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  • Tevye, The Jewish Dairy Farmer In The Fiddler On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 5, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 2,878 views

    Tevye, the Jewish dairy farmer in the Fiddler on the Roof, lives with his wife and five daughters in czarist Russia. Change is taking place all around him and the new patterns are nowhere more obvious to Tevye than in the relationship between the sexes. First, one of his daughters announces that ...read more

  • My Brother Served His First Parish In Massillion, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 25, 2001
    based on 154 ratings
     | 2,134 views

    My brother served his first parish in Massillion, Ohio, as an associate pastor, with the late Pastor Maurice "Mo" White. Pastor White was a very large, strong and vibrant man. During one Lenten season, one of the older, but faithful members of the church came with her husband to an evening Lenten ...read more

  • Gary Ingrid, Who Has Written Extensively On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2001
    based on 106 ratings
     | 3,805 views

    Gary Ingrid, who has written extensively on friendship, tells the tale of some parents on the East coast who got a telephone call from their son during the Korean War. They were thrilled, because they hadn’t heard from him for many months. He said he was in San Francisco on his way home. "Mom, ...read more

  • There Is Rarely A Week That Goes By When I Don't ...

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 3, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,808 views

    There is rarely a week that goes by when I don’t make a hospital visit. Because I visit the hospital so frequently, I will admit that after a few weeks have passed most hospital visits sort of fade from my memory. However, I want to finish up this morning by telling you about a hospital visit I ...read more

  • In 1915, Colonel T. E. Lawrence Was Traveling ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 15, 2006
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     | 1,990 views

    In 1915, Colonel T. E. Lawrence was traveling across the desert with some Arabs. Things were desperate. The food was almost gone, and the water was down to its last few drops. Their hoods over their heads to shelter them from the wind which was like a flame, and which was full of the stinging ...read more

  • By The Age Of 5, Beethoven Was Playing The Violin ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,734 views

    By the age of 5, Beethoven was playing the violin under the tutelage of his father--also an accomplished musician. By the time he was 13, Beethoven was a concert organist. In his 20s he was already studying under the very watchful eyes of Haydn and Mozart. In fact, Mozart spoke prophetic words when ...read more

  • Will Rogers Was Known For His Laughter, But He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 2,221 views

    Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knew how to weep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people with broken backs and other extreme physical handicaps. Of course, Rogers had ...read more

  • In The Autumn Of 1944 And Germany Had Been Beaten ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 27, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,958 views

    In the autumn of 1944 and Germany had been beaten back behind its borders. The Nazi war machine was in nearly destroyed. The repeated bombing raids of the Allies all but assured that Hitler’s forces would never rise again. Around the perimeter of Germany’s borders, the Allies spread a thin line ...read more

  • In His Book Sons: A Father's Love Bob Carlisle ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jun 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
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    In his book Sons: a Father’s Love Bob Carlisle shares this incident that happened with his Father. “When I was 12, a surprising thing happened. Dad asked me to go fishing with him. He was a busy executive, rarely around on weekends. We got along but never had a serious conversation unless I was ...read more

  • A Fisherman  PRO

    Contributed by Jun Tadena on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,800 views

    A Fisherman During the first and second centuries, the symbol of Christianity was the fish. A present-day Christian decided that a fishhook would be the proper emblem for a soul-winner to use for winning people to Christ, so he had a little golden fishhook made to be worn on the lapel of his coat. ...read more

  • Ewen Huffman Tells Of A Story In Reference To ...

    Contributed by James Kirkland on Aug 29, 2006
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    Ewen Huffman tells of a story in reference to Malachi 3:2-3a; There was group of women in a Bible study group studying the book of Malachi. As they were studying chapter three, they came across verse three, which says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." This verse puzzled the ...read more

  • World Class Failures  PRO

    Contributed by Kay Kurtz on Oct 26, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
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    World class failures: * There was a guy, a general, who lost two-thirds of all the battles he fought in the American Revolution. George Washington. He won the war. * There was another guy who graduated 42nd out of a class of 43. Then he went out and conquered Europe. Napoleon. * There’s a guy ...read more

  • One Time Jesus Mentioned To His Disciples That ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 2, 2007
     | 1,223 views

    One time Jesus mentioned to his disciples that the temple and the other buildings in Jerusalem would be destroyed. The disciples asked Jesus when this would happen. He doesn’t give them a straight answer but one statement he says is: (Mark 13:15 NIV) Let no one on the roof of his house go down ...read more

  • This Past Week I Saw An Interview On Tv With Ted ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 16, 2007
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    This past week I saw an interview on TV with Ted Turner. Turner is about a good an example as you could find of someone who has gained the whole world. As the founder of CNN and many other enterprises, he’s a billionaire with about as much power and influence as any individual can attain in one ...read more

  • Isaac Watts Was A Well Known Minister And Writer ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 21, 2007
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    Isaac Watts was a well known minister and writer of songs in the 1700’s. Among his better known songs are, “Joy to the World,” “Oh God, Our Help in Ages Past,” and “I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath.” The theme of this last hymn reflects Isaac’s great interest in the afterlife with Christ. ...read more

  • Twice Mine

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Mar 24, 2007
     | 2,220 views

    “TWICE MINE” Little JOHNNY had spent hours building a small sail boat, crafting it down to the finest detail. He carried his new boat to the edge of the river and then carefully placed it in the water. How smoothly the boat sailed! Little Johnny sat in the warm sunshine, admiring the little boat ...read more

  • The Sign In The Window Read: "Boy Wanted". Young ...

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 24,105 views

    The sign in the window read: “Boy Wanted”. Young John Simmons, though he was lazy, saw his opportunity and applied. He was quickly hired by elderly Mr. Peters. The pace was leisurely so he enjoyed the job. Toward the middle of the afternoon however, he was sent up to the attic — a dingy place full ...read more

  • As A 5 Year Old I Would Pretend To Fall Asleep ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Doyle on Aug 22, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,856 views

    As a 5 year old I would pretend to fall asleep during the evening worship service! If I did, I knew my dad would carry me home. I would do this becasue we walked to and from church. It was about 1 each way. Being little wasn’t my problem. The length wasn’t my problem. I enjoyed the walk ...read more

  • Train Wreck

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,952 views

    TRAIN WRECK Some years ago, a fearful railroad wreck took a dreadful toll of life and limb in an eastern state. A train, loaded with young people returned from school, was stalled on a suburban track because of what is known as a "hot-box." Another limited train was soon due, but a flagman was ...read more

  • We Can Overcome

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
     | 4,168 views

    WE CAN OVERCOME Take for example Egyptian hieroglyphics. In seminary I had plenty of brilliant folks for classmates, just amazing people. One man, Kevin was with us on our trip to the Holy Land. Kevin finishing his M.Div at Princeton and was soon on his way to Harvard for a Ph.D. in biblical ...read more