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Have you seen the TV spots for the Foundation For A Better Life? I get misty-eyed every time I see one of them! Check this new one out (encouraging “Patience”) on their website at http://values.com. Sorry, they do not allow in-line posting on other sites. I can certainly identify with that worker’s FIRST emotion. I wonder if I [...]

This article was written by Dave Burchett. It was published on his blog http://www.daveburchett.com/archive/2009/12/14/8036.aspx and republished here by permission. Truth can be so annoying. If annoying truth was a Jeopardy category it might look like this… “I’ll take Annoying Truths for $100, Alex.” This famous preacher said,  ”Give me five minutes with a person’s checkbook, and I will tell [...]

(Author Unknown) A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the Viet Nam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very [...]

Here are a few quotes that may help one to understand the (sometimes confusing) concepts of God’s sovereignty and man’s free will: “Our destiny is not determined for us, but it is determined by us. Man’s free will is part of God’s sovereign will. We have freedom to take which course we choose, but not freedom [...]

My favorite site for REASONABLY priced video clips is BluefishTV (http://www.bluefishtv.com/). They have very good quality videos and most are priced at $1.99 each! Compare that to about $20 each at other outlets. Even better, you can download one clip for free! How to Get Your Free Download Visit www.bluefishtv.com. Select the tab at the top that [...]

[/caption] We now have a video library on the Chief Shepherd. You can use the “Videos” tab across the top to select the group of videos that you wish to view. I do not have a large collection but I hope you enjoy some of my favorites.On these pages, I plan to [...]

I am always looking for FREE stuff ! The SermonSpice.com website hosts a huge library of video clips, short movies & loops. To encourage us to visit the site on a regular basis, they provide a free video each month. Check it out at http://www.sermonspice.com/ & click on “free video” (in right column under “resources”). They [...]

I was given a most precious gift this morning when I woke up. It’s a gift I never received before. It’s one I can’t keep, can’t return, can’t save, and don’t know how well it will really work. I do know it’s a most wonderful and beautiful gift. I hope I value and appreciate it [...]

(Taken from James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited) John Todd was born in Rutledge, Vermont, into a family of several children. They later moved to the village of Killingsworth back in the early 1800s. At a very young age, both John’s parents died. The relatives wondered what they would do with so many children, how [...]

I recently saw a note (unknown author) that said, Obstacles are those things that we see when we take our eyes off of the goal. Another (unrelated) quote: The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. - Dorothy Nevill [...]