he established an organization in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2002
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PLEASE DON’T RETIRE
We’ve got a dangerous practice in America called "retirement." It’s a blessing in some ways, but it’s also dangerous because it implies that your productivity stops when you get to be 62 or 65. It’s dangerous in the church because people look forward to retiring so they can get
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
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In the closing days of World War II, Allied bombings of the munitions factories around Essen, Germany, became more and more frequent and fierce. When the air raid sirens sounded, armed guards would rush to bomb shelters, leaving the slave laborers (often Jewish and female) to huddle in the rubble
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Sep 28, 2002
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1) ATOM: The actual material of an atom is about 1/trillionth of the volume. Meaning it is a lot of little orbits. If you compressed would make 1/trillions of original size; TAKE ME – squeeze all the space out(space between ears) would fit on head of a pin. 1 100 millionth of a cubic inch.
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 18, 2002
Nicky Gumble Why and How should I read the Bible:
“Sometimes God speaks to us in a very specific way. God spoke to me very clearly about my father after he died on January 21, 1981. I had become a Christian seven years earlier and my parents’ initial reaction was one of complete horror. Gradually,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2002
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SQUANTO: A PICTURE OF FORGIVENESS--COMMUNION MEDITATION
In 1605, Squanto, a Native American from the village of Patuxet and a member of the Pokanokit Wampanoag nation traveled to England with an explorer named John Weymouth. He experienced high adventure and learned some English.
But on his
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 5, 2004
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In my studies this week I came across these words from a book in my office called, The Jesus I Never Knew, by Philip Yancey.
As my class in Chicago read the Gospels and watched movies about Jesus’ life, we noticed a striking pattern: the more unsavory the characters, the more at ease they seemed
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Apr 23, 2004
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“The show went on; many had been slain (in the Roman Colosseum), and the people, madly excited by the desperate bravery of those who continued to fight, shouted their applause. But suddenly there was an interruption. A rudely clad, robed figure appeared for a moment among the audience, and then
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Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 3, 2004
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True peace with God comes to us when God says to us, “you are one ugly person. I can’t stand to look at you. Your breath stinks, you’re out of shape, and you aren’t worthy of me. Here, take this outfit of righteousness - put it on. Keep it on. Take these works of my Son. Take this holiness
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Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
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When I was a kid, I discovered among my parents’ books an ornately illustrated volume of the 10 Commandments. It looked like it was probably a reproduction of an illuminated manuscript that had been painstakingly created by medieval monks. The writing was big and old fashioned; the language was
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 27, 2005
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In Judith Viorst’s book for children entitled I’ll Fix Anthony, Anthony’s younger brother complains about the way his older brother treats him. The little brother says: “My brother Anthony can read books now, but he won’t read any books to me. He plays checkers with Bruce from his school. But
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Contributed by John Gerald on May 5, 2005
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A MOTHER - WHOSE LIFE WAS NOT WASTED
Ian McClaren tells about visiting an old Scotch lady who was standing in her kitchen weeping. She wiped her eyes with the corner of her apron, and when the minister asked her what was the matter, she confessed; "I am so miserable and unhappy."
"Why?"
"Because I
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A few years ago (2002), I read a letter that was sent out by Focus on the Family (James Dobson) and the following story was in the letter from Dr. Dobson:
Finally, I want to share a personal story told by John Corts. He said when he was 16 years of age he and his younger cousins went to visit his
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