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  • French Novelist And Playwright Alexander ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 25, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 918 views

    Ill: French novelist and playwright Alexander Dumas once had a heated quarrel with a rising young politician. The argument became so intense that a duel was inevitable. Since both men were very fast and superb shots they decided to draw lots, the loser agreeing to shoot himself. Dumas lost. Pistol ...read more

  • French Novelist And Playwright Alexandre Dumas ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,612 views

    French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas once had a heated quarrel with a rising young politician. The argument became so intense that a duel was inevitable. Since both men were superb shots they decided to draw lots, the loser agreeing to shoot himself. Dumas lost. Pistol in hand, he ...read more

  • Make The First Move

    Contributed by Dr. Zachary Sizemore on May 17, 2011
     | 2,948 views

    MAKE THE FIRST MOVE Many years ago I was preaching in a little mountain church in a close community. There was a division between two men in the church over a cow. Their families had been at odds, and they had brought the argument into the church. One of the men bought a cow and the other man ...read more

  • Five Brothers Were Walking Along A Road When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,839 views

    Five brothers were walking along a road when they saw a sign: “party tonight!” It announced. “Free food, drink, music, dance.” And best of all, at the bottom it said, “hosted in person by The King.” The first brother read the poster and said, “I’m not interested.” I’m going to stay home and ...read more

  • I Choose To Be Found Doing My Duty - Good Story

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 2, 2026
    based on 2 ratings
     | 138 views

    Back in 1780, ...... the Connecticut House of Representatives ... was in session. The sky above ...become extremely dark. An eerie dark. Many of those in the House ... who were believers glancing out the windows, ... feared ...the end ...was at hand. Many wanted to adjourn the session, ...read more

  • Motherhood Out Of Order  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,043 views

    MOTHERHOOD OUT OF ORDER There was a cartoon that portrayed a three-year-old, freckle-faced boy in a hallway. His pajamas are unsnapped, his diaper’s bagging, and he’s got a little teddy bear dangling in his hand. He is standing in front of his mother and father’s bedroom door, which is shut. On ...read more

  • It Was One Of The Best Football Games Ever. ...

    Contributed by Lee Miller on Aug 22, 2008
     | 2,075 views

    It was one of the best football games ever. Remember Super Bowl XXXIV between the Rams and Titans? In the final seconds Tennessee was driving for the game-tying touchdown and on the final play Kevin Dyson caught a pass over the middle and lunged for the goal line. He was tackled just short of the ...read more

  • Many, Many Years Ago King George Vi Addressed The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 5, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,164 views

    Many, many years ago King George VI addressed the British Commonwealth on New Year’s Eve at the turn of a moment in history where the whole world was standing on the brink of uncertainty. Despondency was in the air, and people did not know to whom they could turn. As he closed his message, unknown ...read more

  • God Is Always True To His Promises. Our Trust Is ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Mar 14, 2008
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    God is always true to His promises. Our trust is never misplaced when our trust is in Him. Frances Havergal, the noted hymn writer, loved the Word of God and the God of the Word. As she was dying at the early age of forty-three, Havergal asked a friend who was standing by her bed to read to her ...read more

  • During His 1960 Presidential Campaign, John F. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2005
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    During his 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy often closed his speeches with the story of Colonel Davenport, the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives. One day in 1789, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the representatives, glancing out the windows, feared ...read more

  • Some Years Ago, A Painting Was Shown In A London ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,411 views

    Some years ago, a painting was shown in a London art gallery. As you viewed it from a distance, it seemed to be a monk with head bowed and hands clasped in prayer. But, upon close inspection, you would see a monk that is squeezing an orange over a small glass as he looks down upon it. Could that ...read more

  • The Hitchhiker

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 3, 2011
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     | 2,970 views

    THE HITCHHIKER There was a man the side of the road hitch hiking on a very dark night in the middle of a storm. It was late at night and no cars were passing. The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car coming towards him and stop. Without further ...read more

  • Indian Martyr

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Oct 31, 2020
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     | 1,454 views

    Devasahayam Pillai was the first Indian martyr to be beatified. He was born in Nilakandan Pillai (1712-1752) into a Hindu family in the Kingdom of Travancore. Pillai, an upper-caste Hindu nair convert to Christianity, was a member of the royal service and was close to King Marthanda Varma, ...read more

  • Being A Bystander

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Mar 23, 2015
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    Some years ago we had some friends in our apartment complex that needed some help moving. Now, no one enjoys moving and everyone usually tries to avoid this type of labor if possible. But, these people needed some help so I volunteered myself and our oldest son Zane to help them move. We began ...read more

  • Making The Wrong Right

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
     | 1,527 views

    MAKING THE WRONG RIGHT Many years ago, Christian professor Stuart Blackie of the University of Edinburgh was listening to his students as they presented oral readings. When one young man rose to begin his recitation, he held his book in the wrong hand. The professor thundered, "Take your book in ...read more

  • Buddha Is Sleeping  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 10, 2001
    based on 113 ratings
     | 4,930 views

    Illus.: “Buddah Is Sleeping” In a large city in Sri Lanka there is a huge statue of Buddah in a reclining position. The chiseled face is calm, the eyes are closed and the head rests upon one hand. A full 50 feet long, the image is impressive except for one thing: Buddah is sleeping while the ...read more

  • There Was A Man The Side Of The Road Hitch Hiking ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 52 ratings
     | 3,227 views

    There was a man the side of the road hitch hiking on a very dark night in the middle of a storm. It was late at night and no cars were passing. The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car coming towards him and stop. Without further thought, he got ...read more

  • An Ancient Scottish Legend

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 3, 2008
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     | 2,021 views

    An ancient Scottish legend has this story. A shepherd boy was tending a few sheep on the side of a mountain. One day while wandering in the wilderness, he came to a huge cave. There was a door to the cave and it was closed. And as he was looking around, he noticed a very beautiful flower. ...read more

  • While Life Is Present, It Is Precious, But, For ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 7, 2008
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    While life is present, it is precious, but, for all its value, it is also fragile. If you take a moment to think about the animation of the human body, I can’t help but believe that you must be in awe. Take the simplest of operations. You are going to open your car door and get inside. You walk ...read more

  • Almost

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
     | 3,202 views

    Almost Story It started out with a low rumbling; then there was the sound of the explosion. It seemed like the whole world was rocking and reeling under the blow of Mother Nature. The sky was filled with smoke as dark as a midnight; the ashes from the eruption were falling like snow in a winter ...read more