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  • You Are Not Alone

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 14, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,388 views

    YOU ARE NOT ALONE Reed Lessing tells the story of a Native American ritual for training young braves: "On the night of a boy’s thirteenth birthday, he was placed in a dense forest to spend the entire night alone. Until then he had never been away from the security of his family and tribe. But on ...read more

  • King Of The Jungle

    Contributed by Randy Wilson on Aug 1, 2011
     | 3,806 views

    KING OF THE JUNGLE I'm reminded of the lion who woke up one morning and decided it was time to stroll through the jungle and check on his kingdom. He came first to a giraffe chewing on some leaves up in a tree. "Hey, long neck," he asked, "Who's the king of the jungle?" "Why you are on great ...read more

  • The Blob: A Thriving Environment

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 10, 2012
     | 2,389 views

    THE BLOB: A THRIVING ENVIRONMENT Years ago, there was a movie called The Blob. This cosmic Jell-O had come down from space, fell into a little crater, and cracked open. An old man came and had a little stick in his hand and was playing with it, and it ran up on his arm and began to consume him. ...read more

  • The Choice Of Sheep And Goats

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 27, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,337 views

    THE CHOICE OF SHEEP AND GOATS I tried and tried to think of a common example that could be used to illustrate this separation of the sheep from the goats but was unable to do so because this situation is so unique and the reason it is so unique is because the sheep and the goats have chosen their ...read more

  • Things ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 7, 2009
     | 2,030 views

    Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

  • Things ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 7, 2009
     | 1,487 views

    Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

  • Things ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 7, 2009
     | 1,516 views

    Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

  • Things ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 7, 2009
     | 1,376 views

    Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

  • Things ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 11, 2009
     | 1,771 views

    Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

  • Things ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 11, 2009
     | 1,220 views

    Things Neglected Once an ever waking thought Once an every day pursuit And then the day arrived Where it was passed by Maybe for just an instant But it’s worth diminished in that moment And in time it fell into the common ground Of those things neglected. One day the most valued thing of all In ...read more

  • Thu Feb 26, ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 2, 2009
     | 598 views

    Thu Feb 26, AP DENVER – A good Samaritan who helped push three people out of the path of a pickup truck before being struck and injured has gotten a strange reward for his good deed: A jaywalking ticket. Family members said 58-year-old bus driver Jim Moffett and another man were helping two elderly ...read more

  • From Candle To Sunlight

    Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 475 views

    Imagine human wisdom as a candle. It provides light, yes, but it's limited – flickering and weak, barely illuminating the surrounding darkness. Now, picture God's wisdom as the sun. Vast, powerful, and bright, it floods our path with clarity and insight, making what was once obscure and ...read more

  • Lake Moses Washington, Friday, May 24, 1985. 1:oo ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Nov 4, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,980 views

    LAKE MOSES WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1985. 1:OO AM I rolled and tossed in bed, feeling uneasy about our son John and his family who are missionaries in South Africa. PRAY! the command I sensed was urgent. Now I am wide awake sending passionate pleas to heaven. Please Lord, help John and ...read more

  • On The Battlefield Discernment Is Critical. An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 8, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,752 views

    On the battlefield discernment is critical. An officer leading his men into battle must be able to make decisions quickly and accurately. Decisiveness can spell the difference between victory and defeat. General Robert E. Lee, one of the greatest military strategists to ever wear an American ...read more

  • Godly Mothers: Always With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,058 views

    GODLY MOTHERS: ALWAYS WITH YOU The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" she asked. And the guide said: "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, ...read more

  • The Way Of The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 3,961 views

    The Way of the Righteous What They Don’t Do “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams ...read more

  • The Red Glove

    Contributed by Chester Harris on Dec 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,973 views

    THE RED GLOVE It was one of those rare wintry days on the campus of Asbury Seminary with snow drifting over the sidewalks and students slipping and sliding, intentionally and without serious intent! I needed to mail a letter and decided to trek the extra distance to the Wilmore post office, rather ...read more

  • The Secrets Of Life

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 6, 2024
     | 215 views

    “Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.” ~L. Wolfe Gilbert I have a dog named Bella. She is a Blue Heeler. I must confess that at the time Bella came into my life a dog was not on my wish list. My stepson is the “original owner.” ...read more

  • Somewhere Way Back Deep In My Mind, I Happened To ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 869 views

    Somewhere way back deep in my mind, I happened to lodge an article in my memory from National Geographics that I knew would come in handy one of these days. In October, 1998, NG had an article entitled “Perfume, The Essence of Illusion.” One major player in the industry stated, “Perfume is a ...read more

  • Just Before The Outbreak Of The First World War, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on May 22, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
     | 5,161 views

    Just before the outbreak of the First World War, a small ship named the Endurance set sail from Briton with a crew intent on being the first to cross the South Pole. The ship reached Antarctica, but became ice bound in the Weddle Sea. Soon they had to abandon their ship and the 28-man crew took ...read more

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