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  • A Few Years Ago, Chris And I Stopped At The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Apr 1, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 1,649 views

    A few years ago, Chris and I stopped at the Waffle House, because we had this craving for waffles (she may have been pregnant at the time). The interesting thing about the Waffle House is that they don’t serve waffles. I mean, they have one plate which features waffles. But it’s mostly just ...read more

  • A Catholic Critic Speaks  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 26, 2004
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     | 1,996 views

    A CATHOLIC CRITIC SPEAKS Roger Ebert – film critic in Chicago said: “What Gibson has provided for me, for the first time in my life, is a visceral idea of what the Passion consisted of. That his film is superficial in terms of the surrounding message — that we get only a few passing references to ...read more

  • A Little More  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,072 views

    A LITTLE MORE An interesting article appeared in the Wall Street Journal. It was an interview of six top executives, all of them making six-figure salaries. That means that they made somewhere between $100,000 and $1 million a year. Now you are probably thinking , “If I made even $100,000 a ...read more

  • A Counselor From A Seventh Grade Camp Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,914 views

    A counselor from a seventh grade camp was discussing with twelve-year-old Scott about Scott's expereience with trying out 'snuff' on the school camp with two other boys the night before.¡"got really sick on the stuff," said Scott. The Counselor asked, 'What did you think of the whole ...read more

  • We've All Had The Experience Of Mishearing What ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Apr 12, 2005
     | 1,873 views

    We’ve all had the experience of mishearing what has been said to us. Sometimes what we think we heard sounds out of place and inappropriate to the moment, so we ask the speaker to repeat what they said. Sometimes we misunderstand simply because the person we’re hearing is coming from a ...read more

  • Love Does Not Seek Its Own, But Hurt People ...

    Contributed by Greg Yount on Jul 30, 2005
     | 3,641 views

    Love does not seek its own, but hurt people become more and more self-seeking and self-contained. In this climate the love of God waxes cold. A natural example of this is the two seas in the Holy Land. The Sea of Galilee freely receives and gives out water. It has an abundance of life, nurturing ...read more

  • The Brilliant Physician And Writer Oliver Wendell ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 2,223 views

    The brilliant physician and writer Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., and his brother John represent two radically different views on the subject of flattery. Dr. Holmes loved to collect compliments, and when he was older he indulged his pastime by saying to someone who had just praised his work, “I am ...read more

  • The Millennium Generation Following Right Behind ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,734 views

    The millennium generation following right behind Gen-X is displaying a much greater interest in spirituality than their predecessors. The Navigators have polled college students both in the 80s and now and find striking differences. When asked “Would you like to be in a bible study?” and “Would you ...read more

  • Biased Info: Only 1 In 6 Of Internet Search ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,540 views

    Biased Info: Only 1 in 6 of Internet search engine users can tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid advertisements, a new survey finds. The Pew Internet and American Life Project reports only 38% of Web searchers even know of the distinction, and of those, only 47% say they ...read more

  • Charles Francis Adams, 19th Century Political ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
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    Charles Francis Adams, 19th century political figure and diplomat, kept a diary. One day he entered: "Went fishing with my son today--a day wasted." His son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence. On that same day, Brook Adams made this entry: "Went fishing with my father--the ...read more

  • Personal Priority Inventory (From Sermon: The ...

    Contributed by John King on Nov 9, 2006
     | 2,308 views

    Personal Priority Inventory (from sermon: The Foolish Rich Person, Sermon Central) 1. There is a time in my life when I made a decision to give up the things of this world to follow Christ. ___yes ___no 2. If confronted with that choice today I would follow Christ even if I had to give up all ...read more

  • To Trap A Wolf, The Eskimos Used To Take A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Roger Roark on May 19, 2007
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     | 2,301 views

    To trap a wolf, the Eskimos used to take a hunting knife, and dip it in animal blood, and freeze it, then put another layer of blood, and freeze it again, and then bury the knife in the snow with the blade exposed . A wolf would come by and start licking the blood off of the blade of the ...read more

  • Judge Not, Even In Worship - This Piece Came ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,151 views

    JUDGE NOT, EVEN IN WORSHIP - This piece came from Dr. Paul Brand, veteran missionary surgeon: During my life as a missionary surgeon in India and now as a member of the tiny chapel on the grounds of the Carville leprosy hospital, I have seen my share of unlikely seekers after God. And I must ...read more

  • In 1932 Aldous Huxley Published A Science Fiction ...

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jan 24, 2008
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    In 1932 Aldous Huxley published a science fiction novel entitled "Brave New World." In it he wrote about the year 2532. He described a world very different from his own. - Some of the characteristics he describes are: The practice of cloning being perfected - World controlled by science & ...read more

  • Some Years Ago A Famous Actor Was Giving An After ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 1, 2008
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    Some years ago a famous actor was giving an after dinner speech. He asked his audience if there was any famous poem that they would like him to recite. There was a silence. Eventually an old vicar raised his hand and said: "Psalm 23 please." The actor agreed, on one condition: that the ...read more

  • Unchurched Character & Beliefs

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    UNCHURCHED CHARACTER & BELIEFS Unchurched American adults who have not attended a church or faith community in the past year are less likely to be concerned about the U.S. moral condition, much less likely to believe they are making a positive difference in the world, less optimistic about the ...read more

  • I'm Told That An Angel Came To Adam Before Eve ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 7, 2008
     | 2,728 views

    I’m told that an angel came to Adam before Eve was created and said, “I have a proposition for you Adam. We are going to create for you an individual like you, but a little different – a female!” So Adam said, “Well what will she be all about? What will she do?” The angel told Adam, “She will take ...read more

  • Let's Do A Very Unscientific Poll...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
     | 2,150 views

    Let's do a very unscientific poll... With a raise of a hand, please respond, as you feel comfortable in doing: How many would be more content if they had more money? How many would be more content if they had less stuff? How many would be more content if they had a lighter schedule? How many would ...read more

  • The Love Of Christ Alone

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    THE LOVE OF CHRIST ALONE When Hudson Taylor was director of the China Inland Mission, he often interviewed candidates for the mission field. On one occasion, he met with a group of applicants to determine their motivations for service. "And why do you wish to go as a foreign missionary?" he asked ...read more

  • Thomas Edison

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 10, 2009
     | 2,663 views

    Thomas Edison “I did not have my mother long, but she cast over me an influence which has lasted all my life. The good effects of her early training I can never lose. If it had not been for her appreciation and her faith in me at a critical time in my experience, I should never likely have become ...read more