Contributed by Ted Sutherland on May 28, 2001
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A monument to a man’s leg was erected on the Saratoga battlefield in honor of Benedict Arnold, one-time hero of the Continental Army but who later tried to betray West Point and then fled to England.
Because Arnold was instrumental in winning the crucial battle of Saratoga where his left leg was
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a
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Contributed by David Yarbrough on Feb 10, 2002
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: Don Richardson was a missionary to the cannibalistic, headhunting Sawi tribe of Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Try as he would, he could not find a way to make the people understand the gospel message, especially the significance of Christ’s atoning death on the cross.
Sawi villages were constantly
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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A good illustration of this comes from an old parable of the end time judgment with all the people who have ever lived being brought before God. Not submitting to God they come with a complaint. One group made the claim that they suffered persecution. They had died in gas chambers and concentration
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Wesleyan
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Our daughter Carrie and her husband Shannon have a dog; rather he is a small horse. He is called Coltrane. Cole does not realize he weighs 150 pounds. He also does not realize he has "drooling issues". (Now that may be caused by the fact that my wife brings hot dogs to the house whenever we
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United Methodist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 3, 2019
Difference between tattling and communicating necessary information:
2. Difference between rightness [trite correctness] and being righteous.
"Johnny is playing with matches" - OK
"Johnny is playing with his iPod even though you said he had to brush his teeth first!" -
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 27, 2008
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TONY EVANS ON GETTING UN-STUCK
Tony Evans, a popular black preacher from down in Texas, spoke of being on an elevator in a high-rise building. He said he’d never been particularly comfortable on such elevators. There was something about riding up and down in a little box several hundred feet off
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Christian/Church Of Christ