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  • Ignorance Is Bliss! Maybe I Should Say Innocence ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,194 views

    Ignorance is bliss! Maybe I should say innocence is bliss. A world of rich possibilities and dreams carry many young people from high school graduation to attend college and eventually a career. These innocent minds leave home and if they aren’t already, they are seduced into allowing their ...read more

  • I Heard A Story The Other Day About A Hobo Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Rust on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 139 ratings
     | 3,059 views

    I heard a story the other day about a hobo who walked up to the front door of a big farmhouse, and knocked on the door until the owner answered. The hobo said, “Sir, could I please have something to eat ? I haven’t had a meal in days.” The well-to-do owner of the house said, “I have made my ...read more

  • Andy Was Raised In A Christian Home And Knows All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 3,064 views

    Andy was raised in a Christian home and knows all about God—but lately he’s wandered away. He’s become more concerned about “keeping up with the Joneses” and keeping up with the bills. Church has become less important, and God no longer is a part of his daily life. He’ll get around to it ...read more

  • You Can Keep Your Lug Wrench!  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 2,389 views

    “You Can Keep Your Lug Wrench!” One dark rainy night a salesman had a flat tire on a lonely road. But to his dismay he had no lug wrench. Seeing nearby farmhouse, he set out on foot. Surely the farmer would have a lug wrench, he thought. But would he even come to the door? And if he did, he’d ...read more

  • How Many Of You Have Heard Of The Tooth Fairy? ...

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 10, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,480 views

    How many of you have heard of the tooth fairy? (The question met with a little laughter as everyone raised their hands). I read a story not so long ago about a woman whose 2nd grader had collected a fair amount of money from the "tooth fairy." Every time her daughter Rachel lost a tooth, they’d put ...read more

  • An Aged Minister Was Lost On An Unpaved, Unmarked ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,640 views

    An aged minister was lost on an unpaved, unmarked road in west Texas. He went to a farmhouse to inquire as to how he could reach his destination. A little freckle-faced boy gave the following directions: "Go right on down the big road for several miles. It is plenty sandy and rough. Sometimes ...read more

  • Jeremy Bassett's 5-Year-Old Niece, Olivia, And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 19, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,468 views

    Jeremy Bassett’s 5-year-old niece, Olivia, and her best friend, Claire, were participating in a nativity play at school. Claire was playing Mary, and Olivia was an angel. Before the show, a young boy was going around the dressing room repeating, "I’m a sheep, what are you?" Each child responded ...read more

  • Jd Walt, A Contemporary Songwriter And Worship ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 5, 2004
     | 2,160 views

    JD Walt, a contemporary songwriter and worship leader wrote in another article about the change someone has made to a wonderful chorus addition to the classic hymn, “When I Survey the Wonderful Cross,” that he and someone else wrote a few years back. Walt and Chris Tomlin wrote, “Oh, the wonderful ...read more

  • A Sunday School Teacher Asked His Class, "If I ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 9, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,145 views

    A Sunday School teacher asked his class, “If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into Heaven?” “NO!” the children all answered. “If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get ...read more

  • David Peterson, Former Pastor At The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Clark on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,080 views

    David Peterson, former pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Spokane, Washington, told about a time when he was preparing his sermon. His little daughter came in and said, "Daddy, can we play?" He answered, "I’m awfully sorry, Sweetheart, but I’m right in the middle of preparing this sermon. ...read more

  • Charles F. Kettering, Former Research Head Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,807 views

    Charles F. Kettering, former research head of General Motors, was fond of telling this story. When he called a research and development meeting on a particular problem of not an immediate probability of presenting a ready solution, and he wanted the problem solved, he’d take care to first find a ...read more

  • The Secure Man's 23rd Psalm Says…  PRO

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jun 8, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,004 views

    The secure man’s 23rd Psalm says… I am my provider, I shall not be in want I have stored up hay if the grass is not green in the valley I have a big canteen just incase the waters are dried up I have a map so I can find the right path Even if I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I have ...read more

  • I Love My Little Boy, I Want To ...

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 23, 2006
     | 1,355 views

    Illustration: I love my little boy, I want to give him the very best that I can give him, but sometimes because he is so small and I am so big in order to get my attention, to let me know he wants or needs something, he will pull on my pant leg and I will look down and grab him, lift him up to my ...read more

  • Any Excuse Will Do

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 4,433 views

    ANY EXCUSE WILL DO In one of the “Big Three” conferences during World War II, Roosevelt and Churchill were trying to get Stalin to agree with some proposed strategy. When Stalin gave his reason or excuse for not agreeing with them, they said, “That is no reason for your refusal!” Stalin replied ...read more

  • A Mother's Embrace

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on May 6, 2011
     | 2,855 views

    A MOTHER'S EMBRACE My own mother was a remarkable embodiment of both beauty and duty. She was lovely in appearance, and I think early in her life she turned many a head. But her real beauty was her embrace of duty. She worked hard from the time she was a child until, in her final years, she could ...read more

  • Not Encouraging

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,896 views

    NOT ENCOURAGING A young couple, very much in love, were getting married in church. However, the bride was very nervous about the big occasion and so the preacher chose one verse that he felt would be a great encouragement to them. The verse was 1 John 4:18 which says: "There is no fear in love. ...read more

  • Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Noah  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,795 views

    EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM NOAH In 1988, Robert Fulghum published his best-selling book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Recently, somebody suggested another book title: Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Noah. For example... * Don't miss the boat. * Plan ...read more

  • Keeping Up With Next Door  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,081 views

    KEEPING UP WITH NEXT DOOR I heard about a chicken yard with a big hen house, where a rooster had all of his hens laying eggs. One day, two little boys were next door playing football, with a brand new white football. One of them accidentally kicked the football over the fence, and it rolled into ...read more

  • Philip Caught A Gold Mine

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,586 views

    PHILIP CAUGHT A GOLD MINE On Sept. 27, 1998, Philip Ozersky went to a baseball game and saw his life changed in a big time way. All it took was one swing of the bat, and Philip caught not just a baseball, but a gold mine. Lots of fans have caught home runs, but this was no ordinary home run. Lots ...read more

  • A Story For Peace-Lovers  PRO

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jan 21, 2013
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,403 views

    A STORY FOR PEACE-LOVERS (Narrated by Dorothy S. Mclaren) One morning a little girl, dressed in spotless white, with a lovely bouquet of flowers in her hands, passed by a boy who was playing in the dusty street. The sight of this pretty girl stirred the spirit of mischief in the boy’s heart and ...read more