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  • Famous Firsts  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2004
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    FAMOUS FIRSTS Virginia Dare 1587 --- 1st child born in the American colonies, on August 18th, on what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina. André-Jacques Garnerin 1797 --- 1st parachute jump. Dropped from about 6,500 ft. over Monceau Park in Paris in a 23-ft.-diameter parachute made of white ...read more

  • Famous Firsts

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 1, 2008
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    FAMOUS FIRSTS Let me share with you some of famous firsts that have happened throughout history. Virginia Dare 1587 --- 1st child born in the American colonies, on August 18th, on what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina. André-Jacques Garnerin 1797 --- 1st parachute jump. Dropped from about ...read more

  • Folks, The Word Of God Produces Spiritual Life, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
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    Folks, the Word of God produces spiritual life, as the following story illustrates: The true story of the Mutiny on the Bounty has often been retold. One part that deserves retelling was the transformation wrought by one book. Nine mutineers with six native men and twelve native (Tahitian) ...read more

  • Never Sin!!!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 30, 2020
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    john Wesley visited General Oglethorpe when he was governor of the colony of Georgia. The general mentioned an incident involving a man who had angered him and remarked, "I shall never forgive ...read more

  • In The Days Before Connecticut Became A State, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In the days before Connecticut became a state, the colonial legislature was in session when a thick black cloud blocked out the sunlight. Someone shouted, "It is the Day of Judgment Let’s go home and get ready" But one member of the legislature, who happened to be an old church deacon, stood up ...read more

  • This Year I Received An Email Listing "25 ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2010
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    This year I received an email listing “25 Things About To Become Extinct In America.” Yellow Pages - This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry. The falloff in usage of newspapers and print Yellow Pages could even reach 10% this year -- much higher than the 2%-3% fade rate ...read more

  • Benedict ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010
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    Benedict Arnold In American history, there is a man who became famous for all the wrong reasons. You have probably heard his name, even if you don’t know the details of his life. Benedict Arnold is a name that brings to mind betrayal and treason; yet he actually was a gifted man and a great ...read more

  • Hope You Never Sin

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 18, 2011
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    HOPE YOU NEVER SIN When John Wesley served as a missionary to the American colonies, he had a difficult time with General James Oglethorpe. The general was known for his pride and harshness. One time Oglethorpe declared, "I never forgive." Wesley replied, "Then, ...read more

  • Wesley: The Faith Of A Son

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    WESLEY: THE FAITH OF A SON John Wesley was an honor graduate of Oxford University, an ordained clergyman in the Church of England and orthodox in theology. He was active in practical good works, regularly visiting the inmates of prisons and workhouses in London and helping distribute food and ...read more

  • Professor William Muehl Once Visited A Fine ...  PRO

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Sep 19, 2002
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    Professor William Muehl once visited a fine ancestral home in Virginia. He followed the aged owner, the last of a distinguished colonial family, as she proudly showed him through her home. An ancient rifle above the fireplace intrigued him, so he asked if he might take it down and examine it. ...read more

  • Metaphors (Comical)

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 2, 2022
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    . Most writers know not to use mixed metaphors. Here are some examples: 1. She was a couch potato in the gravy boat of life, flopping dejectedly on the sofa. 2. All at once he was alone in this noisy hive with no place to roost. 3. The little boat gently drifted across the pond the way a bowling ...read more

  • Alexis De Tocqueville- Not Until I Went Into The ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 4, 2005
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    Alexis de Tocqueville- Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Dragonfly

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
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    THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGONFLY Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while ...read more

  • A Name On The Bill Of Rights  PRO

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Oct 4, 2012
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    A NAME ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS The Black Brigade or Black Regiment were the preachers, because they wore black robes. Black preachers, white preachers — they all wore black robes. And the British specifically blamed the preachers for the American Revolution. That's where the title "Black Regiment" ...read more

  • Alexis De Toqueville's Statement Is Oft Quoted ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Alexis de Toqueville’s statement is oft quoted but still a concise clarification of the place of integrity in American life. “America is great,” said the Frenchman, “because America is good. If ever America ceases to be ...read more

  • George ...

    Contributed by Dave Browning on Dec 22, 2008
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    George Washington "I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with." John Adams "Gentlemen in other colonies have large plantations of slaves, and are accustomed, habituated to ...read more

  • French Writer Alexis De Tocqueville, After ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Oct 18, 2000
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    : French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, "I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests--and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, her vast world commerce, ...read more

  • French Writer Alexis De Tocqueville, After ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 29, 2006
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    French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, “I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests—and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, her vast world commerce, her ...read more

  • French Writer Alexis De Tocqueville, After ...

    Contributed by Steve Rutherford on Sep 13, 2005
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    French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, "I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests--and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, her vast world commerce, her ...read more

  • French Writer Alexis De Tocqueville, After ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,406 views

    French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, "I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests--and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, her vast world commerce, her ...read more