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  • Ucla Alumni And Fans Made Ucla Football Coach ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Sep 5, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,998 views

    UCLA alumni and fans made UCLA football coach Pepper Rodgers’s life miserable during a season when his Bruins got off to a horrible start. Nobody in Southern California would hang out with him. "My dog was my only true friend," Rodgers said of that year. "I told my wife that every man needs at ...read more

  • When The U.s. Mint Reissued Two-Dollar Bills, I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,486 views

    When the U.S. Mint reissued two-dollar bills, I thought they might someday become collectors’ items. I went to the bank and picked up a hundred, serially numbered and still in their original band. On my next trip to my parents’ house, I gave the $200 to my mother and said, "Take good care of ...read more

  • Do You Remember? A Few Years Ago The Topic ...

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 23, 2002
     | 2,315 views

    ILL. Do you remember? A few years ago the topic of the day on an Oprah Winfrey show was "Having Affairs With Married Men." She had brought together several people who were having affairs to get their comments on how they felt about it. One lady responded very positively, saying that her affair ...read more

  • Slowing Down The King Of Speed  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,325 views

    SLOWING DOWN THE KING OF SPEED We live in a culture where speed is king. I find myself in a hurry even if there is no reason. People get uptight today if they miss a revolution in a revolving door. We are an uptight generation of compulsive activists. There are ten times more things to do in ...read more

  • Moving Into Diversity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,344 views

    MOVING INTO DIVERSITY Newer neighborhoods rate best on diversity, report says Fast-growing cities in the West and South - which drew residents to neighborhoods built after passage of fair-housing laws - are among the US’s most racially diverse, according to a Census Bureau report. Still, it ...read more

  • A Man Distributed Tracts For Many Years On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 1,288 views

    A man distributed tracts for many years on a street corner. Finally, seeing no visible results, he gave up. When he returned to the same spot two years later, he saw another individual handing out Gospel leaflets as he had done. Striking up a conversation, he discovered that the man had become a ...read more

  • Samuel Morse, Inventor Of The Telegraph And The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 26, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 2,800 views

    Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph and the Morse Code, was a dedicated Christian and a renowned university professor. History testifies that he always prayed for the Lord to give him more light and understanding as he conducted his experiments in the laboratory. He said, “When flattering ...read more

  • Many Of You Watch The Tv Sitcom, "Everybody Loves ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 29, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,771 views

    Many of you watch the TV sitcom, “Everybody Loves Raymond.” In a rerun episode I saw recently Raymond’s brother Robert and his fiancée Amy were having a brunch for Raymond’s family one morning. Unexpectedly Amy’s parents showed up. Her parents are depicted as very conservative, narrow minded ...read more

  • Without Time For Prayer, Nothing Can Be ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 23, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,077 views

    - Without time for prayer, nothing can be accomplished. - Scroggie - He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day. - John Bunyan - When asked how much time he spent in prayer, George Mueller’s reply was, “Hours every day. But I live in the spirit of prayer. I ...read more

  • A Man Came To The Lutheran Church And Asked To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Fakes on Nov 10, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,116 views

    A man came to the Lutheran Church and asked to see the pastor. “Pastor,” he said, “My dog died and I would like a Christian burial for him.” The Pastor said, “I’m sorry to hear about your dog, but we Lutherans don’t do funerals for dogs. You might try the Baptist church down the street. ...read more

  • Barbara Brown Taylor – Being Exhausted

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 7, 2004
     | 3,860 views

    Barbara Brown Taylor – being exhausted I do not mean to make an idol of health, but it does seem to me that at least some of us have made an idol of exhaustion. The only time we know we have done enough is when we are running on empty and when the ones we love most are the ones we see the least. ...read more

  • Perseverance--James Does Not Leave Us In Despair ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 9, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,646 views

    Perseverance--James does not leave us in despair and defeat. He assures us that our trials or tests develop Christian perseverance. THE UPPER ROOM in the last few weeks has had a couple of fantastic devotionals on Perseverance. A Texas lady by the name of Lou Storm wrote the devotional for ...read more

  • Ransom

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 25, 2005
     | 3,933 views

    INTRODUCTION... Ransom Ransom, is an action packed drama thriller that came out in 1996 starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo and directed by Ron Howard. The movie focuses on Mel Gibson’s character, Tom Mullen, a rich airline owner, is shocked when his son is kidnapped. He is willing to pay the two ...read more

  • I Remember A Speaker At One Of The Chapel ...  PRO

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 28, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,845 views

    I remember a speaker at one of the chapel services at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where I went to seminary. Having being introduced as our main Missions Conference speaker for the week, he asked us to pray with him. We all bowed in prayer and, after a pregnant pause, John Stensether ...read more

  • Starved To Death  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,036 views

    Somewhere recently I read of a tribe of natives in a South American jungle who learned that the leaves of certain trees would give them extra energy and strength and would keep them from getting hungry. So they began to eat them regularly. They seemed strong, energetic and seldom got hungry. A few ...read more

  • How Many Of You Remember What A Prism Is? Did ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,078 views

    How many of you remember what a prism is? Did you ever hold one or place it down to watch it work? A prism of glass can be used to bend different wavelengths of light by different amounts through a process called refraction. This bending separates a beam of white light into a spectrum of colored ...read more

  • In The Summer Of 1805, A Number Of Indian Chiefs ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 993 views

    In the summer of 1805, a number of Indian chiefs and warriors met in council at Buffalo Creek, New York, to hear a presentation of the Christian message by a Mr. Cram from the Boston Missionary Society. After the sermon, a response was given by Red Jacket, one of the leading chiefs. Among other ...read more

  • When Our Lord Commands Us To "Confess Our Sins ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Aug 25, 2007
     | 2,094 views

    When our Lord commands us to “confess our sins and pray for each other so that we may be healed,” He is promising us healing to the whole person—physically, spiritually, emotionally, and in of our broken relationships with others. The Holy Spirit moves in small groups such as the Academy for ...read more

  • In 1976 A Relatively Unknown Politician From The ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Oct 22, 2007
     | 2,074 views

    In 1976 a relatively unknown politician from the small town of Plains, Georgia decided to run for President. His name was Jimmy Carter, and although he had served as the Governor of Georgia, no one else in the country knew very much about him. During that campaign he was asked about his faith and ...read more

  • Hallelujah Chorus' Custom

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 29, 2007
     | 2,059 views

    Illustration: 1872 Hallelujah Chorus’ Custom On March 23, 1743, when “The Messiah” was first performed in London, the king was present in the great audience. It is reported that all were so deeply moved by the “Hallelujah Chorus” that with the impressive words, “For the Lord God omnipotent ...read more