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  • The Story Behind The Establishment Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 11, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,540 views

    The story behind the establishment of the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. Story time, folks! But this is no run of the mill, bed time story to lull you to sleep, instead it is a true account guaranteed to stir one’s soul. You may have heard it before, however it always brings a tear to ...read more

  • I Want To Go Home

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 11, 2011
     | 4,490 views

    I WANT TO GO HOME Fred Smith, an influential Christian businessman was seriously ill in the summer of 2004. He was hospitalized, semiconscious, and not expected to live. Periodically he would mutter, "I want to go home, I want to go home." After an emotional family conference, the family ...read more

  • Select The Greatest Gift

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 11, 2011
     | 5,565 views

    SELECT THE GREATEST GIFT Even people of this world know the value of a thoughtful gift. When Pastor John Bisagno was working as chaplain to the Houston Oilers, the players gave him an autographed football which every player had signed inscribed with a Scripture from the Bible. Whenever he looks ...read more

  • How Can You Make A Difference In Someone's ...

    Contributed by Aurora Alonso on Dec 11, 2011
     | 854 views

    "How can you make a difference in someone's life...if you are no ...read more

  • Gift Giving Should Be Personal And Relational

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 11, 2011
     | 2,631 views

    GIFT GIVING SHOULD BE PERSONAL AND RELATIONAL Have you ever seen the episode of "Friends" where Joey and Chandler wait too long to buy Christmas gifts? They end up having to buy gifts from a gas station. They give Rachael wiper blades and an air freshener. When Rachel ...read more

  • I Prayed Her Home  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 10, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,095 views

    I PRAYED HER HOME Praying in Tongues From August 2002 to December 2010 my family suffered the affliction of brain cancer which was placed by Satan (2 Corinthians 12:7; Luke 13:10-17) upon my “helpmate,” (Genesis 2:18-25) Bonnie K. Laughlin. Just like many conservative preachers of the Word of ...read more

  • A Mayor In Brazil, Da Silva Was Seeking To Make ...

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 10, 2011
     | 1,737 views

    A mayor in Brazil, Da Silva was seeking to make its citizens get adequate health care and solve the problem of a lack of burial space. He proposed that a fine or jail time for the family of those who had family members who died too ...read more

  • We Have No One By That Name

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011
     | 2,358 views

    WE HAVE NO ONE BY THAT NAME Some people are just plain stubborn! Theatre Arts magazine: A subscriber to the Theatre Arts magazine called "Information" for the magazine's number. "Sorry," said the operator, "but there is nobody listed by the name of Theodore Arts." The subscriber insisted: "It's ...read more

  • The Tragedy Of Steve Irwin

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011
     | 3,744 views

    THE TRAGEDY OF STEVE IRWIN I loved to watch Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, but I knew he would die young. You simply do not play with wild animals without sooner or later getting in trouble. Steve survived countless snakebites; chased up a tree by a deadly komodo dragan; spat on by a red ...read more

  • Sound Theology

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011
     | 4,517 views

    SOUND THEOLOGY In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy and Linus are staring out the window, watching it rain. Lucy says, "Boy! Look at it pour. What if it floods the whole world?" Linus, "It won't. In Gen. 9, God promised Noah that would never happen again. The sign of that promise is the rainbow." Lucy, ...read more

  • What We Can Learn From Noah

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,088 views

    WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM NOAH God has much too teach us, one person observed a few things they learned from Noah: 1. Don't miss the boat! 2. Plan ahead. It wasnt raining when Noah built the ark. 3. Stay ready. It was not until Noah was 600 years old that God asked him to do ...read more

  • God's Not Going To Judge Me

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011
     | 3,144 views

    "GOD'S NOT GOING TO JUDGE ME" Life magazine once interviewed dozens of people. One person they talked to was a prostitute, age 24, in White Pine County, Nevada. She said, "I don't think about my feelings a lot, instead I lie in my bed and think onto Him. I meditate because sometimes my words don't ...read more

  • On November 15, 1993, 71-Year-Old Dr. Tom Amberry ...

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011
     | 2,232 views

    On November 15, 1993, 71-year-old Dr. Tom Amberry stepped up to the line in a local gymnasium and sunk 2,750 free throws in a row. He walked away without a miss--they were closing the gym and asked him to leave. This amazing feat, which took 12 hours to accomplish, was witnessed by 10 people who ...read more

  • I Came Upon My 3rd Grade Report Card From A Small ...

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
     | 2,336 views

    I came upon my 3rd grade report card from a small school in Western Pennsylvania. The teacher wrote, "I feel Bradley could do so much better. Inattentive." Well not much has changed. ADD started early. But I was not inattentive when it came time for sports. Why the disconnect? It is because I was ...read more

  • It

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
     | 2,127 views

    IT Each of us has an "IT" that is keeping us from joy and being free from worry. It isn't until we let go of that "IT" that we will be free. We can talk about all the steps to get out of addictions, the steps to curtail anger, animosity, jealousy, fear of death and a host of other worries and ...read more

  • In Awe Of God

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
     | 5,101 views

    IN AWE OF GOD Pictures of the Grand Canyon are amazing. When we lived in Phoenix, Arizona we went to see the Grand Canyon in person. When I stood at the edge of the canyon and looked out words cannot express the beauty, enormity and creation of God's wonder. Pictures and words could never have ...read more

  • We Had Been Given A Gift To Go The Whitewater ...

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
     | 2,145 views

    We had been given a gift to go the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC to go on a Rope Course and Zip Line. First of all you get into a harness which feels like you are a two year old that has just gotten into trouble for the 20th time. Now you are on a leash, a short leash. The rope course is ...read more

  • Playing God

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
     | 3,205 views

    PLAYING GOD Have you ever felt like you were adrift in the ocean with no clue on how to get to shore? A lot of times in life we get a curveball when we are expecting a fastball. We get frustrated when we try to figure God out. Without knowing it a lot of times we even try to play God. When you ...read more

  • Luther's Confessions

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Dec 8, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,645 views

    LUTHER'S CONFESSIONS Before writing, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," before becoming a leader of the Reformation, before his 95 Theses, Martin Luther was a Catholic priest. One thing that did not change for him was a passionate conviction that Christians must repent and confess their sins. As a ...read more

  • The Machine Wears Out

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
     | 1,877 views

    THE MACHINE WEARS OUT President Woodrow Wilson experienced the devastation of World War I, he suffered a stroke which severely weakened him, 3 years after leaving office he died. His last words were, "The machinery ...read more