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  • Many Here Have Heard Of A Man Named Bobby Knight. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Thomas on Feb 10, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,831 views

    Many here have heard of a man named Bobby Knight. He’s a famous college basketball coach. Bobby Knight is given to what commentaries on the Old Testament refer to as "ebullitions of wrath." Maybe you’ve seen some of Bobby’s ebullitions on display in television news clips: Coach Knight hurling a ...read more

  • Marriage And Family Laws

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,512 views

    On the lighter side of life: From the book: Wacky Laws, Weird Decisions and Strange Statues, Main Street publishers. Marriage and Family laws: a. It’s against the law for children under the age of seven to go to college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. b. Although there are no R and X ratings for ...read more

  • Missionary Gregory Fisher Writes: "What Will He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,260 views

    MISSIONARY Gregory Fisher writes: "What will he say when he shouts?" The question took me by surprise. I had already found that West African Bible College students can ask some of the most penetrating questions about minute details of Scripture. "Reverend, I Thess. 4:16 says that Christ ...read more

  • I Told You I Was Reading A New Book By Max ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,940 views

    I told you I was reading a new book by Max Lucado called, “Come to the Sweet Spot.” This illustration was in this book. He had a daughter in college. He had set up a checking account for her so that she would have some money at school and could be responsible to pay her bills through this account. ...read more

  • One Time Many Years Ago (Maybe 1993) I Took ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One time many years ago (maybe 1993) I took Holly and Shane and went to South Bend, IN, to run the Sunburst marathon. She had a friend from college who lived there and we went to visit them as well. The Sunburst marathon was run in June and on a Saturday. Then we had to drive back to southern IL, ...read more

  • Missionary Gregory Fisher Writes: "What Will He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,100 views

    MISSIONARY Gregory Fisher writes: "What will he say when he shouts?" The question took me by surprise. I had already found that West African Bible College students can ask some of the most penetrating questions about minute details of Scripture. "Reverend, I Thess. 4:16 says that Christ will ...read more

  • Today We Are All Rushing About Working For That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,787 views

    Today we are all rushing about working for that next pay raise. But what is that pay raise really going to profit us? We often can’t see the big picture for striving for something greater. Maybe we should have the attitude of this father. The young man was feeling very proud of himself. As a ...read more

  • Twentieth Centuries. His Wife Was A Minister's ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 21, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,064 views

    twentieth centuries. His wife was a minister’s daughter, and their Church was College Avenue Methodist Church in Somerville, Massachusetts [SOURCE: http://www.ethicalstl.org/platforms/platform071199.shtml]. Many of his, matter-of-fact poems still speak vividly to us today. I have always ...read more

  • This Past Week I Heard A Man Named Paul Peck ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 14, 2008
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    This past week I heard a man named Paul Peck speak. He talked about watching the riots in Los Angeles in April of 1992 following the acquittal of the four white officers who beat Rodney King. Paul watched in horror as African Americans burned down their own communities and businesses, but instead ...read more

  • Spiritual Events

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 8, 2008
     | 1,524 views

    Spiritual Events When I was a Sophomore in college I was taking a shortcut on a country road to avoid heavy traffic on the freeway. I was traveling at about fifty miles an hour or so. This road was a beautiful drive meandering through vineyards, orchards and ranches, it ambled over rolling hills, ...read more

  • Max Lucado Tells The Story In His Book, 3:16, ...

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Mar 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,538 views

    Max Lucado tells the story in his book, 3:16, Numbers of Hope, about Team Hoyt… Team Hoyt consists of a father-son squad: Dick and Rick. They race. They race a lot. Sixty-four marathons. Two hundred and six triathlons. Six triathlons at Ironman distance. Two hundred and four 10K runs. Since 1975, ...read more

  • Myron

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
     | 1,651 views

    Myron Do you need encouragement on a smaller scale for a person with lesser abilities? Kenneth Dodge, San Leandro, California: In a small town in the Midwest where I spent six years of my early youth, there lived a mentally retarded adult named Myron. It was during depression years and there was ...read more

  • We Are Sons And Daughters  PRO

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 5, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,123 views

    WE ARE SONS AND DAUGHTERS The moment we put our faith in Christ, we not only became children of God, we became His full adult children. That’s the meaning of the word "sons" in this context. In other words, God doesn’t treat us like little babies in his family. He treats us as His mature, ...read more

  • Father Covers Overdraft For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009
     | 4,884 views

    Father Covers Overdraft for Daughter In His book, Cure for the Common Life, Max Lucado talks about the time the bank sent him an overdraft notice on the checking account of one of his daughters. He says, “I encourage my college-age girls to monitor their accounts. Even so, they sometimes overspend. ...read more

  • Staying In The Shallow End

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 28, 2011
     | 3,712 views

    STAYING IN THE SHALLOW END He stays at the shallow end of the pool for a long time, refusing invitations to come out into the deeper water, even with his dad. But after a long time considering it, my grandson Zion Brave Bennett thrusts himself into the pool, swimming underwater and then ...read more

  • Jill Briscoe On Submission

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
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    JILL BRISCOE ON SUBMISSION Jill Briscoe talks about the difference between her family and her husband, Stuart's, family and what that brought to their own marriage. She says, "My father, a quiet, gentle man, considered himself head of his home: protector, defender, and provider. My mom was a ...read more

  • Thoughts On The Church

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 20, 2012
     | 2,558 views

    THOUGHTS ON THE CHURCH Here are some thoughts on The Church from a few 30 on down in age, individuals from the book "The Relevant Church": Quotes: Tyler Watts, "I think I disconnect from the Gospel of Jesus Christ when I'm not involved in close relationships with other believers." Philip Evans, ...read more

  • Glory To God First

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jun 25, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,761 views

    GLORY TO GOD FIRST A man came to Pastor Chuck, the church that I went to for several years while in California, and he said to the pastor that he wanted to make a large donation - about one million dollar donation. The pastor said to that, "Wow -- that is a lot of money. Let me go first and pray ...read more

  • The Story Of George Beverly Shea

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2012
     | 4,361 views

    THE STORY OF GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA George Beverly Shea was a young man in the late 1920s aspiring to become a well-known singer. He entered Houghton College in New York in 1928 to get some good music training, but family financial problems caused him to leave after only one year. He found a job as a ...read more

  • Blind Against The Blind  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,909 views

    BLIND AGAINST THE BLIND Today we're going to examine a miracle in which Jesus gives sight to two blind men. I've known several people who are physically blind and I'm always amazed by what they can do without sight. Growing up in Alabama, one of the most celebrated sports heroes in our state was ...read more