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  • In The Movie John Q, Denzell Washington Plays ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2005
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    In the movie John Q, Denzell Washington plays John Q and during the movie his son becomes develops a heart disease. Throughout the movie it is shown that because the family does not have enough money and there are not enough heart donors the child will not make it. Finally Denzell holds up the ...read more

  • When Jim Burke Became The Head Of A New Products ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    When Jim Burke became the head of a new products division at Johnson & Johnson, one of his first projects was the development of a children?s chest rub. The product failed miserably, and Burke expected that he would be fired. When he was called in to see the chairman of the board, however, he met a ...read more

  • A Computer Has Been Used To Decipher The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 1,675 views

    A computer has been used to decipher the enigmatic smile of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, concluding that she was mainly happy. The painting was analysed by a University of Amsterdam computer using "emotion recognition" software. It concluded that the subject was 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% ...read more

  • Traps That Hinder Leaders: Dale Galloway ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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    Traps That Hinder Leaders: Dale Galloway enumerates these hindrances to relational ministry in his book On Purpose Leadership, Beacon Hill Press. Insecurity—Selecting only those people who have the same gifts as the leader—or lesser gifts. · Elitism—Developing a “leaders only” attitude that keeps ...read more

  • Serious Video Games Are Gaining Momentum Against ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Serious Video Games are gaining momentum against the shoot-em up variety. Eventually, “serious games will take over the world” of gaming, predicts Jason Della Rocca, executive director of the International Game Developers Assn. People will use video games for learning so easily and so often that ...read more

  • Years Ago New Engineers In The Lamp Division Of ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 6, 2006
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    Years ago new engineers in the Lamp Division of General Electric were assigned, as a joke, the impossible task of frosting light bulbs on the inside. None of the engineers took the assignment seriously since frosting a bulb on the inside was not a possibility by engineering standards. Eventually, ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Third-Grade Sunday School ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    The story is told of a third-grade Sunday School class whose teacher had built her lesson around the fifth commandment: “Honor your father and your mother.” 1. As she developed her lesson, she asked, “We’ve been talking about our mommies and daddies, but does anyone know a commandment about ...read more

  • There Is Another Dna Project Out There. It Is ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Apr 2, 2009
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    There is another DNA project out there. It is called the International HapMap Project. The goal of the international HapMap Project is similar to 23 and Me, but instead of telling you who you are it seeks to go back into your history way back. You see the HapMap project is trying to isolate ...read more

  • Well, In The Bible, Names Are Very Significant ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 2, 2009
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    Well, in the Bible, names are very significant and they are significant in other cultures as well. Talking about the Mexican Indians, and somehow or another something of their culture comes up, and the face is very important to an Indian, just as it is in the Orient, we know of course that face is ...read more

  • Minnesota Crime ...

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Mar 12, 2010
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    Minnesota Crime Commission… "Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it: his bottle, his mother's attention, his playmate's toys, his uncle's watch, or whatever. Deny him these and he seethes with rage and ...read more

  • Continuing In Blindness

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
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    CONTINUING IN BLINDNESS One of the greatest tragedies for people would be to live in darkness when they could live in the light. Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. Then she had an operation in an Ontario hospital. She said, "I just can't believe it," as the doctor lifted the bandages from ...read more

  • Sin And Dirty Water

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jun 26, 2011
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    SIN AND DIRTY WATER A group of explorers in Africa came across some natives who for centuries had made their home on the banks of this one particular river. They showed the explorers the polluted stream that they drank from. It was filled with dirt and every contamination imaginable. The natives ...read more

  • We Need To Slow Down  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 9, 2012
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    WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN A study by the US National Commission on Sleep Disorders blamed half of all traffic accidents on tiredness. Put that together with our penchant for speeding, and the result is carnage on the roads. Annual traffic fatalities now stand at 1.3 million worldwide, more than double ...read more

  • With Regard To Daneil,i Thought It Strange That ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 22, 2007
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    With regard to Daneil,I thought it strange that an official of a conquered nation would become an official in the conquering nation. However, I remembered the end of World War II. Germany was working feverishly with V-1 and V-2 buzz bombs and rockets. They were advanced their capability at that ...read more

  • Carol Mayhall Is Well Known For Ministry To ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 24, 2007
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    Carol Mayhall is well known for ministry to women as an author and conference speaker. She tells her own story how her “marriage was developing some serious problems, my spiritual life began to stagnate…The reality was there weren’t many big things happening. My life consisted of dishes, dust and ...read more

  • The Problem In Today's Church Is That We Have ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 29, 2007
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    The problem in today’s church is that we have developed a low concept of God and are guilty of wanting to make Him into our image. Let me repeat, I am talking about the church, not the unchurched and unsaved. When I hear them talk of God for the most part their ideas are so silly and so ...read more

  • You Attract The People Your System ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 28, 2008
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    "You Attract the People Your System Invites It’s no secret that healthy environments attract healthy people. Healthy people leave environments that are not or more often than not, get pulled down by them. Yet, it is something we tend to forget. When we find a system or environment that is wrong, ...read more

  • In Order To Combat Software Piracy, Microsoft ...

    Contributed by Benjamin Karner on Mar 7, 2008
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    In order to combat software piracy, Microsoft developed a validation system. When you try to download updates or add-ons from their website, a pop-up box asks you to install a piece of software that validates the software that you have on your computer as a “genuine Microsoft product.” If you have ...read more

  • A Young Man Accepted The Call To Become An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    A YOUNG MAN ACCEPTED THE CALL TO BECOME AN AFRICAN MISSIONARY BUT FOUND ON FURTHER EXAMINATION THAT HIS WIFE COULD NOT STAND THE CLIMATE OF AFRICA. IT MADE HER VERY SICK. HE WAS HEARTBROKEN, BUT HE PRAYERFULLY RETURNED TO HIS HOME AND DETERMINED TO MAKE ALL THE MONEY HE COULD TO BE USED IN ...read more

  • What Teens Look For In A Church When Seeking A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    What Teens Look for in a Church When seeking a church 42% of American say it is very important to them "to better understand what I believe." Other important things they look for in a church include spending time with close friends (34%); being encouraged or inspired (34%); and volunteering to help ...read more