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  • I Met A Young Man Not Long Ago Who Dives For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on May 9, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,344 views

    I met a young man not long ago who dives for exotic fish for aquariums. He told me that one of the most popular aquarium fish is the shark. He explained that if you catch a small shark and confine it, it will stay a size proportionate to the aquarium you put it in. Sharks can be six inches long yet ...read more

  • On The Wall Beside My Desk I Have A 1996 Poster ...

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 24, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,544 views

    On the wall beside my desk I have a 1996 poster size Tim Horton’s Coffee calendar, which I took and had dry mounted, so it would last forever. The picture above the months shows a father wearing a goalie stick and gloves guarding a hockey net that stands in front of the garage door of the family ...read more

  • A Young Man Goes Into A Drug Store To Buy 3 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 23, 2001
    based on 201 ratings
     | 3,540 views

    A young man goes into a drug store to buy 3 boxes of chocolate. The pharmacist says what size small medium or large "Well," he said, "I’ve been seeing this girl for a while and she’s really Beautiful. I want the chocolate because I think tonight’s "the" night. We’re having dinner with her parents, ...read more

  • Professional Golfer Tommy Bolt Was Playing In ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 5, 2008
     | 1,450 views

    Professional golfer Tommy Bolt was playing in Los Angeles and had a caddy with a reputation of constant chatter. Before they teed off, Bolt told him, “Don’t say a word to me. And if I ask you something, just answer yes or no.” During the round, Bolt found the ball next to a tree, where he had to ...read more

  • What's Valuable

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,150 views

    WHAT'S VALUABLE Helen Frankenthaler’s The Bay is an abstract painting on display in the Detroit Institute of Arts. It’s valuable. This work of art is worth about 1.5 million dollars. Or I should say it used to be worth 1.5 million dollars, until a 12 year old boy on a field trip decided to put his ...read more

  • Deal With Habits Early On

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 1,848 views

    DEAL WITH HABITS EARLY ON An elderly teacher, with a pupil by his side, took a walk through a forest. Suddenly he stopped and pointed to four plants close at hand. The first was just beginning to peep above the ground, the second had rooted itself pretty well into the earth, the third was a small ...read more

  • Robes Of Righteousness

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 28, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,791 views

    Dr Ravi Zacharias came up with a true witty story of a New Zealand Shepherd who was happy on a Christmas morning, sad in the afternoon but once again happy in the evening. What exactly contributed to his mood swings? Here goes…in the morning two of his ewes’ “A” and “B” gave birth to two lambs “a” ...read more

  • High Seas

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Oct 13, 2020
     | 2,607 views

    The thunder roared like a waking dragon. As the water churned and the ship rocked wildly like a kite on a string. I watched helplessly as the splinter sized crack in the mast grew until I was sure it would snap. The crew on deck wallowed and struggled to move in the thigh deep water to try and keep ...read more

  • Love At Last!!!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 20, 2022
     | 1,486 views

    George, age 92 and Edith, age 89 are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding and on the way, they pass a drugstore. George suggests they go in and he addresses the man behind the counter. "Are you the owner? "The pharmacist answers, ...read more

  • Recently, Our Family Returned To Some Familiar ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Sep 30, 2005
     | 2,326 views

    Recently, our family returned to some familiar memories and a week of nostalgia for me personally. Webster’s tells us that nostalgia means, a longing for familiar or beloved circumstances that are now remote or irretrievable. Sun Lakes is the Palm Springs of Eastern Washington - 95° during the ...read more

  • One Little Boy Grew A New Approach To The Game.  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 10, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,560 views

    ONE LITTLE BOY GREW A NEW APPROACH TO THE GAME. We have this little boy at church, Seth Keown, Seth is 6 years old and plays PeeWee football. Our son is the coach of the Packers. Our grandson Matthew plays on the same team with Seth. There are only two teams in this league, the Packers and the ...read more

  • Max Lucado, In One Of His Books, Tells A Story ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 5, 2005
     | 5,265 views

    MAX LUCADO, in one of his books, tells a story that he read about a newlywed couple that had a honeymoon disaster. They arrived at the hotel in the wee hours with high hopes. They had reserved a large room with romantic amenities. That;s not what they found. Seems the room was pretty skimpy no ...read more

  • Max Lucado, In One Of His Books, Tells A Story ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 22, 2004
     | 3,786 views

    MAX LUCADO, in one of his books, tells a story that he read about a newlywed couple that had a honeymoon disaster. They arrived at the hotel in the wee hours with high hopes. They had reserved a large room with romantic amenities. That's not what they found. Seems the room was pretty skimpy, no ...read more

  • William Tanner, Former President Of The North ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,813 views

    William Tanner, former president of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, tells the story from his boyhood in a small town in Texas. There, he would sneak off every week to see a display which an insurance salesman would put in his store window. This was during World ...read more

  • Jack  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 677 views

    Jack A young man of age 22 was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It was serious. Jack was given a very low chance of making it. But a year later he was healthy and cancer free. A few weeks later it was discovered that Jack had a tumor the size of a football in his belly. It was intertwined around ...read more

  • Strange Inside And Out

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    STRANGE INSIDE AND OUT In May 2008, scientists finally completed analyzing the DNA of the platypus, a creature native to Australia that defies categorization under bird, reptile or mammal. The platypus is so odd that when the first specimens were sent to Europe in the 19th century, scientists ...read more

  • Not Happy With The View

    Contributed by Bill Love on Jul 29, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,303 views

    NOT HAPPY WITH THE VIEW A young salesman lands a job selling new windows door to door. On his first day of the job he comes across this sweet older lady who agrees to purchase a beautiful new window in her living room. A few days after the job was completed the salesmen gets a call from the lady ...read more

  • Every Animal You Can Think Of -- Mammals, Birds, ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 5, 2010
     | 1,179 views

    Every animal you can think of -- mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians -- has a brain. But the human brain is unique. It gives us the power to think, plan, speak, imagine... It is truly an amazing organ. The brain performs an incredible number of tasks:­ It controls body temperature, blood ...read more

  • Confined Christians

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
     | 3,177 views

    CONFINED CHRISTIANS I met a young man not long ago who dives for exotic fish for aquariums. He told me that one of the most popular aquarium fish is the shark. He explained that if you catch a small shark and confine it, it will stay a size proportionate to the aquarium you put it in. Sharks can ...read more

  • In An Interview In The March-April 2003 Issue Of ...

    Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Jun 3, 2005
     | 3,054 views

    In an interview in the March-April 2003 issue of The Door, preacher/author Calvin Miller observed, "Michael Card and I are kind of amateur astronomers, and he’s much better at it than I am. We were in his backyard one night, and he gave me a book by an astronomer that opened my eyes. When you look ...read more