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  • Faith Fights  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,578 views

    FAITH FIGHTS Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. I heard a story about a midwestern farmer 50 years ago. The farmer went to the bank to borrow money to buy seed to plant his whole farm in corn. He fired up the old tractor ...read more

  • Bible Riddles

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jan 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,096 views

    BIBLE RIDDLES Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth? A. Ruthless. Q. What do they call pastors in Germany? A. German Shepherds. Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q. Who was the greatest ...read more

  • Years Ago A Chicago Restaurant Had Specially ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 21, 2008
     | 981 views

    Years ago a Chicago restaurant had specially printed place mats at all its tables. The mats were designed exclusively for the restaurant. And if you asked the waitress, she’d give you one to take home, frame, and hang on your wall…The wording that appeared on those mats…went something like this: ...read more

  • A Closing Story Tells Of A Man Who Did Repent And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 4, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,482 views

    A closing story tells of a man who did repent and found joy in his life. Not too many years ago newspapers carried the story of Al Johnson, a Kansas man who came to faith in Jesus Christ. What made his story remarkable was not his conversion, but the fact that as a result of his newfound faith in ...read more

  • 24 Year Old Danny Simpson Was Sentenced To 6 ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 16, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 422 views

    24 year old Danny Simpson was sentenced to 6 years in jail for robbing a bank. Danny got 6 years in the clink for stealing $6,000. But the gun he used in the robbery ended up in a museum. The .45 caliber Colt semi-automatic turned out to be an antique made in 1918 by the Ross Rifle Company. His ...read more

  • Public's Confidence: Gallup's Annual Measure Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,893 views

    Public’s Confidence: Gallup’s annual measure of public confidence in institutions reports the military is #1 followed by the police and the church. Banks are #4. While the military’s rating is lower than in ‘02, the church has been slowly recovering from the sharp decline in confidence it ...read more

  • God's Love Is With You

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009
     | 3,960 views

    GOD'S LOVE IS WITH YOU God’s promise is not that we will not suffer or have grief, pain and trouble; his promise is more amazing than that. It is that he will be with us in all of those moments, he will never leave us and forsake us. God loves us too much to leave us to face these moments alone. ...read more

  • Mobile Phone Facts: 43.2% Of Mobile Phone Users ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 2,328 views

    Mobile Phone Facts: 43.2% of mobile phone users use their phone to text. 17.4% use their phone to send photos and 5.2% to send videos. 8.4 million Americans send texts to respond to polls: 67% TV, 18% website and 12% radio. 11.1 million use their mobile phone to access maps or get directions, 9.4 ...read more

  • The Bottom Line Is That Christianity Has Always ...

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 4, 2009
     | 1,034 views

    The bottom line is that Christianity has always been at odds with culture and the world system. But all too often the church today is trying to win a war without really knowing where the battle is actually being fought. The WAR is NOT about separation of Church and State. The WAR is NOT about ...read more

  • Dig In And Hang On

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 16, 2009
     | 1,439 views

    DIG IN AND HANG ON When I read Hebrews 6:13-20, I am always reminded of a story I heard years ago, from a young man telling about his trip down a foreign river. A storm came up suddenly and the banks were too high to climb, so he and his friend guided their small craft to the river's edge where, ...read more

  • My Wife And I Recently Saw A Television Show On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 26, 2006
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,667 views

    My wife and I recently saw a television show on The History Channel titled, “The Man Who Predicted 911.” We were both moved by this hour presentation and its focus on one man by the name of Rick Rescorla. Long before September 11th, Rick Rescorla, the 62-year-old head of security at the Morgan ...read more

  • One Good Way To Think Of Baptism Is To Consider ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 23, 2002
    based on 112 ratings
     | 1,603 views

    One good way to think of baptism is to consider it a “signing of a contract” between you and God. If you were to buy a house, you would be required to sit down with the sellers of the home and approve a contract. To show your approval, you would be required to sign your name at the bottom of the ...read more

  • Imagine That The American Economy Was Going To Be ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,386 views

    Imagine that the American economy was going to be changed entirely to Euros – and the day the switch came, dollars would be worthless And you didn’t know when the change would happen. The smartest thing to do would be to start changing your dollars into Euros, keeping just enough to live on. Then ...read more

  • Top 10 Signs You Are Broke  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 10, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 1,846 views

    TOP 10 SIGNS YOU ARE BROKE 10. American Express calls and says: "Leave home without it!" 9. You’re formulating a plan to rob the food bank. 8. Long distance companies don’t call you to switch. 7. You rob Peter...and then rob Paul. 6. You finally clean your house, hoping to find change. 5. You ...read more

  • The Eagle And The Vulture  PRO

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,145 views

    THE EAGLE AND THE VULTURE A story is told of two birds that soared far above a beautiful national park. They flew the same path, at the same altitude, at the same speed. The eagle returned to tell all about the beautiful waterfalls and streams full of trout, breath-taking landscapes of colorful ...read more

  • A Pastor Tells The Story Of Traveling Home From ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 10, 2008
     | 1,508 views

    A pastor tells the story of traveling home from his student church in Tennessee on a Sunday night. As he neared his home the car in front of him swerved and plunged down the bank. He stopped and rushed over to the car, which was overturned. He thought everyone had been killed. But the doors ...read more

  • I'd Play For Nothing.

    Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 7, 2009
     | 1,735 views

    "I'D PLAY FOR NOTHING." Ernie Banks, the great baseball player, once said that if the management only knew, he'd play baseball for nothing, he loved the game so much. His enormous salary did not compel him to endure the work to earn it, but the game itself was so enticing that the love of it bound ...read more

  • In A Prayer Letter To His Supporters Billy Graham ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Britt on Feb 6, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,594 views

    In a prayer letter to his supporters Billy Graham told this Story: there was a mother in an African nation who came to Christ and grew in her commitment and devotion to the Lord. As so often happens, however, this alienated her from her husband, and over the years he grew to despise and hate her ...read more

  • No One Is A Lost Cause

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
     | 6,994 views

    Ron Smith was in law enforcement for 20 years. After he retired, he was asked to join a prison ministry of his church. He scoffed at the idea, knowing he had put a lot of those guys in prison and he, above all, knew what types of peoplethey were. But eventually he broke down and joined and God ...read more

  • Henry Ford's Mansion, "Fairlane," Still Stands In ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 3, 2007
     | 1,596 views

    Henry Ford’s mansion, “Fairlane,” still stands in Dearborn, Michigan, as a master example of mankind’s inventiveness. Ford chose the beauty of the sloping banks of the River Rouge as the site for his new building. The mansion has 55 rooms on three floors, with eight fireplaces, including one made ...read more

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