Confronting Problems
A church usher noticed a man sprawled out on the pews and asked him to please sit up. The man simply groaned and rolled around. The usher said “If you …
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Hitting the Spot
The story is told of a pastor who designated an area of ground just below his kitchen window as “the spot.” When a well meaning church member would give him …
Read More Amy Charmichael Quote
In 1895 a young lady named Amy Charmichael set sail from the comforts of the British Isles for the remote land of India. She was beginning a journey that would …
Read More What Only You Can Do
An evangelist said he used to think every invitation to speak had to be the will of God, until one day he got two invitations for the same date. With …
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Police in Oakland, California spent two hours attempting to coach out a gunman who they believed had barricaded himself inside his home. After firing ten tear gas canisters, officers discovered …
Read More Lunch Hour Alternatives
A man went to a fast food restaurant for lunch and ordered some french fries. The robotic cashier then asked, “Would you like some fries with that?” There are several …
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Years ago the Salvation Army magazine featured a picture of a boat in a stormy sea. Around the boat were men and women hopelessly lost and perishing in the sea. …
Read More Deepening vs. Broadening
The deepest spot in the world’s oceans is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific which reaches a depth of 36,201 feet. Water pressure in the trench is 8 tons per …
Read More Do What You’ve Never Done
If you want something you’ve never had you’ll need to do something you’ve never done. Most true Christians say they want to do great things for God. But at the …
Read More Doubling to $1,000,000
Would you like to have a million dollars? The formula is simple enough. Just take one dollar and double it twenty times and you will have $1,000,000. Let’s suppose you …
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