Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 8, 2008
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THE LOSER
For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He flunked physics in high school, getting a grade of zero. Sparky also flunked Latin, Algebra, and English.
He didn't do much better in sports. Although he did manage to make the school's golf
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Andy Grossman on Apr 27, 2009
BORN LOSERS
Susan Boyle has taken the world by storm. Here is this middle aged homely spinster who has never been kissed--and she has won the hearts of not only Britain, but nearly everyone in the world.
Why is that? Is it because she is such a fantastic singer? I don’t think so. There are
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Holiness
Winners or Losers?
Let's go just a few years forward from Calvary. Another man in the prime of his youth, arrested for heresy by the Jews, a witness to Jesus, Stephen, the first deacon, was dragged out of the gates of Jerusalem and stoned, even as he forgave his murderers. The persecution that
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Catholic
Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jan 4, 2011
WINNER AND LOSER
In 1958, a New York City father named Robert Lane decided to call his baby son Winner. The Lanes, who lived in a housing project in Harlem, already had several children, each with a fairly typical name. But this boy—well, Robert Lane apparently had a special feeling about him.
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Congregational
Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2012
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LOTTERY'S BIGGEST LOSERS
Winning the lottery isn’t a guaranteed ticket to the good life, as these previous winners can attest:
--Jack Whittaker: This West Virginia businessman won $315 million in the Powerball lottery in 2002, the largest jackpot ever from a single ticket in American history at
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Holiness
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 22, 2008
The Gospel According to… Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown cannot catch a break. He is the stereotypical American loser. Whenever he tries to kick the football that Lucy is holding, every time she pulls it away at the last second and he misses it, flying through the air to land flat on his back. His
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Church Of God
Contributed by Scott Carson on Apr 9, 2001
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“Second place is okay, if you like being first in a
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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It is harder to be a good winner than a good loser
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"If at first you don't succeed, find out if the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Be aware of yes men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2001
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"There is no doubt in my mind that there are many ways to be a winner, but there is really only one way to be a loser and that is to fail and not look beyond the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams;
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Contributed by Dave Kinney on Apr 26, 2008
3 TRUTHS ABOUT PASSION
• Nothing significant is ever done in life without passion.
• Most winners in life are just ex-losers who finally got passionate.
• The worst
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others. A loser wants to be considered an expert by others,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2006
Joe Theismann enjoyed an illustrious 12-year career as quarterback of the Washington Redskins. He led the team to two Super Bowl appearances--winning in 1983 before losing the following year. When a leg injury forced him out of football in 1985, he was entrenched in the record books as Washington’s
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2005
Joe Theismann enjoyed an illustrious 12-year career as quarterback of the Washington Redskins. He led the team to two Super Bowl appearances--winning in 1983 before losing the following year. When a leg injury forced him out of football in 1985, he was entrenched in the record books as Washington’s
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 16, 2001
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Joe Theismann enjoyed an illustrious 12-year career as quarterback of the Washington Redskins. He led the team to two Super Bowl appearances--winning in 1983 before losing the following year. When a leg injury forced him out of football in 1985, he was entrenched in the record books as Washington’s
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
Reading has become very cool for kids, says Joe Monti, a B & N Children’s Book Buyer. “The stereotype of being a big loser if you have your nose stuck in a book is completely gone. There’s an atmosphere of
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