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  • Six -Year-Old Brandon Decided One Saturday ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Jones on Jul 15, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,592 views

    Six -year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor. He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in ...read more

  • Somewhere I Read The Story Of A Family With A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jelle Horjus on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,772 views

    Somewhere I read the story of a family with a small boy, his parents and his grandfather. It happened that every evening when the family was having dinner at the table, the old grandfather spilled the food on his clothes. He was old, his hands were trembling and he could not move the spoon to his ...read more

  • A Faithful Christian Man Was Dying. His Wife And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,837 views

    A faithful Christian man was DYING. His wife and son and daughter, who were all devout Christians, came to his bedside. He HUGGED them and said, “Good night, I’ll MEET you in a BETTER PLACE.” He had another son, however, who never OBEYED the GOSPEL. He was a GOOD BOY, but he just never saw the ...read more

  • Love Is A Decision - Is A Book I'd Strongly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 23, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 1,816 views

    Love Is A Decision - is a book I’d strongly recommend - the second chapter in this book is on honor.....let me share a brief excerpt from that chapter to nail home this point about honor. Gary Smalley is Christian family counselor and the author of the book ...one day years ago when he came ...read more

  • Just Another Day In Ems  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,269 views

    JUST ANOTHER DAY IN EMS I delivered a baby on the ambulance stretcher I baptized a newborn who’s life ended before it began. I hugged a frightened child. I was kissed by an intoxicated old man. I held the hand of a teenage girl while she delivered a 3 pound baby. I listened to the mournful ...read more

  • In A Movie Classic - National Lampoon's Vacation ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 30, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,527 views

    In a movie classic - National Lampoon’s Vacation - Chevy Chase - otherwise known as Clark Griswold - leads his family across the country to their dream vacation at Wally World. Along the way, Clark gets lost several times. One time happened to be in St. Louis. After several wrong turns, the ...read more

  • Running Home To Mama!" Matthew 5:25-26 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 1, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,350 views

    “Running Home to Mama!” Matthew 5:25-26 Key verse(s): 25:“‘Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking your to court.’” There is a point of departure where disagreement becomes conflict. It’s that point of departure that is most critical in the process of making friends or ...read more

  • A Professor At Southwestern Baptist Theological ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 9, 2007
     | 1,509 views

    A professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from bygone days was called home to be with the Lord. H. C. Brown. I have some of his books on preaching. His words and works continue to live in the hearts of preachers everywhere. H. C. Brown from the time of 10 years of age was afraid. ...read more

  • Can You Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 1,457 views

    CAN YOU BE TRUSTED? Before the breakup of the Soviet Union, Christians were routinely persecuted for their faith by the Communist regime. We have many inspiring stories of courageous Christians behind the Iron Curtain who were willing to die for their faith during this difficult period in world ...read more

  • Hospitality To Strangers  PRO

    Contributed by Susan Babb, Osl on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,350 views

    A. Friend – some years ago B. Sunday worship service, church like ours C. Service begun – member of congregation began worship, no pastor yet D. Man dressed shabbily in a heavy overcoat and wild hair and who could of used a bath came into service 1. Trouble finding a seat, pretty ...read more

  • Vacation: Willing To Follow

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 2,748 views

    VACATION: WILLING TO FOLLOW In a movie classic - National Lampoon's Vacation - Chevy Chase - otherwise known as Clark Griswold - leads his family across the country to their dream vacation at Wally World. Along the way, Clark gets lost several times. One time happened to be in St. Louis. As time ...read more

  • Little Ones To Him Belong

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 21, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,563 views

    LITTLE ONES TO HIM BELONG Author Keith Miller tells of an outgoing 40-year-old woman who was part of a sharing group he led. Here is her story: "When I was a tiny little girl, my parents died, and I was put in an orphanage. I was not pretty at all, and no one seemed to want me. But I longed to ...read more

  • Wake Up Little Susie

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Sep 14, 2009
     | 3,518 views

    "Wake Up Little Susie" is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957. The song is best known in a recording by The Everly Brothers. It is written from the point of view of a high school boy to his girlfriend, Susie. In the song, the two go out on a date to a ...read more

  • Listen To This From A Guy Named Per Nilsen, From ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 15, 2009
     | 1,270 views

    Listen to this from a guy named Per Nilsen, from Burnsville, Minnesota: Last week my son, Bjorn, got sick. I took his temperature, and it was 102.5 degrees. The Children’s Advil came out. He slugged down the appropriate dose for his size. Forty-five minutes later the fever was down to 100. Just ...read more

  • Chaffing Under ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
     | 3,111 views

    Chaffing Under Authority How many of you are ‘rule-keepers’? When you see a rule do you try to do everything possible to not break it? How many of you are ‘rule-breakers’? When you’re faced with a rule, do you find yourself wanting to inwardly disregard it or outwardly disobey it? I was accused of ...read more

  • Yo Hago Lo Que Yo Quiero — I Do What I Want

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Feb 23, 2008
     | 1,578 views

    Yo Hago Lo Que Yo Quiero I DO WHAT I WANT (Translation follows) Irresponsabilidad, inconciencia, falta de valores morales, * El modelo de Dios de un matrimonio entre un hombre y una mujer está siendo cambiado por el mundo. * La homosexualidad, los transexuales, los modos de vivir pervertidos, ...read more

  • Please Come Back  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,297 views

    "PLEASE COME BACK" Max Lucado tells us about a girl named Christina. She lives in a small dusty village in Brazil. She’s bored. She feels like her strict parents have cheated her out of the joys of life. She longs for the excitement of the big city of Rio. One morning her mother Maria finds ...read more

  • Right On The Edge

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 29, 2011
     | 2,333 views

    RIGHT ON THE EDGE A veteran Buffalo, N.Y. police officer found the handwritten note on the ice along with a brown wallet and a baseball cap with a pen stuck through it. The note was short and to the point, "Please tell my parents I'm sorry." A 48-year-old man in a thin blue jacket, on a cold, ...read more

  • The Shoes From My Father

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 21, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,064 views

    THE SHOES FROM MY FATHER Roy Smith was a preacher of a past generation. In his book Tales I’ve Told Twice, he tells about being at a dress rehearsal for the school play. He was a freshman at the little junior college in the town where his family always lived. He didn’t know how but somehow his ...read more

  • Life Of Pi

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Mar 28, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,559 views

    LIFE OF PI The movie "Life of Pi" is a deeply religious film. The story opens with a discussion between a writer and a man from India who shares a fascinating story. The man has come to Pi because a friend told him that "Pi has a story that will make you believe in God." Pi tells the story of ...read more