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  • Traditional Family Comeback A Myth: Headlines ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Traditional Family Comeback A Myth: Headlines claiming women are leaving the workforce to become full-time moms have periodically appeared during recent years, but hard data just doesn’t back it up. The traditional family, with Mom at home full-time while Dad works shrank from 43% in ’80 to 27% in ...read more

  • We're Often Reluctant To Go About Tooting Our ...

    Contributed by Phillip Weaver on Apr 9, 2006
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    We’re often reluctant to go about tooting our own horn; we’re discouraged from doing so. When we do, it often has a way of coming back to haunt us. A man was honored by receiving an honorary doctorate at a major university. When he was introduced to the audience, the announcer said, “A very ...read more

  • Bono, Lead Singer Of U2  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Busch on Apr 20, 2006
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    Bono, lead singer of U2 You see, at the center of all religions is the idea of Karma. You know, what you put out comes back to you: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth . . . And yet, along comes this idea called Grace to upend all that “as you reap, so you will sow” stuff. Grace defies reason ...read more

  • For A Number Of Years, I Traveled To ...

    Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 12, 2006
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    (Ill.) For a number of years, I traveled to Dayton, OH, for a continuing education experience for my Computer Science job at the college. One summer we were walking over to Arby’s for lunch – we had walked out the back door of the classroom building, across the parking lot. We ...read more

  • Sacrifice Is What Milton Olive Iii Was All ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 16, 2006
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    Sacrifice is what Milton Olive III was all about! As a Pfc. in the Vietnam War, he and four other soldiers were moving through a Vietnam jungle together when a grenade was thrown into their midst. Pfc. Olive saw the grenade, and then saved the lives of his fellow soldiers at the sacrifice of his ...read more

  • The Following Is Attributed To "Gentleman Jim" ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006
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    The following is attributed to “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, who held the heavyweight boxing title for five years at the end of the nineteenth century: “Fight one more round. When your feet are so tired that you have to shuffle back to the center of the ring, fight one more round. When your arms are ...read more

  • Have You Ever Noticed That Good Feeling That You ...

    Contributed by Michael Trask on Jan 18, 2007
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    Have you ever noticed that good feeling that you get when you give of yourself? Perhaps you gave time to help someone with a flat tire on the side of the road, or perhaps you helped a lost child be reunited with his mother in a crowd, or maybe when the clerk at the store gave you too much ...read more

  • I Have Been To The Eye Doctor Many Times. ...

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 5, 2007
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    I have been to the eye doctor many times. Sometimes they would dilate my eyes and everything would get so blurry and out of focus. It would be hours before I could really get my focus back and see clearly. Sometimes things were blurry not because my eyes were dilated but because my eyesight ...read more

  • My Dad Was A Preacher At A Small Church In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 19, 2003
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    My dad was a preacher at a small church in Northwest Indiana. Sometimes he would take me and my little brother Steve to the Thursday morning Bible study. George, an elderly gentleman, would split his donut with my little brother. One Sunday my brother came to church with a sandwich bag full of ...read more

  • When Martin Luther Was In The Throes Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 26, 2004
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    When Martin Luther was in the throes of the Reformation and the Pope was trying to bring him back to the Catholic Church, he sent a cardinal to deal with Luther and buy him with gold. The cardinal wrote to the Pope, “The fool does not live gold.” The cardinal, when he could not convince Luther, ...read more

  • An Elderly Man Had Serious Hearing Problems For A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Sep 27, 2004
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    An elderly man had serious hearing problems for a number of years. His family tired again and agins to convince him to get a hearing aid. Finally, he relented. he went to the doctor and was fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed him to hear 100 percent. A month later he went back to the ...read more

  • 1997------- From Time To Time We Hear Statistics ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
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    1997------- From time to time we hear statistics about how people first came into church membership. These figures trace back to the Institute for American Church Growth, which asked 10,000 people about their pilgrimage. What led them in? Answers were: Special need, 2 percent; Walk-in, 3 percent; ...read more

  • My Grandfather Smith Used To Like To Tell The ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 8, 2005
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    My Grandfather Smith used to like to tell the story of how he dated my Grandmother "to be" in a horse and buggy. He would drop Mabel Lake off at her house, then he would head the horse for home. He would lay the reigns over the front of the buggy and lay back. Most of the time he would go to sleep. ...read more

  • What Does A Line That Goes Down The Middle Of The ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
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    What does a line that goes down the middle of the road mean? Solid line, no passing. Stay on your own side of the road. Dotted line, like one in picture means you can pass if there is nothing coming the other way. Whether solid line or dotted line, reminds you that you are supposed to drive on ...read more

  • There Was A Man Living In The Hills Of Arkansas ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There was a man living in the hills of Arkansas who was brought to Christ. He was known as “Mr. Moonshine” because of the many LIQUOR STILLS that he had hidden away back in the HILLS. After becoming a Christian, his life CHANGED dramatically. He DESTROYED all of his STILLS and POURED out all of ...read more

  • Phoebe Brown Was A Lady Who Knew How Important ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Phoebe Brown was a lady who knew how important worship is, and how beneficial it can be. Phoebe was a farmer’s wife and she and her husband had several children. So, naturally her days were full of hard work. By the end of the day her body was tired, her nerves were on edge, and her spirit was low. ...read more

  • The Man Groaned But Didn't Budge. The Usher ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The man groaned but didn’t budge. The usher became impatient. "Sir, if you don’t get up from there, I’m going to have to call the manager." Again, the man just groaned, which infuriated the usher who turned and marched briskly back up the aisle in search of his manager. In a few moments, both the ...read more

  • A Preacher One Day Was Preaching On Perfection ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 4, 2007
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    A preacher one day was preaching on perfection and he asked the congregation, "Does anybody here claim to be or even claim to know another person beside Jesus Christ who is perfect?" To his surprise a man in the back stood up. The preacher said, "Sir, you can’t actually be standing up claiming to ...read more

  • Before World War Ii, Nora Waln Wrote A Book ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 9, 2007
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    Before World War II, Nora Waln wrote a book exposing Hitler and his Nazi plotters. The book, Reaching for the Stars, was intercepted in the German mails on its way to an American publisher. She fled to London, rewrote the book from memory and sent copies to Heinrich Himmler, the Nazi hangman. He ...read more

  • In The Movie: "The Bear" A Bear Cub Whose Mother ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sharon Stonestreet on Aug 23, 2007
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    In the movie: “The Bear” a bear cub whose mother died took up with a male bear. They traveled together. One of my favorite parts happened when they got separated and the little bear came upon a mountain lion. When the mountain lion came at the cub he stood up trying to scare it away. The mountain ...read more