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  • A Mother's Wardrobe  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Bolton on May 11, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,653 views

    A mother’s wardrobe • 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your doctor confirms your pregnancy. • 2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible. • 3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes. A mom preparing for the Birth • 1st baby: You practice ...read more

  • The Father’s Reaction To The Prodigal Son ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 155 ratings
     | 9,065 views

    THE FATHER’S REACTION TO THE PRODIGAL SON AND HIS ELDER SON MIRRORS THE ANSWER ABRAHAM LINCOLN GAVE TO A QUESTION HE WAS ASKED ABOUT HOW HE WOULD TREAT THE ALL THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS ONCE THE CIVIL WAR WAS OVER. EXPECTING VENGEANCE AND EVEN THOUGHTS OF EXECUTION BECAUSE OF ...read more

  • The National Center For Fathering Conducts Father ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,256 views

    The National Center for Fathering conducts Father of the Year Essay Contests in partnership with local schools and sponsoring organizations. In 2005, eight contests were held and altogether, over 100,000 school children submitted essays on the topic, "What My Father Means to Me." Below is a ...read more

  • Success Without Honor Is An Unseasoned Dish; It ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,511 views

    "Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, ...read more

  • President Mckinley Had A Mother Who Taught Him Well

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022
     | 515 views

    As a lawyer, as a congressman, as Governor of Ohio, and as President of the United States, William McKinley had a close relationship with his mother. He either visited her or sent a message to her every day. When she became seriously ill, he arranged to have a special train standing by, ready to ...read more

  • Mother's Day Reminds Especially The Mothers ...

    Contributed by Daniel Haas on May 8, 2009
     | 6,344 views

    Mother’s Day reminds especially the mothers among us not to dissolve themselves into family work but to love ...read more

  • Dead Fathers Better Than Absent Fathers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,434 views

    DEAD FATHERS BETTER THAN ABSENT FATHERS According to the New Jersey Index of Leading Cultural Indicators, in 1960 the total number of births to teenagers was 11,636. In 2000, the number of births to teenagers was 8,219. At first glance, we would say we are doing something right, yet a little more ...read more

  • My Father  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 24, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,981 views

    My Father is very patient and kind. My Father is not envious, never boastful. My Father is not arrogant. My Father is never rude, nor is He self-seeking. My Father is not quick to take offense. My Father keeps no score of wrongs. My Father does not gloat over my sins but is always glad when truth ...read more

  • Looking For The Father  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 30, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 3,812 views

    LOOKING FOR THE FATHER Author Michael Green writes: Only Jesus fully understands God the Father. Great people have discovered and taught many true and noble things about God. Nobody has known him with the intimacy of Jesus, who could call him Abba, "dear daddy." When that holy man, Mahatma ...read more

  • Father Will Be Angry

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,269 views

    FATHER WILL BE ANGRY The story is told of a young boy was driving a big hayrack down the road and it turned over right in front of a farmer's house. The farmer came out and saw the young boy crying and said, "Son, don't worry about this, we can fix it. Right now dinner's ready. Why don't you come ...read more

  • Jesus Loves Mothers

    Contributed by David Roundtree on May 13, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,707 views

    John 19:25-27 "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His Mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw His Mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His Mother, 'Woman, behold your son!' Then He said to the disciple, ...read more

  • A Mother To Greatness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,859 views

    A MOTHER TO GREATNESS John Merrill writes this: "A young, awkward boy grew up in southern California, plagued by a learning disability that in later years would be called dyslexia. But with his mother’s encouragement and admonishment, he became a strong and capable leader. Years later he was ...read more

  • A Father's Legacy  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,291 views

    A Father's Legacy Jim Berg wrote about the state of the family: "The family, which should be the greatest refuge for the child, has become a domestic battlefield where a child is often caught in the crossfire of his parents' warfare. The time and energy that should be spent giving him the ...read more

  • A Winning Father

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 1, 2011
     | 5,641 views

    A WINNING FATHER One of the most powerful stories in the history of the Olympic Games involved a canoeing specialist named Bill Havens. He was a shoe-in, I'm told, to win a gold medal in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. But a few months before the Games were held, he learned that his wife ...read more

  • For You, Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,585 views

    FOR YOU, MOTHER This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf full of Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It’s OK honey, Mommy’s here." This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains ...read more

  • Mother's Arms

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Feb 24, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,797 views

    MOTHER'S ARMS There was a teenager who didn’t want to be seen in public with her mother, because her mother’s arms were terribly disfigured. One day when her mother took her shopping and reached out her hand, a clerk looked horrified. Later, crying, the girl told her how embarrassed she was. ...read more

  • Goodbye, Mother!

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 24,643 views

    GOODBYE, MOTHER! A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed a little old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him. "Pardon me, sonny" she said, ...read more

  • Mother's Face

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,395 views

    MOTHER'S FACE Calvin Miller reminds us of the fable of the little girl whose mother's face was hideously scarred from an early injury. As the little girl grew, made friends, and gained her own identity, she became more and more ashamed of her mother's horrid appearance. As she walked down the ...read more

  • They Need A Father  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,920 views

    THEY NEED A FATHER ... “almost 75 percent of American children living in fatherless households will experience poverty before the age of eleven, compared to only 20 percent of those raised by two parents. Children living in homes where fathers are absent are far more likely to be expelled from or ...read more

  • A Father's Role  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,400 views

    A FATHER'S ROLE “The most urgent domestic challenge facing the United States at the close of the 20th century is the re-creation of fatherhood as a social role for men.” “A good father does these basic things: provides for his family, protects his family, and gives ...read more