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  • Can You See The Land?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 5,801 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

  • I Loved You Enough  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 11, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,745 views

    I Loved You Enough “You don’t love me!” How many times have your kids laid that one on you? Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic motivation a mother, I’ll tell them: · I loved you enough to bug you about where you were going and what time you would get home. · I loved ...read more

  • Can You Create This?  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,026 views

    CAN YOU CREATE THIS? It is a self-balancing, 28-jointed adapter based bi-ped with the following: Millions of warning signals, railroad and conveyor systems…crushers and cranes (of which the arms are magnificent 23-jointed affairs with self-surfacing and lubricating systems); A universally ...read more

  • You Gotta Have Faith  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,550 views

    YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH "Maybe it’s time we reconsider what it means to be intelligent,” says David Brooks of the Weekly Standard. After being questioned about his experience and smarts for the job as President, George W. Bush has amazed us during these troubled times. Experts are confounded. ...read more

  • We Heard You On The Radio  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,560 views

    WE HEARD YOU ON THE RADIO In San Antonio, Texas, an alleged fraudster is awaiting trial because he was too pleased with himself. The suspect apparently couldn’t resist calling a local talk show, "What Is Your Biggest Lie?," under an assumed name and describing how he bilked his insurance ...read more

  • How Much Will You Spend?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,530 views

    HOW MUCH WILL YOU SPEND? With questions about the economy and the threat of war still looming, there is uncertainty in just about everything. But it hasn’t seemed to deter Americans from celebrating Halloween. According to the latest National Retail Federation Halloween survey, consumers say ...read more

  • You Can Choose Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,461 views

    Clyde Reid suggested the following in his book, YOU CAN CHOOSE CHRISTMAS, (1975): "To anticipate Christmas is to decide now that miracles ...read more

  • Some Gifts You Keep  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 2,322 views

    *Some Gifts You Keep* Some things you keep. Like good teeth. Warm coats. Bald husbands & chubby wives. They’re good for you, reliable and practical and so sublime that to throw them away would make the garbage man a thief. So you hang on to the older gifts, because something old is sometimes ...read more

  • The Patrick You Never Knew  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,009 views

    THE PATRICK YOU NEVER KNEW He didn’t chase the snakes out of Ireland and he may never have plucked a shamrock to teach the mystery of the Trinity. Yet St. Patrick well deserves to be honored by the people of Ireland—and by downtrodden and excluded people everywhere. Some 1,500 years ago a ...read more

  • We Thought You Said...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,800 views

    WE THOUGHT YOU SAID... The kids had talked Mom into getting a hamster They promised to take care of their pet, whom they named “Danny.” Within two months, though, Mom was taking care of Danny. One day Mom decided enough was enough; Danny would be given to a new owner. She called the kids ...read more

  • And Which One Were You?  PRO

    Contributed by Stan Martin on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,349 views

    AND WHICH ONE WERE YOU? Maybe you heard about the Desert Storm soldier who while he was overseas received a Dear John letter from his girlfriend back home in the states. To add insult to injury, she wrote, "Will you please return my favorite photograph of myself-- I need it for ...read more

  • Circumstances Are Like A Mattress! If You Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Mar 17, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,382 views

    Circumstances are like a MATTRESS! If you are "under the circumstances", it is like being under a mattress...you suffocate! Being on top of the ...read more

  • There Are Going To Be Things Happen To You In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,406 views

    There are going to be things happen to you in this life that will make you cling to that eternal hope because there is no other. Wally and Barbara Rendel know that’s true. Wally is the minister at the Southern Acres Christian Church in Lexington and has been for over 20 years. But five years ago ...read more

  • Are You Having A Bad Day?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,539 views

    ARE YOU HAVING A BAD DAY? Not all days are equally good. You know you’re having a bad day when you put both contacts into the same eye. You know you’re having a bad day when your twin sister forgets your birthday. You know you’re having a bad day when you wake up and your braces are stuck ...read more

  • It Is Not That You Never Entertain A Question, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 12, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,887 views

    It is not that you never entertain a question, for as Frederick Buechner exclaimed: “Without somehow destroying me in the process, how could God reveal himself in a way that would leave no room for doubt? If there were no room for doubt, ...read more

  • Lessons You've Learned  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,775 views

    LESSONS YOU’VE LEARNED Mothers have taught us so much about life. But you have to admit, we, as your children, have taught you some things about life too. Here are a few of the lessons we might have taught you: (1) You have learned that a 3 year old’s voice is louder than 200 adults in a ...read more

  • It Would Be Nice Of You To Add This To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,612 views

    [It would be nice of you to add this to the general humor section instead of SermonCentralPro because you need some new stuff in that section.] If My Body Were a Car By Anonymous I see newer models rolling down the street, But my own car is growing older and it’s not very neat. I’ve got bumps, ...read more

  • Satan Tells You Lies  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Krieger on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,188 views

    Satan tells you lies. “It is a lovely place, my house,” said the Queen. “I am sure you would like it. There are whole rooms full of Turkish Delight, and what’s more, I have no children of my own. I want a nice boy whom I could bring up as a Prince and who would be King of Narnia when I am gone. ...read more

  • I Love You, Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jan 8, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,887 views

    "I love you, Mother," said little John; Then, forgetting his work, his cap went on, And he was off to the garden swing, Leaving his mother the wood to bring. "I love you, Mother," said little Nell; "I love you better than tongue can tell!" Then she teased and pouted half the day, Till Mother ...read more

  • God Calls You To The World  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 15, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,790 views

    God Calls You To The World “Where are you?” the stranger said. I didn’t understand, “What do you mean? I am right here.” “But where is that?” he persisted. “Right here on the planet earth,” I said. He went on: “Who put you here?” “I’m proud to say that God did, of course.” The stranger smiled, “Who ...read more