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  • Peter Kreeft Tells Us That In The Latin Rite For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    Peter Kreeft tells us that in the Latin rite for the burial of an Austrian emperor, the people carry the corpse to the door of the great monastic church. They strike the door and say: “Open.” The abbot inside says: “Who is there?” “Emperor Karl, the king of ...” The response from inside: “We know ...read more

  • American Consumer Debt Hit A Record Level In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    American Consumer Debt hit a record level in October at over $1.98 trillion. The nations credit card debt hit $785 billion, or nearly $7,000 per household. And since about 40% of users pay their balances in full each month, the household card debt of those who carry balances is closer to $12,000. ...read more

  • In Her Book, First Lady From Plains, Rosalynn ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    In her book, First Lady from Plains, Rosalynn Carter told of the "wonderfully odd" things she learned about White House history while a resident there. It seems that the children of President James A. Garfield rode large three-wheelers around as they carried on pillow fights in the East Room. Teddy ...read more

  • I'll Never Forget When My Bride Appeared At The ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
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    I’ll never forget when my bride appeared at the end of the aisle. I smiled a big smile -- couldn’t help myself! There were a lot of people happy for different reasons that day, but I was happy that I was taking Carrie Leigh Hart to be my wife! The groom’s joy comes because of the bride -- she ...read more

  • Risky Behavior- Since 1991 The Percentage Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Risky Behavior- Since 1991 the percentage of students who rarely or never wear seatbelts has dropped from 26% to 10%, and the percentage with 4 or more sex partners during their lives has dropped from nearly 20% to less than 15%. Still, parents find it alarming that 18.5% of high school students ...read more

  • Although There Were A Variety Of Beliefs Among ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 27, 2009
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    Although there were a variety of beliefs among the ancient Jews as to who was being spoken of in Isaiah 53, a Targum (paraphrase) and the Talmud evidences that many understood this to refer to the Messiah: “Behold, My Servant the Messiah shall prosper" from the Targum ("Targum Jonathan") to Isaiah ...read more

  • A Paramedic Was Asked On A Local Dallas Tv ...

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
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    A paramedic was asked on a local Dallas TV talk-show program: “What was your most unusual and challenging 911 call?” “Recently,” the paramedic began, “we got a call from that big white church on 11th and Walnut. A frantic usher was very concerned that during their worship service an elderly man ...read more

  • Humility Vs. Humiliation

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Feb 9, 2011
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    HUMILITY VS. HUMILIATION Have you ever thought about the difference between 'humility' and 'humiliation'? There is a significant difference. Humility is the voluntary and willful choice to accept one’s place and position, whereas, humiliation is the forcing of an unwilling participant into their ...read more

  • The Christmas Card Tradition

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 20, 2011
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    THE CHRISTMAS CARD TRADITION A British businessman is credited with creating the Christmas card in 1843 — as a way to save time. Too busy to write a personal holiday greeting, Henry Cole hired a well-known London artist to design a card he could send to all his acquaintances. Louis Prang, a German ...read more

  • The Age Of The Temple

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 23, 2012
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    THE AGE OF THE TEMPLE A tourist is traveling with a guide through one of the thickest jungles in South America, when he comes across an ancient Mayan temple. The tourist is entranced by the temple, and asks the guide for details. To this, the guide states that archaeologists are carrying out ...read more

  • Palm Sunday Funny

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 29, 2021
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    It was Palm Sunday but because of a sore throat, 5 year old Sammy stayed home from church with a babysitter. When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm fronds. Sammy inquired as to what they were for. 'People held them over Jesus' head as he walked by,' his father ...read more

  • When Orville And Wilbur Wright Finally Succeeded ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    When Orville and Wilbur Wright finally succeeded in flying the first airplane for fifty-nine seconds on December 17, 1903, they rushed a telegram to their sister in Dayton, Ohio, telling of their amazing accomplishment. The telegram read, "First sustained flight today fifty-nine seconds. Hope to be ...read more

  • In The 1968 Olympics In Mexico City, Tanzanian ...

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Nov 12, 2007
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    In the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Tanzanian runner John Stephen Ahkwari was the last runner in the marathon. He came in about an hour and a half after the winner, practically carrying his leg, as it was so bloodied and bandaged. When asked, “Why did you keep going?” He said, “You don’t ...read more

  • In Germany During World War Ii There Was A ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 25, 2008
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    In Germany during World War II there was a Protestant church the stood near some railroad tracks. These tracks often carried Jewish families on their way to be exterminated by the Nazi death camps. The cries for help and justice were sometimes very loud and disturbing especially as the congregation ...read more

  • Game Of Chance

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 9, 2010
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    GAME OF CHANCE A person recently said to me as they were dying that the Bible was just a series of myths and stories, and if I want to, I can choose to live my life assuming that it is. I can choose to treat heaven like a GAME OF CHANCE and the Bible as something less than a sure thing. I can ...read more

  • Trust The Narrow, Unbeaten Path

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Aug 5, 2011
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    TRUST THE NARROW, UNBEATEN PATH When I was younger I went hiking up Golden Ears Mountain. Several years earlier I went with my school and there was a nice rope bridge that crossed the waterfalls to keep you on the trail up the top of the mountain. The path that led to the bridge was wide, covered ...read more

  • Spiritual Health Checks (Breaking Of Bread)  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Spiritual Health Checks (Breaking of Bread) There are four signs that show that the child of God is a healthy Christian. One is a heart hungry for God's Word, second is his desire to be involved in Christian fellowship. When the Holy Spirit was poured into the spiritual hearts of believers in ...read more

  • The Caddy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
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    THE CADDY Two golfers stepped up to the first tee on the St. Andrews course in New York. The older golfer was a kindly man who played a thoughtful, deliberate game. The younger golfer was full of pride and impatience. On the first hole he sliced, lost his ball in the tall grass, hit another one, ...read more

  • Have You Ever Watched The Rudy Rudiegar Story. I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Have you ever watched the Rudy Rudiegar story. I cry every time I see the movie. A story of a young man, really pretty small in stature who dreamed of attending Notre Dame. Really he not only dreamed of attending there, but dreamed of playing football. Dreamed of making his father proud. He went to ...read more

  • On One Occasion Michelangelo Turned To His Fellow ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Beehler on Apr 16, 2003
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    On one occasion Michelangelo turned to his fellow artists and said with frustration in his voice, "Why do you keep filling gallery after gallery with endless pictures on the one theme of Christ in weakness, Christ on the cross, and most of all, Christ hanging dead?" he asked. "Why do you ...read more