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  • Vernon And Joey

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Oct 13, 2012
     | 3,734 views

    It is fitting that we begin with a true story involving three main characters: an elderly man nearing death, a kindhearted woman in robust health, and a deceased boy very much alive. Five months earlier, physicians had diagnosed sixty-five-year-old Vernon Samuels with terminal lung cancer. They ...read more

  • Julia Had Been Singing "Softly And Tenderly" By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Apr 5, 2001
    based on 119 ratings
     | 3,340 views

    Julia had been singing "softly and Tenderly" by her father’s bedside. As the last word hummed in her throat, her father reached toward her. "I want that one," he said. His eyes rose to Julia in an urgent glare. "At the funeral?" she asked. He blinked slowly. "I’ll tell Reverend Walton," she said. ...read more

  • Some Years Ago I Read The Story Of A Young Girl ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,787 views

    Some years ago I read the story of a young girl that came what became well known as Covenant House here in L.A…. “She came to our front door Tuesday morning, dressed in dirty rags, holding a little aluminum paint can in her arms. From the second she stepped inside our shelter, she mystified us. ...read more

  • The Movie "Thirteen" Retells The Life Story Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bumble Ho on Sep 26, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,863 views

    The movie “Thirteen” retells the life story of a typical thirteen-years-old girl in LA. In one scene, the girl was depressed, so she got into a bathroom and start getting a razor and cut her arms with it and inflicted pain on herself so that she could feel better. “What!” I was shocked and could ...read more

  • Why Me?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 27, 2005
     | 1,716 views

    From the 9-20-05 Daily Bread A few years ago, an unkempt, poorly adjusted youth named Tim… was converted to Christ in an evangelistic crusade. Several days later…he was sent to my home so that I could help him find a good church. And so it was that he began attending with me. Though Tim needed ...read more

  • Grace: It Really Is Amazing! Series: Part 1: An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,394 views

    Grace: It Really Is Amazing! Series: Part 1: An Amazing 5 Letter Word. February 18, 2007 Castalia Baptist Church. Ephesians 2: 1-10 The story is told of a Queen who had a young daughter who was faced with a deadly illness. The doctors told the Queen that she needed to stay away from her daughter’s ...read more

  • A Forwarded E-Mail Contained The Following Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2001
    based on 259 ratings
     | 2,935 views

    A forwarded e-mail contained the following story ... Wind Shield Wipers One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick. Suddenly, my son Matthew spoke up from his relaxed position in the front ...read more

  • A Lecturer Was Giving A Talk To Students On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on May 26, 2002
    based on 73 ratings
     | 2,393 views

    A lecturer was giving a talk to students on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?" The students’ answers ranged from 20 grams to 500 grams. The lecturer replied, " The absolute weight doesn’t matter. What matters ...read more

  • In Psalm 91:4, The Poet Describes The Protection ...  PRO

    Contributed by Vernon Murray on Mar 12, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,433 views

    In Psalm 91:4, the poet describes the protection of God “He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your SHIELD and rampart.” The truth of the promise contained in this verse was dramatically illustrated to me when God became a shield on ...read more

  • One Of The All-Time Greats In Baseball Was Babe ...  PRO

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Nov 28, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,490 views

    One of the all-time greats in baseball was Babe Ruth. His bat had the power of a cannon, and his record of 714 home runs remained unbroken until Hank Aaron came along. The Babe was the idol of sports fans, but in time age took its toll, and his popularity began to wane. Finally the Yankees traded ...read more

  • God Came Near

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Dec 14, 2007
     | 3,069 views

    QUOTE –GOD CAME NEAR: “They were too busy. The day was upon them. The day’s bread had to be made. The morning’s chores had to be done. There was too much to do to imagine that the impossible had occurred. God had entered the world as a baby. Yet, were someone to chance upon the sheep stable on the ...read more

  • A Young Police Officer Was Taking His Final Exam ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,732 views

    A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy And he read the following question in the exam paper: “You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On investigation you find that a large hole has been blown in the ...read more

  • Protectors

    Contributed by Bruce Montgomery on Apr 17, 2008
     | 2,044 views

    PROTECTORS In 1956 during the Mau Mau uprisings in East Africa, a band of roving Mau Maus came the village of Lauri, surrounded it, and killed all 300 inhabitants - including all the women and children. Armed with spears, bows and arrows, clubs and torches they next went three miles away to the ...read more

  • Love Tore Down The ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008
     | 1,224 views

    Love Tore Down The Wall Some years ago, a couple decided they could not live together anymore. They separated and started divorce proceedings. Dr. J. Mike Minnix, Editor, PastorLife.com. Through their lawyers, they agreed to meet at the home and divide the property. As they went through the home ...read more

  • In The First Half Of The 17th Century, Germany ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 14, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,604 views

    In the first half of the 17th century, Germany was in the midst of wars and famine and pestilence. In the city of Eilenburg lived a pastor by the name of Martin Rinkart. During one especially oppressive period, Rinkart conducted up to 50 funerals a day as a plague swept through the town and as the ...read more

  • Leslie B. Flynn Tells The Story Of An Orphaned ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,682 views

    Leslie B. Flynn tells the story of an orphaned boy living with his grandma when their house caught fire. The grandmother, trying to get upstairs to rescue the boy, perished in the flames. The boy’s cries for help were finally answered by a man who climbed an iron drainpipe and came back down with ...read more

  • William Tanner, Former President Of The North ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,636 views

    William Tanner, former president of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, tells the story from his boyhood in a small town in Texas. There, he would sneak off every week to see a display which an insurance salesman would put in his store window. This was during World ...read more

  • On Another Cold Winters Night In 1980, Paul ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,940 views

    ON ANOTHER COLD WINTERS NIGHT IN 1980, PAUL KEATING WAS WALKING HOME TO HIS GREENWICH VILLAGE APARTMENT, IN NEW YORK CITY, WHEN HE WITNESSED TWO ARMED MUGGERS ROBBING AND BEATING A COLLEGE STUDENT. G. KEATING HAD EVERY REASON TO AVOID THE SITUATION: 1. HE DIDN’T KNOW THE STUDENT. 2. NO ONE WOULD ...read more

  • Moses And The Bush Joke  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 30, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,863 views

    MOSES AND THE BUSH JOKE We all know that our past President from TX is now a private citizen, back in his home state. I heard that recently George W. Bush was waiting in an airport lobby when he noticed a man in a long flowing white robe with a long flowing white beard and flowing white hair. The ...read more

  • Limited Understanding

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,622 views

    LIMITED UNDERSTANDING Suppose I take my 2 year old to the doctor and he gets a shot in the arm and it really hurts. He doesn’t understand that the shot is to help him get better. All he knows is that shot hurt. And daddy just stood there. Doesn’t dad know how bad a shot hurts? Was he unable to ...read more

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