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If people were true to the first commandment, obedience to the remaining nine would follow naturally. It is because they are unsound in this that they break the others.

—D.L. Moody

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  • A Speaker In Colorado Was About To Address A ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 3, 2005
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    A speaker in Colorado was about to address a gathering of businessmen and women. Sitting a the head table, he turned to the real estate salesman on his left and said, "So, how are things going for you?" "Terrible," he answered. "Haven¡¯t you heard about the strikes? 80% of the people in this ...read more

  • Nobody To Forgive Me  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 9, 2002
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    Nobody to Forgive Me Not long before she died in 1988, in a moment of surprising candor in television, Marghanita Laski, one of our best-known secular humanists and novelists, said, “What I envy most about you Christians is your ...read more

  • On Her 60th Birthday, A Woman From Brooklyn ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Oct 21, 2004
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    On her 60th birthday, a woman from Brooklyn decided to prepare her last will and testament. She went to her rabbi to make two final requests: First, she insisted on cremation. “What is your second request?” the rabbi asked. “I want my ashes scattered over Bloomingdale’s.” “Bloomingdale’s. Why ...read more

  • When Robert Ingersoll The Notorious Skeptic, Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Norman on May 10, 2002
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    When Robert Ingersoll the notorious skeptic, was in his heyday, two college students went to hear him lecture. As the walked down the street after the lecture, one said to the other, “Well, I guess he knocked the props out from under Christianity, didn’t he?” The other said, “No, I don’t think he ...read more

  • Dreary Statistics  PRO

    Contributed by Pb Stetser on Jul 6, 2004
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    Dreary Statistics • 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes --U.S. D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census • 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes --Center for Disease Control • 80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes ...read more

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