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  • In One Of The Games In A Classic Rose Bowl ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Jul 19, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,647 views

    In one of the games in a classic Rose Bowl football contest in 1929, as recounted by Dr Bruce Wilkinson in his Vision of the Leader seminar, Roy Riegels desperately wanted his team to win. The scores were tied. Now, in a crucial moment of that game, Roy Riegels scooped up a loose ball. He cut in ...read more

  • It Seems As Though The Devastating Water Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lisa Delay on Aug 10, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,784 views

    It seems as though the devastating water of the Asian tsunami uncovered an ancient city 45 miles south of Madras, India. Apparently, according to old British travel writings, the area was once a 7th century port city with seven pagodas, six of which were submerged by the sea. The location was part ...read more

  • Smoke Signal  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 3,885 views

    The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the ...read more

  • The Christian Is One Who Is So Uncomfortable With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 26, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,502 views

    The Christian is one who is so uncomfortable with his sin, despising it in himself so much, that he fights, and eventually wins-out against the dominance of sin in his life. When Thomas Dewey lost the ’48 election to Harry Truman, after everyone expected a Dewey landslide, Dewey later said he ...read more

  • The Sleep Son  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Aug 28, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,103 views

    THE SLEEP SON A mother watched her son begin to drain of energy as the week went on. By the end of the week he’d lost his desire to get out of bed. She heard the alarm go off through his bedroom door. Apparently he just kept punching the little snooze button on the top. Finally, after 3 or 4 extra ...read more

  • The Only Survivor Of A Shipwreck Was Washed Up On ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 9, 2006
     | 2,371 views

    The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed fervently for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but no hope in sight. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to ...read more

  • For If Any Are Hearers Of The Word And Not Doers, ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
     | 2,429 views

    For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like." As I read this text I couldn’t help but think of friends and relatives that slowly lost the connection ...read more

  • Cross Country

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
     | 1,918 views

    Story – Cross Country. I ran was on the Cross Country team for a year – but being a sprinter, I found it boring. When we would have a meet, we would Line up and go when we heard the Gun. Everyone would take off as fast as they could. Being a sprinter in 10 yards I would have a comfortable ...read more

  • I've Seen Lots Of Parents Who Instilled A Dream ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Oct 26, 2009
     | 1,253 views

    I’ve seen lots of parents who instilled a dream in their children. In fact, Wailam’s (my wife’s) mother gave her the dream of studying in America. But her mother died before she could see that Wailam finished her education at the American School. As a result, Wailam had to go through a long, ...read more

  • Santa-Claus-Is-Watching Theology Is Bad ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 10, 2010
     | 1,520 views

    Santa-Claus-is-watching theology is bad theology, and I make no apologies if I ruffle some feathers. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard a parent (often a mother but not always) say something like this: Look Jimmy, stop it now (Jimmy keeps being naughty, pulling tins off the shelf in ...read more

  • Everyone's Problem

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 7, 2011
     | 2,928 views

    EVERYONE'S PROBLEM A mouse looked out through a crack in a farmhouse wall and was distraught to discover a mousetrap. When he went to tell his buddies, the chicken said, "Sorry, pal, not my problem." The pig said, "I'll pray for you." The cow was busy and said, "Come back later." Dejected, the ...read more

  • Glory  PRO

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 2, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,391 views

    GOD’S GLORY AT MARANATHA At the 2009 Kansas high school state track championship, an unusual thing happened. The team that won the girls 3,200-meter relay was disqualified. But what happened next was even more unusual. The team that was awarded the state championship by default turned right around ...read more

  • A Study Of Impatience

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,594 views

    A STUDY OF IMPATIENCE In March of 2006, the Associated Press and Ipsos surveyed 1,003 adults concerning Americans’ attitudes and behavior regarding impatience. Some of the findings included: • While waiting in line at an office or store, it takes an average of 17 minutes for most people to lose ...read more

  • Martin Sheen's Faith

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 2, 2012
     | 2,870 views

    MARTIN SHEEN'S FAITH Former Hollywood bad boy Martin Sheen says watching his son, Charlie Sheen, lead a similarly decadent life fills him with remorse. He worries that he learned to be a father too late. He particularly regrets his failure to share his faith. "I never lost my faith," Sheen says. ...read more

  • Sola Fide: Faith Alone

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
     | 5,358 views

    SOLA FIDE: FAITH ALONE Sola fide isn’t a license to sin; it’s the motivation to follow your Savior Now, there was a time in the history of the church, when this doctrine was all but lost. By the fifteenth century the church had become a massive institution of power, and the gospel was polluted. ...read more

  • Against All Odds

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Dec 28, 2012
     | 2,364 views

    Yesterday, the Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens in a pro football playoff game. Before the game, all the commentators talked about was that the Titans had lost the last five games to the Ravens, and how the Ravens seem to have their number. Nobody gave the Titans a chance. So, how did ...read more

  • They Won't Let Me In, Either!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,162 views

    THEY WON’T LET ME IN, EITHER! Years ago in the Deep South, a Baptist church was struggling over whether or not to allow a black gentleman to join their church. He had been their janitor for years and decided he wanted to be part of the church family. A special vote of the congregation was called ...read more

  • A Trip To Hell

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,018 views

    TRIP TO HELL Can we take a trip, a trip so many will take; but a trip none must make. Let's take a trip that all the lost will take, a journey down the dark corridors of the doomed and the damned. As we fall over the edge, we enter a chasm that is filled with total darkness. We are overcome by ...read more

  • Are You A Chicken Or An Eagle?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
     | 3,995 views

    John McNeil tells the story of a young eagle he had raised with a flock of chickens. The out-of-place bird had never learned to fly. One day McNeil thought he would teach this bird how, so he tried throwing it up in the air. But each time the bird would look down and fall to the ground. Then he had ...read more

  • Moving The Fence

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,926 views

    Moving The Fence Another story from World War II is that of a group of American soldiers who lost their buddy in battle. They carried his body to the only cemetery in the area, which happened to be Catholic. When the priest was told that the dead man was not Catholic he said, "I am sorry, but he ...read more

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