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In 1968 An Elderly Man Was Walking Down The ... PRO
Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jan 29, 2003 (message contributor)
In 1968 an elderly man was walking down the street during the Hippy Movement. A young man was burning a flag, stomping on it and cursing it. The elderly man was frail and sick but he still walked up to the young man and said, “Boy, I don’t want no trouble with you and I’m too frail to beat you up, but for me will you stop doing that!” With tears streaming down his face he said, “Please won’t you stop doing that!?” The young man was not totally gone, he still had some respect for older people, so he said, “Mister, tell me something is this flag your god?” The elderly man said, “No, it’s not my God, but it’s everything I believe in and everything I stand for. When you spit and stand on that flag you stand on my body, you’re standing on my son that was killed in the last world war and you’re standing on everything I fought for in the First World War. Besides it reminds me of my God.” The young man was puzzled and he just couldn’t understand. So he asked, “How does old cloth remind you of your God?” The elderly man smiled and said it’s very simple, “The red reminds...
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Scientists Studied A Native Tribe In South ...
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
Scientists studied a native tribe in South America whose people have been dying prematurely for generations. After thorough investigation, the cause of premature death was determined. The disease was transmitted by an insect that lived in the walls of their adobe homes. This new information ...read more
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According To The National Highway Traffic Safety ...
Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 5, 2007
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 6,390 young people ages 15-20 died in motor vehicle crashes in the year 2,000? Of them alcohol was involved in 2,339 deaths. And as related to drivers – 3,594 young drivers ages 15-20 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2,000 and of ...read more
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Jerome Was A Church Father Who Translated The ... PRO
Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004
Jerome was a Church Father who translated the Greek manuscripts into Latin and put the Bible in the language of the people. He purposefully lived in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. One night while living in Bethlehem, Jerome had a dream that Jesus visited him. The dream was so real to him that ...read more
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Coming Together Is A Beginning, Staying ... PRO
Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 23, 2005
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working ...read more
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But What Am I Going To Do With A Verse Like ...
Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005
But what am I going to do with a verse like 1Thessalonians 3:3? Well, there are several things I can do with it. I could just jump over it and try to find something more positive to think about. Have you ever thrown a rock across a pond or river and in such a way that it sort of skipped across ...read more
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