Eusebius On Christian Compassion PRO
Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 2, 2013
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EUSEBIUS ON CHRISTIAN COMPASSIONThe Christian conquest of the Roman Empire came not by the sword, but by the preaching of the gospel joined with acts of compassion. In the middle of the 3rd century AD there was a terrible plague and many died. The pagans and doctors left the cities to avoid ...read more
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No Slackers PRO
Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 2, 2013
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NO SLACKERSA large company, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new CEO. This new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers. On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning on a wall. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant ...read more
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Adolph Hitler On Youth
Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2013
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Adolph Hitler said this, "I freed Germany from the stupid and degrading fallacies of conscience and morality. We will train young people before whom the world will tremble. I ...read more
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Seared Conscience PRO
Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2013
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Years ago a wise man wrote this, "In my heart is an arrowhead with sharp edges. If I do wrong, it turns and it cuts me. If I do wrong too much, I ...read more
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Conscience PRO
Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2013
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The German philosopher Immanuel Kant said this, "Two things fill the mind with ever increasing wonder and awe--the starry ...read more
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Stretching Your Conscience Like Silk PRO
Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 27, 2013
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Adam Clarke was a sales clerk in a store that sold fine silk to people of the upper classes in London. One day his employer showed young Adam how he could increase sales and profits by stretching the silk as he measured it out. Young Adam Clarke looked his ...read more
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Deepika And Discipline PRO
Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 27, 2013
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DEEPIKA AND DISCIPLINEJames 4:8 "Come near to God and He will come near to you..."She is just a doll! Fair, pretty with a smile that could steal anyone's heart; her name is Deepika, four year old daughter of a couple who pick up garbage from residential quarters. She was untamed, dirty, ...read more
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Lesson Of The Good Samaritan
Contributed by Darian Hybl on Aug 21, 2013
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Recently I read an article that convicted me of my ‘blind spots’ where I have not wanted to ‘cross the road’ or enter deeper into relationship. Alex Early penned an article entitled, “A Pastor Walked into a Gay Bar And…” At first I avoided the article because I thought this article was more a ...read more
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The Next One
Contributed by Josh Hunt on Aug 16, 2013
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THE NEXT ONEEugene Peterson wrote about visiting a monastery. While on the way to the refectory for lunch, he and the monks he was visiting walked past a graveyard with an open grave. He asked one of the monks which member of the community had died recently, and he was told, "Nobody. That grave ...read more
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The Only True Wisdom PRO
Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Aug 7, 2013
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." (Socrates)You cannot learn Godly wisdom in a University and get a degree in it. It can only come to a ...read more
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Max Lucado: Interlock Our Understandings PRO
Contributed by Ken Pell on Aug 6, 2013
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In his book, “Imagine Your Life Without Fear” Max Lucado gives some significant insight when he says,"Questions can make hermits out of us, driving us into hiding. Yet the cave has no answers. Christ distributes courage through community; he dissipates doubts through fellowship. He never deposits ...read more
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Letter Home From A W Va Farm Kid Enduring Marine ... PRO
Contributed by C. Scott Ghan on Aug 5, 2013
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Letter home from a W VA farm kid enduring Marine Basic Training on Paris Island. Dear Ma and Pa, I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled. // I was ...read more
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Few Who Bear His Cross PRO
Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 18, 2013
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FEW WHO BEAR HIS CROSSIn Thomas á Kempis' book, The Imitation of Christ he says,Jesus has many who love his kingdom in heaven, but few who bear his cross. He has many who desire comfort, but few who desire suffering. He finds many to share his feast, but few his fasting. All desire to rejoice ...read more
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Three Kinds Of People PRO
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 17, 2013
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Earl Wilson: "Today, there are three kinds of people: the have's, the have-not's, and the ...read more
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Conquering Ourselves PRO
Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jul 15, 2013
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Edmund Hilary the first man who conquered Mount Everest was asked by an interviewer about his passions for climbing mountains. He gave this reply: "It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." Peter the Great of Russia is quoted as saying, "I have been able to conquer an empire, but I have ...read more
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Going Beyond Our Teachers PRO
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2013
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A well-known Bible teacher gives this insight: "Someone on our staff informed me several months ago that a woman had called the ministry office to find out what my 'official position' was on a biblically gray area. When she was told that it's not my policy to make 'official' public statements ...read more
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Where The Pharisees Went Wrong
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2013
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WHERE THE PHARISEES WENT WRONGRobert Coleman talks about where the Pharisees went wrong: "The Pharisees had so much respect for the original set of scriptures and wanted to protect them so desperately that they started adding to them. Then, after a while, it not only seemed helpful to make ...read more
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Turn A Blind Eye PRO
Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 8, 2013
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TURN A BLIND EYEWe must obey God rather than men (Acts 5:29)Have you turned a blind eye to God’s Word?Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase "turn a blind eye," which means to ignore undesirable information. The saying comes from a 19th century British naval battle. On April 2, 1801, during the ...read more
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Forced To Kill PRO
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 1, 2013
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FORCED TO KILLAround the time of the Korean War, Kim Joon-gon had seen 2,000 out of 20,000 people on Chunnam Island murdered by the Communists. They dragged he and his family outside their village where Kim’s father and wife were beaten to death and Kim was left for dead. When he revived and ...read more
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If He Had Different Gods PRO
Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 1, 2013
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IF HE HAD DIFFERENT GODSJames Michener, writing in his book, The Source, tells the story of a man named Urbaal, who, was a farmer living about 2200 B.C. He worshiped two gods, one a god of death, the other a goddess of fertility.One day, the temple priests tell Urbaal to bring his young son to ...read more
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