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  • Religious Literacy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    RELIGIOUS LITERACY Just as schools teach reading, writing and arithmetic, Boston University's Stephen Prothero thinks religion ought to become the "4th R" of American education. He notes although 90% of people in the U.S. claim they are Christian, only a few know anything about religion. Only 10% ...read more

  • The Pew Internet & American Life Project Finds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    The Pew Internet & American Life Project finds 93% of teens use the Internet, and more of them than ever are treating it as a place where they can share creations, tell stories, and interact with others. 64% of online teens 12-17 have participated in 1 or more internet content-creating activities, ...read more

  • Fearfighter, A Kind Of Psychiatric Computer, Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    Fearfighter, a kind of psychiatric computer, is one of two programs endorsed by Britain’s health advisory watchdog for people with panic attacks, mild depression, or phobias. People uncomfortable with getting advice from a computer can still choose to see therapists, but the option of logging on ...read more

  • The Master's There

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 12, 2008
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    THE MASTER'S THERE In one of his books, A. M. Hunter, the New Testament scholar, relates the story of a dying man who asked his Christian doctor to tell him something about the place to which he was going. As the doctor fumbled for a reply, he heard a scratching at the door, and he had his answer. ...read more

  • The Baby And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    The Baby and the Window It was a really hot day in September in San Antonio, when a woman accidentally locked her 10-month-old baby niece inside a parked car. Frantically, the mother and aunt ran around the car in near hysteria while a neighbor attempted to unlock the car with a clothes hanger. ...read more

  • A Couple Found A Beautiful Log House In Color...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2008
     | 1,830 views

    A couple found a beautiful log house in Colorado that was high in the mountains. It had a beautiful view, and they had their heart set on buying it. They prayed about the house, but one thing after another went wrong. The timing was not right, their financing didn’t go through. They had prayed ...read more

  • What Is Love, As Defined By The Online ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 17, 2009
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    “What is love, as defined by the online world? Resisting a YouTube video of the 1993 hit song, the first click plunges you into a world of pink carnation- tainted tackiness. The website’s designer no doubt spends all afternoon baking cookies, sending chain emails and sighing at the "Home Sweet ...read more

  • In A Reader's Digest Survey Of 2,624 Readers In ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009
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    In a Reader’s Digest survey of 2,624 readers in January 2004 we read about the percentage of those who said they had: 1. Switched price tags to get a lower price: 12% 2. Cheated on their tax return: 17%; 3. Misstated facts on a resume/job application: 18%; 4. Lied to their spouse about their ...read more

  • Try This Next Time You're Stopped By A Policeman ...

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 15, 2009
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    Try this next time you’re stopped by a policeman for speeding. Try saying, “Officer, I’m sorry for speeding, but I’ve never robbed anybody. I’ve never cheated on my income tax, and I’ve stopped at every stop sign in town.” Do you think that would work to keep yourself from getting a ticket? ...read more

  • The Liberty Bell: Proclaim Liberty

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on May 22, 2009
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    THE LIBERTY BELL: PROCLAIM LIBERTY One of the most prominent symbols of freedom in the United States is the Liberty Bell, which hangs today in the historic district of Philadelphia. It’s been called an icon of liberty and justice. It’s most famous ringing was on July 8, 1776, when the sound of the ...read more

  • Citizenship

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on May 27, 2009
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    Every year, in US they are at least 50,000 couples who are married just for the citizenship… I know a bright young man; his name is __________, who after several years of waiting his green card, with no possibility to run his own business without legal papers, decided to take this short cut. He ...read more

  • The Church Must Serve The Truth

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 8, 2009
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    THE CHURCH MUST SERVE THE TRUTH The Church does not have technical solutions to offer [10] and does not claim 'to interfere in any way in the politics of States.' [11] She does, however, have a mission of truth to accomplish, in every time and circumstance, for a society that is attuned to man, to ...read more

  • Blake Griffin Is The Number One 2009 Nba Draft ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2009
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    Blake Griffin is the number one 2009 NBA draft pick for the Los Angeles Clippers. He is 6’10” and dominated college basketball playing for Oklahoma. After he was drafted, he called the Clippers general manager on a Saturday morning to open the gym so he could work out. Being a millionaire and ...read more

  • Hans The Tailor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2009
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    HANS THE TAILOR Consider the story of Hans the tailor. Because of his reputation, an influential entrepreneur visiting the city ordered a tailor-made suit. But when he came to pick up his suit, the customer found that one sleeve twisted that way and the other this way; one shoulder bulged out and ...read more

  • Let’s Suppose You Left Your Wallet On Your ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 28, 2010
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    Let’s suppose you left your wallet on your seat and I found it tomorrow. Because I found it I instantly believe I have a right to entitlement and spend the money that you have in your wallet (or use your credit cards!) When you find out I did that you will rightfully be angry and accuse me of ...read more

  • Why We Should Be Willing To Die For Christ, The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010
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    Why we should be willing to die for Christ, the case of Joseph Tson of Romania Augustine: “It was necessary that Christ should first die for Peter’s salvation, and then Peter die for Christ’s Gospel.” When Joseph Tson was imprisoned for preaching the gospel in communist Romania under Nicolae ...read more

  • Heaven To Earth, East To West  PRO

    Contributed by John Fallahee on Jun 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,968 views

    HEAVEN TO EARTH, EAST TO WEST 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. Two distances are described here: heavens above the earth and East ...read more

  • Strange Medicinal Claims

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 2, 2010
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     | 1,719 views

    STRANGE MEDICINAL CLAIMS In the world of medicine and nutritional supplements, do we really know what we are doing? People seem so sure about their claims, but we need to remind ourselves: we don't know what we don't know. This AFP article broke this last week: (7-10) "Ordinary calcium ...read more

  • The Mental Attitude

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 1, 2010
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    THE MENTAL ATTITUDE A person's mental attitude has an almost unbelievable effect on his powers, both physical ad psychological. The British psychiatrist, J.A. Hadfield, gives a striking illustration of this fact in his booklet, The Psychology of Power. "I asked three people," he wrote, "to ...read more

  • Running From Sin

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
     | 4,043 views

    RUNNING FROM SIN The story is told of a young girl who accepted Christ as her Savior and applied for membership in a local church. "Were you a sinner before you received the Lord Jesus into your life?" inquired an old deacon. "Yes, sir," she replied. "Well, are you still a sinner?" "To tell ...read more

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