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Story: St. Augustine - So The Story Goes - Was ... PRO
Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 2, 2004 (message contributor)
Story: St. Augustine - so the story goes - was struggling to understand the doctrine of the Trinity. So he decided to go for a walk on the beach, where he saw a little boy digging a hole in the sand with a seashell. The boy then ran off to the ocean, filling the shell, and rushed back to pour it into the hole he had made.
“What are you doing, my little man,” St. Augustine asked.
“I’m trying to put the ocean into this hole”,...
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Maggies Poem PRO
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 31, 2003
Maggies Poem Do you know, do you understand, That you represent Jesus to me? Do you know, do you understand, that when you treat me with gentleness It raises the question in my mind that maybe He is gentle too? Maybe He isn’t someone who laughs when I hurt. Do you know, do you understand ...read more
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A Teenager Noticed This In His Own Life And ... PRO
Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 3, 2005
A teenager noticed this in his own life and sought out his pastor. A teenager was sitting in the pastor’s office saying,"Sometimes I don’t think I am a Christian. I don’t seem to have the same interest and excitement, or enthusiasm I once did. It isn’t easy for me to remember God, to come to ...read more
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Enriching Every Sphere" By Henry G. Bosch From ... PRO
Contributed by Ron Newton on Aug 6, 2003
"Enriching Every Sphere" by Henry G. Bosch from Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations Signs of The Times, Assurance Publishers Illus... #2679 “Enriching Every Sphere” "Socrates taught for 40 years, Plato for 50, Aristotle for 40, and jesus for only 3. Yet the influence of Christ’s 3-year ministry ...read more
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Keep Your Fork PRO
Contributed by Dennis Jones on Feb 15, 2005
KEEP YOUR FORK There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things "in order," she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which ...read more
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This Past Week I Was Getting My Oil Changed And ... PRO
Contributed by Mark Connelly on Jul 31, 2003
This past week I was getting my oil changed and I had a chance to present the gospel to the guy in the waiting room with me. For me, waiting rooms are the best places for evangelism because the people are sitting there with nothing to do. The oil change waiting room has been particularly fruitful ...read more
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