Contributed by Mark Lewis on Mar 5, 2009
There is an eye that never sleeps, beneath the wing of night;
There is an ear that never shuts, when sinks the beams of light;
There is an arm that never tires, when human strength gives way;
There is a
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 7, 2009
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HIDE AND SEEK WITH GOD
This week I have been hammered by the immensity of what it means to "abandon," "forsake," or "leave alone" the omnipresent God, God who is everywhere. How is that possible? It is ONLY possible if God allows us to leave, allows us to turn our back upon God Himself.
Yes, it
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Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 4, 2001
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Automaker Henry Ford asked electrical genius Charlie Steinmetz to build the generators for his factory. One day the generators ground to a halt, and the repairmen couldn’t find the problem. So Ford called Steinmetz, who tinkered with the machines for a few hours and then threw the switch. The
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Contributed by David Yarbrough on Nov 12, 2001
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Despite the "Do Not Touch" signs, a museum was having no success in keeping patrons from touching--and soiling--priceless furniture and art. But the problem evaporated overnight when a clever museum employee replaced the signs with ones
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2001
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Pastor Brenda Snedden tells the story of trying to rid a mouse in her bedroom with the contents of a fire extinguisher. White powder goes everywhere in the bedroom but the mouse survives the attack.
Her husband finally arrives home and walks into the bedroom with a look of shock on his face. She
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Church Of God
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Together, nine physically handicapped persons conquered Mount Rainier. One of the mountain climbers had an artificial leg. Another was an epileptic. Two were deaf, and five were blind. Despite these handicaps, the nine successfully negotiated the 14,000 foot climb and got back down again. Asked how
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Baptist
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But what an incredible gift from God your body is! If you compared it to a machine no other machine comes even close to its design, precision and functionality.
Consider the skeleton system. Two hundred and six bones compose the skeleton, about half of which are in the hands and feet. Most of
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Contributed by Chad Wright on May 11, 2002
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The human heart is a hard-working marvel. It can keep on beating automatically even if all other nerves were severed. In a 70 year lifetime, it will beat an average of 75 times a minute, forty million times a year - or two-and-a-half billion times. At each beat, the average adult heart discharges
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Lutheran
Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
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CAN YOU CREATE THIS?
It is a self-balancing, 28-jointed adapter based bi-ped with the following: Millions of warning signals, railroad and conveyor systems…crushers and cranes (of which the arms are magnificent 23-jointed affairs with self-surfacing and lubricating systems); A universally
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 21, 2002
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After the horrible carnage and Confederate retreat at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee wrote this to Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy: "We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 21, 2005
In her book Mystery on the Desert, Maria Reiche describes a series of strange lines made by the ancient Nazea people in the plains of Peru, perhaps as early as 200 years before the time of Christ. The area where the lines are covers over 37 miles. It is impossible to make out what these line
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Methodist
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Pablo Picasso. Picasso was the Spanish cubist artist who sketched, sculpted, and painted his way into prominence in the early twentieth century. On the rare occasion, he painted live portraits. One such instance was his painting of Gertrude Stein, one of America’s foremost authors of a bygone
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 27, 2001
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Doctors of old times tested the sanity of a mental patients with the following test:
The patient was placed in a room with a sink. The faucet was turned on and a stopper was put in the drain until the sink overflowed. The patient was then handed a mop and the door was closed.
If the patient
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2001
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A gem dealer was strolling the aisles at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show when he noticed a blue-violet stone the size and shape of a potato. He looked it over, then, as calmly as possible, asked the vendor, "You want $15 for this?" The seller, realizing the rock wasn’t as pretty as others in the
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Contributed by Mathews Itty on Mar 28, 2001
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Lyndon Johnson was the President of the United States of America during the 1960’s. He was quite famous for his love of speed. Once Evangelist Dr. Billy graham and his wife were invited to his farmhouse in Texas. This farmhouse was located by the side of a river amidst lush green surroundings.
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