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A Church Just Had A Change Of Ministers And Was ... PRO
Contributed by Wayne Major on Aug 10, 2002 (message contributor)
A church just had a change of ministers and was to be served by their first woman pastor. One of the parishioners was having a hard time accepting it, not because of any prejudice, but because his favorite pastime was fishing, and he had always enjoyed taking the pastor fishing. He just automatically assumed a woman pastor might not know anything about fishing. And in this particular case, he was right. But when she found out that he had always had this relationship with pastors in the past, she approached him and announced that whenever he wanted to go, she would enjoy going fishing with him. The time came when they decided to go, and when they had gotten into the boat and anchored down, he found out very quickly that she knew nothing about baiting a hook, so he had to bait the hook for her. When she hooked her first fish, he realized she knew nothing about how to reel it in, so he had to help her reel it in. Then, of course, he had to take the fish off the hook as well. The result was that the man really got no fishing done himself that day. Then the wind began to blow, and she was cold, so she mentioned that she should have brought her jacket from...
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In "A Forgiving God In An Unforgiving World", Ron ... PRO
Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 28, 2003
In “A Forgiving God in an Unforgiving World”, Ron Lee Davis retells the true story of a priest in the Philippines, a much-loved man of God who carried the burden of a secret sin he had committed many years before. He had repented but still had no peace, no sense of God’s forgiveness. In his ...read more
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Forgiveness Happens As Past Resentments Are ...
Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 28, 2003
“Forgiveness happens as past resentments are owned, not disowned; are recognized, not repressed; are released, not retained; and are woven into new ...read more
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5-Year Old Johnny Was In The Kitchen As His ... PRO
Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 12, 2002
5-year old Johnny was in the kitchen as his mother made supper. She asked him to go into the pantry and get her a can of tomato soup, but he didn’t want to go in alone. "It’s dark in there and I’m scared." She asked again, and he persisted. Finally she said, "It’s OK--Jesus will be in there with ...read more
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Abraham Lincoln's Secretary Of War, Edwin ... PRO
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, was angered by an army officer who accused him of favoritism. Stanton complained to Lincoln, who suggested that Stanton write the officer a sharp letter. Stanton did, and showed the strongly worded missive to the president. "What are you going to ...read more
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True Forgivers Do Not Pretend They Don't Suffer. ... PRO
Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 28, 2003
“True forgivers do not pretend they don’t suffer. They do not pretend the wrong does not matter much. The 1st stage of healing is release. You will know that forgiveness has begun when you ...read more
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