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God rewards a biker A man on his Harley was riding along a.... California beach when suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, God said, "Because you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish." The biker pulled over and said, "Build a...

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I'm sure it must be difficult and painful. My wife and I are coming up on 55 years together, and we have known each other for 65 years. I cannot imagine my life without her. My heart goes out to you Janice. Gary

That was my first thought, to have a few of the workbooks on hand should new people come in. I'll take this as .a confirmation. I am going through Jim Putman's book "The Revolutionary Disciple" for the second time. Very informative and pretty convicting. We are going to do extensive...

Hello gain. I related to you earlier this year that our church was in the process of transitioning to a cell church structure, which we have successfully done. We no longer meet at church on Wednesday nights for a service, but are meeting in our home in small groups. We are planning on going...

The Bathtub Test During a visit to the mental asylum, I asked the Director how do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. * *"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a * *Teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to...

When my wife kept telling me I needed to put the seat down, I finally responded one day by saying, "why don't you put the seat up for me?" I don't see out of my left eye very well anymore.:(

Thank you for all the information you've shared with me. It was a lot, and I know it took you some time to write it all. I will get these books and will wait on God's timing for the transition, which I'm sure will be within the next 2 or 3 months. This is something we have prayed about and...

Life takes place in the life groups, which is consistent with how the church functioned in the book of Acts. I gather that the topics discussed in the life groups are taken from the pastor's sermon, is that correct? I like that discipleship is done around what is happening in the world. Is life...

Thanks for your quick response. My time has really been taken up lately with various responsibilities, so I apologize for not getting back sooner. Do your life groups get involved in evangelism, and if so, how is that working out? The reason I asked if you had heard of the Joel Comiskey Group...

We are beginning a transition from a traditional church to a "cell church." I like what you said about the growth taking place in the "life groups." I have been studying the cell church model for some years now through the "Joel Comiskey Group," which has the same philosophy that you just...

A Message For All Of Us! The Window Through Which We Look A young couple moved into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they were eating breakfast, The young woman saw her neighbor hanging the Wash outside. 'That laundry is not very clean,' she said. 'She doesn't know how to wash...

Arrogance of authority A DEA officer stopped at a ranch in Ohio , and talked with a rancher. He told Wilson,“I need to inspect your ranch for illegally grown drugs.” The rancher said, “Okay, but don’t go in that field over there…” The DEA officer verbally exploded saying, “Mister, I have the...