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  • The "Regard For Others" Ethic

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Jan 24, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,751 views

    THE "REGARD FOR OTHERS" ETHIC John Sommerville currently teaches history at the University of Florida. He has been carrying out an exercise with his students for years. He challenges his students with the following thought experiment. Imagine that you see a little old lady coming down the ...read more

  • Fixing The Fence At The White House  PRO

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 23, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,444 views

    FIXING THE FENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE Three contractors were on a tour of the White House. One is from Minnesota, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Chicago. As they are walking through they notice a broken fence and ask if it would be possible to submit a bid to fix it. They are ...read more

  • A Block In The Castle

    Contributed by Tim White on Jan 23, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,768 views

    A BLOCK IN THE CASTLE It's a lot like the boy who was on vacation at the beach and built a beautiful sand castle. A bully came by and kicked the castle down, laughing at the boy's screams. The next day, the boy found a concrete block and built the castle on the rock. He left the ...read more

  • Surrender Is The First Step

    Contributed by Tim White on Jan 23, 2012
     | 5,152 views

    SURRENDER IS THE FIRST STEP I have been told that there is a certain live animal trap that, if the trapped animal would simply back up a little, the trapping device would relax and he could escape. That is the shape of mankind. If we would just let go of control of our lives, we would find ...read more

  • Eckerd: On The Hook With God

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 23, 2012
     | 2,693 views

    ECKERD: ON THE HOOK WITH GOD JACK ECKERD founded the chain of drug stores that bear his name. Eckerd gave his employees Eckerd's shares from his personal stock. By taking advantage of the stock option program offered by Eckerd, his employees benefitted financially in the success of the new ...read more

  • Marvin Vincent Comments On The Transfiguration Of ...

    Contributed by David Tack on Jan 22, 2012
     | 4,652 views

    Marvin Vincent comments on the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ in Matthew 17:2: "...There was a fact and a power in that vision which mere radiance and the appearance of the dead patriarchs could not wholly convey: a revelation of Deity breaking out in that glorified face and form..." (Ref: ...read more

  • I Know Where You Are, Just Tell Me What You Need  PRO

    Contributed by H.b. Charles Jr. on Jan 16, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,997 views

    I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED DR. C.C. MCCUTCHIN of Oklahoma was on the highway, traveling from Tulsa to Oklahoma City, to visit a member who was in the hospital. But on the way, he got a flat tire. Thankfully, he made it to a "Call Box" on the side of the road. But he had never ...read more

  • Maybe We Should Change The Marital Vows To Pledge ...

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jan 16, 2012
     | 2,471 views

    Maybe we should change the marital vows to pledge ...read more

  • A Man And His Porsche

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 13, 2012
     | 2,554 views

    A MAN AND HIS PORSCHE A New York stockbroker had just purchased a brand new Porsche. He parked it in front of his office to show it off to his colleagues. As he's getting out of the car, an SUV comes speeding along too close to the curb and takes off the door before driving off. The man gets ...read more

  • A Woman Was In Bankruptcy Court. Despite The ...

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 13, 2012
     | 2,761 views

    A woman was in bankruptcy court. Despite the fact that she had a good job and a good income she still couldn't pay all of her bills on time. The judge asked her, "Can't you live within your income?" "No, ...read more

  • Because The Prince Had Come  PRO

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 13, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,556 views

    BECAUSE THE PRINCE HAD COME A man named Phillip Keller was born in Kenya and then moved to the United States. To describe this principle he tells the story of the growing up there. The majority of people did not really think of themselves as subjects of the King of England. After all they ...read more

  • Elvis Soothed By Gospel Music

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Jan 13, 2012
     | 2,227 views

    ELVIS SOOTHED BY GOSPEL MUSIC Elvis used to stay up all night singing gospel songs. He once said, "We do two shows a night for five weeks. A lotta times we'll go upstairs and sing until daylight - gospel songs. We ...read more

  • Elvis Growing Up

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Jan 13, 2012
     | 2,659 views

    ELVIS GROWING UP Elvis once said, "We were an affectionate family. My mother was the most wonderful person in the world. I always felt a little bit lonely--maybe a better word would be 'incomplete'--when I was little. But I could tell my mother about it, how I felt and then the feeling would go ...read more

  • On Suffering  PRO

    Contributed by David Tack on Jan 11, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,048 views

    ON SUFFERING "It is a very difficult matter to understand when God permits affliction or loss to come into our lives. Our humanity wants to cry out, "Why me God? I love you and faithfully serve you. Why did you permit this sorrow to happen to me?" . . . one reason for affliction is to make us into ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln: Malice Toward None

    Contributed by Michael Mcbrien on Jan 10, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,028 views

    ABRAHAM LINCOLN: MALICE TOWARD NONE Abraham Lincoln, America's most beloved president, was anything but beloved while he was in office. The South hated him. The anti-war activists hated him. Democrats hated him, calling him a widow-maker. The media ridiculed his eyes, looks, and body, calling him ...read more

  • R. A. Torrey--Praying, Believing, And Not ...

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jan 9, 2012
     | 4,652 views

    R. A. TORREY--PRAYING, BELIEVING, AND NOT DOUBTING After R. A. Torrey had been a Christian for more than forty years, someone asked him to visit a family and pray for one member who was dying with typhoid fever. God revealed to Torrey that the man would live. He told them that when he arrived. ...read more

  • Stepping In His Big Tracks

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jan 4, 2012
     | 1,480 views

    STEPPING IN HIS BIG TRACKS I remember once when we had a two-foot snow in Smyrna, Tennessee— something rare even then. I’d gone out into the snow early that morning and it was really futile, because the snow was so deep and so soft that when I stepped down into the snow, the snow went so far up my ...read more

  • A Humorous Birthday Card Read: "You Are Only ...

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jan 2, 2012
     | 4,162 views

    A humorous birthday card read: "You are only young once, but you can be immature forever." The sad truth is too many Christians have made that their mantra. Paul said to the believers at Corinth, “I, brethren, could not speak to you as ...read more

  • En Hampton Court, Palacio En Las Afueras De ...

    Contributed by Luis Marquez on Dec 28, 2011
     | 1,816 views

    En Hampton Court, palacio en las afueras de Londres, existe una vid de más de 200 años. Tiene ramas que llegan a 120 pies de largo, pero se recogen hasta 700 lbs de uva por temporada. ¿El secreto? Cada rama está conectada directamente al tronco y este a su raíz de 12 pies de ...read more

  • Where's The Baby?

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 24, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,356 views

    WHERE'S THE BABY? Luis Palau tells of a wealthy European family that decided to have their newborn baby baptized in their enormous mansion. Many people were invited, it was an elegant and elaborate affair. They took off their coats and laid them on the bed in a designated room and soon the time ...read more

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