Melody Hammer Biddle shared this story on Edwin Crozier’s facebook page credited to Mark Twain.
I’ve never heard this story before, but apparently it has been repeated in multiple books.
A man died and met Saint Peter at the gates of heaven. Knowing that Peter was very wise, he asked a question that he had wondered about his whole life. Continue reading
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Nancy Kennedy is a writer for our local newspaper the Citrus County Chronicle. In a her weekly column “Grace Notes,” she recently recounted the story of lady who each year had a personal theme to live by.
One year was “The Year of Overcoming.” Another was “The Year of Trusting.” Nancy relates the theme which caught her eye was the one “Your God is too Small.” Continue reading
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Names mean something.
For instance in America when you hear the name Patrick Henry, you think of patriotism, heroism, and courage. “Give me liberty, or give me death!” he proclaimed.
On the other hand, Benedict Arnold conjurers up thoughts of betrayal, treason and disgrace. Continue reading
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Author and Bible commentator Daniel Lioy tells a story about Marquis de Lafayette, a French officer who provided invaluable assistance to George Washington and the struggling American army.
After the war was over, he returned to France and resumed his life as a farmer of many estates. In 1783, the harvest was a terrible one, and there were many who suffered as a result. Lafayette’s farms were unaffected by the devastating crop failures. Continue reading
Don Graham tells a story about Linda, a young woman, who was traveling alone up the rutted and rugged highway from Alberta to the Yukon.
Linda didn’t know you don’t travel to Whitehorse alone in a rundown Honda Civic, so she set off where only four-wheel drives normally venture. Continue reading
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Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
In case you missed a post this week from ThePreachersWord, here’s a recap with its live links. We provide this as a service to our readers as an easy way to catch up. It’s also an opportunity for you to share a sample of ThePreachersWord with you friends either by email or on social media.
There’s also two bonus posts included–”What’s Shaping Your Life?” And “7 Reasons Why Christians Should Quit Grumbling About Paying Taxes”
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My facebook friend, Jon W. Quinn, recently posted a piece based on the old comic strip Calvin and Hobbs by Bill Watterson.
While the comic paints a humorous scene of Calvin’s interaction with some ants, Jon offers a serious and scriptural application, We share it without additional comment. Enjoy! Continue reading
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Howard Hendricks tells the story in Footprints of a young man studying to be a minister. He was very talented, but was “riding rather than building on his background.” Toward the end of school year a caring professor called him into his office.
“Bill, I’m disappointed in you,” the professor kindly said.
“Really, Prof, why?” Continue reading
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“Who says that a picture is worth a thousand words?” asked Dan Chaney, a young radio advertising executive who stood to give a speech in one of Ron Willingham’s classes.
Before anyone could answer, Ron recalled Dan’s answer to his own question. Continue reading
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Yesterday’s Solar Eclipse was potentially seen by 31 million people who live in “the path of totality.”
Since Florida was not greatly impacted we watched on TV as NASA and excited newscasters tracked it from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Continue reading
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