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  • This Is A Picture Of Cheryl's Brother Bill When ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    This is a picture of Cheryl’s brother Bill when he worked for Friendly’s Rrestaurants about 25 years ago he was taking the garbage out one night when a man told him put his hands up. Bill was so surprised by the event, not even thinking it could be a hold up, he reached out and grabbed the man’s ...read more

  • 8 ½ Years Ago, A Friend & Deacon From Our Church ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
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    8 ½ years ago, a friend & deacon from our church in Mississippi, came down to Florida with Gladys & I. I remember when he got here; that he walked around what is now the pavilion. Then it was the barn on my folks’ place. He walked around, looking at the barn, the yard & such, then he said, “You ...read more

  • William Gladstone, In Announcing The Death Of ...

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 17, 2008
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    William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice to the House of Commons, told a touching story. The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. The doctors told the princess not to kiss her little daughter and endanger her life by breathing the child’s breath. ...read more

  • If You Build It, Will The Football Come?

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 6, 2009
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    IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THE FOOTBALL COME? In downtown San Antonio sits the Alamodome, a 65,000-seat facility that opened in 1993 for a cost of 186 million. Following the field of dreams philosophy, the city, eager to have a professional football franchise pushed to complete the Texas size facility, ...read more

  • Book Search By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    BOOK SEARCH BY GOOGLE Google Inc.’s Book Search is scanning books in undisclosed locations that will eventually lead users to all the estimated 50-100 million books in the world. Funding from Google funds the scanning of these books for its Book Search function, allowing its 28 partner libraries ...read more

  • No More Fear Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    NO MORE FEAR OF FALLING At the time it was completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. During the first phase of the project, 23 men fell to their death. There were very few safety devices, and things seemed to be going from bad to worse. So when it ...read more

  • Game Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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    Game of Life In 1860, a lithographer named Milton Bradley decided to invent a board game where people by playing it would learn life lessons. They would learn about the risks and the rewards in life and decisions and consequences. It was originally called “The Checkered Game of Life.” It was a ...read more

  • Buy Less, Love More

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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    BUY LESS, LOVE MORE Shane Claiborne writes: I am incredibly hopeful this Advent, because there are so many signs of Christians who are longing for new ways to celebrate our Savior that are not cluttered with the noise of shopping and infected with the myth that happiness must be purchased. On the ...read more

  • The Grizzly And The Skunk

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 31, 2011
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    THE GRIZZLY AND THE SKUNK Dale Carnegie once noted that there was only animal that the grizzly bear would allow to eat with him. That animal is the skunk. Grizzly bears in Yellowstone Park often come to eat at the place where garbage is dumped. This huge bear can fight and beat almost any animal ...read more

  • Management Myths Jeffrey Pfeffer And Robert ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
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    Management Myths Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton, Stanford professors new book, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management, recently discussed their 5 favorite myths of management with U.S. News. (1) Financial Incentives Drive Good Performance. ...read more

  • Management Myths Jeffrey Pfeffer And Robert ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Management Myths Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton, Stanford professors new book, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management, recently discussed their 5 favorite myths of management with U.S. News. (1) Financial Incentives Drive Good Performance. ...read more

  • The Payment For The Parts

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 20, 2020
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    One of the worst things that could happen to anybody is a car accident. My oldest son had this happen recently. He was okay, just a few bruises, but the car was totaled. Not good. A day or so later, he and I went to the garage where the car had been towed. We took turns removing his personal ...read more

  • Orchard Experts Wound Fruit Trees To Bear More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
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    Orchard Experts Wound Fruit Trees To Bear More Fruit In verse 8 Jesus teaches us that the proof of discipleship is spiritual fruitfulness (Mt. 7:20). “My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. The branch produces what the life coursing through its ...read more

  • William Gladstone, In Announcing The Death Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Dunn on Jan 29, 2002
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    William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice to the House of Commons, told a touching story. The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. The doctors told the princess not to kiss her little daughter and endanger her life by breathing the child’s breath. ...read more

  • Amy Carter Brought An Assignment Home One Friday ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A ...read more

  • Early In This Century A London Newspaper Carried ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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    Early in this century a London newspaper carried an advertisement that read: “Men wanted for hazardous darkness, and constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.” The ad, signed by famous Arctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, brought Inquiries from thousands of ...read more

  • Amy Carter Brought An Assignment Home One Friday ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A ...read more

  • Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Sep 24, 2006
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    STORY. I once new a man that was very well off but dressed has a poor man for the reason he did not want people to know that he had money, one day he went to buy a car and stop at this dealership to buy a new car, he was dress in his bib overalls. As he was in the cat Lot looking at some a ...read more

  • A Thirty-Six-Year-Old Mother Was Discovered To Be ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 27, 2007
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    A thirty-six-year-old mother was discovered to be in the advanced stages of terminal cancer. One doctor advised her to spend her remaining days enjoying herself on a beach in Mexico. A second physician offered her the hope of living two to four years with the grueling side effects of chemotherapy ...read more

  • The Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice on 14th December 1878 to the House of Commons, told this touching story. “The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. And so the doctors told the princess not to kiss her because ...read more

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