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  • A Woman Was Out Golfing One Day When She Hit The ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 6, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,872 views

    A woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods. She went in to to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes." The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you, but I failed to mention ...read more

  • Bill Mckibben, In His Harper's Magazine Essay, ...

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 14, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,066 views

    Bill McKibben, in his Harper’s magazine essay, "The Christian Paradox" talks about how America is the most professing Christian of all nations in the world. 85% of Americans identify themselves as Christian. “Israel, by way of comparison, is 77 percent Jewish. It is true that a smaller number of ...read more

  • Joy Does Not Become Elusive To People. People ...  PRO

    Contributed by Denise Raterta on Nov 30, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,848 views

    Joy does not become elusive to people. People choose to elude joy and God, for that matter. I remember how Jennifer Aniston’s character in the movie “The Good Girl” resented her lady friend’s consistent cheerfulness by saying: “I wonder what the h--- that woman is so d--- happy about.” It’s ...read more

  • What Is A Christian? In The Letter To Diognetus, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,561 views

    What is a Christian? In the LETTER TO DIOGNETUS, which dates back to the second century A.D., an anonymous writer describes a strange people who are in the world but not of the world. “Christians are not differentiated from other people by country, language, or customs; you see, they do not live ...read more

  • The Count Of Monte Cristo Tells The Story Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 16, 2004
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,592 views

    The Count of Monte Cristo tells the story of Dantes (James Caviezel) who is unjustly accused and sentenced to life in France’s most dreaded prison. During his years in prison, Dantes’ makes friends with a priest, (Richard Harris) whose godly influence has a huge impact on Dantes’ spiritual ...read more

  • For 30 Years, Randy Murphy Drove Without A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 4, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,877 views

    For 30 years, Randy Murphy drove without a traffic incident, without being stopped by the police, and without a driver’s license. Then, the 46 year old Knoxville, Tennessee native’s luck ran out. On his way home from work as a dishwasher, he increased the volume on his radio. Turning the corner ...read more

  • In The Dark  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,736 views

    Illustration: “In the Dark” A young soldier and his commanding officer got on a train together. The only available seats were across from an attractive young lady who was traveling with her grandmother. As the four engaged in conversation, the soldier and the young lady kept eyeing one another, as ...read more

  • Story: A Little Boy Came Back From Sunday School ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 15, 2007
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    Story: A little boy came back from Sunday school one morning and his father asked him:. “Well, what did you learn?”. The little boy replied: “How the people of Israel were kept in Egypt and used as slaves by this guy called Pharaoh.” “Oh?” said the father. “Then what happened?” The little boy ...read more

  • Read The Story About A City Slicker Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 4,437 views

    READ THE STORY ABOUT A CITY SLICKER WHO WAS VISITING RELATIVES ON A FARM AND THE FARMER GAVE A WHISTLE AND HIS DOG HERDED THE CATTLE INTO THE CORRAL, THEN LATCHED THE GATE WITH HER PAW. "WOW, THAT’S SOME DOG. WHAT’S HER NAME?" SAID THE CITY BOY. B. THE FORGETFUL FARMER THOUGHT A MINUTE, THEN ...read more

  • Ephesians 5:15-16, "Be Very Careful, Then, How ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Ephesians 5:15-16, “Be very careful, then, how you live— not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Jesus calls us to “make the most of every opportunity to fulfill His mission and ours. “D. L. Moody said that his ‘greatest mistake’ occurred ...read more

  • Dr. M. R. Dehaan Is The Source Of This Final ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Dr. M. R. Dehaan is the source of this final story: The expression "face the music" is said to have originated in Japan. According to the story, one man in the imperial orchestra couldn’t play a note. Being a person of great influence and wealth, he had demanded that he be given a place in the ...read more

  • There's An Interesting New Phenomenon In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,981 views

    There’s an interesting new phenomenon in the church world today. Churches are starting to hire Church Consultants --- the same way companies have hired consultants for years. Consultants are trained as problem solvers. They provide fresh eyes and new perspectives when businesses or churches face ...read more

  • Every Saturday, A Man Goes Into His Barber Shop. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,928 views

    Every Saturday, a man goes into his barber shop. So this one Saturday he told his barber that he was going to Rome. The barber asked what flight he was going to take. The man responded “A-1.” The barber yelled, “A-1? Are you crazy? That plane’s food is horrible And, you’ll never get a wink of sleep ...read more

  • A Little Boy Came Back From Sunday School One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,003 views

    A little boy came back from Sunday school one morning and his father asked him:. “Well, what did you learn?”. The little boy replied: “How the people of Israel were kept in Egypt and used as slaves by this guy called Pharaoh.” “Oh?” said the father. “Then what happened?” The little boy went on ...read more

  • The Date For Easter Moves Around Each Year. In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,254 views

    The Date for Easter moves around each year. In the year 2018 (and in 2029) it will land right on April 1st --April Fool’s Day. A lot of us have played April Fool’s jokes on others, or have had these jokes played on us. But what if history’s worst joke turned out to be that we were counting on a ...read more

  • Back In The 1500's - Ivan The Iv Became The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 877 views

    Back in the 1500’s - Ivan the IV became the first Czar of Russia. He ruled a large diverse nation but he wasn’t a good ruler. He wasn’t even a very nice man. In fact he was a very cruel man. He was so cruel they referred to him as "Ivan The Terrible." And he was widely known to be a very immoral ...read more

  • In The Movie, "Hook," Robin Williams Plays Peter ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 29, 2007
     | 1,863 views

    In the movie, “Hook,” Robin Williams plays Peter Pan, who had left Neverland and had grown up to be a corporate attorney. He is completely focused on his job, and ends up neglecting his son over and over. There is a line that he quotes from time to time in the beginning of the movie that sets the ...read more

  • There's A Funny Story About A Man Who Went To ...

    Contributed by Bob Gomez on Jan 8, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 14,207 views

    There’s a funny story about a man who went to the doctor after weeks of symptoms. a. The doctor examined him carefully, then called the patient’s wife into his office. - The doctor told her, "Your husband is suffering from a rare form of anemia." - "The bad news is that without treatment, ...read more

  • Worldnetdaily Told The Story Of Daniel Cave. ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 13, 2008
     | 1,671 views

    *WorldNetDaily told the story of Daniel Cave. Daniel was on his first skydiving jump in Washington State. When his parachute failed to open, he fell not 35 feet, not 350 feet, but 3,500 feet to the ground -- almost three fourths of a mile! Two weeks ago, Matt Lauer from the Today Show interviewed ...read more

  • The Power Of A Compliment

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,029 views

    THE POWER OF A COMPLIMENT Helen Mrosla writes: "In an earlier grade, I’d taped Mark’s mouth shut for talking too much in class. Now he was a student in my junior high school math class. "His class had worked hard all week. By Friday the students were getting cranky. So, for a break, I asked ...read more