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  • Paying The Bully

    Contributed by Corey Laughary on Jan 8, 2007
     | 2,735 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

  • A Handy Tool For Coming Up With An Acceptable ...  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Schäve on Jun 27, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 2,711 views

    A handy tool for coming up with an acceptable solution is S.O.D.A.S.:   S-ituation (Define or agree on what the problem is that you will work on in a gentle and respectful manner). O-ptions (Brainstorm together or come up with as many solutions as possible, for you never know what may work). ...read more

  • I Will Never Forget The Story Of A Famous Bishop ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 28, 2007
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    I will never forget the story of a famous bishop who spoke to a gathering of ministerial students. He repeated Jesus’ story of the wise and foolish maidens. Then he looked at those young men and challenged them, “Young men, would you rather be in the light with the ten wise maidens or out in the ...read more

  • Did You Know Part Of The United States Was ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 1, 2010
     | 3,313 views

    Did you know part of the United States was occupied by the enemy during World War II? Some of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands were held by Japanese troops. To supply the war effort, the United States government hastily built the Alaska Highway through the Canadian Rockies. Some years after the war ended, ...read more

  • Positive Attitude

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 24, 2024
     | 1,264 views

    A beginning driver for an interstate trucking company, made several long tiring trips with an older driver. Though twice his age, this older man seemed to thrive on these long trips. After one such trip, as they sat drinking coffee, the younger man commented on how his partner looked as if he had ...read more

  • A Middle School Teacher Asked Her Class To Write ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,639 views

    A middle school teacher asked her class to write imaginative definitions of a friend. One student said, “A friend is a pair of open arms in a society of armless people.” Another said, “A friend is a warm bedroll on a cold and frosty night.” Other said, “A friend is a lively polka in the midst of a ...read more

  • Video Illustration: Wingclips.com Narnia Movie ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 13, 2010
     | 2,860 views

    Video Illustration: Wingclips.com Narnia movie clip “The Wardrobe.” The following from Wingclips.com: Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny. Based on the beloved classic novel by ‘CS Lewis’, Four London children are sent to a professor’s country home in order ...read more

  • Stand Strong

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023
     | 2,391 views

    I want you all to think back with me as we begin this morning. Many of us looked forward to leaving high school behind with all of its challenges. Then we began to experience a whole new set of challenges in college or in the workplace. We began wondering what direction we were going to take in ...read more

  • The Probability Of Just Eight Prophecies Being ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,798 views

    … the probability of just eight prophecies being fulfilled is one chance in one hundred million billion. That number is millions of times greater than the total number of people who’ve ever walked the planet. … if you took this number of silver dollars, they would cover the state of Texas to ...read more

  • The New Republic In Its January 27 Issue ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 13, 2003
    based on 1 rating
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    . The New Republic in its January 27 issue reported that the number of products in a typical supermarket in 92 was some 30,000. In 1976 it was 9,000. Likewise in 1992’s produce section there was 285 products while in 1975 only 65. My how our choices have multiplied? When I was 10 years old ...read more

  • What If We Covered The Entire North American ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 28, 2004
     | 1,630 views

    What if we covered the entire North American continent with dimes 239,000 miles deep, which would extend all the way to the moon. Now pile dimes from here to the moon on a billion other continents the size of North America. Now, paint one dime red and mix it into the billion piles of dimes and ...read more

  • In Prison With Three Books

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 1, 2005
     | 2,037 views

    Illus.: “In Prison With Three Books” The editor of a well-known London newspaper sent a letter of inquiry to 100 professors, authors, merchants, and other professional people. The inquiry was, “Suppose you were sent to prison for 3 years and you could only take 3 books with you. Which 3 would you ...read more

  • Bruce Larson, In His Book, Wind And Fire, Points ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 4, 2005
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    Bruce Larson, in his book, Wind and Fire, points out some interesting facts about sandhill cranes. "These large birds, who fly great distances across continents, have remarkable qualities. They choose leaders who best handle turbulence. And then, all during the time one bird is leading, the rest ...read more

  • The First Date Jim (Elliot) Asked Me For Was To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,282 views

    The first date Jim (Elliot) asked me for was to a missionary meeting at Moody Church in Chicago, late in April. Not surprising that he would choose an event like this rather than a concert or dinner out. The speaker was one of the daughters of the famous missionary to Africa C.T. Studd. She told of ...read more

  • An Unknown Author Wrote, "Longfellow Could Take ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "An unknown author wrote, "Longfellow could take a sheet of paper, write a poem on it and make it worth sixty thousand dollars. That is talent. Rockefeller could sign a piece of paper and make it worth millions. That is capital. A mechanic can take material worth $5 and make it into an article ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago A Certain Pastor Was Sick On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,433 views

    A few years ago a certain pastor was sick on a Sunday morning. That hadn’t happened for a number of years. He tried to hold my head up long enough to watch a little religious television that morning. A local congregation had a program and their special speaker that day was Oliver North. What he ...read more

  • While Numerous U.s. Churches Have Been Adding ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,757 views

    While numerous U.S. churches have been adding Spanish services to meet the needs of new immigrants, an increasing number of Hispanic congregations are starting English services. It's an effort to meet the demands of second- and third-generation Hispanics, keep families together and reach ...read more

  • God Said It, That Ends It

    Contributed by Charles Worth on Aug 7, 2009
     | 2,841 views

    GOD SAID IT, THAT ENDS IT One of my pet peeves is a bumper sticker. It reads; "God said it, I believe it and that ends it." Now many of you may think that is a reasonable statement. I, on the other hand, have a problem with it--you see, once God says it, THAT ends it. THAT makes it truth. Whether ...read more

  • Be Found Doing Your Duty  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,008 views

    BE FOUND DOING YOUR DUTY "Keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come"(Matt 24:42). A man named Col Davenport was speaker of the Connecticut house of representatives in the late 1700s. On May 19, 1780, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the ...read more

  • Hating To Lose

    Contributed by Tim White on Aug 15, 2011
     | 3,056 views

    HATING TO LOSE As a young man growing up, my family enjoyed TV sports. Part of the fun was choosing a team and cheering for them. What maximized the fun was having someone in the family pick the other team, and it became personal. My brother hated to lose. He was noted for changing teams mid-game ...read more