Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 19, 2003
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Back in 1995 I was having a difficult time understanding what God was doing in my life. As God so often does, He used something simple to teach me a great truth. I was taking my cat to the sink to give it a bath. Our cat Madeline had a skin condition that required weekly baths. She hated them
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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Illustration- Pharmacists
For example,
• You go to a doctor whose name you cannot pronounce and whose degrees you have never verified.
• He gives you a prescription you cannot read.
• You take it to a pharmacist you have never met.
• He gives you a chemical compound you do not understand.
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PLAN YOUR LIFE
A famous British writer George Bernard Shaw once visited a sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein at his studio. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don’t know yet. I’m still making plans."
Shaw was astounded. "You mean you plan your
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 27, 2008
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TONY EVANS ON GETTING UN-STUCK
Tony Evans, a popular black preacher from down in Texas, spoke of being on an elevator in a high-rise building. He said he’d never been particularly comfortable on such elevators. There was something about riding up and down in a little box several hundred feet off
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 26, 2014
"There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose." - Hubbard, Kin American Journalist (1868-1930)
I once knew a woman who grew up in Oklahoma in a very poor family. She
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Charismatic
Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 26, 2014
“Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.”
- Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha
In the early hours of a January morning in Texas years ago, a man was jolted awake to a nightmare; his friend was rushing
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Charismatic
I read once about a family that put their elderly grandmother on a plane for her first flight. She wasn’t too sure about this mode of transportation, but she grudgingly went along with it. When she returned, some of the family members couldn’t help playfully asking, “Grannie, did the plane hold you
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
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DO YOU HAVE THE NERVE OF A SQUIRREL?
A young writer with a very uncertain income went into a quiet park to contemplate a serious problem. For four years he had been engaged, but felt he did not have enough money to get married. He wanted to live and write in Paris, Rome, Vienna,
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Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 19, 2022
I must confess I am too poor to pay attention at this time in my life. I hope one day I will win the lottery and be able to afford to pay attention. But, of course, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage says that you can’t win a lottery unless you play the lottery. Well, I don’t play the lottery.
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 25, 2022
As a writer, I always have a small notebook in my shirt pocket to take notes when I have an idea. I don’t have too many ideas, so I want to write down any I get so I don’t forget them. That has helped me out on many occasions.
There is one exception. When The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 10, 2023
This month The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I celebrate the 52nd anniversary of our engagement. In August, it’ll be the 52nd anniversary of our wedding.
I can’t believe we have been together for 52 years. But, alas, here it is.
I first met her in September of 1970 when I went to Bible
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 2, 2024
If it were not for decisions, my life would be perfect. After all these years, I still wrestle with decision-making. I admit that I often don’t make good decisions.
I'm not sure, so don't repeat this, but I think The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage knows this and uses it to her
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Christian Missionary Alliance