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  • Punxsutawney Phil Is A Groundhog That Comes Out ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 15, 2010
     | 1,571 views

    Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog that comes out of his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania, each February 2 to predict the weather. According to legend, if Phil sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of cold weather. If he doesn’t see his shadow, spring will come early. This is all humbug ...read more

  • Bill Bright Tells The Story Of "A Man Who ...

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jan 4, 2005
     | 3,293 views

    Bill Bright tells the story of “a man who traveled to a certain city one cold morning. As he arrived at his hotel, he noticed that the clerks, the guests—everyone—were barefoot. In the coffee shop, he noticed a fellow at a nearby table and asked, ‘Why aren’t you wearing shoes? Don’t you know about ...read more

  • Those Who Think Paul Was Exaggerating When He ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 28, 2007
     | 1,104 views

    Those who think Paul was exaggerating when he said, “I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me” would do well to heed the message from an article in the New York Post this week: ’JESUS’ CRACKS COLD CASE By LAURA ITALIANO June 9, 2007 — The ...read more

  • The Silent Sermon  PRO

    Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,044 views

    THE SILENT SERMON A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending Services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the preacher decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The preacher found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for ...read more

  • The Heizer Creek Baptism

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
     | 3,350 views

    Note: this story happened to me - Jim Butcher of Madison WV. One of my favorite baptism stories comes from a friend of mine who owns a house on Heizer Creek. He had a nice spot on his property to do baptisms and told the nearby country churches they were welcome to use it anytime, which a few of ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Time When A Little Child ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jul 12, 2001
    based on 138 ratings
     | 3,634 views

    The story is told of a time when a little child in an African tribe wandered off into the tall jungle grass and could not be found, although the tribe searched all day. The next day the tribal members all held hands and walked through the grass together. This enabled them to find the child, but due ...read more

  • Several Churches In North Dakota Were Being ...  PRO

    Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,736 views

    Several churches in North Dakota were being served by a clever old preacher. The people were always amazed, for no matter what the circumstances, the preacher could always find something to give thanks for. As he made his rounds one cold December morning, he was late in getting to worship because ...read more

  • The Inscription On The Plymouth Rock Monument: ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
     | 2,590 views

    The inscription on the Plymouth Rock monument: "This spot marks the final resting place of the Pilgrims of the Mayflower. In weariness and hunger and cold, fighting the wilderness and burying their dead in common graves that the Indians should not know how many had perished, they here laid the ...read more

  • The Sin Of Doing ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 28, 2010
     | 2,509 views

    THE SIN OF DOING NOTHING I was hungry and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger. I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel and prayed for my release. I was naked and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance. I was sick and you knelt and thanked God ...read more

  • There Was A Lady Who Died In 1916 Named Hetty ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 897 views

    : There was a lady who died in 1916 named Hetty Green. She was called America’s greatest miser. When she died in 1916, she left an estate valued at $100 million. But she was so miserly that she ate cold oatmeal in order to save the expense of heating the water. When her son had a severe leg injury, ...read more

  • There Was A Lady Who Died In 1916 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 942 views

    Illustration: There was a lady who died in 1916 named Hetty Green. She was called America’s greatest miser. When she died in 1916, she left an estate valued at $100 million. But she was so miserly that she ate cold oatmeal in order to save the expense of heating the water. When her son had a severe ...read more

  • A Nashville Newspaper Carried A Story Of Mrs. ...

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Aug 22, 2007
     | 2,965 views

    A Nashville newspaper carried a story of Mrs. Lilia Craig who hasn’t missed attending church in 1,040 Sundays (20 years) although she is in her eighties. There are many questions raised: Doesn’t it ever rain or snow in her town on Sunday? Doesn’t she ever have an unexpected company? Doesn’t she ...read more

  • When I Was A Boy I Used To Hug A Rubber Hot ...

    Contributed by George Mansfield on Jan 18, 2008
     | 1,340 views

    “When I was a boy I used to hug a rubber hot water bottle in bed at night to beat off the chill air from the frigid Irish Sea. Comfort! One morning I woke up wet, cold, and miserable. The rubber hot water bottle had perished. It had slowly deteriorated, imperceptibly disintegrated and was ...read more

  • More Than Feeling" By The Rock Group Boston Was ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 4, 2008
     | 1,169 views

    "More than Feeling" by the rock group Boston was very popular in the 1970's and now with the Guitar Hero video game. The irony of this song is that it is all about feelings and emotions. "I looked out this morning and the sun was gone Turned on some music to start my day I lost myself in a ...read more

  • Always Thankful  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,048 views

    ALWAYS THANKFUL "Several churches in North Dakota were being served by a clever old preacher. The people were always amazed, for no matter what the circumstances, the preacher could always find something to give thanks for. As he made his rounds one cold December morning, he was late in getting to ...read more

  • Our Love So Faint, Thine So Great

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jul 28, 2011
     | 1,808 views

    OUR LOVE SO FAINT, THINE SO GREAT The great hymn writer, Isaac Watts, once asked in a hymn: "Dear Lord, and shall we ever live at this poor dying rate? Our love so faint, so cold to Thee, and Thine to us so great?" Likely so, unless God himself startles us and shakes us free from our complacency. ...read more

  • A Cat And A Hot Stove

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2012
     | 3,818 views

    A CAT AND A HOT STOVE Mark Twain once said, "If a cat sits on a hot stove, that cat will never sit on a hot stove again." He continued, "That cat will never sit on a cold stove either." His conclusion: That cat will associate stoves with a bad, hot experience and say, "Never again!" We all ...read more

  • It Was A Fog-Shrouded Morning, July 4, 1952, When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 97 ratings
     | 1,826 views

    It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to swim the channel from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman to swim the English ...read more

  • Can You See The Land?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 4,969 views

    CAN YOU SEE THE LAND? It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to swim the channel from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman ...read more

  • It Was A Fog-Shrouded Morning, July 4, 1952, ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 25, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,061 views

    “It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to be the first woman to swim the 21 miles from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman ...read more

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