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  • We All Have Needs But Remember According To V.8, ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Apr 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,866 views

    We all have needs but remember according to v.8, God knows them before you even ask. Illustration: Life is like a great mountain, we are at the bottom of the mountain looking up, we see a great journey and have know idea what lies before us and how we will overcome it. God however is on top of the ...read more

  • In A Brief Conversation, A Man Asked A Woman He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,744 views

    In a brief conversation, a man asked a woman he was pursuing the question, "What kind of man are you looking for?" She sat quietly for a moment before looking him in the eye and asking. "Do you really want to know?" Reluctantly, he said, "Yes." She began to expound... "As a woman in this day and ...read more

  • Ode To Mom

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,052 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work ...read more

  • A Flippant Youth Asked A Preacher, "You Say That ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2007
     | 1,306 views

    A flippant youth asked a preacher, “You say that unsaved people carry a weight of sin. I feel nothing. How heavy is sin? Is it ten pounds? Eighty pounds?” The preacher replied by asking the youth, “If you laid a 400-pound weight on a corpse, would it feel the load?” The youth replied, “It would ...read more

  • A Law On Drunken Driving In Louisiana Is Now One ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,347 views

    A law on drunken driving in Louisiana is now one of the toughest in the nation. There is a mandatory prison sentence for anyone convicted of driving while intoxicated. Getting it passed was a major victory for various groups against drunk driving. They could not have gotten it passed it if were ...read more

  • A Young Employee Secretly Misappropriated Several ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2007
     | 875 views

    A young employee secretly misappropriated several hundred dollars of his business firm’s money. When this action was discovered, the young man was told to report to the office of the senior partner of the firm. As he walked up the stairs toward the administrative office, the young employee was ...read more

  • A Father Knelt Down Beside His Little Boy's Bed. ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 7, 2007
    based on 37 ratings
     | 2,944 views

    A father knelt down beside his little boy’s bed. It was time for prayers, hugs and kisses, and tucking in. The little boy began the childhood prayer he had repeated so many times before: now I lay me down to sleep; I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake Pray the Lord, my ...read more

  • Melanie (Age 5) Asked Her Granny How Old She Was. ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 7, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,382 views

    MELANIE (age 5) asked her Granny how old she was. Granny replied she was so old she didn’t remember any more. Melanie said, "If you don’t remember you must look in the back of your panties. Mine say five to six." BRITTANY (age 4) had an earache and wanted a pain killer. She tried in vain to take ...read more

  • There Is Always A Thrill In Belonging To A Noble ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 5, 2007
     | 1,662 views

    There is always a thrill in belonging to a noble company. Eric Linklater in his autobiography tells of his experience in the disastrous March retreat in the First World War. He was with the Black Watch. They had come out of the battle with one officer, thirty men, and a piper left of the ...read more

  • A Perverted Form Of Pride Is Inordinate ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 5, 2007
     | 2,128 views

    A perverted form of pride is inordinate self-esteem. In the fall after we married Barbara took some drapes and a quilt to the cleaners. One afternoon she asked if I wanted to go with her to get them. The young girl behind the counter was feeling her oats – hair cut just right, permed just ...read more

  • When My Parents Lived With Me On Holmes Street, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 5, 2007
     | 1,027 views

    When my parents lived with me on Holmes Street, Papa asked Mama one day if we could have some of those good Kentucky Fried chicken breasts. Mama sent “Sonny Boy” to get it. In the KFC on Summer Avenue there was a person marching not just to the sound of a different drummer; she was bopping to the ...read more

  • El Instinto De Sobrevivir

    Contributed by Juan Garcia on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,150 views

    El Instinto De Sobrevivir En el mundo de los animales, los salvajes viven y mueren basados en una sola cosa que los impulsa. Ese impulso es lo que nosotros conocemos como el instinto de sobrevivir. Sin instinto se convierten en extinto. El instinto de sobrevivir los impulsa a hacer dos cosas ...read more

  • Durante El Conflicto En Bosnia, Las Fuerzas De ...

    Contributed by Juan Garcia on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,099 views

    Durante el conflicto en Bosnia, las fuerzas de NATO fueron enviadas a asistir en proteger a los de Croacia de la agresión de los serbios. Durante este conflicto y su fiel servicio, el Capt. Scott O’Grady, piloto con 29 años de experiencia, fue tiroteado en Junio del 1995 en su F-16 sobre el ...read more

  • Se Narra La Historia De Yogi Berra El Catcher De ...

    Contributed by Juan Garcia on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,220 views

    Se narra la historia de Yogi Berra el catcher de los Yankees que le gustaba hablar para animar a los que jugaban con el pero a la misma vez el trataba de distraer al bateador. En una serie contra los Bravos, llego a batear Hank Aarón, que es el que ha metido los más cuadrangulares en la historia. ...read more

  • Los Vendedores De Zapatos

    Contributed by Juan Garcia on Apr 3, 2007
     | 989 views

    Los Vendedores de Zapatos Dos vendedores de zapatos fueron al África. Uno envió un telegrama a su casa diciendo, “Manden a buscarme porque aquí nadie usa zapatos”. El otro vendedor de zapatos envió un telegrama a su casa ...read more

  • Sometimes The Cup Of Iniquity Is Full And The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,905 views

    Sometimes the cup of iniquity is full and the people are ripe for judgment. In such a case it may happen as it did in the flourishing and extraordinarily beautiful city of Messina, Sicily, the third largest city in Italy. In the early morning of December 28, 1908, the city was almost entirely ...read more

  • After A Three-Month Summer Recess, On October ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 3, 2007
     | 909 views

    After a three-month summer recess, on October 3,1994, the Supreme Court of the United States opened its 1994-95 term. According to the New York Times News Service, the court’s legal business for that first day could be summed up with one word: “No.” The court announced it had refused to hear more ...read more

  • Missionaries Teaching Indians Of ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Apr 1, 2007
     | 1,860 views

    Illustration: Missionaries teaching Indians of Gospel of Peace. No word for peace. Finally concluded with a heart that sets down. Parallel: Some have know answer or word for what they are feeling only they feel the loss inside them and in their life. Many times we try to feel the void, only making ...read more

  • Pastor Bob Schmidgall Said Of Super Bowl Sunday, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,995 views

    Pastor Bob Schmidgall said of Super Bowl Sunday, "That’s a pastor’s nightmare. What do you do on Super Bowl Sunday night? Go watch the game? I’m not worried about watching it. I’m worried about all those people don’t come to church." Then he quoted this, written by a minister: "As a minister ...read more

  • In 1904 William Borden, Heir To The Borden Dairy ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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     | 1,016 views

    In 1904 William Borden, heir to the Borden dairy estate, graduated from a Chicago high school a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world. Travelling through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe gave Borden a burden for the world’s hurting people. Writing home, he said, "I’m going to ...read more

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