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  • Shoveling Snow

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 3, 2026
     | 71 views

    It was frigid—bone-chilling—and we had another heavy snowfall. When I opened my garage door, I quickly realized that looking at the big picture wouldn’t be helpful. Instead, I needed to focus on just one shovel of snow at a time. Blinders would have been useful, so that I wouldn’t see to the left ...read more

  • Unca Frank's Christmas!" Isaiah 9: 6-7 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 20, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,812 views

    “Unca Frank’s Christmas!” Isaiah 9: 6-7 Key verse(s): 6a: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given.” Franklin Chaney was by all accounts what you would call a crank. For years he had lived alone in his upper flat, Vera having gone to be with the Lord many years past. He was pretty set in ...read more

  • The Crowd Jumps To Its Feet. Many Clench Tissues ...  PRO

    Contributed by Everette Pafford on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,817 views

    The crowd jumps to its feet. Many clench tissues or wipe tears on their sleeves. The applause is thunderous, intermingled with cheers and praise to God. Who would have guessed a developmentally challenged teen could invoke such a response? For my son, Christopher Kline, from Madison ...read more

  • My Daily Confession Of Who I Am In Christ ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 4, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,490 views

    [“My Daily Confession of Who I am in Christ Jesus,” Larry Millemon] I am free from the curse of the law—poverty, sickness, and death. (Deuteronomy 28:15-68) Jesus was made the curse for me. (Galatians 3:3) I am no longer under the bondages of Satan; I’ve been translated into the Kingdom of God. ...read more

  • Kurt Cobain Died About 8 Years Ago. I Remember ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 147 ratings
     | 5,709 views

    Kurt Cobain died about 8 years ago. I remember the day I picked up the newspaper and read about it. He was the founder and lead singer of the rock group "Nirvana." His death was a suicide. He took a shotgun, pointed it to his head, and killed himself. The newspaper was filled with the words of ...read more

  • Thin Slices! (07.15.05--Tomorrow--Deuteronomy ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 13, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,912 views

    Thin Slices! (07.15.05--Tomorrow--Deuteronomy 29:29) Did you ever notice how at least having just a taste of something, a little hint or just a brief encounter with what we were anticipating, can be so much fun? I know a lot about anticipation. Being a bird watcher for many years, I am familiar ...read more

  • Philip Yancey Wrote In His Book, "What's So ...

    Contributed by Danny Rogers on Oct 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,281 views

    Philip Yancey wrote in his book, “What’s so Amazing about Grace?” There was a woman brought before Jesus caught in the act of adultery. The Pharisee wanted her to be stoned as the Law commanded. They wanted to trick Jesus, they wanted to find fault with his teachings. He bent over and began writing ...read more

  • I Remember Well When The Holy Spirit Helped Me ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006
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     | 3,891 views

    I remember well when the Holy Spirit helped me come to a conviction that I was a sinner and needed a Savior. I was a young adult of 20, married, and the father of one child at the time. I had been running with the boys and come to the place of desiring a divorce from my wife. Also, I was doing ...read more

  • Debt Out Of Control

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 4,424 views

    DEBT OUT OF CONTROL Nearly - 80 percent of all divorced couples between the ages of 20 and 30 list financial difficulties as the primary cause of their separation and divorce. From Money-zine.com the following statistics paint the picture of America’s improper handling of their finances: The ...read more

  • Messiah Sighting In Brooklyn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2009
     | 5,021 views

    MESSIAH SIGHTING IN BROOKLYN In 1993 I saw a news report on T.V. it was about a "Messiah sighting" in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. Twenty thousand Lubavitcher Hasidic Jews live in Crown Heights, and many of them believed the Messiah was dwelling among them in the person of ...read more

  • Christina Recently Gave Birth To Our First ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 17, 2010
     | 2,975 views

    Christina recently gave birth to our first daughter. After three sons I am very pleased to have a little girl. Recently I was speaking to the academic dean of the seminary where I am pursuing doctoral studies. The school had asked for individual and family photos of students like me who are ...read more

  • A Pitcher Of Grace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,453 views

    A PITCHER OF GRACE This past week I read this story about grace that I would like to share with you all this morning. This story is about a man named Henry Moorehouse One evening as Henry was walking along the street he saw a little girl coming out of a basement store carrying a pitcher of milk. ...read more

  • Taking A Grenade

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 21, 2011
     | 2,411 views

    TAKING A GRENADE A week ago last Tuesday (04/08/08) the Medal of Honor was posthumously awarded to Navy Seal Michael Monsoor. Here is part of what President Bush said to Michael’s family and those gathered at the White House: "In September 2006, Michael laid down his life for his brothers in ...read more

  • Grace And George Williams

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
     | 2,473 views

    GRACE AND GEORGE WILLIAMS Max Ellerbusch tells the story of the Friday six days before Christmas. He was working feverishly in his instrument repair shop so he could have all of the Christmas holiday at home with the family when the call came. His 5-year-old Craig had been fatally struck by a car. ...read more

  • Testimony About God's Comfort After A Suicide

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 26, 2012
     | 3,030 views

    Mot Richey was one of the precious senior adults at McClendon Baptist Church in West Monroe. She went home to be with the Lord in 2006. Mot was a lovely Christian lady. She was also a wonderful singer, wife and cook. In my whole life, I never met a more loving couple than Jack and Mot Richey. ...read more

  • Dreams

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
     | 5,920 views

    “There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts being broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream - whatever that dream might be.” - Pearl S. Buck Everybody has a dream. What’s your dream? What was your dream when you were young and full of ...read more

  • Even If It's Dark  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,050 views

    EVEN IF IT’S DARK He was a strong man facing an enemy beyond his strength. He young wife had become gravely ill, then suddenly passed away, leaving the big man alone with a wide-eyed, flaxen-haired girl, not quite five years old. The service in the village chapel was simple, and heavy with ...read more

  • In God's Time, In God's Way! The Fern And The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,418 views

    IN GOD’S TIME, IN GOD’S WAY! The Fern and the Bamboo... Unknown One day I wanted to quit.... I wanted to quit my job, I wanted to run from my relationship and my spiritual journey ... I just wanted to quit life. Stop this world and let me off. I went to the woods to have one last good talk ...read more

  • Dr. Elmer Towns, In His Book Praying The Lord's ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 20, 2007
     | 1,840 views

    Dr. Elmer Towns, in his book Praying The Lord’s Prayer for Spiritual Breakthrough, tells the story of a small son was playing with his french fries, dipping the end of one in the ketchup, and then waving it like a baton. His father was enjoying the moment. Mother had gone to a seminar, so for lunch ...read more

  • Give A Birthday Present To Jesus

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 29, 2007
     | 2,917 views

    Give A Birthday Present To Jesus. One year our church celebrated Christmas by giving a birthday present to Jesus. On the first Sunday in December, I asked the congregation to think about what Jesus Christ really meant to them, and to offer a gift on the altar to symbolize their love for Him and ...read more