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  • In December 1925, Guests At The Swankiest Hotel ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 27, 2004
     | 1,923 views

    In December 1925, guests at the swankiest hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, watched with interest as a mysterious man arrived in a Rolls-Royce driven by a chauffeur. Over the next days they studied this handsome man, who walked with an elegant cane, received telegrams at all hours, and only engaged ...read more

  • Gadget Kids: What Electronic Gadgets Do Children ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,192 views

    Gadget Kids: What electronic gadgets do children ages 8-12 have in their bedrooms? The Washington Post reports the following: 64% have a TV, 43% a VCR, 42% a video game system, 22% a telephone, 13% a computer, 7% a DVD ...read more

  • Many Highways Have Road Bumps Or Indentations ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 22, 2009
     | 2,258 views

    Many highways have road bumps or indentations along the side of the road. When the car tires hit those lines, there is a loud noise like a machine gun that alerts you that you are off the road. In the same way, we need boundaries where ...read more

  • The Difference Maker

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Sep 16, 2020
     | 2,538 views

    My pastor, Wana Archer, tells about a time when he was a teenager and worked at a restaurant for .25 cents/hour. In this restaurant, there was a gambling machine that looked like a pinball machine. A player would deposit a nickel and get one shot to hit the jackpot or win some money. He noticed ...read more

  • Getting The Fruit For Yourself  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,279 views

    Getting the Fruit for Yourself A family was driving to Tampa, Florida. As far as the eye could see, orange trees were loaded with fruit. When we stopped for breakfast, I ordered orange juice with my eggs. "I’m sorry," the waitress said. "I can’t bring you orange juice. Our machine is broken." We ...read more

  • A College Student Had The Following Message On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on May 27, 2004
    based on 53 ratings
     | 1,931 views

    A College student had the following message on his dorm answering machine: "Hi! This is Fred. If it's the phone company, I sent the money. If it's Mom or Dad, please send money. If it's the financial office, you didn't loan me enough money. If ...read more

  • The Female Brain, By Louann Brizendine, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,193 views

    The Female Brain, by Louann Brizendine, University of California-San Francisco Women’s and Teen Girls’ Mood and Hormone Clinic, sets out to show the ways in which the female brain is different from the male brain. Though certainly not politically correct, she admits the female brain is a machine ...read more

  • One Day Susan Called Her Mother And Got Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    One day Susan called her mother and got her answering machine: "If you are a salesperson press one. If you’re a friend, press two. If you’re my daughter, Susan, who never calls, press 9-1-1 because the shock will probably ...read more

  • A Company By The Name Of Hetronics, Makes Remote ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2003
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    A company by the name of Hetronics, makes remote controls for heavy equipment, like cranes and tractors. This company has a room, called the ‘Thumper Room.’ Here, several of their remotes are put in a mechanical device that simulates the action of a human hand moving the arm of the remote. ...read more

  • Love/Hate Technology: An Annual Mit Survey Found ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,641 views

    Love/Hate Technology: An annual MIT survey found that among adults asked what invention they hate most but can’t live without, 30% said the cell phone. Alarm clocks were a close second at 25%, followed by the television at 23% and razors at 14%. Microwave ovens, computers, and ...read more

  • Imagination Has Brought Mankind Through The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,610 views

    "Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these ...read more

  • Sin Is Like A Vacuum Cleaner

    Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Nov 15, 2011
     | 2,265 views

    SIN IS LIKE A VACUUM CLEANER SIN we said, is stretching our will and our actions past the limits of God’s laws. The result is not unlike pulling a vacuum cleaner beyond the length of its cord, you still have the machine (your body) but now it is disconnected from the power that makes it behave ...read more

  • In December 1903, After Many Attempts, The Wright ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 2,258 views

    In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: "We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas." Katherine hurried to the editor of the local ...read more

  • In December 1903, After Many Attempts, The Wright ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,530 views

    In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: "We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas." Katherine hurried to the editor of the local ...read more

  • R. G. Letourneau Was For Many Years An ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    R. G. LeTourneau was for many years an outstanding Christian businessman—heading a company that manufactured large earthmoving equipment. He once remarked, “We used to make a scraper known as ‘Model G.’ One day somebody asked our salesman what the ‘G’ stood for. The man, who was pretty quick on the ...read more

  • Consider

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009
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    Consider "The Christmas Pledge" in Jo Robinson and Jean Staehali’s book Unplug the Christmas Machine. They write, "Believing in the true spirit of Christmas I commit myself to: • Remember those who truly need my gifts • Express my love in more direct ways than gifts • Examine my holiday activities ...read more

  • We Are Like What We Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 29, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,810 views

    WE ARE LIKE WHAT WE WORSHIP N.T. Wright observes, we "become like what we worship; we take on the character of our object of worship. Those who worship money become, eventually, human calculating machines. Those who worship sex become obsessed with their own attractiveness or prowess. Those who ...read more

  • Compassion For The Elderly, Post Office ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
     | 2,614 views

    Compassion for the Elderly, Post Office Style [FINDING MAMIE IN YOUR CHURCH] Mamie was an elderly woman, plagued with arthritis and a number of other ailments. So people were surprised to see her going regularly to the post office to buy stamps. One Christmas the lines were particularly long, but ...read more

  • Edison Couldn't Make Life

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 15, 2012
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    EDISON COULDN'T MAKE LIFE Are you extremely proud of your lifetime accomplishments? It was on November 21 of 1877 that Thomas Edison announced to the world that he had invented the phonograph. Edison's accomplishments are often forgotten. In his Menlo Park, New Jersey fix-it shop he designed the ...read more

  • Now You Know How To Treat Him

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Aug 3, 2009
     | 1,441 views

    NOW YOU KNOW HOW TO TREAT HIM A true story, a friend of mine 'John' was new at a company. He was told be careful with the new photocopier it gets hot and can melt overheads when you put them through the photocopier. So treat it carefully. On his third week there he stayed back late and ...read more