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  • A Muslim In Africa Became A Christian And Some Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 138 ratings
     | 1,941 views

    A Muslim in Africa became a Christian and some of his friends asked him why. He answered: Well, it is like this: suppose you were going down a road and suddenly the road forked in two directions. And you didn’t know which way to go. If you met two men ...read more

  • ...gone Home  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 9, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,722 views

    ...GONE HOME A troop of Boy Scouts was being used as "guinea pigs" in a test of emergency systems. A mock earthquake was staged, and the Scouts impersonated wounded persons who were to be picked up and cared for by the emergency units. One Scout was supposed to lie on the ground and await his ...read more

  • If Individuals Live Only Seventy Years, Then A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,168 views

    “If individuals live only seventy years, then a state, or a nation, or a civilization, which may last for a thousand years, is more important than an individual. But if Christianity is true, then the individual is not only more important but incomparably more important, for he is ...read more

  • What Are We Voting For?

    Contributed by Dan Thompkins on Jan 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,653 views

    WHAT ARE WE VOTING FOR? A parishioner had dozed off to sleep during the morning service. “Will all who want to go to heaven, please stand?” the pastor asked.” – All stood, except the sleeping parishioner. After they sat, the pastor continued, “Well, will all who want to go to the other place ...read more

  • Peter Marshall's Calling

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,906 views

    PETER MARSHALL’S CALLING In her book, A Man Called Peter, Catherine Marshall tells how her late preacher-husband felt a sense of destiny a sense of call in his life. One dark night, Peter, then a young man, decided to take a shortcut across the Scottish moors. He knew there was a deep deserted ...read more

  • A Grain Alone Or With Many ...

    Contributed by Mark Pierce on May 25, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,810 views

    A grain alone or with many others? STORY OF ONE GRAIN OF WHEAT: Farmer plows soil, digs shallow trenches, but must drop only one grain of seed at a time. Still true. Farmers pull a “grain drill.” Notched wheel drops seed through tube exactly one grain at a time. Single grain gathers moisture ...read more

  • Baseball In Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 23, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,452 views

    BASEBALL IN HEAVEN A preacher and a song leader were both avid baseball fans. These guys didn't just like baseball; they lived, breathed and ate baseball. What time they weren't about church duties, they were attending a game, watching a game on the tube, or coaching a little league game in the ...read more

  • The Gravedigger's Cough

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Nov 29, 2012
     | 3,106 views

    English writer F.W. Boreham tells a story about an old gravedigger who had a terrible cough. A visitor to the cemetery expressed sympathy to the old man and his cough. The gravedigger motioned to the graves around him and said, “There’s plenty here who would be glad of my cough.” His point being ...read more

  • Finish Strong

    Contributed by Jeffrey Rowe on Dec 29, 2012
     | 9,746 views

    In 2 Tim 4:7 Paul said that death was like finishing the race. Like crossing the finish line. That all of life is really about one thing – finishing well. Accomplishing the dreams and goals that God has for your life. I ran cross country in high school. We’d go out to these golf courses and ...read more

  • Crowning Day  PRO

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 1, 2013
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,196 views

    CROWNING DAY When D. L. Moody, the great evangelist, was dying, his last words were, "Earth is receding, heaven is approaching; this is my crowning day." Resurrection of Christ is a reminder that we need have no fear about death. Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ ...read more

  • See You On The Other Side Of The River

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 2, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,262 views

    SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER Kansas City, Missouri is separated from Kansas City, Kansas by the Missouri River. Years ago, there was an old farmer who lived on the Kansas side of the river. He had a farm, a wife and a beautiful daughter. The farmer and his family had never been across ...read more

  • Crucufixion

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 11, 2015
     | 2,893 views

    David Smith writes about crucifixion. They would take the upright beam and place it in a hole in the ground and fix it steadfast. And then they would take the victim and lay his hands on the cross beam, driving spikes into his quivering flesh and with a rope would hook it onto the cross beam and ...read more

  • Mothers

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,589 views

    To Mama and Jesus, You and He, You gave me life and He extended it. You saved me from the cold and He from sin. You taught me hope and He defended it. From you I once was born . . . from Him again. You let me skip in fields that He had made. He bid me bless the loaves you baked for me. You ordered ...read more

  • Who's Got The Power?

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Jul 10, 2017
     | 3,303 views

    The light switch in the main bathroom in our house has been sketchy and in need of replacement for some time. Last Friday night it finally gave up the ghost. Do you think it broke in the “on” position or the “off” position? Of course it broke in the off position. If you drop buttered bread it ...read more

  • The First Thing Bartimaeus Saw

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 30, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,467 views

    Think of what Bartimaeus saw when he received his sight! Think of the wonders of seeing for the first time a crowd of human beings just like himself, the walls and palm-tree groves of Jericho, the sky, so blue above him, and the hills of Moab in the distance. But that was not the first thing that ...read more

  • Remember Your Creator

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 13, 2020
     | 3,696 views

    How many of you remember minibikes? These “bikes” were smaller than motorcycles, and used a smaller engine. I thought they looked like lawnmower engines, but maybe they were bigger. The minibikes were fun, but you had to have space on your property to ride them. They weren’t legal for riding on the ...read more

  • Epitaphs

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 17, 2021
     | 2,701 views

    The Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, has an exhibit of unique epitaphs. Give a few. Near Uniontown, Pennsylvania there’s a gravestone that reads, “Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake. He stepped on the gas instead of the brake.” Boot Hill Cemetery in Tombstone, ...read more

  • Grief

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 17, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,312 views

    On Death and Loss… He was 50 years old. The cancer was aggressive and relentless. The pain was unmanageable and agonizing. In two months he was gone. I didn't have the opportunity to say good-bye and if I did, what would I say? Could I get the words out? Our last communication, me in Port ...read more

  • It Just Takes Over

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Jul 21, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,159 views

    One day my friend was looking at the beautiful blooming wisteria vine entwined in the fence by her home thinking how the woody vines just take over everything around them and choke the life out of it. They are extremely hard to eradicate once they've taken hold. Wisteria is actually an ...read more

  • My Dad’s Obituary

    Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 3, 2025
     | 377 views

    **Obituary for Marvin Barker Sr.** It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Marvin Barker Sr., who was called to his eternal home on [date]. Born to Virgil Barker Sr. and Anna Barker, both of whom have preceded him in death, Marvin lived a life full of love, devotion, and faith. He ...read more