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  • Heroes And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    HEROES AND ROLE-MODELS British adults were asked who they would want their children to look up to in an Opinion Research poll. Family members topped the list, followed by multi-millionaire entrepreneur and daredevil Richard Branson. Jesus Christ came in 3rd in the ...read more

  • Killer Alcohol

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    Killer Alcohol Dr. Adolph Lorenz, a famous surgeon, refused a drink at a banquet. He was asked "Are you a tee-totaler?" He responded, "Yes, my success depends upon my brains being clear, my muscles firm, and my nerves steady. No one can take alcoholic liquor without blunting these physical powers, ...read more

  • Quality Of Life: Barna Research Group Has ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Quality Of Life: Barna Research Group has uncovered a strong relationship between a person’s comfort with his quality of life and either his religious faith or socioeconomic status. 88% of adults claim they are either very happy or somewhat happy with their quality of life. 92% also feel integrated ...read more

  • Yankelovich Partners Recent Research Measuring ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
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    Yankelovich partners recent research measuring American’s response to our increasingly stressful culture detected the following. 35% of Americans report "spiritual well-being is more important than mental or physical"--up from 30% who held that view a year ago. Yankelovich terms this phenomena ...read more

  • Religious America: Because Wealthier Nations Tend ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Religious America: Because wealthier nations tend to place less importance on religion—with the exception of the U.S., Americans’ views are closer to people in developing nations than to the publics of developed nations finds a new Pew Research study. With 6 in 10 Americans saying religion plays a ...read more

  • Overworked: The Report, Issued By The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Overworked: The report, issued by the International Labor Organization, found that Americans added nearly a full week to their work year during the ‘90’s, climbing to 1,979 hours on average last year, up 36 hours from ‘90. That means Americans who are employed are putting in nearly 49.5 weeks a ...read more

  • Small Churches About 60% Of U.s. Churches Have ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Small Churches About 60% of U.S. churches have 100 or fewer in weekly attendance. “The small church is the right setting for many adults under age 35.” George Barna predicts small churches will remain prevalent. Only 1/6th of Busters attend churches with 500 or more members, because they prefer ...read more

  • Bible Reading Up: New Barna Research Reports 44% ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Bible Reading Up: New Barna Research reports 44% of adults read the Bible in the previous week (other than while at church), up from 37% in ‘94 and 36% in ‘99. Bible reading jumped most among Protestants (up from 47% in ‘94 to 59% in ‘04) and residents of the west coast ...read more

  • Last Saturday, I Was Walking In Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    *Last Saturday, I was walking in our neighborhood, and I passed a house where a little girl about 3-years-old accidentally got Mom or older sister wet with the hose. The adult screamed her name and then screamed, “What’s the matter with you?” -I promise you that the scream did a ...read more

  • Moving And Friendships

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009
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    MOVING AND FRIENDSHIPS We live in a society where people, especially young adults, move so often they don’t have time to develop deep friendships. My mom and step father lived in the place where I grew up for about 25 years. During that 25 years, I moved ...read more

  • Teens Admire...?

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 10, 2010
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    TEENS ADMIRE...? Have you thought lately about who teenagers admire? World Almanac and Book of Facts surveyed eight graders a few years ago and discovered that the top thirty names were movie stars and athletes. Not one admired adult was a religious leader, statesman, author, painter, doctor, ...read more

  • Optimism Is Healthy

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 19, 2013
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    OPTIMISM IS HEALTHY "Middle-aged adults who are more optimistic about their future tend to have higher antioxidant levels than their less optimistic peers, according to new research out of Harvard. Investigators studying nearly one thousand people over ten years found that increases in optimism ...read more

  • Looking Over The Rim Of The Volcano's Crater, The ...

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 18, 2002
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    Looking over the rim of the volcano’s crater, the American tourist remarked, "Reminds one of Hell, doesn’t it?" The guide threw up his hands and ...read more

  • What We Watch Affects Our Behavior

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
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    WHAT WE WATCH AFFECTS OUR BEHAVIOR Studies are even showing how we are affected by what we watch on television, hear on our radios, or read in books and the paper. A study recorded in American Psychologist reported that “Psychologists have studied the effect of violent media on aggression for ...read more

  • F. Andresh Czonka, An Immigrant From Hungary Now ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 5, 2004
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    F. Andresh Czonka, an immigrant from Hungary now a naturalized U.S. citizen living in Illinois: Americans are afraid. I see the fear in their eyes; I hear it in their voices. They lock their doors. They lie to protect themselves. I feel so bad for the country. But I feel so bad for the ...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

  • In The Homes Of America Are Born The Children ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "In the homes of America are born the children of America, and from them go out into American life American men and women. They go out with the stamp of these homes upon them and only as these ...read more

  • Love My Job: Gallup's Annual Work And Education ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Love My Job: Gallup’s annual Work and Education Poll finds most employed adults in the U.S. enjoy their jobs, including 59% who “like” and 32% who “love” them. Only 9% dislike or hate them. Non-profit organization, government, or self-employed workers are much more likely than those ...read more

  • Roe V. Wade Support Waning Harris Poll Has Been ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Roe v. Wade Support Waning Harris poll has been measuring Roe v. Wade support for 33 years and reports just 49% of U.S. adults support the decision today vs. 57% in ’98. 40% favor laws to make it more difficult for a woman to get an abortion, while another 40% ...read more

  • Bible Literate

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    BIBLE LITERATE Americans are among the world’s most ’Bible-literate’ people with Spaniards, French and Italians among the least, claims a Catholic Biblical Federation study. The 9-country poll (U.S., Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Italy, Spain and Poland) found Americans are ...read more