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  • God Told A River  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Walther on May 26, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,093 views

    GOD TOLD A RIVER God told a river to flow through a very dry desert to finally arrive at the sea. The river complained to God that it could never make it. It would dry up in the desert and die. But in the end the river trusted God. It changed its course and made a valiant attempt to flow through ...read more

  • Astrophysicists Have Found That There Are Over 60 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Randy Croft on Aug 25, 2001
    based on 113 ratings
     | 2,083 views

    Astrophysicists have found that there are over 60 criteria that are necessary for life on earth. For you to live. Life could not exist or form if any one of the following were true: Earth’s rotation was slower, or faster We were 2% closer or further from the sun. Earth had a 1% change in ...read more

  • In A Peanuts Cartoon Lucy Demanded That Linus ...

    Contributed by Steven Dow on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,504 views

    In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy demanded that Linus change TV channels, threatening him with her fist if he didn’t. “What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?” asks Linus. “These five fingers,” says Lucy. “Individually they’re nothing but when I curl them together like this into ...read more

  • A Recent Survey Of Discipleship Journal Readers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,498 views

    A recent survey of Discipleship Journal readers ranked areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them. These are listed in this order. 1. Materialism. 2. Pride. 3. Self-centeredness. 4. Laziness. 5. Tied were: Anger/Bitterness/Sexual lust. 6. Envy. 7. Gluttony. 8. Lying. (3) There’s little ...read more

  • Though This May Be An Oversimplification, There ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Waddell on Nov 30, 2002
    based on 59 ratings
     | 2,037 views

    Though this may be an oversimplification, there are basically two fundamental worldviews with regard to the subject of TRUTH. These two views can be compared to playdough and a rock. They are two ways to view the world in which we live. The playdough worldview sees truth as flexible, changing, ...read more

  • On Christmas Morning, A Little Girl Was Singing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 4,580 views

    On Christmas morning, a little girl was singing “Happy birthday to you.” Below in the kitchen making breakfast her mother immediately thought, “Dear little thing is all confused. She’s gotten Christmas mixed with someone’s birthday. But as she listened more closely she heard her daughter sing, ...read more

  • In The United States, You Can Be Fined $5000 And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jun 19, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,822 views

    In the United States, you can be fined $5000 and imprisoned for up to a year for breaking an eagle’s egg, you can be imprisoned and fined for stealing a sea turtle egg, and yet our babies are being killed daily with little outcry. It is time we contact our legislators and tell them there must be a ...read more

  • To Accept People Is To Be For Them. It Is To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 7, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,891 views

    “To accept people is to be for them. It is to recognize that it is a very good thing that these people are alive, and to long for the best for them. It does not, of course mean to approve of everything they do. It means to continue to want what is best for their souls no matter what they do.” AND – ...read more

  • I Want To Summarize A Statement That An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on May 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,977 views

    I want to summarize a statement that an Episcopalian minister by the name of Robert Capon made about the greatest threat to Christianity today. I don’t think I could agree with him more. Listen to what he said, "The most critical issue facing Christians is not abortion, pornography, the ...read more

  • Harry Emerson Fosdick Once Told How As A Child, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 1,602 views

    Harry Emerson Fosdick once told how as a child, his mother sent him to pick a quart of raspberries. Reluctantly he dragged himself to the berrypatch. His afternoon was ruined for sure. Then a thought hit him. He would surprise his mother and pick two quarts of raspberries instead of one. Rather ...read more

  • Robert Wuthnow, Author Of God And Mammon In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
     | 1,510 views

    Robert Wuthnow, author of God and Mammon in America states, "The more orthodox the (church) member’s belief and faith, the higher the giving--except among Catholics." (In general Catholic giving lags behind Protestant giving.) He also has discovered very predictable giving increases as a result of ...read more

  • I Want To Close With This Little Poem Entitled ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 7, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,648 views

    I want to close with this little poem entitled “Jesus” written by Charlotte S.C. Panton. Lonely? No, not lonely With Jesus standing by; His presence always cheers me, I know that He is nigh. Friendless? No, not friendless Since Jesus is my friend; I change, but he remaineth True, faithful to the ...read more

  • The Word Advent Comes From The Latin Word, ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Weeks on Dec 9, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,856 views

    The word Advent comes from the Latin word, “advenire”, conjugated as “adventus” which is a combination word of “ad” meaning, “to” or “toward” and “venire”, “come” which is conjugated as ventus, which means more specifically, “coming”. Combining them gets us literally, “toward the coming.” The ...read more

  • Paying The Bully

    Contributed by Corey Laughary on Jan 8, 2007
     | 2,321 views

    In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: “There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then the karate lesson guy said I had to start paying him five ...read more

  • Between My Hometown Of Newbern, Tn And Yorkville ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007
     | 734 views

    Between my hometown of Newbern, TN and Yorkville there was a man who ran a store called Smiddy City. He said you could often give a man a quarter in change and fool him into thinking he had received a half dollar, because it was a big coin. People are creative in being crooked. There was a radio ad ...read more

  • British Sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein Was Once ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 11, 2007
     | 1,071 views

    British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. “I don’t know yet. I’m still making plans.” Shaw was astounded. “You mean you ...read more

  • Dr. Howard Hendricks Illustrated This Biblical ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,266 views

    Dr. Howard Hendricks illustrated this Biblical truth by contrasting two marriages. In the first, the husband complains constantly that his wife does not gratify a vast array of his psychic/sexual needs. He is planning to leave her and take up with another woman who, he says, “really turns me on. ...read more

  • Two Preachers And Two Signs

    Contributed by Johnny Knight on Aug 11, 2007
     | 3,336 views

    Two Preachers and Two Signs Two preachers were standing beside the mountan road holding two signs.  One sign said "turn around before it is too late" and the other said "the end is near".  All the sudden a car came speeding around the curve and past the two preachers holding their signs and never ...read more

  • The Music/Worship Leader Of A Large Church Led ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 6, 2007
     | 1,742 views

    The music/worship leader of a large church led fantastic worship services and choirs. Out of 800 people there were 200 in choir. Each Sunday morning he would receive a note from the same person. The note was always critical telling him where he had failed to lead worship. Imagine every Sunday, ...read more

  • When We Reach For The Sponge That We Use To Wipe ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 5, 2008
     | 2,366 views

    When we reach for the sponge that we use to wipe off the counter, the first thing we do is get the sponge wet, because the sponge is crispy and crusty and hard and brittle, and we can’t use the sponge for anything until we get it wet. People come with crusty and hard hearts. Take that hard heart ...read more

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