Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 14, 2003
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In the 1986 New York City Marathon, almost 20,000 runners entered the race. What is memorable is not who won, but who finished last. His name was Bob Wieland. He finished 19,413th—dead last. Bob completed the New York marathon in 4 days, 2 hours, 47 minutes, and 17 seconds. It was
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Mar 13, 2003
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John G. Wendel and his sisters were some of the most miserly people of all time. Although they had received a huge inheritance from their parents, they spent very little of it and did all they could to keep their wealth for themselves.
John was able to influence five of his six sisters never to
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
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It is interesting that history reveals a population of 1 billion people from the time of Adam until the year 1830. One hundred years later, in the year 1930, there were 2 billion people on the earth. From 1930 to 1960, a period of thirty years, the world population stood at 3 billion people.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2004
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THE REAL DEAL?
Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young accountant who was fresh out of school, "What starting salary were you thinking about?" The Accountant said, "In the neighborhood of 100,000 a year, depending on the benefits package."
The interviewer
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Contributed by Chip Monck on Apr 11, 2005
In sub-Saharan Africa, twenty nations remain below their per capita incomes of two decades ago while among Latin American and Caribbean countries, eighteen are below their per capita incomes of ten years ago. They have less money than 10 to 20 years ago.
Listen to this, three decades ago, the
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Contributed by J. Martin on Apr 12, 2005
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For example, in late fall of 1777, General George Washington and his rag tag army of militiamen suffered 2 defeats at the hands of the British at Brandywine and Germantown. He and his 11,000 men retreated to Valley Forge, PA to establish winter headquarters. It was a dark time for the revolution.
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Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
Finally, we give, give, give. Jesus left his heavenly throne, laid aside the glory that was his, and came to us. He gave his life on the cross of Calvary that we might be redeemed and reconciled to God. He gave us life, and he has blessed us beyond even our ability to measure. Giving is a
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 25, 2005
In the highly rated Smallville, the WB’s story of Superboy, Clark Kent is just learning about his super powers. It is a perplexing and frustrating time for him. His powers really come to light when he is accidently run down by Lex Luthor and yet is unhurt. Not only is he spared any pain but is able
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 23, 2005
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Temptation can really play havoc with our lives. There was a humorous "Cathy" cartoon strip sometime back. Cathy is struggling with her diet. See if this progression is familiar:
Frame 1: I will take a drive, but won’t go near the grocery store.
Frame 2: I will drive by the grocery store, but will
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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Born-Again Doesn’t Mean What It Used To: According to University of California-Santa Barbara researcher and author Wade Clark Roof, 1/3 of American’s 77 million baby boomers identify themselves as born-again, but only 55% of those have any link to a conservative Protestant church. 50% say that
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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U.S. Donor Profiles: According to Campbell research, the following are typical profiles of U.S. donors. (1) Gender: 60% female, 40% male. (2) Ethic Origin: 85% Caucasian, 7% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian and 4% other. (3) Median Age: 54. Of course individual organiza-tions donor profiles
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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Shocking Porn Stats: ¨90% of children (ages 11-17) have accidentally been exposed to pornography on the web. ¨41% of all children with Internet access surf for porn sites. ¨Kids (ages 12-17) are the single largest group of consumers of Internet Porn. ¨1 out of every 5 children (ages 10-17) have
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Christian Influencers
Rank Greatest Influence On The Church (Barna) Ranked by U.S. Pastors Most Influential Christians In America (The Church Report)
1 Billy Graham (34%) George W. Bush
2 Rick Warren (26% Mel Gibson
3 George Bush (14%) Billy Graham
4 James Dobson (11%) Rick Warren
5 Bill
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Apr 15, 2006
There are times when all of us have to make decisions, where a “no-decision” is a decision. Handy Harrison knew that. He wanted to ask Sally to marry him but never popped the question. His opponent retired President, Monroe Cole, knew what Handy has missed. So, while getting a golf lesson from
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