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  • If I'm Lost In One Of The Great Wildernesses Of ...

    Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 21, 2008
     | 2,518 views

    If I’m lost in one of the great wildernesses of America, I don’t want Donald Trump to be my guide — give me Survivorman! Give me Grizzly Adams! Give me someone who can get me ...read more

  • I'd Like To Be A Track Star. How Cool Would It Be ...

    Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 21, 2008
     | 2,030 views

    I’d like to be a track star. How cool would it be to stand before a roaring crowd that has stood to its feet because I set a new record in high jump! And I could do it, you know—if the record for high jump stood at two feet. Unfortunately for me, the record is almost 2.5 meters—well over seven ...read more

  • The National Insurance Council Reported That The ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,637 views

    The National Insurance Council reported that the most lonely groups of people in society are divorced people, people on benefits, single mothers, ...read more

  • To Point Out How Lonely People Can Be, Charles ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Mar 21, 2008
     | 1,653 views

    To point out how lonely people can be, Charles Swindoll mentioned an ad in a Kansas newspaper. It read, “I will listen to you talk for 30 minutes without comment for $5.00.” Swindoll said, “Sounds like a hoax, doesn’t it? But the person was serious. Did anybody call? You bet. It wasn’t long before ...read more

  • Tom Dooley Was A Young Doctor Who Organized ...

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Mar 20, 2008
     | 2,103 views

    Tom Dooley was a young doctor who organized hospitals, raised money, and literally poured out his life in the service of the afflicted peoples of Southeast Asia. Here was a man whose deep relationship with God motivated him to abandon a soft career in the United States for a desperately difficult ...read more

  • Railroads And Canal Boats

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Mar 20, 2008
     | 2,306 views

    RAILROADS AND CANAL BOATS In 1829, Martin Van Buren sent the following letter to then President Andrew Jackson: To: President Jackson The canal system of this country is being threatened by the spread of a new form of transportation known as "railroads." The federal government must preserve the ...read more

  • A Family Was Watching A Movie Of The Life Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 20, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,109 views

    A family was watching a movie of the life of Jesus on television. Their six-year-old daughter was deeply moved as the film realistically portrayed Jesus’ crucifixion and death. Tears ran down the little girl’s face as they took Him from the cross and laid Him in a borrowed tomb. She watched as a ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Mercedes Benz Television ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 20, 2008
     | 1,819 views

    Years ago there was a Mercedes Benz television commercial that showed their car colliding with a cement wall during a safety test. Someone then asked the company spokesman why they didn’t enforce their patent on the Mercedes Benz energy-absorbing car body, a design that was evidently copied by ...read more

  • It's Hard To Believe That Body Snatching Is Still ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Mar 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,780 views

    It’s hard to believe that body snatching is still going on. Of course during the 17th and early 18th centuries, body snatching was rife. A growing number of anatomists, keen to improve their medical knowledge, needed corpses on which to conduct dissections, bodies were difficult to come by, as it ...read more

  • I Surrender All – Judson W. Van Deventer, 1896

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Mar 19, 2008
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     | 4,995 views

    I Surrender All – Judson W. Van DeVenter, 1896 Van DeVenter beautifully describes the process of absolute surrender in his timeless hymn I Surrender All. If I may impose my perception of this hymn, I would suggest that He reveals the struggle involved in surrendering all that he is to the Lord. ...read more

  • Jerry Clower, A Christian, Who Made A Living At ...

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Mar 19, 2008
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     | 5,156 views

    Jerry Clower, a Christian, who made a living at telling funny stories. He once told an audience about a highly educated man and his chauffeur. He tells about a man who had a PHD in some discipline, that was chauffeured around the country making speeches at many fine universities and he was payed ...read more

  • Newscaster Paul Harvey Tells A Remarkable Story ...

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 18, 2008
     | 1,461 views

    Newscaster Paul Harvey tells a remarkable story of God’s providential care over thousands of allied prisoners during World War II, many of whom were Christians. One of America’s mighty bombers took off from the island of Guam headed for Kokura, Japan, with a deadly cargo. Because clouds covered the ...read more

  • For Thirty Years, Hiroo Onoda Was Stuck In That ...

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 18, 2008
     | 4,952 views

    For thirty years, Hiroo Onoda was stuck in that time warp known as 1944. The rest of the world continued to change around him, but Onoda stayed the same. When he reemerged into our modern world, he was not prepared for what he would see. Onoda, of course, never did travel into space. Instead he ...read more

  • Notice The Text That Says, "He Halted Upon His ...

    Contributed by Daniel Johnson on Mar 18, 2008
     | 1,562 views

    Notice the text that says, “He halted upon his thigh.” That basically means he “limped” or “hobbled.” Jacob a rich man, with wives, children, and mighty possession most likely walked with his head held high and with an arrogant walk, but not any longer. Now Jacob was walking with a limp. He had ...read more

  • I Am…  PRO

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 16, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,522 views

    I am… BLESSED when I come in and BLESSED when I go out (Deut 28:6) SAFE wherever I go (Psa 91:11) REDEEMED from the hand of the enemy (Psa 107:2) The SALT of the earth (Matt 5:13) The LIGHT of the world (Matt 5:14) VALUABLE! (Matt 10:31) Exercising my AUTHORITY over the enemy (Luke 10:19) VALUABLE ...read more

  • Will Rogers – "I Don't Know Any Jokes. I Just ...

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,237 views

    Will Rogers – “I don’t know any jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.” THERESA OF AVILA, A SPANISH NUN said “SHE WHO LAUGHS, LASTS!” She used to look for novices who knew how to LAUGH, EAT AND SLEEP. She believed that if they ate heartily they were healthy, if they slept well ...read more

  • Prognosis Not Good  PRO

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 16, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,464 views

    PROGNOSIS NOT GOOD A woman accompanied her husband to the doctor’s office. After the checkup, the doctor took the wife aside and said, "if you don’t do the following, your husband will surely die." 1. "Each morning fix him a healthy breakfast and send him off to work in a good mood." 2."At lunch ...read more

  • Man Praying At Wife's 1st Husband's Grave

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 16, 2008
     | 2,781 views

    MAN PRAYING AT WIFE’S 1ST HUSBAND’S GRAVE A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave. The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and kept repeating, "Why did you ...read more

  • There Is A Bridge Built Across Panther Creek In ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 15, 2008
     | 1,629 views

    There is a bridge built across Panther Creek in Western Kentucky. It was built by the United States government. It was a source of pride and a symbol of recovery. Today, years later, the bridge looks as new as the day in which it was built because there is no road leading to it or from it. A ...read more

  • Coca-Cola Seems To Be Everywhere. How Did It Get ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 15, 2008
     | 1,069 views

    Coca-Cola seems to be everywhere. How did it get there? A motto that is posted in the company headquarters ...read more