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  • The Power Of Presence

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Jun 12, 2017
     | 4,290 views

    Long before I became a Dad, I had strong opinions about fathering. Perhaps it’s because I came along quite late in my father’s life. He was 47 years old. To say I was a surprise would be an understatement! But, my Dad rose to the challenge! Like my sister and brother before me, I became his pride ...read more

  • Ants, Ants, Ants, Where's The Uncles

    Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 27, 2021
     | 1,478 views

    I have learned in my life that the small things are the ones that get you down. You would think the big things are the ones to steal most of your time. But those big things call attention to themselves from the very beginning. You know they're there, you know you have to do something about it, ...read more

  • Born Identity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 5,848 views

    BORN IDENTITY Jimmy Gupton tells of when he was 93 and ready to go on home to God. For the 1000th time, he had prayed for God to take him home. His wife had been gone for seven years, and it was getting harder and harder to go through the motions of the holiday. He had a big silver Christmas tree ...read more

  • Just Before The Outbreak Of The First World War, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on May 22, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
     | 5,111 views

    Just before the outbreak of the First World War, a small ship named the Endurance set sail from Briton with a crew intent on being the first to cross the South Pole. The ship reached Antarctica, but became ice bound in the Weddle Sea. Soon they had to abandon their ship and the 28-man crew took ...read more

  • Is This What I'm Here To Do?  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,571 views

    IS THIS WHAT I’M HERE TO DO? At 39, Garth Brooks is probably the world’s most successful singer. He has sold more records than Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, Elvis Presley, or any other solo act in history and he has done it in only 12 years. He has won every prize in the recording business. A ...read more

  • Twenty Ways To Encourage Your Children To Use ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Davis on Jun 11, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,482 views

    TWENTY WAYS TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILDREN TO USE DRUGS AND BECOME HOODLUMS,TRAMPS AND REBELS. 1. Never eat together as a family. 2. Never have weekly, monthly, or annual family outings that they can look forward to as a family unit. 3. Talk to your children, not ...read more

  • There Is A Wonderful Park Located In North ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Lundy on Mar 19, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,877 views

    There is a wonderful park located in North Carolina called the Fields of the Wood. It is just the other side of the Great Smokey Moutains from Gatlinburg, TN. It is owned and maintained by the Church’s of God. Inside the park is the largest Ten Commandments in the world. They are laid out on a ...read more

  • Don Sutton's Motivation  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,835 views

    DON SUTTON'S MOTIVATION Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton hadn’t won a game in 8 weeks. The press was suggesting that he be dropped from the starting lineup. The future looked bleak, and Sutton felt terrible. Then, before a game, Dodgers manager Walter Alston tapped him on the shoulder. "I’d ...read more

  • No Peace In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009
     | 7,859 views

    No Peace in World The weekend of December 7, 1941, started out to be another routine weekend. The aircraft carriers were at dockside and the crews were enjoying the day with rest and relaxation. The sky was clear, the sun was shining and the weather was beautiful. This was a perfect picture of ...read more

  • Redefining Sin

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
     | 3,765 views

    REDEFINING SIN "In recent years, and especially since the 1960s, the democratic societies of the West have been enlarging the boundaries of acceptable behaviour, in effect redefining sin. The sexual revolution of my youth dismantled barriers against premarital sex and encouraged open marriages. ...read more

  • The Story Of Catherine Lawes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,269 views

    THE STORY OF CATHERINE LAWES "Don’t set foot in the prison," people told her, but Catherine Lawes, whose husband was the warden at Sing Sing in 1921, went anyway. The first time there was a prison basketball game, she went, 3 daughters in tow and sat in the bleachers with the inmates. When she ...read more

  • The Village Of The Book

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 17, 2012
     | 1,497 views

    THE VILLAGE OF THE BOOK It was early in 1945. As United States forces pushed deep into Okinawa they came across a village unlike any they had ever seen. Here at Shimabuku they were met and welcomed by two old men who invited the troops in as "fellow Christians." Correspondent Clarence W. Hall ...read more

  • To Be A Peace-Maker

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Aug 28, 2012
     | 4,522 views

    TO BE A PEACE-MAKER In the 1920s there was a serious conflicts between England and Ireland. Ireland wanted to be an independent nation. They did not mind being part of the United Kingdom, they wanted to govern themselves. That organization that was there as a resistance against the British ...read more

  • Loving Neighbour

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016
     | 3,549 views

    A Little Pointer on Keeping a Balance Here’s a little bonus tip that I’ve found helpful to keep my wits about me as I live next to these wild Vikings we call sinners, pagans, and wacko unbelievers while keeping my vertical relationship with God strong. It’s called “whimsical holiness,” which is ...read more

  • At A Billy Graham School Of Evangelism, Dr. ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 2, 2007
     | 2,687 views

    At a Billy Graham School of Evangelism, Dr. George Hunter, professor of evangelism at Asbury Theological Seminary, gave the following explanation of secularism and meaning for the church today. Throughout the Middle Ages the church exercised control or heavy influence over all of Western culture. ...read more

  • Aron Ralston Did. The 27 Year-Old Mountain ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,213 views

    Aron Ralston did. The 27 year-old mountain climber spends his holidays climbing the Rocky Mountains. He’s done it over 45 times, alone, and always in the winter – most of the time after midnight. Life on the edge is nothing new for him. But life under an 800 pound boulder? He was climbing off one ...read more

  • My First Pastoral Appointment Was The Marissa And ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 4, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,118 views

    My first pastoral appointment was the Marissa and Zion United Methodist Charge in St. Clair County, Illinois, about forty miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Zion had only three members and no electricity or running water. In past decades light had been provided in the sanctuary by kerosene, ...read more

  • Medicine For ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,301 views

    “Medicine for America” “Recognize You Have Sinned” Biblically examining the rule of kings who oversaw the nations of Judah and Israel reveals the truth, God blesses obedience and He chastens for disobedience. Instead of hanging onto this world’s view, Christians can come to understand the ...read more

  • Medicine For ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
     | 1,602 views

    “Medicine for America” “God Rules Over Nations” Psalms 22:28 says, “for dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.” The King James Bibles says, “…He is the governor among nations.” God can restore our Supreme Court system to making decisions like the one made in 1892, ...read more

  • In The Context Of Eternity

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 16, 2008
     | 2,545 views

    In the Context of Eternity "There are numerous individuals in church unaware that they will give an account of what they've done in their short stay on earth. Many have the erroneous idea that all future judgment is eradicated by their salvation. Indeed, Jesus blood cleanses us from the sins that ...read more

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