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  • The Late Erma Bombeck Tells Of God In The Act Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The late Erma Bombeck tells of God in the act of creating mothers. She says that on the day God created mothers He had already worked long overtime. And an angel said to Him, “Lord, you sure are spending a lot of time on this one.” The Lord turned and said, “Have you read the specs on this model? ...read more

  • Fatherless

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    FATHERLESS 37% of juveniles, when first arrested for a serious crime, reported a parent or sibling in prison. Young men without father-figures are twice as likely to be ...read more

  • Dead Fathers Better Than Absent Fathers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
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    DEAD FATHERS BETTER THAN ABSENT FATHERS According to the New Jersey Index of Leading Cultural Indicators, in 1960 the total number of births to teenagers was 11,636. In 2000, the number of births to teenagers was 8,219. At first glance, we would say we are doing something right, yet a little more ...read more

  • There Was A Study By Attorney Michael Minton On ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009
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    THERE WAS A STUDY by attorney Michael Minton on the monetary value of a wife’s services in the home. First he listed the various functions she performs: Chauffeur Gardener Family counselor Maintenance worker Cleaning woman Housekeeper Cook Errand runner Bookkeeper Interior ...read more

  • Calvin & Hobbes Comic Strip. Well, On One ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009
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    Calvin & Hobbes comic strip. Well, on one Mother’s Day, Calvin is pictured standing by his mother’s bed. "Hey, Mom! Wake up. I made you a Mother’s Day card." "My, how sweet of you." she says. "I did it all by myself. Go ahead & read it." She begins to read: "I was going to buy a card with hearts ...read more

  • My Mother And My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2009
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    MY MOTHER AND MY FRIENDS (Excerpted from Simple Treasures - Garnet Hunt White. Stories for a Woman’s Heart, p. 187.) The Prov. 31 woman has grateful children – “Her children stand and bless her” (Prov. 31:28 NLT). Mother accepted my friends as they were, and they loved her for it. They liked the ...read more

  • Let Me Just Say That When In My Mother’s ...

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 14, 2009
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    Let me just say that when in my mother's house, you do not have to worry about ever moving if you don't want too. I grew up not doing anything around the house. Oh, I worked outside some but my mom was a perfectionist and still is, so we kids never had to do anything because we exploited her desire ...read more

  • One Mother's Day I Was Preaching In Another State ...

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 16, 2009
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    One Mother’s Day I was preaching in another state and during the Sunday School class I told about one of the two times that I sassed my mother. Now my mother is about 4 foot 11 inches tall and I was approaching 6 foot so I towered over her. She had told me to do something and I told her she wasn’t ...read more

  • Fourth Of July Thoughts

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 2, 2009
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    FOURTH OF JULY THOUGHTS A Quote from Band of Brothers: "They depended on each other. And the world depended on them." I say, "We need to depend on each other so that our community and country can depend on us." Quote from Band of Brothers: "There Was A Time When The World Asked Ordinary Men To Do ...read more

  • Dr. Benjamin Carson Would Agree Listen To What He ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2009
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    Dr. Benjamin Carson would agree listen to what he says about his mom: Dr. Benjamin Carson, renowned surgeon at John Hopkins, has a story told about his mother by Kevin Lemam. Mrs. Carson insisted that Ben and His brother Curtis write a book report every couple of weeks. This wasn’t for school-this ...read more

  • Rick White ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2009
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    Rick White states: Today is mother’s day and we have the joy of honoring our mom’s on this special day. For some it is a day filled with all kinds of emotions because of the special relationships that we have to our mothers.For some the word mother, conjures up images of June Cleaver, complete with ...read more

  • Father's Day Is Almost Upon Us And It Reminded Me ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 13, 2009
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    FATHER’S DAY IS ALMOST UPON US and it reminded me of a story I read about a dad who really understood his role. Some years ago, in a military academy, the students mutinied, probably a reaction to the hard demands of such an environment. The students had struck in everything: lessons, study ...read more

  • What God Looks Like

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 16, 2009
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    WHAT GOD LOOKS LIKE A preacher once asked the preschoolers in Sunday school to draw pictures of God. He intended to use them as an illustration for his Sunday sermon. Toward the end of class the children were excited to show him their work. They came up with rainbows and men with big hands. ...read more

  • Austin L. Sorensen Once Said, "A Child Is Not ...

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 16, 2009
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    Austin L. Sorensen once said, "A child is not likely to find a father in God unless he finds ...read more

  • Dad-Isms

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 24, 2009
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    DAD-ISMS Here are a few dad-isms from a recent website I visited - "Get in and get out." This applied to an open back door or refrigerator. Just because you don’t pay the gas and electric bills, that doesn’t mean you should waste energy, he’d tell us as we alternately let the cold air into the ...read more

  • Maggie's Poem

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 24, 2009
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    Dads: I want you to listen to a poem from a teenager in Chicago who expresses how important you are as fathers and fatherly figures: Maggie’s Poem Do you know, do you understand, that you represent Jesus to me? Do you know, do you understand, that when you treat me with gentleness It raises the ...read more

  • Hero

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 24, 2009
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    Dear Dad, Heroes are men who first of all are heroes for God and then heroes to their families. To be a hero for God, you need to yield your life 100% to Him. What's in this name "hero"? Josh McDowell shares, "A few years ago, a radio jockey polled almost two hundred teenagers in a shopping ...read more

  • The Definition Of A Bbq

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jul 8, 2009
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    THE DEFINITION OF A BBQ It’s the only type of cooking a "real man" will do. When a man volunteers to do the ’BBQ’ the following chain of events is put into motion: 1) The woman goes to the store. 2) The woman fixes the salad, vegetables, and dessert. 3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, ...read more

  • Elizabeth Griscom: Freedom Creates Courage  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    ELIZABETH GRISCOM: FREEDOM CREATES COURAGE On January 1, 1752, Samuel and Rebecca Griscom gave birth to a baby girl they named Elizabeth. Elizabeth grew up a Quaker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After completing her formal education, Elizabeth went on to work as an apprentice to John Webster, a ...read more

  • No True Freedom Without God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
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    NO TRUE FREEDOM WITHOUT GOD According to Mark Parsec, Independence Day "celebrates America’s Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of England under King George." The Declaration of Independence of 1776, he says, was not intended to declare war with England, nor did it actually establish our ...read more