Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 6, 2011
THE DEAD LETTERS
Quote: Phillip Brooks:
The Bible is like a telescope. If a man looks through his telescope he sees worlds beyond; but if he looks at his telescope, he does not see anything but that.
The Bible is a thing to be looked through to see that
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Brethren
Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 7, 2011
BIBLE IS ALL ABOUT JESUS
The university library in Kansas is home to a very unusual Bible. At first it looks very ordinary, but when the gilt edges are slightly parted, it reveals a picture of Christ with his disciples in the upper room. Underneath the picture are the words; "It is myself,
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Brethren
Contributed by Michael Walther on May 18, 2011
THE BORN-AGAIN VASE
A number of years ago I had the opportunity to tour the Villeroy and Boch porcelain factory in Torgau, Germany. Porcelain is one of the most beautiful and enduring things that human beings can make. Even today much of what we know about ancient cultures comes from what they
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Lutheran
Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 11, 2011
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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Many of the farms in the state of Nebraska are right on the edge of the fertile plains that receive enough rainfall to produce abundant crops. Some years the yields can be a little lower simply because they are not blessed with as much rain as other farmers. Being so
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Lutheran
Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 3, 2011
PEALE AND PAUL
Many of you are familiar with Norman Vincent Peale’s book, The Power of Positive Living. It’s a good book. It won’t get you to heaven, but it will really help you approach life with the right kind of outlook.
Dr. Vance Havner was asked one time to compare the writings of
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Baptist
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Nov 4, 2011
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ALLOW THE WORD TO DISTURB YOU
"We need to repent of the haughty way in which we sometimes stand in judgment upon Scripture and must learn to sit humbly under its judgment instead. If we come to Scripture with our minds made up, expecting to hear from it only an echo of our own thoughts and
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Presbyterian/Reformed
History of Israel stands as a witness...
About 300 years ago, the King of Sweden was having personal doubts about God’s existence and the Bible's divine nature. He called for Count Von Zinzendorf, who was the bishop of the Moravian Church, to provide evidence about God’s existence and Divine
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THE BIBLE IS LIKE AN IPOD
Several years ago I purchased an iPod, and at first I was delighted to hear music. I can listen to music for literally hours upon hours without having to flip a tape or put in another CD.
But then one day I noticed the little booklet that was in the box it came
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Baptist
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 22, 2012
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ADDING TO THE WORD
Years ago, my Dad's physician told him to take one aspirin a day for his heart. My Dad was a very smart man, but he figured if one aspirin is good, two would be better. So my dad "added" to the word of his physician, and day after day my dad took two aspirin.
Everything
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Feb 23, 2012
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KNOW THE TRUE FROM THE FALSE
I have heard and read several variations of this story. Some relate it to training bank tellers, some to treasury agents, and some to FBI agents. I don’t know which, if any, is true. The story makes a good point even if none of the stories are true.
It is
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 29, 2012
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DISTORTIONS
I know you have heard the story of the man that was on the ocean on a huge yacht. They had cruised for days and somehow had gotten lost. The captain noticed the owner’s little son had placed his toy magnet next to the casing around the compass. The magnetic force had distorted the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 17, 2012
THE VILLAGE OF THE BOOK
It was early in 1945. As United States forces pushed deep into Okinawa they came across a village unlike any they had ever seen. Here at Shimabuku they were met and welcomed by two old men who invited the troops in as "fellow Christians."
Correspondent Clarence W.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012
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GOD’S WORD DESCRIBED
An unknown writer said, "This Book is the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding; its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise,
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THE TRUTH OF THE BOOK
John Ortberg states
"It’s a strange thing: the book has never been so accessible. According to Guinness Book of Records, L. Ron Hubbard’s writings of scientology have been translated into 65 languages; the Koran is supposed to be read in Arabic so it hasn’t been
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Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 18, 2012
Have you ever taken the time to set up a row of dominoes and then you push the first one and the first one knocks down the second one which knocks down the third one which knocks down the fourth one, etc until they have all fallen?
The same case exists with the Holy Scriptures; when you knock
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Nazarene