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  • Christmas Signs  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,237 views

    CHRISTMAS SIGNS - From a toy store: "Ho, ho, ho spoken here." - In a bridal boutique: "Marry Christmas." - Outside a church: "The original Christmas Club." - From a department store: "Big pre-Christmas sale. Come in and mangle with the crowd." - In a Texas jewelry store: "Diamond tiaras: $70,000. ...read more

  • History Records A Remarkable Account Of The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,409 views

    History records a remarkable account of the destruction of an ancient town. The watchmen on the walls would call out whenever they thought they saw a foe approaching. Sensing that the people had begun to resent them for giving these false alarms, they decided to remain quiet. Regrettably, not ...read more

  • Confession Without Change

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2009
     | 3,247 views

    CONFESSION WITHOUT CHANGE Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, "Our people come to us and pour out their hearts, confess certain sins and needs. Let's do the same. Confession is good for the soul." In due time all agreed. One confessed he liked ...read more

  • I Like To Read The Tombstones To Find Out When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,374 views

    I like to read the tombstones to find out when people lived and died. Occasionally someone writes a scripture verse on their tombstone but most of them just give a name and the dates they lived between. I didn’t find any interesting tombstone comments in Alden MN where My great Aunt Frieda was ...read more

  • The Famous Preacher D.l. Moody Told About A ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 13, 2007
     | 1,173 views

    The famous preacher D.L. Moody told about a Christian woman who was always bright, cheerful, and optimistic, even though she was confined to her room because of illness. She lived in an attic apartment on the fifth floor of an old, rundown building. A friend decided to visit her one day and ...read more

  • A Day To Diet?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,925 views

    A DAY TO DIET? Do you diet on Turkey day, or do you hide your food journal for fear you will fill all its pages on this one day? Here’s what Jeanne McManus of the Washington Post says about the tradition of eating on Thanksgiving day: "I believe in tradition. I believe in Thanksgiving. I ...read more

  • The Horse Won't Stop!

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,026 views

    There's this guy who had been lost and walking in the desert for about 2 weeks. One hot day, he sees the home of a missionary. Tired and weak, he crawls up to the house and collapses on the doorstep. The missionary finds him and nurses him back to health. Feeling better, the man asks the ...read more

  • Evangelist Merv Rosell Relates A Story From His ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 25, 2006
     | 2,554 views

    Evangelist Merv Rosell relates a story from his childhood when he and his brother contracted diphtheria. They were wrapped in white sheets and taken to the contagious ward of the hospital. He could still see his mother’s face, pressed against the glass of the ward, peering lovingly at her two ...read more

  • An Observation About A Certain Bird:

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 30, 2024
     | 569 views

    Our church’s parking lot is mostly gravel except for a small paved section. Ordinarily that’s not a problem but recently, we’ve discovered a very small problem. Would you believe, it’s a bird? Birds of various types are mentioned often in the Bible. All were unclean, according to the dietary laws ...read more

  • A New Spirit And Opportunity  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Stewart on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,335 views

    A NEW SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITY A few years ago a young girl by the name of Sofi was born in Siberia, a bitterly cold and desolate area of Russia. A difficult place to be a child but Sofi’s life was going to be even rougher than most. She was an orphan. Then suddenly at the age of 2 she was adopted, ...read more

  • Are Christians Hypocritical?

    Contributed by T. Scott Womble on Jul 27, 2010
     | 4,719 views

    ARE CHRISTIANS HYPOCRITICAL? A few years ago, Barna Research conducted a 3 year study about the church which was published in the book Unchristian. The results weren't shocking. In fact, we intuitively already knew the results. Barna leveled three stinging blows against Christians. They said ...read more

  • The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe." Let Me ...

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 2, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,343 views

    “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.” Let me repeat just a portion here: “Oh Children,” said the Lion, “I feel my strength coming back to me. Oh, children, catch me if you can!” He stood still for a second, his eyes very bright, his limbs quivering, lashing himself with his tail. Then he ...read more

  • Am I True To Myself?  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 17, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,304 views

    Am I True to Myself? by Edgar Guest I have to live with myself, and so I want to be fit for myself to know I want to be able, as days go by, Always to look myself straight in the eye; I don’t want to stand, with the setting sun, And hate myself for things I have done. I don’t want to keep on a ...read more

  • Fear Of Flying

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
     | 6,438 views

    FEAR OF FLYING Some people are sacred to death of flying. To think of getting on airplane and taking off at 150 MPH, climb to an altitude of 30,000 feet and go 400 or so MPH, is a bit much. Reminds me of the story told years ago about a flight of a four-engine jet plane. It was a lengthy flight ...read more

  • Baseball Legend Cal Ripken, Jr. Was Interviewed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,885 views

    Baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. was interviewed about his success as a baseball player. Many believe he is one of the greatest players in baseball history, but his individual success was not what mattered most to him. In the interview, he said: “I’d much rather be referred to not as an individually ...read more

  • We Live In A Society That Has This Upside Down. ...

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Dec 17, 2007
     | 1,948 views

    We live in a society that has this upside down. A guy gets arrested for dog fighting. He is in big trouble. It is not only federal trouble, but the state is going to try him for animal cruelty too. Now I want you to know that I am not opposed to that. I joke about not liking dogs, but I am ...read more

  • A Light Of Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,108 views

    A Light of Hope There is a story about how the caverns north of Yellowstone National Park were discovered. As the story goes, one of the original explorers was walking along the top of that mountain and fell through a hole, and he dropped down several hundred feet into this cavern and was stuck in ...read more

  • When Thomas Dewey Lost The '48 Election To Harry ...

    Contributed by Roy Probus on Dec 27, 2007
     | 1,919 views

    When Thomas Dewey lost the ’48 election to Harry Truman, after everyone expected a Dewey landslide, Dewey later said he "...felt like the man who woke up to find himself inside a coffin with a lily in his hand and thought: ’If I’m alive, what ...read more

  • Mulligan

    Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Feb 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,355 views

    "Mulligan" There are a lot of golfers out there who have convinced themselves that it is OK to cheat, they even came up with a name for it so that it didn’t sound so bad. It’s called a Mulligan, a do over, a second chance. Here is how it goes. You step up to the tee box to hit the ball and ...read more

  • Sin Of Achan

    Contributed by John Bright on Oct 3, 2025
     | 186 views

    We struggle with someone suffering for the actions of another. In that day, they were not so individualistic as we are in this Western World. Whenever I share the Sin of Achan from the book of Joshua, modern folks like to protest. Here’s the story: The Israelites are given a great victory over ...read more