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  • Nba Superstar Allen Iverson Of The Philadelphia ...  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,917 views

    //NBA superstar Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers is the team’s franchise player, the number one pick of the draft, a mercurial scorer who won many individual awards. In the 2000-20001 season he won the MVP award, his coach Larry Brown won the coach of the year, and the team stormed to the ...read more

  • One Vote  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,617 views

    You are wrong if you do not vote. You are to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s. Our Caesar [in the United States] is a government of the people by the people for the people. One vote may make the difference. ONE VOTE made Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and gave ...read more

  • The Best Way I Can Explain God's Face Shining On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Bird on Jan 18, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,205 views

    The best way I can explain God’s face shining on us is to think about the difference between rainy days and sunny days. I work in the city and try to get out at lunchtimes to walk in the Botanic Gardens. I distinctly remember one day after a period of rain and wind that had made being outside quite ...read more

  • From Michael Mccartney-- A Case In ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 14, 2004
     | 1,246 views

    Illustration from Michael McCartney-- A case in point of some one thinking incorrectly. Last Wednesday night I had an individual come to church. He was drunk and came into the café building being provocative and vulgar with me. He said, “Pastor Mike I have come to get you to beat the devil out of ...read more

  • In His Book The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 1, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,244 views

    In his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey tells the following story as he rode the NY subway one Sunday morning: “People were sitting quietly- some reading newspapers, some lost in thought, some resting with their eyes close. It was a calm, peaceful scene,” wrote ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Senior Executive […] Cost The ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 22, 2006
     | 765 views

    Many years ago a senior executive […] cost the company more than $2 million. John D. Rockefeller was then running the firm. Edward T. Bedford, a partner in the company […] was scheduled to see Rockefeller that day and […] when he entered the office [Rockefeller] was bent over his desk busily ...read more

  • At One Time, Mike Tyson Was The Most Feared ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,405 views

    At one time, Mike Tyson was the most feared heavyweight boxer in the ring. Jon Saraceno interviewed Tyson for USA Today. In the interview, Tyson was honest as he reviewed his life. The article says, “Almost 39, he is anything but at peace. Confused and humiliated after a decadent lifestyle ...read more

  • Dorothy Sayers, In A Book Of Her Essays Entitled ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,224 views

    Dorothy Sayers, in a book of her essays entitled The Whimsical Christian, has one essay called “The Greatest Drama Ever Staged,” where she writes, “The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused him of being a bore — on the contrary, they thought him too dynamic to be safe. It ...read more

  • You Put The Devil Out, But Did You Let Him Leave ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 22, 2008
     | 3,968 views

    YOU PUT THE DEVIL OUT, BUT DID YOU LET HIM LEAVE HIS BAGS? You got out of a bad relationship because it was bad, but you are still resentful and angry. (You let the devil leave his bags.) You got out of financial debt, but you still can’t control the desire to spend on frivolous ...read more

  • Dr. Paul Tripp Tells Of A Night In Which He Got ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    Dr. Paul Tripp tells of a night in which he got home late from work after counseling all day and teaching an evening class at Westminster Seminary. He was tired and desperately wanted some relaxation time to read the paper, drink a diet coke and hit the remote control. Tripp had a plan for the ...read more

  • Jeep Gets Stuck In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
     | 3,953 views

    Jeep Gets Stuck in the Sand There are vast numbers of people - today - who are defeated in their lives! Their conqueror may be some wrong action or some mental evil such as fear or worry! I am convinced that nobody need be defeated by anything - Jesus, the Christ, is the answer! The story is told ...read more

  • Are Christians Hypocritical?

    Contributed by T. Scott Womble on Jul 27, 2010
     | 4,164 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 Impact Of Put-Downs On A Marriage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011
     | 2,612 views

    THE IMPACT OF PUT-DOWNS ON A MARRIAGE In order to uncover the processes that destroy unions, marital researchers study couples over the course of years, and even decades, and retrace the star-crossed steps of those who have split up back to their wedding day. What they are discovering is ...read more

  • Anger On The Golf Course

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,433 views

    ANGER ON THE GOLF COURSE There were times when golf course etiquette was completely traded in for the ever popular "lose control and act like a madman" routine. There's something intriguing about watching a full grown man crumble to pieces over a tiny ball that's 1½ inches in diameter. I've seen ...read more

  • Margin Or Messiah?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,063 views

    MARGIN OR MESSIAH? Richard Swenson wrote a book in the 1990's titled, "Margin" in which he describes modern society as so overcommitted and over scheduled that we have no space left for rest. A reviewer writes: Overload is not having time to finish the book you're reading on stress. Margin is ...read more

  • Anger Management

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2011
     | 3,560 views

    ANGER MANAGEMENT Mr. Burton was not angry enough to hire a hit man to knock off the AD at the University of Connecticut...but he was angry enough that he wanted to punish him even if it hurt the students and the program he is said to have loved. In a letter sent to the Athletic Director of the ...read more

  • We Know Our Future Includes A Promise. But We Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Nov 26, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,063 views

    We know our future includes a promise. But we do not know how to transition into that promise. Maybe ’not knowing’ is just an excuse – we just straight out refuse to take that next step. That’s because while we are in the present, we often permit the past to occupy and govern our emotions. We drag ...read more

  • The Eventual Rescue

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,498 views

    THE EVENTUAL RESCUE How many of you like Winnie the Pooh stories? In one poignant story, we see Pooh Bear walking along a river bank. Eeyore, his stuffed donkey friend, suddenly appears floating downstream, on his back of all things, and is obviously troubled about the possibility of drowning. ...read more

  • Your Attitude Toward Attitude

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Jan 28, 2013
     | 3,863 views

    YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD ATTITUDE It was February 20, 1962, when a man by the name of John Glenn circled the earth in outer space three times; and we thought it was tremendous. We followed. We listened. We saw him on television. And if you listened carefully, you would have heard from a man in ...read more

  • Who's Flying The Plane?

    Contributed by Roger Whipp on Dec 31, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,879 views

    I guess many here including me have in the past and if honest still do sometimes ask this question “Why God?” or “How can there be a God with all this suffering” Sometimes life hands us some tricky situations. Former President Ronald Reagan likes to tell a story which he says is true about a ...read more

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