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  • A Story Is Told About A Wood Chopping Challenge ...

    Contributed by Raleigh Richter on Nov 2, 2006
     | 1,962 views

    A story is told about a wood chopping challenge between two wood workers. One man challenged another to an all-day wood chopping contest. The challenger worked very hard, stopping only for a brief lunch break. The other man had a leisurely lunch and took several breaks during the day. At the end ...read more

  • Which Kind Are You?

    Contributed by Douglas Duvall on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,683 views

    “Which Kind Are You?” A lot of Christians are like wheelbarrows—not good unless pushed. Some are like kites—if you don’t keep a string on them, they fly away. Some are like kittens—they are more contented when petted. Some are like a football—you can’t tell what way they will bounce next. Some are ...read more

  • Someone Put It This Way: "A Preacher Teaches, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,952 views

    Someone put it this way: “A preacher teaches, though he must solicit his own class. He heals, though without pills or knife. He is sometimes a lawyer, often a social worker, something of an editor. He is a bit of a philosopher and entertainer. He is a salesman, a decorative piece for public ...read more

  • The Name Of The Author Was Not Attached To This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,996 views

    The name of the author was not attached to this story where I found it. But the story makes a telling point. Listen to him/her: I heard an interesting comment at a meeting I attended in New York, and I made a note of it: Because Jean-Claude Killy, the world-famous skier, was three-tenths of a ...read more

  • It Had Been A Good Day In Mosul, Iraq. Five So. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jan 25, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,181 views

    It had been a good day in Mosul, Iraq. Five So. Baptist workers were making progress toward a water purification project. They had met with officials and laughed with new Iraqi friends. They were headed home for a night’s rest before starting again the next morning. But they never made it ...read more

  • Dean Niferatos Was Riding The Number 22 Chicago ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,610 views

    Dean Niferatos was riding the Number 22 Chicago Transit Authority bus in Chicago. The bus brimmed with dozing office workers, restless punkers, and affluent shoppers. At the Clark and Webster stop, two men and a woman climbed in. The driver, a seasoned veteran, immediately bellowed, “Everybody ...read more

  • Generosity

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Oct 21, 2010
     | 3,746 views

    You all probably remember the photos that Eve [our former children’s worker] brought back from Zambia of bags of grain lying in church as people had brought a true tithe, ten per cent of their crop to give to God. People in Africa have very little and yet are very generous. In this country ...read more

  • Room On The Prayer List

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 2, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,202 views

    ROOM ON THE PRAYER LIST Readers’ Digest Magazine contains the story of an employee who confided in a co-worker: "I told her about a problem in our office and my fear that I would lose my job. She was concerned and said she would pray for me. I know she keeps a list of 10 people she believes need ...read more

  • Winning In Losing  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,882 views

    WINNING IN LOSING Both teams that play in the Super Bowl think they will win, so both teams have special t-shirts and hats designed that declare them the victors. It costs about $2 million to have the apparel made--which means for the losing team, $2 million goes to waste, right? Wrong. A recent ...read more

  • Playwright Maria Hedley Had Her Fill Of Terrible ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 23, 2010
     | 2,667 views

    Playwright Maria Hedley had her fill of terrible dates. Most of the dates she went on she thought the guys would be great candidates but they were totally unsatisfying. She got sick of her own taste and decided that fate couldn’t mess up her love life anymore than she could, and it might just do ...read more

  • A Man Distributed Tracts For Many Years On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 1,268 views

    A man distributed tracts for many years on a street corner. Finally, seeing no visible results, he gave up. When he returned to the same spot two years later, he saw another individual handing out Gospel leaflets as he had done. Striking up a conversation, he discovered that the man had become a ...read more

  • 65279;two Gas Company Service Men, A Senior ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stan Martin on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,705 views

    Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men as they checked her gas ...read more

  • Trust Counts: 13% Of Employees Distrust Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,381 views

    Trust Counts: 13% of employees distrust their employers to be fair and honest. Virtually no combination of perks and benefits counts for much, unless the worker can feels he can trust his employer. Dennis and Michelle Reina, authors of Trust & Betrayal in the Workplace, say it’s the small gestures ...read more

  • Two Gas Company Service Men, A Senior Training ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,696 views

    Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men as they checked her gas meter. As ...read more

  • In 1991 James Patterson And Peter Kim Released ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,996 views

    In 1991 James Patterson and Peter Kim released The Day America Told the Truth, a study based on an extensive opinion survey which guaranteed the anonymity of its participants. And the truth was shocking Let me give you a brief sampling of their findings: Only 13% of Americans see all Ten ...read more

  • We Often Here About Hostages Being Taken And ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 20, 2007
     | 2,584 views

    We often here about hostages being taken and held in captivity recently we have heard of those British workers held in captivity in Iraq for over 6 months not yet knowing their fate, it must be a fearful time for them and their families. They are held in bondage, they are in need of ...read more

  • Hallelujah Chorus' Custom

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 29, 2007
     | 2,003 views

    Illustration: 1872 Hallelujah Chorus’ Custom On March 23, 1743, when “The Messiah” was first performed in London, the king was present in the great audience. It is reported that all were so deeply moved by the “Hallelujah Chorus” that with the impressive words, “For the Lord God omnipotent ...read more

  • A Horrifying Event Took Place In San Fran Last ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,084 views

    A horrifying event took place in San Fran last week. A tiger escaped and mauled one man to death and seriously injured two others. They are not yet sure how the tiger got loose. But some of the evidence suggests the wall was too low and the victims were taunting the tiger. The zoo’s ...read more

  • Years Ago I Was The Associate Pastor Of A Church ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 9, 2009
     | 1,186 views

    Years ago I was the Associate Pastor of a church in Camden, Arkansas. Shirley and I were asked to go to Triple S Bible Camp with the young people of the church. The preachers asked to preach to the teens and youth workers were very abusive in their approach. One preacher referred to women who wore ...read more

  • Step By Step

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,442 views

    STEP BY STEP He does not lead me year by year Nor even day by day, But step by step my path unfolds; My Lord directs my way. Tomorrow’s plans I do not know, I only know this minute; But He will say, "This is the way, By faith now walk in it." And I am glad that it is so, Today’s enough to ...read more