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  • Scarab Beetles  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Apr 29, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,006 views

    SCARAB BEETLES Many people find beetles and bugs somewhat creepy, but if here’s one beetle in the world that could turn you into a beetle lover - the jewel scarab. Jewel scarabs live in the jungles of Honduras and have the shape of your regular Christmas beetle. But their colours are so dazzling ...read more

  • Crocodile Dundee

    Contributed by Dan Stires on Aug 12, 2009
     | 2,329 views

    CROCODILE DUNDEE Do you remember the movie called "Crocodile Dundee?" It was a good one. Crocodile Dundee comes from the land down under. He is completely out of his realm when he came from Australia to New York City. Crocodile Dundee and his girlfriend are out for a walk at night, when all of a ...read more

  • Paul's Thorn In The Flesh Like Catfish With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
     | 7,732 views

    Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh Like Catfish with Codfish Years ago in the northeastern United States codfish was a big commercial business. There is a market for eastern cod all over, especially on the West Coast. The demand posed a problem to the shippers. At first they froze the cod, then shipped them ...read more

  • The Beautiful Sounds Of The Stradivarius

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
     | 4,186 views

    THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF THE STRADIVARIUS Years ago, there was a master violinist in Europe. He would play in concerts, and he had a magnificent Stradivarius violin, extremely expensive. He would play the Stradivarius violin in concert and everyone would whisper in the crowd, "Listen to the ...read more

  • On Temptation

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
     | 10,432 views

    ON TEMPTATION A number of years ago, the Douglas Aircraft company was competing with Boeing to sell Eastern Airlines its first big jets. War hero Eddie Rickenbacker, the head of Eastern Airlines, reportedly told Donald Douglas that the specifications and claims made by Douglas’s company for the ...read more

  • The Ram And The Cowboy

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 4, 2012
     | 2,881 views

    THE RAM AND THE COWBOY A couple of years ago in the Rocky Mountains a bighorn ram approached the home of a man named Ed Bailey while he was watching football on television. The bighorn stopped suddenly, seeing its reflection in a plate glass window. Thinking it was another ram, the bighorn bowed ...read more

  • Acceptance: Such A Simple Thing

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Jun 26, 2012
     | 6,656 views

    ACCEPTANCE: SUCH A SIMPLE THING Charles Shultz, creator and author of the Peanuts cartoon characters often conveys a Christian message in his comic strips. In one strip he conveys through Charlie Brown the need we have to be loved and accepted. Lucy demonstrates our human inability to love one ...read more

  • President Mckinley Had A Mother Who Taught Him Well

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 31, 2022
     | 599 views

    As a lawyer, as a congressman, as Governor of Ohio, and as President of the United States, William McKinley had a close relationship with his mother. He either visited her or sent a message to her every day. When she became seriously ill, he arranged to have a special train standing by, ready to ...read more

  • The Look Of Love

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023
     | 1,305 views

    Most of us have a bank account, at least I hope most of us do. But have you ever watched the bank teller to see what they do? Bank tellers have a rather thankless job. All of that monotonous counting, handling those germy dollar bills, and dealing all day with people who are more than likely in ...read more

  • When You Read A Book You Have A Desire To Ask The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 650 views

    When you Read a book you have a desire to ask the author what he meant. The Holy Spirit, the Author of the Bible, is in your heart. When you’re studying the Scriptures and you get into something you don’t understand, you’ve got the privilege of talking to the Author and asking the Holy Spirit to ...read more

  • He Made Free Use Of The Christian Vocabulary. ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 1, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,332 views

    He made free use of the Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessings of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of the new government. He handed out pious stories to the press, especially to the church papers. He showed them his tattered Bible and ...read more

  • The Original Prophecy Of Daniel Was Fulfilled By ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 20, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,623 views

    The original prophecy of Daniel was fulfilled by Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) who betrayed the Jews by taking over the temple and offering a pig upon its altar. He forbade Jews to sacrifice and to keep the Sabbath day and other Jewish traditions. He even forbid any Jews from having copies of their ...read more

  • Francois Fenelon Was The Court Preacher For King ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 3,282 views

    Francois Fenelon was the court preacher for King Louis XIV of France in the 17th century. One Sunday when the king and his attendants arrived at the chapel for the regular service, no one else was there but the preacher. King Louis demanded, “What does this mean?” Fenelon replied, “I had ...read more

  • One Of The Largest Gay Magazines In America Is ...

    Contributed by Stephen Schwambach on Nov 14, 2006
     | 2,123 views

    One of the largest gay magazines in America is “The Advocate” • They surveyed their readership – 2,500 male homosexuals returned their questionnaires (average age 38) o 2% had had sex with just one man  Fifty-seven percent had more than 30 male sex partners o 35% had more than 100 ...read more

  • February 1980 The Us Olympic Ice Hockey Team ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 26, 2007
     | 877 views

    February 1980 the US Olympic ice hockey team slipped its foot into a glass slipper and walked away with a gold medal at Lake placid, New York. Beating The world best Russian team and then beating Finland in the final. Before the teams victory over Russia which advanced them into the finals, the ...read more

  • In The Days When Street Preachers Were A Common ...

    Contributed by Dr. Thomas Norton on Jul 17, 2007
     | 1,808 views

    In the days when street preachers were a common sight in New York City a man named Charlie King could sometimes be seen running around his hat, which was placed on a street corner near Times Square, shouting, “It’s alive! It’s alive!” When a crowd gathered he would ...read more

  • Mindy Caliguire In Spiritual Friendship Says, ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007
     | 640 views

    Mindy Caliguire in Spiritual friendship says, “What do you do when you can’t stand the thought of praying, when the words of the Bible seem plastic and false… when you have been doing everything ‘right’ and the bottom falls out? It’s at these times when it is the spiritual friends who throw ...read more

  • Perseverance Reveals Genuine Believers. To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Wafford on Oct 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,876 views

    Perseverance reveals genuine believers. To believe in Jesus and stand “firm to the end” will take perseverance, because our faith will be challenged and opposed. Severe trials will sift true Christians from fair-weather believers. Enduring to the end does not earn salvation for us, but marks us as ...read more

  • A Man Who Loves Wisdom Brings Joy To His ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008
     | 1,653 views

    A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father The rod of correction imparts wisdom So remember kids, when mom or dad is disciplining you with the “rod of correction” Also known as the belt or maybe the fly swatter If mom had come after me with a fly swatter I probably would have laughed She ...read more

  • No Church, No America

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,576 views

    NO CHURCH, NO AMERICA This week I received a letter in the mail from the Reverend Barry W. Lynn, the executive director of the organization "Americans United for Separation of Church and State." There would no America if there was no Church. This country was discovered, founded and populated by ...read more