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  • I Recently Heard Of Four Scholars Who Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 5, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 853 views

    I recently heard of four scholars who were arguing over Bible translations. One said he preferred the King James Version because of its beautiful, eloquent old English. Another said he preferred the American Standard Bible for its literalism, the way it moves the reader from passage to passage with ...read more

  • One Day, After Me, My Wife, And Our Oldest Boy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 1,177 views

    One day, after me, my wife, and our oldest boy had finished shopping. We started the journey home. It was 10 miles away. Like all parents do, we always tell our children to use the bathroom before we leave. Well, a few miles of driving and my boy explains painstakingly that he has to go #2. I ...read more

  • Just What I Needed  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,611 views

    JUST WHAT I NEEDED One mother described how her teenage daughter taught her the power of listening. One evening after dinner her daughter was especially disappointed and depressed about a situation at school. Although she was tired herself, the mother sat and listened as her daughter poured out ...read more

  • Muynak Was Once A Thriving Port On The Aral Sea, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,641 views

    Muynak was once a thriving port on the Aral Sea, but today it sits on the edge of a bitter, salty desert. Sand dunes are strewn with the rusted, hollow hulls of a fishing fleet that once sailed high above on the surface of Central Asia’s fountain of life. Things began changing 30 years ago when ...read more

  • In A Moment Of Teenage Carelessness, A 16-Year- ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,849 views

    In a moment of teenage carelessness, a 16-year- old girl wrecked her mother’s car. She was uninjured, so she called home to tell her parents, fully expecting an angry reaction. Instead, her father asked only about her physical and emotional condition. When he arrived at the accident scene, he ...read more

  • I Had Something To Look Forward To

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jan 16, 2005
     | 1,595 views

    I had something to look forward to The story is told of a muti-millionaire businessman who greatly changed the lives of a sixth-grade class in a poor downtrodden housing area. This was an area where most of the students would not finish formal schooling. He had been asked to speak to a class ...read more

  • Coach Tom Izzo Of The Michigan State Spartans ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2005
     | 1,934 views

    Coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans basketball team, came up with a great bit of theater to get his players’ attention on Selection Sunday, just before the field was announced. He put two game tapes on a table, then smashed them with a sledgehammer. "One tape is the end of the regular ...read more

  • My 5 Year Old Son Evan And I Were Driving In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ronnie Brown on Nov 9, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,230 views

    My 5 year old son Evan and I were driving in Atlanta. He saw some spotlights moving the clouds. He asked me what they were and what they were for. I told him that they were called spot lights and people used them to draw attention to a certain place. It’s like they are say "Come over here and see ...read more

  • Follow The Emergency Lighting To The Exit

    Contributed by E. Venn on Nov 23, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,770 views

    Follow the Emergency Lighting to the Exit Our family flew to Texas for a speaking engagement last week. My young son listened attentively to the flight attendant’s safety demonstration. After looking at the safety card, the questions starting flying . . . "Where are the emergency lights?" "Dad, ...read more

  • Stephen Tschiderer, An Army Medic, Met His ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Ward on Jan 23, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,227 views

    Stephen Tschiderer, an army medic, met his enemy’s bullet before he met his enemy. While patrolling the dangerous streets of Baghdad in 2005, Tschiderer was shot in the chest by an enemy sniper. Although he was knocked to the ground by the impact, Tschiderer was saved by his bulletproof vest. In ...read more

  • Listen To What Oswald Chambers Wrote About ...

    Contributed by Danny Rogers on Sep 23, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,372 views

    : Listen to what Oswald Chambers wrote about this passage in his devotional My Utmost for His Highest. “A person will easily say, “Oh yes, I know I am a sinner,” but when he comes into the presence of God he cannot get away with such a broad and indefinite statement. Our conviction is focused on ...read more

  • Several Years Ago The Minnesota ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 769 views

    Illustration: Several years ago the Minnesota Crime Commission released a statement that backs up what the Bible teaches about our human nature. In its report it stated that “every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish, and self-centered. He wants what He wants when He ...read more

  • Often People Want To Be Mighty Oaks. They Want To ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 4, 2009
     | 1,847 views

    Often people want to be mighty oaks. They want to be seen as strong and tall and be looked up to. We want the attention. We want to be admired. Except we don’t want to take the time to grow strong, deep roots. Jesus says that he want to make it as clear as possible. God is doing a great and new ...read more

  • The Next Plague In Exodus 9 Is A Severe ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
     | 1,426 views

    The next plague in Exodus 9 is a severe electrical thunderstorm with hail. I remember as a kid looking out over the field near our house and seeing a brown cloud of what looked like dust billowing it’s way towards me. The sky took on a brown tinge that seemed to paint the whole atmosphere and ...read more

  • The Murder Of Willie Stokes Jr. A Young Gambler ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jul 17, 2010
     | 1,308 views

    The murder of Willie Stokes Jr. a young gambler on the south side of Chicago attracted local attention when the family had an auto-body shop outfit his coffin as a Cadillac Seville, complete with trunk and front grille, windshield and dashboard, silver spoke wheels, working headlights and tail ...read more

  • Not In Vain

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Apr 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,292 views

    NOT IN VAIN In Washington, a Sunday school class was disrupted by a boy who wouldn’t behave. He also kept the other children from paying attention. The faithful teacher became discouraged and felt that his efforts were in vain. The mischievous youngster grew to manhood and travelled west, where he ...read more

  • We're Supposed To Be Surrounded

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 25, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,842 views

    WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SURROUNDED The television series "Band of Brothers" follows the experiences of a company of paratroopers as they participate in the invasion of Europe. In one scene Lt. Richard Winters is leading his men into the heart of the Battle of the Bulge. Another Lt. is pulling back ...read more

  • Francis Chan's Servant Witness

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
     | 4,249 views

    FRANCIS CHAN'S SERVANT WITNESS Francis Chan was flying to Africa and seated next to him was a man who happened to be a Muslim. So they were talking about what they believed and the man said "Ya, I know some Christians and I hear their message and it turns me off. I’m not interested." So the ...read more

  • The Minneapolis Star And Tribune Reported A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,019 views

    The Minneapolis Star and Tribune reported a story on Thursday that caught my attention. There was recently a presidential election in Turkmenistan and a new president was sworn in on Thursday. Probably only a handful of people could point out Turkmenistan on a map. It’s the country that borders ...read more

  • Several Years Ago The Minnesota Crime Commission ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,973 views

    Several years ago the Minnesota Crime Commission released a statement that backs up what the Bible teaches about our human nature. In its report it stated that “every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish, and self-centered. He wants what He wants when He wants it – his ...read more

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