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  • Several Months Ago I Was Teaching The Teenagers ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 24, 2007
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    Several months ago I was teaching the teenagers in Sunday school. We were talking about Exodus 33, a unique Scripture where it talks about Moses seeing the Lord. To open up the class I asked a question, “When we get to heaven, what three questions will you ask God?” After giving some ...read more

  • Rev Sandy Millar, The Former Rector Of Holy ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 2, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Rev Sandy Millar, the former Rector of Holy Trinity, Brompton, London, tells of how he visited a young woman in Holloway Prison. There was only one card pinned up in her cell. He noticed the words: ‘Happy Birthday’ was the printed message and underneath was written, ‘We wish things could have ...read more

  • One Of My Christmas Presents Was A Book: ‘a ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,802 views

    One of my Christmas presents was a book: ‘A Bundle of Laughs’ by J. John & Mark Stibbe. Towards the end of the book comes their light-hearted ‘20 Rules of Wisdom’. Don’t worry; I’m only going to read four! 1.God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts! 2.Growing old is inevitable, growing up ...read more

  • Philip Anschutz, A Multibillionaire Former ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
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    Philip Anschutz, a multibillionaire former oilman and co-owner of several sports teams started funding positive movies such as "The Chronicles of Narnia." He said he was driven to get into the movie business by his anger at the focus on sex and violence in mainstream films. "My wife and I now have ...read more

  • John Was Having Trouble Hitting The Ball. He ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 9, 2008
     | 1,365 views

    John was having trouble hitting the ball. He was striking out and the head coach was unhappy. John was very upset and felt like giving up. One of the others coaches said, "No matter what happens, even if you strike out, remember that your parents will always love you." The next at bat, John ...read more

  • Guests At Weddings Are Seated By Taking The Right ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 14, 2008
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    Guests at weddings are seated by taking the right arm of the usher. However, the bride comes down the aisle on her father’s left arm. He stands between his daughter and the groom to protect her, until she finally says she does indeed want to go away with Big & Ugly. We begin the ceremony on the ...read more

  • Some Years Ago, When Earl Weaver Was Manager Of ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
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    Some years ago, when Earl Weaver was manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Pat Kelly, one of his outfielders, showed up late for practice. When Weaver asked him why he was late, Kelly, a born-again believer said, “I was in my quiet time with the Lord. You do want me to walk with the Lord, don't you?” ...read more

  • Go At It Again

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Aug 18, 2008
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    GO AT IT AGAIN When the young Theodore Edison was experimenting with a "glass bottle bomb" in his father's lab one day, the experiment exploded, and some of the glass from the bottle got stuck in the young Edison's hand. While his father, Thomas Edison, was caring for his son's hand, the boy ...read more

  • Years Ago, A Railroad Bridge Washed Away In The ...

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Sep 24, 2008
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    Years ago, a railroad bridge washed away in the rain and a train went hurtling over the edge. Eventually, the man who had signaled a warning with his lantern was put on trial. The judge asked the man to demonstrate how he used his lantern. The lantern man showed how he swung it sideways and up and ...read more

  • An Angel Inside

    Contributed by Samuel Wilder on Nov 10, 2008
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    AN ANGEL INSIDE I’ve read that Michelangelo, the great sculptor and painter, was pushing a heavy rock up a small incline to his work area so that he could do some sculpting. A neighbor watched him for over an hour as he worked to get this rock in place. Finally he asked, "Michelangelo, why do you ...read more

  • Older Addicts

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    OLDER ADDICTS In 2005, 184,400 Americans who were admitted to drug treatment programs (roughly 10% of the total) were over 50, up from 143,000, (8%) in 2001. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration foresees 4.4 million older substance abusers by 2020 vs. 1.7 million in 2001. ...read more

  • Long-Term Care

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
     | 2,500 views

    LONG-TERM CARE A survey by Genworth Financial, a long-term care insurer, reports the cost of a private room in a nursing home for a year averages more than $76,000 (up 17% since ’04), an assisted-living facility $36,000 annually and $38 an hour for a Medicare-certified home health aide. Genworth ...read more

  • E. Stanley Jones, Famous Missionary To India At ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
     | 1,557 views

    E. Stanley Jones, famous missionary to India at the beginning of the last century, summed up the matter for us. Prayer is surrender – surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boat hook from a boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to ...read more

  • Show And Tell

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 10, 2023
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    A kindergarten teacher gave her class a “show and tell” assignment of bringing something to represent their religion. The first child got in front of the class and said, “My name is Benjamin, and I am Jewish, and this is the Star of David.” The second child got in front of her class and said, ...read more

  • Paul And Silas Prison - Chains Of Praise

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 26, 2024
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    Paul and Silas in Prison I wonder what it was like in the prison cell. Chained up hands and feet. Behind bars. Waiting on God. Maybe for a moment there was silence. Processing. Maybe wondering whether or not they were going to be the next martyrs. Then Silas shuffles and the chains rattle. Paul ...read more

  • Spend Time With God

    Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 1, 2025
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    Moses after spending 40 days with God on the mountain, found out that God can be seen on a daily basis. So he pitched up a tent outside the camp to meet God on a daily basis. Some things are learned by spending time with God that are not learned anywhere else. Spending time with God teaches us ...read more

  • The Book Of Judges Ends With These Words, "In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001
    based on 178 ratings
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    The Book of Judges ends with these words, "In those days there was no king," no law. And because there was no law, "every man did what was right in his own sight." Can you imagine what a world like that would be? Just look at Los Angeles in 1992, or Miami in the 1980’s, or Watts in the 1960’s. ...read more

  • Lyndon Johnson Was The President Of The United ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mathews Itty on Mar 28, 2001
    based on 89 ratings
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    Lyndon Johnson was the President of the United States of America during the 1960’s. He was quite famous for his love of speed. Once Evangelist Dr. Billy graham and his wife were invited to his farmhouse in Texas. This farmhouse was located by the side of a river amidst lush green surroundings. ...read more

  • It Started Like So Many Evenings. Mom And Dad At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
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    It started like so many evenings. Mom and Dad at home and Jimmy playing after dinner. Mom and Dad were absorbed with jobs and did not notice the time. It was a full moon and some of the light seeped through the windows. Then Mom glanced at the clock. "Jimmy, it’s time to go to bed. Go up now and ...read more

  • During The Late 1800’s An English ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Dooley on May 14, 2001
    based on 152 ratings
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    During the late 1800’s an English evangelist named Henry Moorhouse made several trips to preach in America. On one of those occassions he was taking a walk through a poor section of town when he noticed a small boy coming out of a store with a pitcher of milk in his hands. Just then, he ...read more