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  • A One Dollar Bill Met A Twenty Dollar Bill And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 29, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 4,416 views

    A one dollar bill met a twenty dollar bill and said, "Hey, where’ve you been? I haven’t seen you around here much." The twenty answered (as the dollar bill listened enviously), "I’ve been hanging out at the casinos, went out on a cruise and did the rounds of the ship, back to the United States for ...read more

  • Some Years Ago, A Cartoon Appeared In Newspapers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 1,430 views

    Some years ago, a cartoon appeared in newspapers across the land. It pictured two farmers in Kentucky, standing in a field as snow fell softly. One turned to the other & asked, "Anything exciting happen today?" "Nah, nothing exciting," said the other farmer. "Oh, there was a baby born over at ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, A Dutch Professor Took Time To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,679 views

    A few years ago, a Dutch professor took time to calculate the cost of an enemy soldier’s death at different times in history. He estimated that during the reign of Julius Caesar, it cost less than one dollar. It cost Napoleon, $2,000. At the end of the First World War, it cost $17,000. During the ...read more

  • I Found Myself Wondering, "What Would It Take For ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 22, 2008
     | 1,979 views

    I found myself wondering, “What would it take for me to visit with the president of the United States?” I’ve seen President Bush surrounded by all sorts of different people. How could I get to spend some time with him—even for just ten minutes? I may never have the chance to meet the president, but ...read more

  • What The Name

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
     | 4,767 views

    What the Name "Hoover" means in Finland At the end of World War I, Herbert Hoover, later to become President of the United States, led the allied relief efforts in Europe. He kept hundreds of thousands from starving, and a new word entered the Finnish language. In Finland, to “HOOVER” means to be ...read more

  • The Encarta Encyclopedia Defines Aging As The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Errol Joseph on Jul 16, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 1,722 views

    The Encarta Encyclopedia defines aging as the “irreversible biological changes that occur in all living things with the passage of time, eventually resulting in death.” In developed nations, life expectancy has increased more in the 20th century than it has in all of recorded history. A person ...read more

  • A Royal ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 4,441 views

    A ROYAL FAMILY President William Howard Taft’s great granddaughter was asked to write her autobiography when she was in the third grade. And this is what she wrote: "My great-grandfather was President of the United Sates. My grandfather was a United States Senator. My father is an ambassador. ...read more

  • In His Sermon "Loving Your Enemies," Martin ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 31, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 16,208 views

    In his sermon "Loving Your Enemies," Martin Luther King, Jr., said: When Abraham Lincoln was running for president of the United States, there was a man who ran all around the country talking about Lincoln. He said a lot of unkind things. And sometimes he would get to the point that he would even ...read more

  • Staying The Course

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 12, 2012
     | 1,889 views

    STAYING THE COURSE The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at ...read more

  • A Man On Vacation Was Strolling Along Outside ...  PRO

    Contributed by Everette Pafford on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 1,790 views

    A man on vacation was strolling along outside his hotel in Acapulco, enjoying the sunny Mexican weather. He heard the screams of a woman kneeling in front of a child. The man knew enough Spanish to determine that the boy had swallowed a coin. Seizing the child by the heels, the man held him up, ...read more

  • New Age Is Gaining Mainstream Acceptance. Judith ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 2,514 views

    New Age is gaining mainstream acceptance. Judith Rosen reports in Publisher’s Weekly, “After years on the fringes, New Age--which includes some alternative health, addiction and recovery, psychology and spiritual titles, as well as books on Eastern traditions--may finally be approaching the middle ...read more

  • For Too Long Our Culture Has Said, ‘if It Feels ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Biolsi on Apr 7, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,080 views

    "For too long our culture has said, ‘If it feels good, do it.’ Now America is embracing a new ethic and a new creed: ‘Let’s roll.’ In the sacrifice of soldiers, the fierce brotherhood of firefighters, and the bravery and generosity of ordinary citizens, we have glimpsed what a new culture of ...read more

  • In England There Was A Bartender. Every Day ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Dec 13, 2004
     | 2,483 views

    In England there was a bartender. Every day people would come in to his bar and pour out their hearts to him. They would share their innermost sorrows with him. He would watch as they would drown their problems in a bottle of booze. One day he happened to hear the gospel message. He invited Jesus ...read more

  • Opinions ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,500 views

    OPINIONS VARY In 1858 a scientific expedition passed through a vast area in the Southwestern United States. A young lieutenant by the name of Ives made this entry in his report: The region we explored is completely without value. It can be approached only from the south and after entering it, ...read more

  • Inconsistency

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 7, 2010
     | 1,777 views

    On August 6, 1945 the man once described as “an outstanding Baptist layman”, President Harry Truman, stood on the deck of the battleship “Augusta”, right after the first atomic bomb was dropped, and proclaimed “this is the greatest thing in history.” Few Americans Christians challenged his claim. ...read more

  • Psa 91 – Engineer Unit (1943-45)their Chaplain ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Dugal on Jul 20, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,477 views

    Psa 91 – engineer unit (1943-45)Their chaplain encouraged them to carry a copy of this Psalm with them as they went into battle. During two years and over 20 intense battles, the unit expereinced no deaths. During Operation ...read more

  • A Man On Vacation Was Strolling Along Outside ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Carson on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 140 ratings
     | 2,180 views

    A man on vacation was strolling along outside his hotel in Acapulco, enjoying the sunny Mexican weather. Suddenly, he was attracted by the screams of a woman kneeling in front of a child. The man knew enough Spanish to determine that the boy had swallowed a coin. Seizing the child by the heels, the ...read more

  • Bible Facts  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jun 6, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 3,836 views

    BIBLE FACTS: The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus Stephanus, after the advent of printing. According to statistics from Wycliffe International, the Society of Gideons, and the International Bible ...read more

  • Here Is A Copy Of My Birth Certificate. [show ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Dec 11, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,645 views

    Here is a copy of my birth certificate. [Show document.] My birth certificate indicates that I was born in Rochester, NY in 1955. It objectively testifies to me that that I am a citizen of the United States. I don’t need to ask myself, “Do I feel like a U.S. citizen?” My birth certificate ...read more

  • Croatian Native Miroslav Volf Is One Of The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Touchton on May 26, 2004
     | 2,520 views

    Croatian native Miroslav Volf is one of the brightest minds in theology today. He took the pledge of allegiance to become a citizen of these United States on Good Friday several years ago. The irony was not lost upon him. But his in-laws sent him a card of congratulations that reminded him of his ...read more