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Rick Warren: "People Aren't Looking For A ...
Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009 (message contributor)
Rick Warren: "People aren’t looking for a friendly church; people are looking for friends."
(Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox, Issue #257, 5/3/2006)
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The Assyrians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, ... PRO
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Feb 2, 2005
The Assyrians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans had their many gods—gods of war, gods of industry, gods of agriculture, gods of cities, gods of towns, and various others. But in all of paganism’s galaxy of gods, there never was one called “god of hope.” That is ...read more
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A Prayer Before The U.s. Senate. "Lord Jesus, ...
Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Mar 28, 2005
A prayer before the U.S. Senate. “Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in books. It costs too much to be ...read more
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The Sign Next To The Expressionless Face Said: ... PRO
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 30, 2004
The sign next to the expressionless face said: “The Motionless Man: Make Him Laugh. Win $100.” So several people gave it all they had. For hours they pulled their faces into strange contortions, told jokes, made fun of him, did stunts — but nothing worked. He was totally unmoved and his face ...read more
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A Great Deal Of Our Anxiety To Make Excuses ... PRO
Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 12, 2005
"A great deal of our anxiety to make excuses comes from not really believing in the forgiveness of sins, from thinking that God will not take us to Himself again unless He is satisfied that some sort of case can be made out in our favor. But that would not be forgiveness at all. Real forgiveness ...read more
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The Graduation Gift PRO
Contributed by Joel Vicente on Oct 12, 2002
THE GRADUATION GIFT A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing that his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited ...read more
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