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  • The Definition Of A Committee: "A Group Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 1,741 views

    The definition of a committee: “a group of the unfit appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary.” Haddon Robinson, Decision-Making by the Book ...read more

  • Louis L'amour, Famed Writer Of Novels About The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 18, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,456 views

    Louis L’Amour, famed writer of novels about the American West, wrote a short story that described a man who liked books. The man was noticed acting suspiciously as he perused the shelves in a library. He took down a leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear and ran his fingers gently over the ...read more

  • Louis L'amour, Famed Writer Of Novels About The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,948 views

    Louis L’Amour, famed writer of novels about the American West, wrote a short story that described a man who liked books. The man was noticed acting suspiciously as he perused the shelves in a library. He took down a leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear and ran his fingers gently over the ...read more

  • Tony Campolo

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
     | 1,076 views

    Tony Campolo. From Philadelphia came to my Seminary to speak. Wrote a new book about Christianity and the environment. His first stop on promo tour was Princeton Theological Seminary. I was a seminary student and I was looking forward to hearing him speak. Tony got up and was animated and funny ...read more

  • How To Hug

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
     | 3,481 views

    HOW TO HUG A man walked by a book store, and in the window saw a book with the title How to Hug. Being somewhat of a romantic, he went in to buy the book. To his disappointment, he discovered that it was a volume of an encyclopedia covering the subjects "How" to "Hug." Everyone knows that the ...read more

  • It Is Said That When The Famous Missionary, Dr. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,897 views

    It is said that when the famous missionary, Dr. David Livingstone, started his trek across Africa he had 73 books in 3 packs, weighing 180 pounds. After the party had gone 300 miles, Livingstone was obliged to throw away some of the books because of the fatigue of those carrying his baggage. As he ...read more

  • Half Of Americans Reading: About 1 In Every 2 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,099 views

    Half Of Americans Reading: About 1 in every 2 Americans is currently engrossed in some type of book, according to Gallup’s latest measure of the public’s reading habits. About half also say they have read more than 5 books in the past year, about the same as 15 years ago. There is no widespread ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Man Who Was Walking Down ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 27, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,148 views

    There is a story about a man who was walking down the street. He passed a used-book store, and in the window he saw a book with the title, "How to Hug." He was taken by the title and, being of a somewhat romantic nature, went in to buy the book. To his chagrin, he discovered that it was the seventh ...read more

  • It Is Said That When The Famous Missionary, Dr. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 6, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,772 views

    It is said that when the famous missionary, Dr. David Livingstone, started his trek across Africa he had 73 books in 3 packs, weighing 180 pounds. After the party had gone 300 miles, Livingstone was obliged to throw away some of the books because of the fatigue of those carrying his baggage. As he ...read more

  • Do You Desire God's Honor Above Your ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jun 22, 2008
     | 2,761 views

    Do you desire God’s honor above your own? My first ministry after seminary was back home in Rochester, NY. I was one of two chaplains at the Monroe County Jail. Every Saturday evening we would hold a worship service in the auditorium at the jail for the inmates. One of the deputies was ...read more

  • Calvin Coolidge Was Vice President Of The United ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,032 views

    Calvin Coolidge was vice president of the United States during the years of 1921-1923, under President Warren Harding. He was not a very active vice president, but he took great pleasure in presiding over the Senate. One day, as he was presiding, one senator angrily told another to go “straight to ...read more

  • Marcus Young And The Bible

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
     | 1,490 views

    MARCUS YOUNG AND THE BIBLE In the 1890s, Marcus Young moved his family to the country of Burma, which is now called Myanmar. He was digging a well one day when he noticed some mountain tribesmen staring down into the hole he was in. The tribesmen asked him, “Have you brought the book of ...read more

  • I Talked Last Week About The Fact That We Like To ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 23, 2006
     | 1,088 views

    I talked last week about the fact that we like to give gifts to our kids, and one of the reasons for that is that we want to bless our kids, and to see their faces when they open the gifts they get from us. And we hope that the response will be good, right? You don’t want one of these kinds of ...read more

  • A Little Boy Walked Into His Dad’s Den Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 24, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 2,607 views

    A little boy walked into his Dad’s den just as his Dad finished reading a book. The son asked, "What were you reading?’ The Father replied, "I was reading the book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible." The little boy curiously asked, "What’s it about? His Dad replied, "It’s about God’s ...read more

  • Proud Humility  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,182 views

    PROUD HUMILITY Humility is a sign of strength, not of weakness. Humility is above all, and quite simply, truthfulness--self-honesty. It is not the false modesty of one retreating shyly into the limelight. It isn’t, in other words, the sort of "humility" that was expressed in the ...read more

  • Is Your Church An Encyclopedia?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 13, 2013
     | 1,764 views

    IS YOUR CHURCH AN ENCYCLOPEDIA? There is a story about a man who was walking down the street. He passed a used-book store, and in the window he saw a book with the title, "How to Hug." He was taken by the title and, being of a somewhat romantic nature, went in to buy the book. To his chagrin, he ...read more

  • Evolution?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,729 views

    EVOLUTION? If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? Milton Berle, American comedian SOURCE: Celebrating Mothers: A Book of Appreciation. Edited by ...read more

  • The Bible Found Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,846 views

    THE BIBLE FOUND ME Campell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists disturbed him. As he read their books and listened to their debates he became more and more ...read more

  • Prayer

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 9, 2025
     | 801 views

    I read where a family bought a PRAYER BOOK for their son. Each night the boy would read a prayer before going to sleep. He was faithful to read a prayer. One night the boy was tired. He turned the light off and crawled into bed. He remember the prayer book. That night he called out to God: ...read more

  • Calvin Coolidge Was Vice President Of The United ...

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 28, 2007
     | 1,154 views

    Calvin Coolidge was vice president of the United States during the years of 1921-1923, under President Warren Harding. He was not a very active vice president, but he took great pleasure in presiding over the Senate. One day, as he was presiding, one senator angrily told another to go “straight to ...read more