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Bernard Goldstein Tells This ...
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 6, 2008 (message contributor)
Bernard Goldstein tells this story:
One of my pet peeves as a musician in a symphony orchestra is trying to follow the unpredictable beat of famous guest conductors. I didn’t realize how strongly the rest of the musicians felt until we were talking to someone from a university physics department at a reception. When I asked him what his field was, he answered, "I work with semiconductors." "So do we," I heard a colleague mutter. (Reader’s Digest)
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A Father Told The Story Of His Son's First ... PRO
Contributed by Klaus Mehrl on Jul 10, 2005
A father told the story of his son’s first serious conflict at school. His boy was being picked on by three bullies. They would punch him, push his bike over, and generally made his life miserable. They told him that they’d meet him the next morning before school and beat him up. That evening the ...read more
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Murren Helps Us To See A Clear Picture Of A ... PRO
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 13, 2005
Murren helps us to see a clear picture of a healthy and a healing church by reminding us what the Bible says we as the Body of Christ should be doing: The Believers are devoted to one another and give preference to one another (Romans 12:10). They love one another (Romans 13:8). They refrain ...read more
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The Great Preacher And Pastor Of Chicago's ... PRO
Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 27, 2003
The great preacher and pastor of Chicago’s famous Moody Church, A.C. Dixon declared, "When we rely upon organization, we get what organization can do; when we rely upon education, we get what education can do; when we rely upon eloquence, we get what eloquence can do, and so on. Nor am I disposed ...read more
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How Can You Be So Calm? PRO
Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 10, 2005
HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM? Years ago a military officer and his wife were aboard a ship that was caught in a raging ocean storm. Seeing the frantic look in her eyes, the man tried unsuccessfully to remove her fears. Suddenly she grasped his sleeve and cried, "How can you be so calm?" He ...read more
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There Is A Story About A Story About Vladimir ... PRO
Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Apr 27, 2003
There is a story about a story about Vladimir Nabokov, the Russian writer who wrote Lolita, and Pale Fire. One summer Nabokov and his family were staying with some friends in Alta, Utah. While there Nabokov took the opportunity to enlarge his collection of butterflies and moths. One evening ...read more
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