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  • I Am Only Vaguely Aware Of How God Fits ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 27, 2006
     | 985 views

    I am only vaguely aware of how God fits everything together. But, often looking back we see more clearly. I was searching through some old papers and came across a note from Sarah Hollis. Sarah was Carrie’s age (10) when we went to Jacksonville, Florida. She rode our van to church each week – ...read more

  • The City And Its Crosses

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
     | 3,750 views

    THE CITY AND ITS CROSSES Two water towers have always served as landmarks for travelers heading for their homes near Wauconda, Illinois. But especially at the holidays. More than 40 years ago, John Kuester, then village police chief, suggested mounting large twin crosses on the towers to ...read more

  • Love God, Love ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 19,533 views

    LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE James Moore tells about a man named George. George was a peacemaker with a big heart and wonderful sense of humor. Everyone loved George at church, and he was respected at the hospital where he worked. The reason why so many people loved George was because he was always kind ...read more

  • All Of You Know That Anne Is A Stay At Home ...

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Dec 14, 2007
     | 1,723 views

    All of you know that Anne is a stay at home mom...but did you also know that she has also held some pretty important positions here in Kentucky as well. I have to tell you she will probably accuse me of being a smart alec for saying this but I really mean it....she has taught an exercise class ...read more

  • Marriage: Sleeping On The ...

    Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
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    MARRIAGE: SLEEPING ON THE HIDE-A-BED Doug and Sylvia Whitt were on their honeymoon, and it was late, after the wedding and all this stuff and they went into the room. It was this beautiful room, and it had all the amenities. They realized there was no bed there. They were like "this is kind of ...read more

  • Is A Blue Whale The Biggest Thing There Is?

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 16, 2024
     | 677 views

    Leave it to a children’s book to help us see how big our universe is. In a book entitled "Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?" Robert Wells takes us from a size we can grasp to one we can’t. The largest animal on earth is the blue whale. Just the flippers on its tail are bigger ...read more

  • My Title Is Taken From The Story Of The African ...

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 30, 2005
     | 1,830 views

    My title is taken from the story of the African two horned Rhinoceros. Across the grassland of East Africa, The Two Horned Rhinoceros lives. They are magnificiant animals of tremendous speed, size and agility. He is the most dangerous and powerful animal on earth. All the rest of the animal ...read more

  • A Professional Carpet-Layer Stepped Back To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,994 views

    A professional carpet-layer stepped back to survey a newly installed carpet. Reaching into his shirt pocket for a cigarette, he realized the pack was missing. At the same time he noticed a lump under the carpet in the middle of the room, about the size of the missing cigarette pack. There was no ...read more

  • More Cars: There Are Now More Cars In American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 2,515 views

    More Cars: There are now more cars in American house-holds than drivers, according to a Transportation Dept. report. The average household now has 1.75 drivers but 1.90 “personal vehicles.” By comparison, the average household has 0.86 adult-size bicycles. When people, not just drivers are counted, ...read more

  • Before Making Sony One Of The Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 991 views

    Illustration: Before making Sony one of the most consistently inventive companies in the world, founder Masaru Ibuka suffered a number of setbacks. Remember the electronic seat warmer? Or the first electronic rice cooker? These were from the same mind that dreamed up the pocket-size transistor ...read more

  • This Past December (12/01), The "Leaning Tower Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on May 19, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,200 views

    This past December (12/01), the “Leaning Tower of Pisa” was finally reopened to the public, after having been closed for almost a dozen years. During that time, engineers completed a 25 million dollar renovation project designed to stabilize the tower. They removed 110 tons of dirt, and reduced its ...read more

  • On December 2001, The "Leaning Tower Of Pisa" ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,427 views

    On December 2001, the “Leaning Tower of Pisa” was finally reopened to the public, after having been closed for almost a dozen years. During that time, engineers completed a 25 million dollar renovation project designed to stabilize the tower. They removed 110 tons of dirt, and reduced its famous ...read more

  • That Should Be Impressive Enough. But Then ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,829 views

    That should be impressive enough. But then Stoner analyzed the probability of 48 prophecies being manifested in one person. He concluded that the probability is one chance in 10 to the 157th power. That’s a 1 with 157 zeroes behind it. Again, Lee Strobel came to my rescue with a more concrete ...read more

  • Be Gentle With Thy Wife

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,209 views

    Be Gentle With Thy Wife (from Doris Shields) Be gentle, for you little know How many trials rise; Although to thee they may seem small, To her of giant size. Be gentle, though perchance that lip May speak a murmuring tone, The heart may beat with kindness yet, And joy to be thine own. Be ...read more

  • A Class Would Consist Of No More Than 20 People. ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Aug 25, 2007
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    A Class would consist of no more than 20 people. Today an ideal size is between four and twelve. Wesley had three “General Rules of the Methodist Class Meetings” for which each class member was expected to give a verbal account as to their personal progress the past week. These three “General ...read more

  • After Hearing And Reading All The Health Warnings ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,497 views

    After hearing and reading all the health warnings the media consistently blesses us with, someone wrote this tongue-in-cheek observation. "Brace yourself. Somewhere, they’re plotting the scare of the week. Air is polluted; water is too. Fish that swim in it are not good for you. Fresh fruits and ...read more

  • On December 2001, The "Leaning Tower Of Pisa" Was ...

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Oct 8, 2007
     | 2,483 views

    On December 2001, the "Leaning Tower of Pisa" was finally reopened to the public, after having been closed for almost a dozen years. During that time, engineers completed a 25 million dollar renovation project designed to stabilize the tower. They removed 110 tons of dirt, and reduced its famous ...read more

  • I Am Reminded Of The Guy Who Shows Up At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,932 views

    I am reminded of the guy who shows up at heaven’s gates. Peter asks him, “Did you do anything self-sacrificing or noteworthy to show that you loved God and loved others.” “Well,” he replied, “There was one thing. I saw an old lady that was being taunted and ridiculed and physically abused by a ...read more

  • If You Build It, Will The Football Come?

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 6, 2009
     | 1,737 views

    IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THE FOOTBALL COME? In downtown San Antonio sits the Alamodome, a 65,000-seat facility that opened in 1993 for a cost of 186 million. Following the field of dreams philosophy, the city, eager to have a professional football franchise pushed to complete the Texas size facility, ...read more

  • Out At The Fonterra Factory Where I’ve Been ...

    Contributed by John Perry on Apr 17, 2010
     | 2,476 views

    Out at the Fonterra factory where I’ve been working some shifts they make yoghurt. The milk is pumped into huge stainless steel vats & they add culture, heat the mix & about 6 hours later the milk & culture is basically turned into yoghurt. But between every batch of yoghurt the vats are washed ...read more