Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 7, 2025
A pastor was teaching the Ten Commandments to a group of children.
When he came to “Thou shalt not steal,” he leaned forward and said, “Now, children, what would the cookie jar say to you if it could talk?”
A little girl lifted her hand and said, “It would say, ‘Suffer the little children to come
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Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 24, 2025
My name? Oh, I’m Sassy—the braying donkey.
Not the fastest, not the strongest… and definitely not the prettiest.
But I’ve got a good heart — and a loud voice!
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Most days I carry my master, Balaam.
He’s a prophet—important and proud.
I don’t mind. I’m used to carrying heavy loads.
But one
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Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 25, 2025
An ancient Indonesian parable tells of a turtle who flew through the air by biting hard on a stick that was carried by two geese.
The turtle was enjoying his flight, but when he heard what the onlookers from the ground were saying, he became troubled. The onlookers were saying, "Aren’t those
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Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 21, 2007
Isaac Watts was a well known minister and writer of songs in the 1700’s. Among his better known songs are, “Joy to the World,” “Oh God, Our Help in Ages Past,” and “I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath.” The theme of this last hymn reflects Isaac’s great interest in the afterlife with Christ.
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 21, 2009
I was reading a book called "Scared" the other day by Ken Davis. It is the story about a journalist in Africa and his encounter with an orphan girl who is starving. Although it is a novel, as I sat in the loungeroom reading, I felt a deep sorrow for the tragedy of her situation, and I could not
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 5, 2011
TWO FACES
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Frank and Louie the cat was born with two faces, two mouths, two noses, three eyes — and lots of doubts about his future.
Now, 12 years after Marty Stevens rescued him from being euthanized because of his condition, the exotic blue-eyed rag doll cat is not only
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"The Existence of God"
One day a 6-year girl was sitting in the classroom. The teacher was going to explain evolution to the children.
The teacher asked a little boy:
Teacher: Tommy do you see the tree out side?
Tommy: Yes.
Teacher: Tommy, do you see the grass out side?
Tommy:
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Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 23, 2005
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ILLUSTRATION - Self Evaluation
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State employment officials in Tucson, Arizona, posted an interesting sign over a full-length mirror. Directed to all job hunters, it read, “Would you hire this person?” In another office a mirror and sign posed this question: “Are you
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Contributed by John Harvey on May 10, 2006
“(There is no mention of Jesus being married) in the four gospels and not in Paul’s writing. And Paul writes about marriage. If Jesus were married, you would certainly think that Paul would at least mention it since he addresses marriage in the book of 1
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Contributed by Rodney Fry on Aug 5, 2007
The NFL team, the New Orleans Saints, lost several games in a row during the 1980 pro football season. Their fans came to the stadium wearing brown bags over their heads. Many of the bags had “AINTS” written on them. When the “AINTS” finally won a
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Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 5, 2002
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J.I. Packer shows how Paul expresses his humility. Paul says
I am the least of the apostles. 1 Corinthians 15:9
I am the very least of all the saints. Ephesians 3:8
I am the foremost of sinners. 1 Timothy
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 25, 2010
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My youngest grandson had a birthday party not too long back. It was a pirate party so all his mates came dressed in pirate gear - eye-patches, head scarves, etc. At the door we presented every pirate with a plastic blow-up sword, which looked good but caused no damage at all. They wielded their
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Contributed by Hal Seed on Jul 27, 2007
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Maybe the most famous of all the unexpected heroes of 911 was a 32 year old Oracle salesmen named Todd Beamer, the determined Christian on flight 93 who called up the GTE operator to find out what was happening, prayed the Lord’s Prayer with her over the phone, added, “Jesus, help me,” then said,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2012
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A BOY WAITS FOR THE BUS
There's an old story of the boy who stood on a sidewalk, waiting on a bus. A man walking by spotted the boy, and gave him some gentle instruction. "Son," he said, "if you're waiting on the bus, you need to move to the street corner. That's where the bus stops for
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Text: 1 Tim 6:11 But thou, O man of God (Timothy), flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Thoughts: we know at least a few things about Timothy, as recorded in the New Testament. He was from Lystra, a city in Asia Minor (Acts 16:1, this city
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 4, 2021
Most evangelistic appeals today pitch the gospel as the way to have an abundant life. “Jesus came to offer you abundant life. Trust in Him and He will give you peace, joy, and a truly happy life.” While all of those claims are true if properly defined, what the salesman hasn’t told the potential
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 1, 2021
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We did not pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. by Ronald
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