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  • You Cannot Swim To Hawaii

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Sep 20, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 322 views

    If you put three swimmers on the coast of California and ask them to swim to Hawaii, the Olympic swimmer might swim 500 miles before she dies. The second swimmer might be a good swimmer and swim 25 miles before he dies. The last swimmer does not know how to swim very well and swims only one mile ...read more

  • I Got This Story Recently In An Email And Felt It ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donald Stevens on May 12, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,760 views

    I got this story recently in an email and felt it had to be shared with all of you. It is a story as told by a young lady who also happened to be a Sunday School teacher. It goes like this. I was testing the children in my Sunday school class one morning, to see if they understood the concept of ...read more

  • Dr. George Sweeting Wrote In Special Sermons For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,288 views

    Dr. George Sweeting wrote in Special Sermons for Special Days: "Several years ago our family visited Niagara Falls. It was spring, and ice was rushing down the river. As I viewed the large blocks of ice flowing toward the falls, I could see that there were carcasses of dead fish embedded in the ...read more

  • Wolf Licks Bloodied Knife To Death  PRO

    Contributed by James Pless on Jun 20, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,936 views

    Wolf Licks Bloodied Knife To Death Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The account is grisly, yet it offers fresh insight into the consuming, self-destructive nature of sin. "First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to ...read more

  • God's Loving Son  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,199 views

    Illus.: “God’s Loving Son” A certain rich man died and left no heirs. When his household goods were auctioned off, an elderly lady dressed in shabby garments was the only one to bid on the picture of the dead man’s son. It had been greatly cherished by the wealthy father because his only child ...read more

  • G. K. Chesterton, In His Book Orthodoxy, Writes ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 17, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 819 views

    G. K. Chesterton, in his book Orthodoxy, writes about creation and the creative enthusiasm of God. He says: “A child kicks his legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things ...read more

  • Robert Schuller Tells Of A Time Early In His ...

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Apr 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,821 views

    Robert Schuller tells of a time early in his ministy when he was experiencing great opposition. He was unable to sleep, panic-stricken, and the thought came to him, "Schuller, you’re cracking up." He desperately prayed, "Jesus Christ, are you dead or alive? I’ve been preaching it every Easter. But ...read more

  • I Read The Story Of Two Friends In World War I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 12, 2001
    based on 277 ratings
     | 3,134 views

    I read the story of two friends in World War I who were inseparable. They had enlisted together, trained together, were shipped overseas together, and fought side-by-side in the trenches. During an attack, one of the men was critically wounded in a field filled with barbed wire obstacles. He was ...read more

  • The Doubleheader Train Was Bucking A Heavy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 19, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 2,224 views

    The doubleheader train was bucking a heavy snowstorm as its steam engines pulled it west. A woman with a baby wanted to leave the train at one of the little stations along the route. She repeatedly called, “Don’t forget me!” to the brakeman responsible to call out the stations they approached. Her ...read more

  • 65279;a Minister Named Russ Blowers Was Once ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,312 views

    A minister named Russ Blowers was once asked to speak at Rotary Club about his profession. He wanted to say more than “I’m a preacher.” So this was his talk, “Hi, I’m Russ Blowers. I’m with a global enterprise. We have branches in every country in the world. We have representatives in ...read more

  • Dr. Helen Roseveare, Missionary To Zaire, Told ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 1,790 views

    Dr. Helen Roseveare, missionary to Zaire, told the following story. "A mother at our mission station died after giving birth to a premature baby. We tried to improvise an incubator to keep the infant alive, but the only hot water bottle we had was beyond repair. So we asked the children to pray for ...read more

  • What Is The Church?  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 28, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,061 views

    What is the church? Russ Blowers is a minister who is active in his local Indianapolis Rotary club. At club meetings each week a member gives a brief statement about his job. When it was his turn, Russ said: "I’m with a global enterprise. We have branches in every country in the world. We have ...read more

  • Where's The Faith?  PRO

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Nov 13, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 27,301 views

    Blow the trump and ring the bell; Dress it up and make it sell; Fill it with the rich and well; And count the heads. We’re doing well! But where’s the faith? Read the creed and get it right; Hold it fast with all your might; Close the door and bolt it tight; We’ve no need for further light! ...read more

  • Funeral Home Visiting Hours  PRO

    Contributed by Erick Riddle on Sep 3, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,620 views

    2 Corinthians 1:1-11 One of the ways to share the comfort you have received from God is to go to the visiting hours and the funeral. In the late ‘80’s I was preaching full time for a small church in Michigan and worked part time in the local funeral home. I frequently saw people from the church ...read more

  • After The Crash

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jan 16, 2005
     | 1,872 views

    After the Crash The police in a particular town received a call reporting a car being driven wildly through the streets. Within three minutes two policemen in a squad car received the alert and rushed to intercept the offending motorist. The policemen stopped at an intersection and was shocked ...read more

  • There Is A Story Of An 8 Year Old Boy Who Was ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 13, 2007
     | 1,305 views

    There is a story of an 8 year old boy who was learning in school how plants grow, he was intrigued how a tiny seed can germinate in the ground and later burst through the ground, that week he attended a funeral where the pastor talked about the final resurrection of our bodies. Several days ...read more

  • Real Treasure  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Dec 30, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,985 views

    Real Treasure An old farmer who was about to die called his two sons to his bedside and said, "My boys, my farm and the fields are yours in equal shares. I leave you a little ready money but the bulk of my wealth is hidden somewhere in the ground, not more than eighteen inches from the surface. I ...read more

  • By Now Everyone Has Heard Of The Death Of Actor ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Feb 23, 2008
     | 923 views

    By now everyone has heard of the death of actor Heath Ledger. Just a few days ago this up and coming young actor was found dead in his lower Manhattan apartment. From the outside looking in it would seem that he had it made. He had truly found the American dream. He had fame and fortune. Yet, ...read more

  • Grace Or Permission?

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Oct 12, 2008
     | 4,069 views

    Grace or Permission? You're worried about permissiveness—about the way the preaching of grace seems to say it's okay to do all kinds of terrible things as long as you just walk in afterward and take the free gift of God's forgiveness. While you and I may be worried about seeming to give ...read more

  • Everybody Smells Us  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,760 views

    EVERYBODY SMELLS US You ever met someone that had no sense of smell? I have, and actually, an estimated 2.7 million people in the United States have an impaired or absent sense of smell. It's known as chronic olfactory dysfunction. Most people I know can smell when there is a certain powerful ...read more

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