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  • Christian Home

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 7, 2009
     | 2,574 views

    CHRISTIAN HOME A family was driving home after church and they noticed little Johnny was sitting in the back seat crying his eyes out. Mom asked him several times what was wrong, but he just kept crying. Then finally he sobbed, "The pastor said ...read more

  • Four Christmases

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 7, 2009
     | 1,183 views

    FOUR CHRISTMASES Four Christmases is a movie (I haven’t seen it) about one couple who has to go to 4 Christmas celebrations; One for her mother, one for her father, one for his mother, one for his father because all of them are divorced. Does anyone see a problem with this? However, for many ...read more

  • A Better Life

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 8, 2010
     | 1,949 views

    A BETTER LIFE There was a time, and maybe still is, when you might hear a parent say something about wanting to provide a "better life" for their son or daughter. A better life than what they had growing up. And by better life, they mean - a bigger house, more and nicer cars, and more stuff. And ...read more

  • After A Sunday School Lesson On Ten Commandments, ...

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jan 30, 2010
     | 3,302 views

    After a Sunday school lesson on Ten Commandments, the Sunday school teacher asked the students, "Now, which of the Ten commandments applies to our relationship with our siblings?" A little ...read more

  • No Hay Dios (Translation Follows)

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Feb 23, 2008
     | 1,592 views

    NO HAY DIOS (Translation follows) El sistema escolar le dice a los niños: “No hay Dios” * El humanismo es un sistema de pensamiento que se centra en los seres humanos, en sus valores y capacidades, además de su “habilidad” de poder vivir apartado de Dios. El Humanismo defiende constantemente ...read more

  • La Televisión, Internet, Cine, Video, Etc. ...

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Feb 23, 2008
     | 1,941 views

    La Televisión, Internet, Cine, video, etc. (Translation follows) * La televisión describe un mundo donde existen diversos modos de vivir, nos “invita a escoger” el modo que mas nos acomode. En el programa “Friends” La familia se compone de varias parejas en unión libre y amigos que tienen ...read more

  • Popular Names

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 9, 2010
     | 2,425 views

    POPULAR NAMES (www.ssa.gov) The Social Security Administration keeps records of what children are named each year and publishes those lists for us to consult when naming a child. I looked up some neat facts: 2009 Jacob, Ethan, Michael 2009 Isabella, Emma, Olivia 1990s Michael, Christopher, ...read more

  • We Shall Fight...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
     | 2,344 views

    WE SHALL FIGHT... Who can ever forget Winston Churchill’s immortal words: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the ...read more

  • Catching Up

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 886 views

    CATCHING UP A woman who had recently moved into a small village in Wiltshire, was in the backyard hanging out the washing on the line when an old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. She could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. As she walked into the house, the dog ...read more

  • Flight Check

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Oct 4, 2011
     | 6,552 views

    FLIGHT CHECK When you're a pilot and you're getting ready to go on a flight, you always run through a checklist: to assess the air worthiness of the aircraft, and the conditions you'll be flying in before you commits to the flight because all the weather information and every surface and ...read more

  • The Trip To Beijing

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 12, 2011
     | 2,422 views

    THE TRIP TO BEIJING Ralph and Janice who were celebrating their 50th weddng anniversary. The church was honoring the couple. The pastor asked Ralph to come forward and give a testimony. Ralph said, "Well, the secret to our marriage is that I always treated her with respect; and I spent a ...read more

  • Elvis Growing Up

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Jan 13, 2012
     | 2,576 views

    ELVIS GROWING UP Elvis once said, "We were an affectionate family. My mother was the most wonderful person in the world. I always felt a little bit lonely--maybe a better word would be 'incomplete'--when I was little. But I could tell my mother about it, how I felt and then the feeling would go ...read more

  • Martin Sheen's Faith

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 2, 2012
     | 2,869 views

    MARTIN SHEEN'S FAITH Former Hollywood bad boy Martin Sheen says watching his son, Charlie Sheen, lead a similarly decadent life fills him with remorse. He worries that he learned to be a father too late. He particularly regrets his failure to share his faith. "I never lost my faith," Sheen says. ...read more

  • Recently Reviewing The New Book By Dr. Tim Kimmel ...

    Contributed by Rodney Bowen on Feb 7, 2013
     | 1,505 views

    Recently reviewing the new book by Dr. Tim Kimmel title, CONNECTING CHURCH & HOME, I found my mind and hear really pierced with the current state of our in-church parenting. Churches and families need each other. And no, I am not referring to our family’s use of the free child care that the ...read more

  • Today It's Rare To See Siblings Serving ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jul 24, 2008
     | 1,645 views

    "Today it's rare to see siblings serving alongside each other, either in church or in a ministry outside of church. Parents often focus on allowing each child to explore his or her individual gifts and talents through service -- which is a good thing. Then as brothers and sisters grow up, their ...read more

  • Have You Ever Heard The Saying "The Family That ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jul 24, 2008
     | 1,820 views

    Have you ever heard the saying "The family that prays together stays together?" Well, back in 2003 that statement gained some popularity. A survey by the National Study of Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that adolescents ages 12 to 14 reared in religious ...read more

  • As The Family Goes, So Goes The Nation And So ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jul 24, 2008
     | 1,184 views

    "As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in ...read more

  • The Worst Kind Of Home To Be Brought Up In Is ...

    Contributed by Rick George on Jul 29, 2008
     | 1,489 views

    "The worst kind of home to be brought up in is the one with many pretensions and low performance, the best kind of home to be brought up in is the one with few ...read more

  • Working During Pregnancy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,143 views

    WORKING DURING PREGNANCY Women are more likely to work during pregnancy than they were 30 to 40 years ago. They also are returning to work more rapidly after having their first child; 64% are back at work within a year vs. 17% in the 60s. 66% of women who had their first child between 2001 and ...read more

  • Every Grandparent Can Testify That If Someone ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 1,986 views

    Every Grandparent can testify that if someone would have just told them that grandchildren were so much fun, the choice would have been made to have them first! **** She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter as she'd done many times before. ...read more

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