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King Duncan
... and wrong do exist. There is such a thing as a Christian morality, apart from legalism. Knowing where to draw the line may be difficult, but there is a line. Some of you will remember Sam Donaldson, the somewhat opinionated former newscaster with ABC news. Sam was being asked what he thought was wrong with America. “Sam,” a woman asked him, “you were raised a Southern Baptist. Do you ever wonder if maybe some of the things we were taught in that old time religion might have been right . . . that we ...
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King Duncan
... thing about that. Wherever two or three are gathered together, there's going to be disagreement ” and eventually, someone is going to be unhappy. It's true in religion. It's true in business. It's true in politics. ABC Chief White House Correspondent, Sam Donaldson, is one of the most controversial reporters that Washington has endured. He is an equal opportunity nuisance. He treats presidents of both parties with equal lack of deference. He was especially hard on former president Jimmy Carter, though ...
3. Who Would Pull You Out?
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Years ago ABC Chief White House Correspondent, Sam Donaldson, was one of the most controversial reporters that Washington had endured. He was an equal opportunity nuisance. He treated presidents of both parties with equal lack of deference. He was especially hard on former president Jimmy Carter, though. Donaldson tells about traveling with Carter to a small village near New Delhi, India to see how the village solved its energy problem. This was at the height of concern over the energy crisis. This ...
4. Baptism of the Lord
Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 61:1-11, Luke 3:21-38, Acts 8:9-25
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John R. Brokhoff
... cover of Time magazine in August, 1989, was a picture of Diane Sawyer with the caption, "Is she worth it?" At age 43 she is "the hottest woman in TV." The ABC network hired her away from CBS For $1,600,000 per year. She became a co-anchor with Sam Donaldson on a new show, "Prime Time Live." Is a newscaster worth one-and-a-half million dollars each year? Is the price paid on the cross worth the saving of a sinner's soul? A Second Baptism? An active couple were baptized as infants. When they were "born again ...
5. Memorial Day
John 15:1-17
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Angela Akers
... the same for others. This kind of love is not motivated by our emotions. It does not come naturally. It is a radical choice. Secretary of State Colin Powell tells in his autobiography of an incident during Operation Desert Storm that deeply affected him. Newscaster Sam Donaldson was interviewing a young, African-American private. "How do you think the battle will go? Are you afraid?" The private replied, "We'll do okay . . . I'm not afraid because I'm with my family." As he said this, he motioned toward the ...
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Thomas A. Pilgrim
... hill, or had a dream or caught a vision. There comes a time for every person to make a decision. A boy named Gene Donaldson grew up in a little town in Texas. He was an outstanding football player. But he was having trouble deciding what college to attend ... of bystanders who watched the parade or the small crowd of participants who marched with Jesus. Someone once asked the great Methodist evangelist Sam Jones why he came down so hard on the Methodists and why didn't he get after the Baptists. He said, "When I ...
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