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  • The Power Of Giving Thanks  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 7,709 views

    THE POWER OF GIVING THANKS Something to reflect on as you sit down to your Thanksgiving dinner: If you had been a Pilgrim, would you have given thanks? Consider what they had been through, the men and women who broke bread together on that first Thanksgiving in 1621. They had uprooted ...read more

  • Karl Barth, A Famous Theologian, Was On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Feb 8, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,887 views

    Karl Barth, a famous theologian, was on a streetcar one day in Basel, Switzerland, where he lectured. A tourist to the city climbed on and sat down next to Barth. The two men started chatting with each other. "Are you new to the city?" Barth inquired. "Yes," said the tourist. "Is there anything you ...read more

  • The Answer Is No  PRO

    Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,609 views

    THE ANSWER IS NO I had a friend growing up who had the ugliest bicycle I’d ever seen. It was a hand-me-down made from the parts of other bicycles. It was so ugly it didn’t even have handlebar grips. He was always complaining that his hands would slip off the slick handlebars. He pestered his dad ...read more

  • L.a. Laker Power Guard A.c. Green Is One Example ...  PRO

    Contributed by Big Tommy Sirotnak on Apr 25, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,625 views

    L.A. LAKER POWER GUARD A.C. GREEN is one example of a man who will stand for the truth at all costs. I knew A.C. during his rookie season with the Lakers. Like all rookies, he had to endure harassment and practical jokes. As he started to practice one day, a teammate came up to him and told him ...read more

  • John A Boor- I Had An Opportunity To Work In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 26, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,381 views

    John A Boor- I had an opportunity to work in a bakery while going to high school. I remember one particular day when the telephone rang and one of the ladies went to answer it. She put down the phone like it was hot and yelled, “He’s coming!” I wondered what in the world was going on. The ...read more

  • A Look At The Parade  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,047 views

    A LOOK AT THE PARADE The parade route begins near the twin towns of Bethpage and Bethany, less than two miles from Jerusalem and winds into the Holy City. The Grand Marshal is an unlikely hero – a rustic from a blue-collar town up north, the son of a woodworker. In keeping with his “common man” ...read more

  • This Is A Series Of Quotes From Cybernation.com, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 29, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,023 views

    This is a series of quotes from cybernation.com, an excellent resource. These all deal with the issue of TRUTH. “What is truth?” said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. – Francis Bacon You never find yourself until you face the truth. – Pearl Bailey Falsehood is cowardice, the ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Young Man Who Had Just ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Visser on Feb 20, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,493 views

    The story is told of a young man who had just started his new job in the produce department of a grocery store, when a woman came up to him asking to buy a half head of lettuce. As politely as he could, the young man said that “In this store, we don’t sell half heads of lettuce, we sell whole ...read more

  • You Understand The Relationship Of Cause & ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 2, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,919 views

    You understand the relationship of cause & effect. If that happened, then this results. When you enter a dark room and flip a light switch you expect the room to brighten. If you flip that switch and the windows open, you’re pretty surprised because the two aren’t related. When you get in your ...read more

  • You Should Have Seen The Back Of Our Excursion On ...

    Contributed by Mark Christian on Jan 17, 2004
     | 1,796 views

    You should have seen the back of our Excursion on our trip to South Carolina. You would have thought we were moving back! We didn’t know whether the weather would be hot or cold, and we didn’t know whether or not we would be able to do some laundry while we were there, so we packed heavily and ...read more

  • The Egg Toss

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 29, 2005
     | 2,095 views

    Illustration: “The Egg Toss” During the waning days of World War II, thousands of Russian troops poured into the city of Berlin. Many of them were simple country bumpkins who had never been in a city before. They were amazed and confused by what they saw. Some soldiers unscrewed light bulbs and ...read more

  • Team Hoyt  PRO

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 19, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,744 views

    TEAM HOYT - Team Hoyt loves to race -Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts - Since 1975 who together compete just about continuously in running cycling swimming crossing 1000 finish lines - 64 marathon races. - 204 10 K runs - 206 triathlons - 6 of these triathlon ...read more

  • The Eagle

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,448 views

    The Eagle There is a legend among Native Americans in the west about a brave who found an eagle’s egg and put it into the nest of a prairie chicken. The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them. All his life the eagle thought he was a prairie chicken, so he did what the prairie ...read more

  • God Will Often Allow Crises Into ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2008
     | 880 views

    Illustration: God will often allow crises into our lives to show us where we put our confidence. There was a farmer who one day went happily and with great joy in his heart to report to his wife and family that their best cow had given birth to twin calves, one red and one white. And he said, “You ...read more

  • A Disciple Knows His Father  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 19, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,181 views

    A DISCIPLE KNOWS HIS FATHER A shepherd was looking after his sheep one day on the side of a deserted road, when suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt. The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Timberland shoes, Versace designer sunglasses, A Rolex watch, and a Pierre Cardin tie, ...read more

  • The Emperor Moth

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,651 views

    THE EMPEROR MOTH A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth and took it home so he could watch the moth come of the cocoon. One day a small opening appeared. The man sat and watched the moth for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making ...read more

  • I Grew Up In The Protestant Community In Northern ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 27, 2008
     | 1,123 views

    I grew up in the Protestant community in Northern Ireland, but my first ministry was among the Roman Catholic community in the Republic of Ireland. One evening after preaching in Belfast, I was traveling south when my car broke down on the motorway. It was late at night, the road was dark and it ...read more

  • A Young, New Preacher Went To Visit An Older, ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
     | 1,239 views

    A young, new preacher went to visit an older, more seasoned preacher for guidance because he felt stressed over the trials of pasturing a church. The older preacher took him out to his back yard -- walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without ...read more

  • Our God Is Still Able

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 14, 2009
     | 2,209 views

    OUR GOD IS STILL ABLE An officer in the first World War gives this account of God’s willingness and ability to save men from shot and shell when they pray. A German machine gun crew had their gun trained on an angle of our trenches where troops frequently passed back and forth and the casualties ...read more

  • Proud Former Famous Athlete Humbled At Nursing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
     | 3,074 views

    Proud Former Famous Athlete Humbled at Nursing Home We have a choice of either humbling ourselves or being humiliated. There was an elderly man who was once a famous, award-winning athlete in track and field. He had a room full of plaques and statues and framed certificates. Years after retiring ...read more

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