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  • B. There Is A Story About Four Preachers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 29, 2001
    based on 267 ratings
     | 3,899 views

    B. There is a story about four preachers discussing the merits of the various translations of the Bible. One liked the King James Version best because of its simple, beautiful English. Another liked the American Revised Version best because it was closer to the original Hebrew and Greek. Still ...read more

  • Finding Perspective  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 167 ratings
     | 4,093 views

    FINDING PERSPECTIVE It’s something like what Coach John McKay of USC said to his team after they had been humiliated 51-0 by Notre Dame. McKay came into the locker room and saw a group of beaten worn-out and thoroughly depressed young football players who were not accustomed to losing. He stood up ...read more

  • Top 10 Signs You Are Broke  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 10, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 1,950 views

    TOP 10 SIGNS YOU ARE BROKE 10. American Express calls and says: "Leave home without it!" 9. You’re formulating a plan to rob the food bank. 8. Long distance companies don’t call you to switch. 7. You rob Peter...and then rob Paul. 6. You finally clean your house, hoping to find change. 5. You ...read more

  • It Is An Old & Familiar Story, But Let Me Use It ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 138 ratings
     | 1,547 views

    It is an old & familiar story, but let me use it again. Yakov Smirnoff, the Russian comedian, wrote a book, "Seeing the USA on Six Rubles a Day." In it he tells about being overwhelmed when he first entered an American supermarket & saw the great variety of products there. He just couldn’t ...read more

  • And Just How Effective Is The Church Today At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,771 views

    And just how effective is the church today at halting this social decline? Not very, according to most sources. The sad reality is that on many fronts, the American Church is struggling just to exist. In the face of real life problems, our churches are anemic and turned in on themselves. C. ...read more

  • Just Like Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 1,378 views

    JUST LIKE ME John Howard Griffin was a white man who believed he could never understand the plight of African-Americans unless he became like one. In 1959, he darkened his skin with medication, sun lamps, and stains, then traveled throughout the South. His book, Black Like Me, helped whites ...read more

  • The Barna Research Group Gathers Statistics On ...

    Contributed by Nick Scarpa on May 24, 2003
     | 1,984 views

    The Barna Research group gathers statistics on Christian America and reported the following information in 2002: 85% of Americans claim to be Christian 8 out of 10 people consider themselves to be Christian It’s apparent that many do not really have a relationship with Christ A majority of these ...read more

  • There Is Nothing More Oppressive To The Poor ...

    Contributed by John Gerald on Nov 11, 2004
    based on 1 rating
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    There is nothing more oppressive to the poor than having a provider who gambles their assets away. It is the poor, who are the least able to afford it, who are enticed into gambling away the little they have in hopes of greater gain. The casinos do not care who loses his money at their tables, nor ...read more

  • Call Your Commander-In-Chief

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on Aug 8, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,475 views

    “CALL YOUR COMMANDER-IN-CHEIF” There is an interesting story about a man in civilian clothes who during American Revolution rode past a group of soldiers repairing a small defensive barrier. Their leader was shouting instructions, but making no attempt to help them. Asked why by the rider, he ...read more

  • Charlie Smith Was 23 Years Old When The Civil War ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 1,812 views

    Charlie Smith was 23 years old when the Civil War ended; 61 when the Wright Brothers first flew. In 1977 he was recognized as the oldest living American of all time. When asked about his secret for longevity he said: “I ain’t got no special secret for how I live so long. I just live.” Smith avoided ...read more

  • Television May Be Responsible For Doubling Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
     | 1,749 views

    Television may be responsible for doubling our crime rate in the United States, suggests Brandon Centerwall, psychiatrist at the University of Washington, in a recent study reported in the June 1992 Journal of the American Medical Association. Centerwall analyzed crime statistics both before and ...read more

  • Cultural Creatives Is The New Label For A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,379 views

    Cultural Creatives is the new label for a individuals who reject traditionalism and modernism in favor of their 1960’s values. Proponents are typically upper middle class and consider themselves leading edge thinkers. The read a great deal, but don’t see their values reflected in what they read. ...read more

  • Philosophy No—wealth Yes: Just Under 40% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,156 views

    Philosophy No—Wealth Yes: Just under 40% of college freshmen say it is essential to develop a meaningful philosophy of life compared with 86% in ’67. Meanwhile, interest in being “very well-off financially” was at it’s highest level in 13 years finds the 38th annual American Freshman Survey. 60% ...read more

  • Cautious Optimism Is The Forecast Of Non-Profit ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,018 views

    Cautious Optimism is the forecast of non-profit fundraising pro, Chip Grizzard, Grizzard Agency. He expects to see total giving increase 2%-3% in ’04 and 5%-6% in ’05. Although the debate continues over what percentage of donations should go toward administrative expenses vs. actual disbursements ...read more

  • Creative Class: In His Book, The Rise Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,925 views

    Creative Class: In his book, The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida, Carnegie Mellon University, argues that more than 30% of the American workforce—some 38 million people—now makes up what he calls the “creative class,” in which he includes artists, scientists, architects, designers, ...read more

  • Moral Slide: According To New Barna Research 61% ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,634 views

    Moral Slide: According to new Barna Research 61% of Americans believe that gambling, 60% co-habitation and 59% having sexual fantasies are morally acceptable. The study also revealed that 45% percent of those surveyed believe that abortion is morally acceptable and 42% feel the same way about ...read more

  • Charlie Smith Was 23 Years Old When The Civil War ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,549 views

    Charlie Smith was 23 years old when the Civil War ended; 61 when the Wright Brothers first flew. In 1977 he was recognized as the oldest living American of all time. When asked about his secret for longevity he said: "I ain’t got no special secret for how I live so long. I just live." Smith avoided ...read more

  • Deistic Teens- Researchers With The National ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,924 views

    Deistic Teens- Researchers with the National Study of Youth and Religion have concluded American teens believe in a combination of works based righteousness, religion as psychological well-being, and a distant, non-interfering god. With no place for sin, judgment, salvation, or Christ; their creed ...read more

  • The Legal System Should Be Reformed So People ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,046 views

    "The legal system should be reformed so people bear the consequences of their own bad choices. The best solution would be to make people who file baseless lawsuits pay the costs of defending against them. Loser pays, that system is called, and thats the way it works in most of the civilized world. ...read more

  • She Believed In Me

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 23, 2010
     | 2,008 views

    "SHE BELIEVED IN ME" Several weeks ago, an American Idol contestant said something like this before facing the judges, "I'm doing this for my best friend who died 4 years ago." They showed pictures of her and her friend laughing and doing things together. Then, crying she said, 'She was the only ...read more