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  • Determined To Save Money

    Contributed by John Perry on Apr 17, 2010
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    DETERMINED TO SAVE MONEY I had never been much of a saver, but there came a time after some years of failing to save anything that I decided to break the habit. I could ill afford to save at the time, I had financial constraints / a number of factors that suggested I wouldn’t be successful. But my ...read more

  • Ok Here, Banned Overseas

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 2, 2010
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    OK HERE, BANNED OVERSEAS When I was a child, this advertisement would not have had a dog's show of making it onto the tele. It's a picture of this young lady on an Australian beach, saying "We've saved a spot on the beach," and I think there's a bit that says, "We've had the camels shampooed." We ...read more

  • Insuring Your Voice

    Contributed by John Perry on Dec 13, 2010
     | 2,725 views

    INSURING YOUR VOICE Friends of George Burns have always kidded him about his singing. Burns, a master of self-deprecating humour, decided to take advantage of this and insure his voice for a million dollars. He thought it would be a wonderful publicity stunt. "I was so excited," said Burns, "I ...read more

  • Ever Heard A Sheep Call?

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
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    EVER HEARD A SHEEP CALL? Sheep don’t respond to calls they respond to Shepherds. A man in Australia was arrested for stealing a sheep but he claimed that it was one of his own that had been missing for many days. When the case went to court, the judge was puzzled, not knowing how to decide the ...read more

  • World Records

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 18, 2011
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    WORLD RECORDS Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb, and Quasimodo were all talking one day. Sleeping Beauty said, "I believe myself to be the most beautiful girl in the world." Tom Thumb said, "I must be the smallest person in the world." Quasimodo said, "I absolutely have to be the ugliest person in the ...read more

  • Saving A Stranger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
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    SAVING A STRANGER In his book Open the Door Wide to Happy Living, T. Huffman Harris told of a young man named Eddie who became tired of life and decided to leap from a bridge into a turbulent river. Jim, a total stranger, saw Eddie being swept downstream and plunged into the water in an effort to ...read more

  • He Will Quiet You With His Love!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on May 24, 2013
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    He will quiet you with His love! Zephaniah 3:17”………..He will quiet you with His love…” When I was admitted for an operation, the next room woman delivered a baby with a hole in her heart, the family did something which was horrendous and incredible, they decided to abandon her. The little infant ...read more

  • If Billy Goes To Hell, Do You Care?

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 10, 2019
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    Billy was born in 1972 into a family of drug abusers. His mother died of an overdose when little Billy was three years old, His father was wanted in Tennessee for selling drugs. Little Billy was slipped into Tennessee to live with relatives. In all reality little Billy spent his life looking for ...read more

  • I Know Of A Priest Back In New York City Who Went ...  PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
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    I know of a priest back in New York City who went to Ireland to visit his relatives. While he was staying at his cousin’s farm, they decided to have some fun with him. After doing some chores in the fields, they told him to come in for dinner just as soon as he was through rounding up the sheep ...read more

  • A Man Was Having Some Difficulty Communicating ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A man was having some difficulty communicating with his wife, and he concluded that she was becoming hard of hearing. So he decided to conduct a test without her knowing about it. One evening he sat in a chair on the far side of the room. Her back was to him and she could not see him. Very quietly ...read more

  • There Is A Story Of Two Brothers Who On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a story of two brothers who on completing their apprenticeship decide to set up their own butcher shop. One day one of their customers invite the older brother to church. Some time later he asks for forgiveness for all his sins, and commits his life to following God. He continues working ...read more

  • An Organization In Montana Offered A Bounty Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    An organization in Montana offered a bounty of five thousand dollars for every wolf captured alive. Two hunters named Sam and Jed decided to head for the hills and make some money capturing wolves. Day and night they scoured the mountains and forests searching for their valuable prey. Exhausted ...read more

  • Life" Magazine Said Muhammed Ali Spoke Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 15, 2007
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    “Life” magazine said Muhammed Ali spoke of himself before his 1971 fight with Joe Frazier in this manner: There seems to be some confusion. We’re gonna clear this confusion up on March 8. We’re gonna decide once and for all who is king! There’s not a man alive who can whup me. (He jabs the air ...read more

  • Let Us Not Be Like Charles Chu Who While ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Nov 3, 2007
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    Let us not be like Charles Chu who while travelling on a tour bus in China during a snow storm witness ahead of him a bus skid and tip over on its side in a rice field. In his haste to help he ran and jump on top of the bus. He grabbed the handle of the emergency door and pulled but the door did ...read more

  • A Different View  PRO

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,657 views

    A DIFFERENT VIEW It was just a few days before Christmas. Two men who were next-door neighbors decided to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. While the men were out in their sailboat, a storm arose. The sea became very angry and the men had great difficulty keeping the boat under ...read more

  • In 1884, A Young Man Died, And After The Funeral, ...

    Contributed by Fred Parker on Dec 15, 2007
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    In 1884, a young man died, and after the funeral, his grieving parents decided to establish a memorial to him. With that in mind, they met with Charles Eliot, president of Harvard University. Eliot received the unpretentious couple into his office and asked what he could do. After they expressed ...read more

  • There Was A Lad Who Lived In The Area Where An ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2008
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    There was a lad who lived in the area where an old and wise sage would offer people counsel for their lives. He always knew the right answer, and those who listened to his counsel profited in their lives. In the village was a lad who thought he could trick the sage into giving a wrong answer. He ...read more

  • While Spending A Week At Her Grandfather's, Sarah ...

    Contributed by Richard Sharp on May 4, 2008
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    While spending a week at her grandfather's, Sarah felt inner peace and comfort. She recognized that something was different here. During that week, She observed her grandfather pray with passion and he seemed to always be reading from his Bible. Sarah at the ripe age of five sensed the relationship ...read more

  • Charlie Wrote About His Experience As A Kid ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 15, 2008
     | 1,766 views

    Charlie wrote about his experience as a kid growing up in the American south and planting peanuts. Because peanuts are tubers that grow on the roots beneath the ground, you cannot see how well they’re developing. So being an impatient kid, he decided to dig them up to see how they were doing. Well, ...read more

  • I Once Heard The Story Of A Man And His Wife Who ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 29, 2009
     | 840 views

    I once heard the story of a man and his wife who decided to go to a drive-in movie. They thought the price was too high and plotted to put one over on the management of the theater. When they were within a short distance of the drive-in, the husband climbed into the trunk of the car. The ...read more