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  • The Rock

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2007
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    The Rock A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man He had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his ...read more

  • The Greatest Building Disaster In History

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 2, 2022
     | 1,375 views

    In 1174, the Italian architect Bonnano Pisano began work on what would become his most famous project: a separately standing eight-story bell tower in the city of Pisa. There was just one “little” problem: builders quickly discovered that the soil was much softer than they had anticipated, and the ...read more

  • Pushing The Rock  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 25, 2005
    based on 118 ratings
     | 5,840 views

    PUSHING THE ROCK I have been pondering a story of a weak sickly man. The man was so sick and he could not afford going to town to the doctor. The man lived in the deep back woods in an old log cabin, his condition seemed to grow worse. Out in front of his cabin was a hugh boulder. The rock was ...read more

  • Rocks In The Road

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 4, 2023
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    In 1996 staff members at Bridger Wilderness Area collected the following comment cards: · Trails need to be reconstructed. Please avoid building trails that go uphill. · Too many bugs and leeches and spiders and spider webs. Please spray the wilderness to rid the areas of these pests. ...read more

  • Rock Soup

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 31, 2020
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    CONCLUSION: DO YOU EVER FEEL SO ALONE AND EMPTY? We often say the words “I CAN’T.” Maybe the real truth is “I WON’T.” I read a story about a poor little village and the village was so poor and because there was a terrible drought. There was a very old man in the village. He was old and feeble. He ...read more

  • Security In The Rock  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 1, 2006
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    SECURITY IN THE ROCK The rock badger hides in the crags in the rock. They are greyish in colour and blends well with the rocks. When a predator comes to attack, they will run into a hole, the crag in the rock. The vulture or eagle must sweep down on them before they get into the rocks. ...read more

  • Avoiding The Rocks

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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    AVOIDING THE ROCKS Alan was my prayer partner at a previous church and he tells the story of going white water rafting on a Christian retreat. He said he always got stuck being the captain of the boat and sure enough for the 4th year in a row, he was named captain. So his job was to direct the men ...read more

  • Hit By A Rock

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2011
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    HIT BY A ROCK Corrective suffering is tribulation or affliction God allows in our lives to chasten us for unforsaken sin in order to turn us back to Him. In the city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the broken end of a high voltage wire was lying on the pavement, along which the engineer was walking, ...read more

  • The Value Of The Rock

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
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    THE VALUE OF THE ROCK There is an old story told of an occasion in 1799 when a twelve year old boy named Conrad Reed skipped church and went fishing in Little Meadow Creek on the family farm near Fayetteville, North Carolina. In an attempt to spear a fish young Conrad Reed missed but his spear ...read more

  • Rocking The Bridge

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 1, 2011
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    ROCKING THE BRIDGE A mouse rode the back of an elephant across a bridge. The bridge bowed and swayed. After the crossing, the mouse looked down and said, "Boy, we sure rocked that bridge didn't we?" I wonder, ...read more

  • Rock Of Ages

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 4, 2012
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    ROCK OF AGES "Rock of Ages" is a popular Christian hymn by Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady, written in 1763 and first published in The Gospel Magazine in 1775. Tradition says the hymn was written when Augustus Toplady was walking in the gorge of Burrington Combe in the Mendip Hills in England. ...read more

  • Rain On The Rocks

    Contributed by Jack Kale on Sep 30, 2017
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    Rain on the Rocks We were on the last morning of a five day float down the Buffalo River in Arkansas. Our family joined another for the second annual Kale-Parker river trip. Everyone had their own boat and each was packed with supplies ranging from coolers, cook-wear, clothes, fishing gear, and ...read more

  • A Rock Pile Ceases To Be A Rock Pile The Moment ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing ...read more

  • How Not To Build

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2013
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    HOW NOT TO BUILD I grew up around construction and building material people. My family, for several generations, was in lumber and building materials. In 1998 we opened a new hardware store in Lake Mary. I ran it from the time it opened, until I went to seminary. Part of my responsibility was to ...read more

  • A Matter Of Building  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    A MATTER OF BUILDING Life is a matter of building. Each of us has the opportunity to build something -- a secure family, a good reputation, a career, a relationship to God. But some of those things can disappear almost overnight due to financial losses, natural disasters and other unforeseen ...read more

  • To Build A Bridge

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 4, 2005
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    Illus.: “To Build a Bridge” The Brooklyn Bridge is truly a miracle bridge. In 1863, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea for this spectacular span. Bridge-building experts throughout the world told him it was a crazy idea and that he should forget it. It couldn’t be ...read more

  • Building A Cathedral

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Aug 5, 2008
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    BUILDING A CATHEDRAL A man once walked by a building site and saw three stone masons side by side, sweating over their work in the hot sun. He asked the first, "What are you doing?" "Laying bricks" came the reply. He asked the second stone mason, "And what are you doing?" "Building a wall." ...read more

  • Building A Deck

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Aug 12, 2008
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    BUILDING A DECK I have been building a deck in my backyard this summer, right now I am placing the finishing touches on it. Before I built my deck, I looked through different deck plans, and compared the different kinds of deck materials and figured out pretty much what I needed. Then I went to ...read more

  • Build Me A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    Build Me A Bridge A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish." The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive ...read more

  • Building Bridges

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 8, 2026
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    WILL ALLEN DROMGOOLE, 1860 TO 1934. She wrote over 7,500 poems and 5,000 essays. Her works are recorded in 13 books. My Dad, Wade M. Hughes (1931) committed this poem to memory and would often use it when speaking to leaders. I love this poem. ***THE BRIDGE BUILDER AN OLD MAN, GOING DOWN A LONE ...read more