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  • A Peanuts Cartoon Pictured Lucy And Linus Looking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,522 views

    A Peanuts cartoon pictured Lucy and Linus looking out the window at a steady downour of rain. “Boy,” said Lucy, “look at it rain. What if it floods the whole world? “It will never do that,” Linus replied confidently. “In the ninth chapter of Genesis, God promised Noah that would never happen again, ...read more

  • Would You Believe Me If I Told You That The ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,921 views

    Would you believe me if I told you that the square root of orange is turquoise? or If I told you to always remember you’re unique, just like everyone else. or that 42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Or maybe that you can do more with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word. Doubt ...read more

  • More Than 80 U.s. Companies Allow Babies In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,347 views

    More than 80 U.S. companies allow babies in the workplace, according to Parenting in the Workplace Institute, which says that number is likely to be low. It’s an extreme (and controversial) example of how employers are seeking more ways to help workers strike a balance between work and the rest of ...read more

  • Commenting On Recent Findings, Lifeway ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 1,622 views

    Commenting on recent findings, LifeWay Research's Ed Stetzer said, "We found a real openness to hearing about matters of faith, but the study also clearly documents what I call the Oprah-ization of American Christianity. It's very much a generic 'big guy in the sky' view of God and a 'you believe ...read more

  • Sprouting To New Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,935 views

    SPROUTING TO NEW LIFE A few years ago, when archaeologists began excavating in the courtyard of a medieval monastery, they found seeds that had been dormant for more than 400 years that had begun to grow. King Henry VIII had closed the monastery in 1539, and herbs tended by the monks died. But ...read more

  • Let Your Adorning Be Hidden

    Contributed by David Hodgin on Oct 9, 2011
     | 2,314 views

    LET YOUR ADORNING BE HIDDEN Author Jennifer McBride wrote, "Ladies and gentlemen, I exhort you to dress in such a way that does not capture anyone’s gaze, but actually gives others something else, besides your attire, to think about. Discretion is a godly trait. At times, it is better to ...read more

  • Five-Year-Old Suri Cruise, The Daughter Movie ...

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Dec 24, 2011
     | 2,419 views

    Five-year-old Suri Cruise, the daughter movie stars Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, was seen last week throwing a temper tantrum in toy store. This is a five-year-old girl with a $130,000 Christmas wish list including a $100,000 pony! (Originally Published: Friday, December 23 2011) It’s hard to ...read more

  • Our Guide Home

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 3, 2012
     | 1,874 views

    OUR GUIDE HOME A certain guide in the deserts of Arabia never lost his way. He carried a homing pigeon with a fine cord attached to his leg. If he doubted which path to take or if he was caught in a sand storm, he would release the bird. The pigeon would fly in the direction of home. The guide was ...read more

  • Top Ten Preachers  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 7, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,212 views

    TOP TEN PREACHERS A man wrote to a pastor of a large Church saying, "I am visiting your city and I would like to preach in your Church." The pastor wrote back saying, "Thank you for the offer but we are already sorted for in this area." The man wrote again saying, "I feel I ought to preach ...read more

  • The Little Dog Who Was Kicked Out Of School

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 14, 2014
     | 3,954 views

    A dog followed his owner to school. His owner was a fourth grader at a public elementary school. However, when the bell rang, the dog slipped inside the building and made it all the way to the child's classroom before a teacher noticed and shooed him outside, closing the door behind him. The ...read more

  • The Crown Of Life

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Oct 7, 2014
     | 3,109 views

    Finally, for those who are willing to lay their life at the altar, the reward by way of a Crown promised is not one of incorruptibility (I Cor 9:25) or rejoicing (I Thess 2:19) or glory (I Peter 5:4) or righteousness (2 Tim 4:8) but paradoxically the one of Life (Rev 2:10). Hallelujah!!! No wonder ...read more

  • Outline Of The Lord's Prayer

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 8, 2022
     | 1,295 views

    This profoundly simple model captures everything we need to know about prayer. It sets the standard, or pattern, for praying the way Jesus prayed. Outline: The paternity of prayer: “Father” The priority of prayer: “Hallowed be your name” The program of prayer: “Your kingdom come” The ...read more

  • If The Blind Put Their Hand In God's  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jun 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,127 views

    If the Blind Put Their Hand in God’s Helen Keller, shortly before her sixtieth birthday, expressed pity for the real unseeing, for those who have eyes yet do not see. Her long years of physical blindness have given her a spiritual insight which enables her to enjoy life in all its fullness. She ...read more

  • Truth Needs To Be Sought, Found And Expressed ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 25, 2009
     | 1,431 views

    “Truth needs to be sought, found and expressed within the “economy” of charity, but charity in its turn needs to be understood, confirmed and practiced in the light of truth. In this way, not only do we do a service to charity enlightened by truth, but we also help give credibility to truth, ...read more

  • Bad Taste  PRO

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,208 views

    BAD TASTE Treating each other in graceless ways is like putting salt in another person's drink. You're sitting there, your friend goes to the bathroom, and while he's gone you pour salt into his soda. And when he takes a sip he gets a terrible taste in his mouth. God says, "Don't do this ...read more

  • Sinful ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,582 views

    Sinful Nature How does a worm get inside an apple? Perhaps you think the worm burrows in from the outside. No, scientists have discovered that the worm comes from inside. But how does he get in there? Simple! An insect lays an egg in the apple blossom. Sometime later, the worm hatches in the ...read more

  • We Are Told In Scripture To Work Out Our ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 2, 2010
     | 1,802 views

    We are told in scripture to work out our salvation. The interesting thing about this is that when we work we need a few tools and the better the quality of the tools the easier the job usually goes and the better the results. (Here I pulled a couple of nails out of a peice of wood with a jemmy bar ...read more

  • Greed Of The Monkey

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Sep 27, 2010
     | 4,295 views

    GREED OF THE MONKEY When I was in Africa, a delicacy was Monkey. Monkeys are very fast, too smart to get in a trap but there is a unique way to catch them. They take a gourd and tie it to a stake. In the gourd they cut a small hole and drop some nuts inside. The monkeys come to get the nut but ...read more

  • C Peter Wagner In His Book "Your Spiritual Gifts ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,661 views

    C Peter Wagner in his book “Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help Your Church Grow.” states on page 23, "Who needs to know about spiritual gifts? You need to know about spiritual gifts if: 1. You are a Christian; 2. You believe that Jesus is your Lord and you want to love Him and follow Him in the best way ...read more

  • Religious Pluralism (Accepting Different ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 16, 2008
     | 1,503 views

    - Religious pluralism (accepting different religions) is a definite reality in Canada. One neighborhood school has 65 nationalities. - Accepting? Definitely! Engage and dialogue? Absolutely! - Respect other religions and beliefs? We shouldn’t have to ask that question; people should assume we ...read more

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