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  • In Support Of God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,809 views

    IN SUPPORT OF GOD On Sunday, June 30, 2002, CNN reported that a weekend poll said nearly nine in 10 Americans believe the phrase "under God" should remain in the Pledge of Allegiance. Most also believe that it is acceptable for the government to promote religious expression, as long as no ...read more

  • The Word Advent Comes From The Latin Word, ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Weeks on Dec 9, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,688 views

    The word Advent comes from the Latin word, “advenire”, conjugated as “adventus” which is a combination word of “ad” meaning, “to” or “toward” and “venire”, “come” which is conjugated as ventus, which means more specifically, “coming”. Combining them gets us literally, “toward the coming.” The ...read more

  • A Handy Tool For Coming Up With An Acceptable ...  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Schäve on Jun 27, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 2,738 views

    A handy tool for coming up with an acceptable solution is S.O.D.A.S.:   S-ituation (Define or agree on what the problem is that you will work on in a gentle and respectful manner). O-ptions (Brainstorm together or come up with as many solutions as possible, for you never know what may work). ...read more

  • Legal Definition Of Marriage

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 21, 2003
     | 1,911 views

    CNN reported on President Bush¡¦s statement: He stated, "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman and I believe we ought to codify that one way or the other and we have lawyers looking at the best way to do that." His response was due to the latest Supreme Court ruling overturning a ...read more

  • Faith: Reason At Rest

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 23, 2009
     | 3,742 views

    FAITH: REASON AT REST The late Manley Beasley defined faith as a "reason at rest with God." To me, that's powerful, but it hits me even harder when I remember that he went on to say, "Faith is dependency upon God, and this God-dependency only begins when self-dependency ends." And what do we see ...read more

  • Identity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2011
     | 8,375 views

    IDENTITY Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France has proposed a decree that would ban anyone from wearing religious symbols of any kind. The decree is aimed particularly at forbidding Muslim women from wearing their traditional burqa with a full-faced veil. However the decree is broad enough that it ...read more

  • What Do People Want In Their Pastors? A New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,542 views

    What Do People Want In Their Pastors? A new study by Hartford Institute researcher Adair Lummis reveals that, first and foremost, lay leaders want a pastor with an authentic religious life. Most lay people define that as a person whose faith combines both head and heart; a person whose lifestyle ...read more

  • Word-Of-Mouth (Wom) Ad Spending On Blogs, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,504 views

    Word-Of-Mouth (WOM) Ad spending on blogs, podcasts and RSS will reach $49.8 million in ‘06, up 144.9% from ’05 claims PQ Media. By ‘10, total advertising spending on the category will reach $757 million. Although a tiny fraction of total online marketing spending, 60% of U.S. Internet marketers ...read more

  • What Is Culture?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
     | 2,864 views

    WHAT IS CULTURE? What is culture? It is the ways of thinking, living, and behaving that define a people and underlie its achievements. It is a nation’s collective mind, its sense of right and wrong, the way it perceives reality, and its definition of self. Culture is the morals and habits a mother ...read more

  • Jesus Was Never Interested In Having Fans. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 11, 2013
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,119 views

    "Jesus was never interested in having fans. When he defines what kind of relationship he wants, "Enthusiastic Admirer" isn’t an option. My concern is that many of our churches in America have gone from being sanctuaries to becoming stadiums. And every week all the fans come to the stadium where ...read more

  • Insurgency! (11.08.05--Christian ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 6, 2005
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     | 3,503 views

    Insurgency! (11.08.05--Christian Soldiers!--Revelations 12:7) What war? That was the response that I got from a friend recently when I referred to Operation Iraqi Freedom as a war. I looked at him and asked: “How would you define a war?” His response? “A war is when freedom is at stake and our ...read more

  • The Longer I Walk With Christ The Uglier My Sin ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on May 9, 2010
     | 2,650 views

    The longer I walk with Christ the uglier my sin seems to me. The closer into communion with God I am the more desperately thankful to God I am for having forgiven this broken, brazen, bold, sinner’s heart. It is only when we have been in the light that darkness is well defined. Interestingly ...read more

  • Is There Such A Thing As Absolute Truth?" In ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Apr 15, 2006
     | 2,909 views

    "Is there such a thing as absolute truth?" In his book, What American’s Believe, Barna reported only 28% of Americans expressed a strong belief in absolute standards. Barna concluded that nearly 3/4 of the American people believe that everything is relative and that man can set his own standards ...read more

  • Mother's Love  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 11, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,938 views

    Mother’s Love A Mother’s love is something that no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away... It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, And it ...read more

  • D. Dave Thomas, Founder Of Wendy's Hamburgers, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 15, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 5,428 views

    D. Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendy’s Hamburgers, “I got my MBA long before my GED. I even have a photograph of me in my MBA graduation outfit; a snazzy kneelength work apron. I guarantee you that I’m the only founder among America’s big companies whose picture in the corporate annual report shows ...read more

  • About A Third Of America's 8th-Graders And A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,808 views

    About a third of America’s 8th-graders and a quarter of its high school seniors are proficient writers, according to national writing test results. Although basically unchanged from ’00, the latest test found modest increases in the skills of lower-performing students. 88% can now demonstrate at ...read more

  • Dave Thomas, Wendy's Hamburgers,

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 31, 2009
     | 3,017 views

    Dave Thomas, Wendy’s Hamburgers, “I got my MBA long before my GED. I even have a photograph of me in my MBA graduation outfit; a knee length work apron. I guarantee you that I’m the only founder among America’s big companies whose picture in the corporate annual report shows him wielding a mop ...read more

  • The Word ‘love’ Conjures Up So Man ...

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
     | 4,426 views

    The word ‘love’ conjures up so man different things today. A modern dictionary lists 28 various uses for the word: tender affection, warm attachment, intimate passion, strong predication, & amorous benevolence. Yet not of these are complete to define / describe what the Bible speaks of as a ...read more

  • Ipod ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
     | 3,611 views

    iPod Religion This is right up there with what 10-year-old Joshua wrote to his pastor: “Dear Pastor, My father says I should learn the 10 Commandments. But I don’t think I want to because we have enough rules already in our house.” That’s not as bad as what 11-year-old Ralph wrote: “Dear Pastor, I ...read more

  • There’s Something About A Lazy Summer Afternoon

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 13, 2020
     | 1,808 views

    The past week was an unusually quiet week around the parsonage. It enabled me to do something that I have wanted to do all summer long. Nothing. I am not bragging or anything, but I can do nothing right up there with the best of them. The week, as all weeks do, started on Monday. For me, there is ...read more