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  • "a Candle In The Window: Embracing Hope This Advent"

    Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Dec 22, 2024
     | 206 views

    As the evening wore on and the fire crackled gently in the hearth, Old Thomas gathered his family close, the soft glow of the candle illuminating their faces. It was a time for connection, reflection, and the cherished rituals of Advent that had been passed down through generations. “Now, let’s ...read more

  • A Family Stare Off Competition

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 4, 2020
     | 1,373 views

    During the last several months, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I have spent some quality time together. I’m assuming this is quality time, but I will have to get second opinion evidence about that. Overall, we have been enjoying our time together without any interruptions, as usually ...read more

  • No Matter What  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,415 views

    No Matter What Two long-time golfing buddies got to the course and decided they would play the ball where it lies, no matter what! On the 14th hole, one of them sliced his drive and it ended up on the cart path. As he reached down to pick up his ball to get relief, his friend said, "Wait a ...read more

  • Poem: Don't Quit  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,629 views

    POEM: DON’T QUIT When things go wrong as they sometime will, when the road your trudging seems all up hill, When funds are low and debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit rest if you must but please ...read more

  • In Praise Of Your Table  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Robertson on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,051 views

    In Praise of Your Table Father, I praise you for the table you have prepared. Not for food for the body, As much as food for the soul. Drink that satisfies my inner thirst. Bread that nourishes the hungers of my life. Fruit of the Spirit that grows me upward. Father, You have adorned your ...read more

  • I Read A Story This Week (By Bishop Tom Wright) ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Aug 11, 2006
     | 1,626 views

    I read a story this week (by Bishop Tom Wright) about a Father who was preparing to go away on business for several weeks. He was anxious to make sure that his wife would be looked after during his time away and so he had a quiet word with his eldest son who was about 9 years old at the time. ...read more

  • Anne Sullivan Was Born At Feeding Hills, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,781 views

    Anne Sullivan was born at Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, in poverty, in affliction. She was half-blind. When her mother died she was sent to the poorhouse. As was common in those days when a person didn’t have any relatives that would take them into their home. - Then, at the Perkins ...read more

  • Poem: Don't Quit

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jul 16, 2007
     | 2,734 views

    POEM: DON’T QUIT When things go wrong as they sometime will, when the road your trudging seems all up hill, When funds are low and debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit rest if you must but please don’t quit. Life is queer with it’s twist ...read more

  • Jesus Stated, "Unless You Eat The Flesh . . . And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,843 views

    Jesus stated, “Unless you eat the flesh . . . and drink His blood, you have no life in you” (v. 53). Eating flesh and drinking blood sounds like the Lord’s Supper or Communion, where Jesus spoke of the bread as his body and the cup as his blood (Matthew 26:26-28). Warren Wiersbe tells us, “I do not ...read more

  • True Friends?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,387 views

    True Friends? Two little boys were the best of friends. As they grew up, their friendship only deepened. One became a preacher and the other a priest. And they would meet each week for coffee at the local Starbucks, no matter what else might be happening. After one such meeting, they shook hands ...read more

  • According To James Hamilton, There Are Two Kinds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 1,745 views

    According to James Hamilton, there are two kinds of Bible readers—those who skim the surface and those who dig deep. He describes them by comparing them to two common insects. He writes, “One is remarkable for its imposing plumage, which shows in the sunbeams like the dust of gems; as you watch ...read more

  • Consider This Story Told By Bernard L. Brown, ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 1, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,341 views

    Consider this story told by Bernard L. Brown, Jr., president of the Kennestone Regional Health Care System in the state of Georgia. Brown once worked in a hospital where a patient knocked over a cup of water, which spilled on the floor beside the patient’s bed. The patient was afraid he might ...read more

  • Golf Revenge  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,981 views

    GOLF REVENGE The story is told of two long-time golfing buddies who decided one day that they would play the ball where it lies, no matter what. On the 14th hole, one of them sliced his drive and it ended up on the cart path. As he reached down to pick up his ball to get relief, his friend said, ...read more

  • Pride At The Donut Shop

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,956 views

    PRIDE AT THE DONUT SHOP I was living in Phoenix at the time and on my way to work I stopped at a Dunkin Donuts drive through. I said to the woman at the window, "I'll have 3 cake donuts and a cup of coffee." She started mumbling something that I couldn't hear. I thought she may be able to hear me ...read more

  • Ornamentals

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on May 5, 2012
     | 2,489 views

    ORNAMENTALS Back in 1960, my family moved from Ohio to Arizona. The first time we went to the Phoenix Airport, I was impressed by the beautiful orange trees that lined the drive. It was the first time this Ohio boy had ever seen citrus trees. The oranges were big as grapefruits. They looked so ...read more

  • Lovers Of The Cross

    Contributed by Rev. Dan Hesko on Jul 1, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,312 views

    Thomas a kempis wrote in the Imitation of Christ Jesus has many who love His Kingdom in Heaven, but few who bear His Cross (Luke 14:27). He has many who desire comfort, but few who desire suffering. He finds many to share His feast, but few His fasting. All desire to rejoice with Him, but few are ...read more

  • Hymns For Each Business

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,057 views

    The Weatherman's Hymn - There Shall Be Showers Of Blessings. The Contractor's Hymn - The Church's One Foundation. The Tailor's Hymn - Holy, Holy, Holy. The Politician's Hymn - Standing On The Promises. The Optometrist's Hymn - Open My Eyes That I May See. The ...read more

  • Take The Lord's Table To Others

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 18, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,653 views

    Take the Lord's Table to Others And just as we experience the presence of the Lord, I believe with every part of my being and more that we are to take this presence to share with those around us. We are to take the Lord's Table to other people. So as I talk about taking the Lord's Table to ...read more

  • Two Little Boys Were The Best Of Friends. As They ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 1,675 views

    Two little boys were the best of friends. As they grew up, their friendship only deepened. One became a preacher and the other a priest. And they would meet each week for coffee at the local Starbucks, no matter what else might be happening. After one such meeting, they shook hands and started to ...read more

  • God Blesses Christian Parents

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Nov 17, 2008
     | 2,579 views

    GOD BLESSES CHRISTIAN PARENTS How wonderful for children to have parents who are truly "in the Lord." They will be able to honor such men and women, thus activating the promise mentioned in verse 3. Nancy’s Grandparents took her Grandfather’s mother into their home and cared for her when she ...read more