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  • The Dirt Returns

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 3, 2009
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    THE DIRT RETURNS Julie Ackerman recalls asking, "How did everything get so dirty so fast?" I grumbled as I dusted the glass tabletop. "I had the whole house clean a month ago." "Cleaning is a way of life, not an event," my husband responded. I know he’s right, but I hate to admit it. I want to ...read more

  • Bread Tree

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 14, 2009
     | 3,590 views

    BREAD TREE Some might ask, 'If God intended man to live on bread, why didn’t he create a bread tree?' And the answer, in effect, is that God could have created a tree that produced crusty loaves of bread, but he prefers to offer us a grain and invite us to buy a field and plant the seed. He ...read more

  • Always In The Light

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
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    ALWAYS IN THE LIGHT In his book The Best Is Yet To Be, Henry Durbanville told the story of a little girl in London who won a prize at a flower show. Her entry was grown in an old cracked teapot and had been placed in the attic window of a rundown tenement house. When someone asked how she managed ...read more

  • Many Years Ago I Worked As A Chief Teller In A ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Nov 8, 2009
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    Many years ago I worked as a chief teller in a commercial bank. In addition to having the important responsibility of ensuring that we kept enough cash in the branch and to clear surplus cash, I also had to take care of the bank’s stationery store. This involved counting the stock of forms on hand ...read more

  • Hanukkah Vs. Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
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    HANUKKAH VS. CHRISTMAS In his book The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey recounts an episode of the TV show Thirtysomething in which Hope, a Christian, argues with her husband Michael, a Jew, about the holidays. "Why do you even bother with Hanukkah?" she asks. "Do you really believe a handful of ...read more

  • Missionary, Fred Craddock, Buys Pastries For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    Missionary, Fred Craddock, buys pastries for German-Jewish Refugees In the 1940s, Fred Craddock began serving as a missionary to India. When World War II ended, Craddock’s church wired him funds for a steamer ticket to return home. Arriving in his port of departure on Christmas day, Craddock ...read more

  • Parents Of Young Soldier Killed In Action Donate ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
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    Parents of Young Soldier Killed in Action Donate to a Church as a Memorial "The parents of a young soldier killed in action gave their church a gift of money as a memorial for their son. During the presentation service, the mother of another soldier overseas whispered to her husband, "Let’s give ...read more

  • Medical School Professor Teaches Students The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
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    Medical School Professor Teaches Students the Consequences of Abortion A professor in a world-acclaimed medical school once posed this medical situation to his students: “Here’s the family history: The father has syphilis. The mother has TB. They already have had four children. The first is blind. ...read more

  • Why A Chainsaw Cuts Better Than A Traditional ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009
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    Why a Chainsaw Cuts Better Than a Traditional Saw It was quite astonishing to the lumberjacks when the chainsaw was first introduced. The amount of work that several muscled-men (with their long razor-sharp timber saws) can finish in a day can be accomplished by a chainsaw in several minutes. One ...read more

  • Unlikely Predictions

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 29, 2009
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    UNLIKELY PREDICTIONS Toronto Maple Leafs – rough start to their Season. First eight games were loses. Then hope was born... we got Phil Kessel of the Boston Bruins! Haven’t won the cup since 1967 – yes, I was only 5 years old. People laugh. Leaf jokes are now hotter than Newfie jokes! Things are ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of Six Wwii Navy Pilots Who ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 4, 2010
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    The story is told of six WWII Navy pilots who left their aircraft carrier on a mission. After searching for enemy submarines, they tried to return to their ship shortly after dark. But the captain ordered a blackout of all lights on the ship. The frantic pilots radioed repeatedly asking for just ...read more

  • Hudson Taylor On Contentment  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    Hudson Taylor on Contentment "The man who has God for his treasure has all things in One," said A. W. Tozer. 1. You have His assurance - "for he hath said..." Hudson Taylor the founder of China Inland Mission, was facing a lack of finances in his ministry. He retreated to office and read the ...read more

  • Rearranging Ashes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2010
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    Rearranging Ashes The story is told of an eastern ascetic holy man who covered himself with ashes as a sign of humility and regularly sat on a prominent street corner of his city. When tourists asked permission to take his picture, the mystic would rearrange his ashes to give the best image of ...read more

  • Four Sets Of Teeth  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 1, 2010
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    FOUR SETS OF TEETH Simon was an Orthodox Jew. He had a Gentile friend, James, who noticed that Simon owned four sets of false teeth. One day James asked his friend why he had so many sets of false teeth. Surprised by the question, Simon explained, "My friend, as you know, I keep kosher. I have ...read more

  • Physical Death Will Continue Until The Lord ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 15, 2010
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    Physical death will continue until the Lord returns and takes us home to heaven. However, the sting has been taken out of death. A boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon, when a bumblebee flew in the car window. The little boy, who was allergic to bee ...read more

  • Accepting This Part Of The Plan

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 14, 2010
     | 2,821 views

    ACCEPTING THIS PART OF THE PLAN Years ago, the church I was serving did a cantata, during which one of the choir members gave a brief testimony. He was a beloved man who had been battling cancer. After acknowledging that he had asked all the questions and experienced all the emotions he simply ...read more

  • When 19th Century American Artist James Whistler ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on May 11, 2010
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    When 19th century American artist James Whistler was at the height of his artistic career, a wealthy patron purchased one of his pictures on the condition that the artist would accompany him home and help select a spot to hang the picture. Once at his mansion, the man held up the picture first here ...read more

  • As An Amateur Photographer, I Have Often Been ...

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on May 17, 2010
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    As an amateur photographer, I have often been asked to take photos of people at various events – maybe it was at a wedding, or for a school yearbook, or for the press. Well, some of the photos turned out very pleasing but some were not so flattering. The request has always been to destroy bad ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Daughter On 9/11

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010
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    BILLY GRAHAM'S DAUGHTER ON 9/11 Just after 9/11, Billy Graham’s daughter, Anne, was interviewed by the Early Show on CBS. The interviewer asked, "How could God let something like this happen?" She answered, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this just as we are, but for years we’ve been ...read more

  • Can't Call Him A Liar

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010
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    CAN'T CALL HIM A LIAR During quail season in Georgia, an Atlanta journalist met an old farmer hunting with an ancient pointer at his side. Twice the dog ran rheumatically ahead and pointed. Twice his master fired into the open air. When the journalist saw no birds rise, he asked the farmer for an ...read more

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