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  • The End?

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2008
     | 3,011 views

    The End? Death, through our eyes, is 'the end.' It is that image of watching an old movie which concludes when the words "THE END" comes up on the screen. We conclude that the movie is over, and we move on either in laughter or tears. Jesus presents a different picture. He doesn't call it ...read more

  • All Of You Know That Anne Is A Stay At Home ...

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Dec 14, 2007
     | 1,776 views

    All of you know that Anne is a stay at home mom...but did you also know that she has also held some pretty important positions here in Kentucky as well. I have to tell you she will probably accuse me of being a smart alec for saying this but I really mean it....she has taught an exercise class ...read more

  • The Spilled Fruit Salad!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,683 views

    THE SPILLED FRUIT SALAD! Here is a bowl of fruit salad for you! I always make fruit salad for Christmas, it has been a family tradition for many years. While at home, my Mom and Dad always received a lot of fruit for Christmas. We would always make fruit salad out of the fruit and top it with ...read more

  • Another Technique To Find More Answers Is To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 2,121 views

    Another technique to find more answers is to change the wording in your questions. Here’s an example of how such a strategy can work. Several centuries ago, a curious but deadly plague appeared in a small village in Lithuania. What was curious about this disease was its grip on its victim; as soon ...read more

  • Another Technique To Find More Answers Is To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,572 views

    Another technique to find more answers is to change the wording in your questions. Here’s an example of how such a strategy can work. Several centuries ago, a curious but deadly plague appeared in a small village in Lithuania. What was curious about this disease was its grip on its victim; as soon ...read more

  • President Ronald Reagan Gave One Of The Best ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,088 views

    -President Ronald Reagan gave one of the best ‘Memorial Day’ speeches ever given on the 40th anniversary of the D-Day in 1984. D-Day was the invasion of France that led to the destruction and ultimate surrender of Nazi Germany. “We stand on a lonely, windswept point on the northern shore of ...read more

  • Giovanni Was A Saint

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 24, 2011
     | 3,079 views

    GIOVANNI WAS A SAINT In a small country village in Sicily, there were two brothers, renowned members of the local Mafia. They were mean, bad and very rich. No one had a good word to say about them. Indeed, everyone seemed to have a story about how they had either been cheated or maligned by the ...read more

  • Story: In A Small Country Village In Sicily, ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,427 views

    Story: In a small country village in Sicily, there were two brothers, renown members of the local Mafia. They were mean, bad and very rich. No one had a good word to say about them. Indeed, everyone seemed to have a story about how they had either been cheated or maligned by the ...read more

  • A Saint

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 27, 2025
     | 390 views

    Story: In a small country village in Sicily, there were two brothers, renown members of the local Mafia. They were mean, bad and very rich. No one had a good word to say about them. Indeed, everyone seemed to have a story about how they had either been cheated or maligned by the ...read more

  • There Is A Story About The President Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 3,743 views

    There is a story about the President of Anheiser-Busch who went over to the Vatican for a private audience with the Pope. The meeting went something like this: “Holy Father, we are prepared to make a donation of $10 million to the church if you would simply replace ‘Give us this day ...read more

  • I Work For Him

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 11, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,607 views

    John Kenneth Gailbraith, in his autobiography, A Life In Our Times, illustrates the devotion of Emily Gloria Wilson, his family's housekeeper. It had been a wearying day, and I asked Emily to hold all telephone calls while I had a nap. Shortly thereafter the phone rang. Lyndon Johnson was ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, I Was Watching David Letterman, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Feb 20, 2001
    based on 98 ratings
     | 5,001 views

    A few years ago, I was watching David Letterman, and he was broadcasting his show from Las Vegas. He was doing his opening monologue and he told this joke. He said that he was standing in front of one of the casinos, and a man came up to him looking desperate. "Please!" the man begged ...read more

  • In The Villages Of Northern India A Missionary ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 12, 2001
    based on 167 ratings
     | 7,641 views

    In the villages of Northern India a missionary was preaching in a bazaar. As he closed, a Muslim gentleman came up and said, "You must admit we have one thing you have not, and it is better than anything you have." The missionary smiled and said, "I should be pleased to hear what it is." The ...read more

  • Johnny's First Day Of School The Class Was To Put ...  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 9, 2001
    based on 194 ratings
     | 3,469 views

    Johnny’s first day of school the class was to put their right hands over their hearts & repeat the Pledge of Alliegence. The teacher watched the children as he started the pledge, "I pledge allegiance to the flag..." She stopped when she noticed Johnny’s right hand over the left side of his rear ...read more

  • When I Was In College, Most Of The Time I Took As ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 24, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,578 views

    When I was in college, most of the time I took as many classes, as many credit hours as they would let me take. I wanted to get through with school as soon as possible because I wanted to get on with life. My mother used to tell me, “your college years are part of life,” and I used to answer, ...read more

  • City Slickers

    Contributed by Sam Peters on Mar 1, 2007
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     | 2,821 views

    (If available, use the clip illustrated here) In the movie City Slickers, Mitch (Billy Crystal) is on a Baby Boomer cattle drive in search of the real meaning of life. In one scene he is out riding with the gritty trail boss, Curly (Jack Palance). Curly realizes why Mitch is on the trip and ...read more

  • God's Elect

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2009
     | 3,039 views

    “Who will bring a charge against God’s elect?” Here is where we have to back up just a step and remember who Paul is talking about and who he is talking to. When he says that God will, with Christ, freely give us all things, the 'us' consists of all those who are referred to in verse 28 and in ...read more

  • 25 Words Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
     | 5,231 views

    25 WORDS OR LESS A teacher in an adult education creative writing class told her students to write "I love you" in 25 words or less, without using the words, "I love you." They had 15 minutes to complete this assignment. A woman in the class spent about 10 minutes looking at the ceiling and ...read more

  • From Obscurity To Importance Because Of An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2009
     | 4,125 views

    From Obscurity to Importance Because of an Event Prior to June of 1815 hardly anyone in the world had heard of a small village in Belgium. It was in fact so small that it was scarcely found on any map. But after June 18, 1815 that microscopic village became infinitely important because of what ...read more

  • 1 From Strength To Strength We Sometimes Go, Then ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2010
     | 4,707 views

    1 From strength to strength we sometimes go, then again we're sinking low, In the shadow of a mountain looming high above our heads. We need not fear what lies ahead for the Word has clearly said, That our faith would be sufficient to make the mountain disappear. CHORUS: Speak to the mountain, ...read more