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The act of baptism is usually a painless event. There’s not much to it: take a sinner who desires to follow Christ…and add water. Ta da! That’s baptism: as profound …
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On Sunday night, January 30, 2011, police officers in Fletcher, North Carolina, responded to dispatch’s report of a huge fight. But these law enforcement agents weren’t called to a school, …
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Three friends were sitting at lunch, discussing the recent funeral of a mutual acquaintance. As usual, death triggered a discussion of the hereafter, life’s purpose, legacy, and the great beyond. …
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Showdown at the Ranch
An old cowboy named Bud was overseeing his livestock in a remote mountainous pasture in California when a brand new BMW convertible rolled up in a cloud of dust.
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I’m Just a Bagger
Barbara Glanz, a motivational speaker, was speaking to three thousand employees of a grocery store chain. Everybody from truck drivers to cashiers to managers were found in the crowd. So …
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The Lone Ranger Misses the Point
The Lone Ranger and his trusty sidekick Tonto were camping, getting some much-deserved rest after saving a town from bank robbers and other villainous men of ill repute. After setting …
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George was a fairly religious fellow. He tried to live a good, decent life, and thought fairly highly of his 74 years on Earth. But just for good measure, he …
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Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton
Abraham Lincoln had a great strategy for destroying enemies: he befriended them. Perhaps no other sitting American President had so many enemies as did Lincoln. As history tells, one of …
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Everyone thought the wedding was wonderful. The groom came from a modest background, but had stolen the heart of a beautiful young girl who belonged to a Midwest oil baron. …
