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  • When Hitler Began Interfering With The Churches ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 19, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 2,090 views

    "When Hitler began interfering with the churches and humiliating the German Jews, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a loyal German himself, began to resist and protest. He refused to participate in the state churches, which bowed down to the fuehrer’s demands. Several of Bonhoeffer’s friends urged him to bend. ...read more

  • Reader's Digest Carried This Story In 1996: A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 3, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,341 views

    Reader’s Digest carried this story in 1996: A friend often told me about the problems he had getting his son to clean his room. The son would always agree to tidy up, but then wouldn’t follow through. After high school the young man joined the Marine Corps. When he came home for leave after basic ...read more

  • When You Notice Your Child Is Starting To Pick Up ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Elder on Jul 12, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,733 views

    When you notice your child is starting to pick up some ungodly actions you will investigate to understand how these aspect are being placed in the heart of your child. You will find an influence that will need to be removed of changed. The influence could be a friend, or music, or certain TV ...read more

  • The Whole East Coast  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,007 views

    THE WHOLE EAST COAST While our friends from India traveled around California on business, they left their 11 year-old daughter with us. Curious about my going to church one Sunday morning, she decided to come along. When we returned home, my husband asked her what she thought of the service. "I ...read more

  • You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,704 views

    YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT TILL IT’S GONE Our power is shut off, and suddenly we become thankful for electricity. Our garbage is not picked up, and suddenly we become thankful for the garbage collector’s weekly stop. A good friend dies, and suddenly we discover how much he meant to us. Our ...read more

  • Years Ago A Young Man Began A Small Cheese ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jan 24, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,608 views

    Years ago a young man began a small cheese business in Chicago. He failed. He was deeply in debt. “You didn’t take God into your business. You have not worked with Him,” said a Christian friend to him. Then the young man thought, “If God wants to run the cheese business, He can do it, and I’ll work ...read more

  • Joe Scriven Was A Missionary From Ireland To ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 8, 2009
     | 2,127 views

    Joe Scriven was a missionary from Ireland to Canada, working among the Iroquois Indians. He was joined by his fiancé who was also from Ireland. Just before the wedding, she was killed in an ice accident. Joe buried her with his own hands, and a broken heart. A year later, in a letter to his mother, ...read more

  • Heartprints

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 28, 2010
     | 990 views

    HEARTPRINTS Whatever our hands touch - we leave fingerprints! On walls, on furniture, on doorknobs, dishes, books, As we touch we leave our identity. Oh please where ever I go today, help me leave heartprints! Heartprints of compassion, of understanding and love; Heartprints of kindness and ...read more

  • Someone Under My Bed  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,126 views

    SOMEONE UNDER MY BED A man went to a psychiatrist with a worry problem. "Every time I get into bed," he said, "I’m convinced there is somebody under it." "I can help," said the psychiatrist, "But it will mean a session a week for a year, costing £30 per visit." The man never returned, so when ...read more

  • Kamau: A Missionary To Kenya

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
     | 3,576 views

    KAMAU: A MISSIONARY TO KENYA I have a friend named Francis Kamau. Francis felt led to plant a church in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. Francis decided to plant his church in a part of the city packed with bars and brothels. I preached for Francis a few years ago. And as we were leaving his church, ...read more

  • Three Ways Out

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2013
     | 4,186 views

    THREE WAYS OUT Sir Harry Lauder was a British entertainer who proved highly popular throughout the English speaking world both before, during and after World War One. During World War One Lauder worked tirelessly to organize and recruit performers for shows given to troops serving abroad. When ...read more

  • A Pet Sin

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 9, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,683 views

    A family in Texas had a little lion cub. Somehow, they had gotten it and they thought they would raise it as a pet and keep it in their apartment. One night they stepped across the hall to visit their friends while their baby boy slept in his crib. When they came back to their apartment, they ...read more

  • Critical Personality

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 11, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,137 views

    My cousin was in love and wanted to introduce his bride-to-be to his hypercritical mother. But in order to get an unbiased opinion, he invited over three other female friends as well and didn’t tell his mom which one he intended to marry. After the four women left, he asked his mother, "Can ...read more

  • Inherited Sin

    Contributed by James Dina on Sep 7, 2020
     | 1,238 views

    INHERITED SIN The punishment of sin does not always rest in him that committed the sin. The bitter fruits of sin are often transmitted, and handed over to those who had no present hand in them when they were committed. The whole family may ...read more

  • French Novelist/Playwright Alexandre Dumas Once ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,320 views

    French novelist/playwright Alexandre Dumas once had a heated quarrel with a young politician. The argument became so intense that a duel was inevitable. Since both men were superb shots they decided to draw lots, the loser agreeing to shoot himself. Dumas lost. Pistol in hand, he withdrew in ...read more

  • You Probably Didn't Know I Watched Or That My ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 7, 2008
     | 1,776 views

    You probably didn’t know I watched or that my eyes did see That you have practiced what you preached And you influenced me. You spoke your words with power and you caused me to believe I thank my God for men like you for you influenced me. You taught me by the life you lead your actions were the ...read more

  • Recent Studies In Psychology Suggest That The ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 950 views

    Recent studies in psychology suggest that the pursuit of self-interest may not be the clearest path to the greater good or personal happiness, as so widely assumed. When researchers study what makes us happy, they find that it is not personal wealth, the strength of the stock market, inflation, ...read more

  • Cappie Was A High School Freshman. As She ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 20, 2008
     | 1,013 views

    Cappie was a high school freshman. As she talked about her fears of going into high school, she told how her father left when she was a baby. With tears in her eyes, she said it hurt when friends at school talked about their dads because her dad had no time for her. Later Cappie learned to party ...read more

  • Loneliness Affects Belief In God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,916 views

    LONELINESS AFFECTS BELIEF IN GOD People who feel lonely or isolated are more likely to believe in God and the supernatural, according to University of Chicago researcher Nicholas Epley. Lonely people try to create social connections by reaching out to old friends, making new ones, or believing in ...read more

  • He Fiction Book Of William Golding, The Lord Of ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2009
     | 1,395 views

    he fiction book of William Golding, The Lord of the Flies, tells about several boys that are abandoned on an island. The beginning of the book is full of hope despite their circumstances. Ralph, one of the boys and the main character of the book, is elected leader. However, through time, we ...read more

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