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  • Working With Buddy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,625 views

    Working with Buddy: An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a desolated area. Luckily, a local farmer came to help with his big strong horse named Buddy. He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, "Pull, Nellie, pull!" Buddy didn’t move. Then the farmer hollered, "Pull, Buster, pull!" ...read more

  • Several Years Ago At A Promise Keepers ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,204 views

    Several years ago at a Promise Keepers conference, Dennis Rainey placed animal traps on stage. They were big ones too. Bear traps and even an African safari large animal trap that took two men to open. There were a dozen or so traps, and he set or opened them all. Then Dennis Rainey had a father ...read more

  • Six Soviet Cosmonauts Said They Witnessed The ...

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Nov 16, 2005
     | 2,512 views

    Six Soviet cosmonauts said they witnessed the most awe-inspiring spectacle ever encountered in space- a band of glowing angels with wings as big as jumbo jets. Cosmonauts Vladimir Solovev, Oleg Atkov, and Leonid Kizim said they first saw the celestial beings during their 155th day aboard the ...read more

  • Recently, I Have Starting Reliving The Early-90s! ...

    Contributed by Lisa Delay on Nov 16, 2005
     | 1,763 views

    Recently, I have starting reliving the early-90s! It was bygone time of discovery and mayhem. An acquaintance (a friend of a friend) from that era still sends an update newsletter on rare occasion. I find this correspondence very amusing because the “news” is laden with a string of accomplishments ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago The Douglas Aircraft ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 1,985 views

    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 DC-8 were close to ...read more

  • An Extremely Proud Young Man Walked Into A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Dascoli on Dec 14, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,153 views

    An extremely proud young man walked into a restaurant looking for his friend. Immediately he noticed two beautiful young ladies near the door who appeared to be checking him out. Just then they both looked at each other and at the same time said, “NINE”! and began to giggle. The prideful young ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago The Douglas Aircraft ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,414 views

    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 DC-8 were close to ...read more

  • A Man Went On Vacation To The Holy Land With His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kilson on Apr 20, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,927 views

    A man went on vacation to the Holy Land with his wife and her mother. While in Israel, the mother-in-law died from a heart attack. The couple went to a local undertaker, who explained that they could either ship the body home which would cost more than $1500, or they could bury her right there in ...read more

  • Years Ago On Candid Camera, Children Were Used In ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 11, 2006
     | 2,418 views

    Years ago on Candid Camera, children were used in an experiment about generosity. The children were placed by themselves in a room with a plate of cookies. On the plate were at least two cookies, there may have been more, but one of the cookies was very large. The adult left the room and the ...read more

  • Abel Is Included In The Faith Chapter For One ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Aug 17, 2006
     | 2,361 views

    Abel is included in the Faith chapter for one reason—generosity. Years ago on Candid Camera, children were used in an experiment about generosity. The children were placed by themselves in a room with a plate of cookies. On the plate were at least two cookies, there may have been more, but one ...read more

  • Millions Of People Upon This Planet This ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 28, 2006
     | 1,111 views

    Millions of people upon this planet this Christmas will celebrate with big celebration’s, but they will completly miss the point of the celebrations. Could you imagine returning home to find your house decortated top to bottom with lights and party decorations and when you get to the door you ...read more

  • I Can Remember My First Fight. It Was In The 5th ...

    Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,491 views

    I can remember my first fight. It was in the 5th grade against Wesley. We agreed to meet in the cemetery that was between our houses and the school. It was to be just me and him. But when I showed up there was a circle of kids who had come to watch the big fight. Fear overtook me and I ran all ...read more

  • On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
     | 3,952 views

    ON ENTHUSIASM A bee’s stinger is 1/16th of an inch long...the rest of what you feel is enthusiasm! Here’s an illustration of a man with too much enthusiasm: The storekeeper had only one fish left in his icy barrel. A lady asked for a big fish, and he reached in and showed it to her. She wanted a ...read more

  • On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
     | 3,873 views

    ON PERSPECTIVE An airline pilot flying over the southeastern U.S. called the local tower and said, "We are passing over at 35,000--give us a time check." The tower said, "What airline are you?" "What difference does it make? I just want the time." replied the pilot. The tower responded, "Oh, ...read more

  • John Ortberg Said He Recently Saw An Actual, ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
     | 2,341 views

    John Ortberg said He recently saw an actual, academic, peer-reviewed journal called Journal of Happiness Studies. "Positive psychology" is the big new trend looking for how people can be happy. One theme that keeps cropping up is the happiness paradox which says: "the more directly one aims to ...read more

  • Janet Reno, Attorney General Of The United States ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 2, 2010
     | 1,678 views

    Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States during the Clinton administration, was interviewed on “60 Minutes” on June 26, 1999. She seems to hold this ancient opinion of Christians. Here is how she defined a cultist: A cultist is one who has a strong belief in the Bible and the Second ...read more

  • Lights For Our Path

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jul 10, 2011
     | 2,762 views

    LIGHTS FOR OUR PATH A couple of years ago, I went outside after dark to look at the stars in ways we couldn’t while back in Minnesota. I stepped from the porch, with the lights of course, and then I tripped on the water-hose. Down I went, taking my wife and daughter with me. Truth be known — ...read more

  • Destiny Around The Corner

    Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Sep 10, 2011
     | 3,468 views

    DESTINY AROUND THE CORNER Sometimes emergency intersects with the anointing! God can use the most humble servant to speak some great directions into our lives. God sometimes puts very big messages in very little packages. Samuel spoke into Saul’s life because he heeded the word of his servant ...read more

  • Economy Funnies

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 16, 2012
     | 5,350 views

    ECONOMY FUNNIES Even as dark clouds of depression hang somberly above the American economy (is anyone not aware?), we do see some "silver linings" of humour in them. For instance take this self-deprecatory cartoon humour of a bulging, balding entrepreneur quite used to striking big business ...read more

  • Porn Stats

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 24, 2012
     | 1,726 views

    PORN STATS The Internet is a good tool but it can also be used to fuel heat of sexual lust. Statistics are truly staggering. This is from 2006 and worldwide statistics: According to compiled numbers from respected news and research organizations, every second $3,075.64 is being spent on ...read more