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An Umpire Named Babe Pinelli ... PRO
Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004 (message contributor)
Illustration: An umpire named Babe Pinelli once called Babe Ruth out on strikes. When the crowd booed with sharp disapproval at the call, the legendary Ruth turned to the umpire with disdain and said, "There’s 40,000 people here who know that the last pitch was ball, tomato head." Suspecting that the umpire would erupt with anger, the coaches and players braced themselves for Ruth’s ejection. However, the...
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But Then As I Watched The Passion I Came To The ...
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 29, 2005
But then as I watched The Passion I came to the part of the crucifixion were He cried out in pain with these words, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!” And I saw something I never saw before. This moment in time is freeze framed into my mind and into my heart. The darkness has settled ...read more
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Just The Other Day A Mild Mannered Young Man Came ... PRO
Contributed by Georgina Pando-Connolly on Apr 30, 2004
just the other day a mild mannered young man came into my office ready for a divorce. He complained that his bride was so bossy that she was driving him off the wall. He wanted things to change, immediately. I told him that he needed to build his self-esteem and that this would take time. Then I ...read more
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Twelve Years Ago, I Read A Book Titled, "You And ... PRO
Contributed by Dana Chau on Oct 22, 2002
Twelve years ago, I read a book titled, "You and Your Network" by Fred Smith, and there I learned to secure mentors for different areas of my life. My first mentor was a pastor, who welcomed me into his life 24 hours a day. I remember him saying, "Dana, you will learn a great deal from me. ...read more
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Previous Engagement PRO
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 1, 2004
From Sermonillustrations.com Someone once wrote and asked Emily Post, the etiquette expert of another generation, "What is the correct procedure when one is invited to the White House but has a previous engagement?" Replied Post, "An invitation to ...read more
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A Common Sense And Satisfying Interpretation Of ...
Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2003
"A common sense and satisfying interpretation of our world suggests the designing hand of a superintelligence.… There is, I shall argue, no contradiction between holding a staunch belief in supernatural design and being a creative scientist.… Just as I believe that the Book of Scripture illumines ...read more
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