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In The Twisted Wreckage Of A Metrolink Train ...
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 8, 2010 (message contributor)
In the twisted wreckage of a Metrolink train crash, firefighters from Los Angeles Fire Station 27 found a message that brought tears to their eyes. A survivor of the crash, thinking he was dying, had used his own blood to write on the seat in front of him that he loved his wife and kids.
Normally, we use the words “written in blood” in a less literal way. It usually conveys a willingness to stand behind our words with our life. [Our Daily Bread]
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John Ortberg Pinpoints This In His Article, ... PRO
Contributed by Ken Kersten on Apr 18, 2005
John Ortberg pinpoints this in his article, Taking Care of Busyness. He says, "For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a ...read more
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The Great Comedian Carl Hurley Tells The Story ... PRO
Contributed by Ken Kersten on Apr 18, 2005
The great comedian Carl Hurley tells the story about trying to throw a trash can away. He said it’s the one thing you can’t get the garbage man to pick up. He said, I set an old rusty garbage can out at the street one morning thinking the garbage man would understand that it needed to be thrown ...read more
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Amy Biehl Died A Violent Death In 1993. She Was ... PRO
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 6, 2005
Amy Biehl died a violent death in 1993. She was a 26-year-old Fulbright scholar who had gone to South Africa to help register black voters for their first free election. But even though she was seeking to help the people of South Africa, as she was driving one day, she was dragged out of her ...read more
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All Truly Successful People In Life Have Been ... PRO
Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 27, 2005
ALL TRULY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN LIFE HAVE BEEN THOSE WHO PRIORITIZED. Furthermore, they had their priorities in order. A businessman, referring to a friend who was devoting most of his time and energy in pursuit of an insignificant matter, said, “He ...read more
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The Saintly Scottish Pastor Robert Murry Mccheyne ... PRO
Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 18, 2005
The saintly Scottish pastor Robert Murry McCheyne one day gave a gospel tract to a woman, and she was greatly offended. “You must not know who I am!” she said in an offended manner. “Madam,” McCheyne replied, “there is coming a day ...read more
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