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  • From The Wild Irish Slums Of The 19th Century ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "From the wild Irish slums of the 19th century eastern seaboard, to the riot-torn suburbs of Los Angeles, there is one unmistakable lesson in American history: A community that allows a large number of young men to grow up in broken families, dominated by women, never acquiring any stable ...read more

  • I Remember Stealing A Bag Of Lollies From A ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
     | 1,324 views

    I remember stealing a bag of lollies from a shopping centre as a kid. I would have done it again and again, except the guilt of that act stayed with me for years. I regretted being so dishonest. All of us have broken the 10 commandments in our lives. In fact the NT ...read more

  • #8217;who Flew The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2010
     | 1,456 views

    ‘’Who Flew the Kite?’’ "I did," said the wind! "I did," said the paper! "I did," said the string! "I did," said the boy! But in reality they ALL flew the kite! If the wind had lulled, if the paper had torn, if the sticks had broken, if the tail had caught in the ...read more

  • Reasons For Leaving The Last Job

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 6, 2012
     | 2,226 views

    REASONS FOR LEAVING THE LAST JOB "Responsibility makes me nervous." "Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping.' I have never quit a job." "Was met with a string of broken promises and lies, as well as cockroaches." "I was working for my mom until she ...read more

  • I Care Not Where I Go, Or How I Live, Or What I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
     | 1,284 views

    "I care not where I go, or how I live, or what I endure so that I may save souls. When I sleep I dream of them; when I awake they are first in my thoughts…no amount of scholastic attainment, of able and profound exposition of brilliant and stirring eloquence can atone ...read more

  • When My External Environment Is Clouded In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,611 views

    "When my external environment is clouded in doubt and despair...when the tempests of destruction are making my dreams of success tremble like the topmost spar of a helpless ship -- when the skies seem to hold the closing ruin of all my fondest hopes, my mind, superior amid the outrages of this ...read more

  • Record Giving: All U.s. '04 Charitable Giving ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,796 views

    Record Giving: All U.S. ’04 charitable giving totaled a record $248.5 billion, according to the Giving USA Foundation. That record is expected to be broken in ‘05.by a special one-time tax break for major donors enacted by Congress allowing donors to deduct gifts up to ...read more

  • The Wife Of Thomas Carlyle (A British Historian ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
     | 1,259 views

    The wife of Thomas Carlyle (a British historian and thinker) wrote in her diary of her hunger for a word of appreciation and love from her husband. After her death, Carlyle read the diary and with a broken heart, repeated over and over, “If I had only known! If I had only known!” That is ...read more

  • John Quincy Adams: The Decayed Tenement

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012
     | 2,421 views

    JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: THE DECAYED TENEMENT In 1846, former president John Quincy Adams had a stroke. Upon his return to Congress the following year, it was apparent that his health was failing. When asked about his health Adams replied, "I inhabit a weak, frail, decayed tenement battered by the winds ...read more

  • Jesus Cared

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 2, 2013
     | 6,781 views

    JESUS CARED Henri Nouwen once said, "What we see, and like to see, is cure and change. But what we do not see and do not want to see is care: the participation in the pain, the solidarity in the suffering, the sharing in the experience of brokenness. And still, cure without care is as ...read more

  • A Center Of Love

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Sep 30, 2007
     | 2,366 views

    QUOTE: “When love, acceptance and forgiveness prevail, the church becomes what Jesus was in the world: a center of love, designed for the healing of broken people, and a force for God… One of the greatest services a church can offer a community is to provide a place for people to be brought to ...read more

  • In Alford, Lord Tennyson's Epic Poem Idylls Of ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 21, 2007
     | 1,327 views

    In Alford, Lord Tennyson’s Epic Poem IDYLLS OF THE KING, “Idyll 12: The Passing of Arthur,” King Arthur is dying. He speaks these inspiring words to his friend Sir Bedivere: I have lived my life, and that which I have done May He within Himself make pure! But thou, If thou shouldst never see my ...read more

  • You Break It, You Fix It

    Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 19, 2024
     | 100 views

    Every once in a while, I hear or see something that reminds me of my father. He’s been gone for over 15 years, but his memory is still fresh in my mind. His most famous saying, that I remember, was, “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission.” He lived that to the very end of his ...read more

  • Against The Wind

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2012
     | 4,789 views

    AGAINST THE WIND There will be challenges and suffering. Kites rise against, not with the wind. It is the winds that oppose it that drive it even higher. When the winds of adversity or criticism blows, allow it to be to you what the blast of wind is to a kite--a force against it that causes it to ...read more

  • In A Peanuts Cartoon Strip, Linus Shared With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,885 views

    In a Peanuts cartoon strip, Linus shared with Charlie Brown his dreams for the future. “When I get big,” Linus says, “I’m going to be a real fanatic.” Charlie responded, “What are you going to be fanatical about?” With an uncertain look on his face, Linus ...read more

  • His Is The Season Of The Song. What Holiday, ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
     | 1,406 views

    his is the season of the song. What holiday, other than perhaps Easter, do we celebrate and remember with so much singing? Christmas carols and songs are a part of this holiday season. What would Christmas be like without the classic carols, “Silent Night” or” Away In A Manger?” Or the traditional ...read more

  • The Richest Man's Death  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 24, 2001
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     | 3,526 views

    THE RICHEST MAN’S DEATH Carl was a very rich man who owned a great estate. One of his favorite pastimes was riding horseback through his valley, looking at everything he owned & congratulating himself on his great wealth. One day, as Carl was riding along, he came up over a hill & in the ...read more

  • Becoming ...

    Contributed by Chris Carter on Feb 3, 2010
     | 1,691 views

    Becoming Cupid In a dream I had a short while ago, The winds of love upon my face began to blow. I opened my eyes and began to glare, At what it was that caused the current of air. Many thoughts flooded my wee little mind, As I rose from the bed desperate to find, Whatever this was that made me ...read more

  • Ii. Anthony Grew Up In An Italian Bakery In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,176 views

    II. Anthony grew up in an Italian bakery in a mostly Italian neighborhood of New York. His father was the baker, and as long as Anthony could remember he was at work in his father’s business. The sights and sounds of the bakery permeated every aspect of Anthony’s life. The heat of the oven. The ...read more

  • I Found A Story Called "Pushing The Rock" Told ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 19, 2009
     | 10,141 views

    I found a story called “Pushing the Rock” told by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. It is the story of a weak, sickly man, who could not afford to go to the doctor and his condition seemed to grow worse. The man lived in the deep back woods in an old log cabin. Out in front of his cabin was a huge ...read more

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