Years
ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic
seacoast. He
constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to
work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms
that
raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops.
As the farmer interviewed applicants. more
. . .
The man
whispered,
"God, speak to me," and a meadowlark sang. But the man did
not hear. So the man yelled more
. . .
My
brother Kevin thinks God
lives under the bed. At least that's what I
heard him say one night. He was praying out loud in his dark bedroom,
and I stopped outside his closed door to listen. "Are you there, God?"
he said. more
. . .
As a
drought continued for what seemed an eternity, a small community of
farmers was in a quandary as to what to do. Rain
was important to keep their crops healthy and sustain the townspeople's
way of life. As the problem became more acute more
. . .
A
little boy was selling newspapers on the corner, the people were in and
out of the cold. The little boy was so cold that he wasn't
trying to sell many papers. He walked up to a policeman and
said, more
. . .
A
daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father.
When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head
propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The
minister assumed more
. . .
Some
time ago, a few ladies met in a certain city to study the
scriptures. While reading the third chapter of Malachi, they came upon
a remarkable expression in the third verse: "And He shall sit
as a refiner and purifier of silver
(Malachi 3:3)" One lady propose more
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Not long ago I heard a story about a young man and an old preacher.
The young man had lost his job and didn't know which way to
turn. So he went to see the old preacher. Pacing about the
preacher's study more
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Have
you ever felt the urge to pray
for someone and then just put it on a list and said, 'I'll pray for
them later.'? Or has
anyone ever called you and said "I need you to more
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Did
you know?
- PSALM
118 is the middle chapter of the entire Bible.
- PSALM
118 is preceded by Psalm 117, the shortest chapter in the Bible. more
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More
Encouraging Faith
You
don't have to tell how you
live each day, You
don't have to say if you work or play, A tried, true barometer serves in the place; however you live, it will show more
. . .
There
was once a bridge that spanned a large river. During most of the day
the bridge sat with its length running up and down the river paralleled
with the banks, allowing ships to pass through freely on both sides of
the bridge. But at certain times more
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- Mary
had a little lamb,
- His
fleece was white as snow.
- And
everywhere that Mary went,
- The
Lamb was sure to go.
- He
followed her to school each day,
- Twasn't
even in the rule. more
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Every
Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at their church, the Pastor
and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out
Gospel Tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for
the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was
very cold outside as well as more
. . .
Everything
I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark... ONE: Don't miss the boat. TWO: Remember
that
more
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And
More Encouraging Faith
Several
years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the
weekend at the husband's employer's home. My friend, Arlene, was
nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, more
. . .
There
once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat. He had an old
shotgun and three shells. So, he decided that he would go out and kill
something for dinner. As he went down the road more
. . .
There
was an elderly lady who would come out every morning on the steps
of her front porch, raise her arms to the sky, and shout, "Praise the
Lord!" One day an atheist moved into the house next door more
. . .
I used
to think of God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I
did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die.
He was out there, sort of like a president. I recognized His picture
when I saw it, but I didn't really know Him. But later on more
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