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  • Spirituality Is In-Religion Is Out "Religion Has ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Spirituality Is In-Religion Is Out “Religion has become a bit of a dirty word”, said pollster George Gallup Jr., “Spirituality is a safer word. If you can say you are spiritual, you don’t have to make a commitment. For a lot of people it’s a way out.” 54% of Americans say they are religious, 30% ...read more

  • 19% Of Americans Consider Themselves To Be Highly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    19% of Americans consider themselves to be highly religious, 28% quite religious, 42% just somewhat religious, 10% not religious and 1% not sure. 90% of American women identify themselves as Christian compared to 83% of men. The average American adult has 1-2 best friends, 4-6 close friends and ...read more

  • Church Stats

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Church Stats: · 23.9% of Americans belonged to an evangelical denomination in ’65 compared to 25.4% in ’96. · In ’65, 27.2% belonged to a mainline denomination, in ’96 it was down to 22.1%. · Catholics have declined from 23.9% of the U.S. population in ‘65, to 21.8% in ’96. · In ’90, 65% of ...read more

  • Religious People Are More Generous With Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Religious People Are More Generous with their time and money, according to a national survey. Independent Sector, a nonprofit coalition, found that people who attended religious services regularly gave over twice as much as others on average last year—$2,151 compared to $964. They also volunteered ...read more

  • Women Surveys By Nielsen/Netratings, Which ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Women Surveys by Nielsen/NetRatings, which measures Internet audiences, have found that women account for more than a 25% all visitors to sites with adult content, with more than 10 million women logging on to such sites in December alone. ComScore Media Metrix, an Internet research firm, has found ...read more

  • Chris Seiple Writes In An Article Entitled ‘the ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
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    Chris Seiple writes in an article entitled ‘The Politics of Christmas,’ ‘Westerners, 2,000 years removed from the first Christmas, are tempted to assume that there could hardly be anything more innocent, non-threatening, and "non-political" than a baby in a manger. Yet the birth of a baby that ...read more

  • People Buy Gifts To Enhance Their Emotional ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    People Buy Gifts to enhance their emotional connection with another, says Pam Danziger, president of Unity Marketing. Since the focus of gift giving is emotional, gifts that connect embody a feeling, rather than being something practical, the very best gifts are life’s little luxuries and ...read more

  • Virtues Are Not Emotions. Emotions Are Movements ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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    Virtues are not emotions. Emotions are movements of appetite, virtues dispositions of appetite towards movement. Moreover emotions can be good or bad, reasonable or unreasonable; whereas virtues dispose us only to good. Emotions arise in the appetite and are brought into conformity with reason; ...read more

  • Punxsutawney Phil Is A Groundhog That Comes Out ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 15, 2010
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    Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog that comes out of his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania, each February 2 to predict the weather. According to legend, if Phil sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of cold weather. If he doesn’t see his shadow, spring will come early. This is all humbug ...read more

  • Outa-Order

    Contributed by Tim Secrist on Oct 24, 2012
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    OUTA-ORDER A man pulled into a gas station, walked over to a soda machine, and stared at the sign, which read, "Soda: $2.00." "Two dollars for a soda--that’s incredible," the man said. "Wall, it ain’t really two dollars," said the attendant. "That machine’s broke. I put up an outa-order sign, ...read more

  • Tragedy Of Church Conflict

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 5, 2020
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    During one of the wars between the English and French, two war vessels met in fearful encounter. It was too dark to distinguish friends from foes; but each supposed itself engaged with the common enemy. When the darkness lifted, both ships were seen flying the English flag. They saluted each other, ...read more

  • Dr. Thomas Holman At The University Of Washington ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
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    Dr. Thomas Holman at the University of Washington in Seattle did a study some years ago with his colleagues. They developed a “life’s events scale” where they determined a numerical value for the different things in life that cause us stress. The loss of a spouse = 100 pts. Divorce = 73 Getting ...read more

  • Lightning

    Contributed by Kelly Fellows on Dec 7, 2007
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    LIGHTNING -Lightning is an amazing phenomenon. -It is defined as an atmospheric discharge of electricity. -A bolt can reach temperatures of 50,000 degrees F. (Fusing sand into glass) -A 1000 ft lighting bolt has enough electrical energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for 2 months. -Scientists ...read more

  • A Young Lady In San Francisco Wanted To Go To ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 6, 2008
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    A young lady in San Francisco wanted to go to China as a missionary. Therefore she applied to be a missionary to the Mission board in the USA. The mission board interviewed her and asked her 2 important questions. (a) How far do you live from Chinatown? She said, ‘A couple of miles.’ (b) Have you ...read more

  • Active Father Figures Play A Key Role In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    ACTIVE FATHER FIGURES play a key role in reducing behavior problems in boys and psychological problems in young women, according to the peer-reviewed journal Acta Paediatrica. Swedish researchers found regular positive contact reduces criminal behavior among children in low-income families and ...read more

  • Plug-In Pollution

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    PLUG-IN POLLUTION The expected introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use but could also increase air pollution in some areas. A plug-in's lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility plants supplying electricity to recharge the ...read more

  • Cba's (Formerly Christian Bookseller's Assoc.) ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    CBA’s (formerly Christian Bookseller’s Assoc.) current store membership count is 1,813 of the nation’s total estimated 2,800 Christian stores. According to CBA, just 98 stores were added in ’07, compared to 589 in ’06 and 437 in ’05. Store closures continue, although they’ve slowed: 160 in ’07, vs. ...read more

  • John Wanted To Increase His Life Insurance. They ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2008
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    John wanted to increase his life insurance. They asked some medical questions, but instead of going to the doctor, he did the exam by himself. His application was rejected! Many people do the same thing spiritually. They don’t have anyone help them with spiritual growth. Why don’t we help each ...read more

  • Unlikely Substance Abuse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    UNLIKELY SUBSTANCE ABUSE According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, about 3.1 million people ages 12 to 25 have gotten high using cough and cold medicine, about the same number who have used LSD and far more than have used methamphetamines. In addition, mouthwash, ...read more

  • V ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,357 views

    VALUED David Neeleman, JetBlue Airways CEO, meets 95% of new employees on their first work day. From day one he demonstrates he values them. He also sets aside one day each week to travel on JetBlue flights, where he serves beverages and cleans planes. In 2002, JetBlue wanted to hire 2,000 team ...read more