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  • At Church One Morning, My Friend Gwen Was About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,788 views

    At church one morning, my friend Gwen was about to start her 4-year-olds’ Sunday school class when a little boy showed up without any identification. Gwen managed to get his first name, but couldn’t find out his last name. "Brian, what’s your daddy’s name?" she asked. "Daddy," he replied. She tried ...read more

  • All The Wrong Questions, Citation: Michael Scott ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,177 views

    [All the Wrong Questions, Citation: Michael Scott Horton in Mission Accomplished. Christianity Today, Vol. 31, no. 7.] The ultimate questions people of our day are asking are these: What is the meaning of life? What is the purpose behind my life and my destiny? What questions are we evangelicals ...read more

  • Ann Landers Had This To Say About The Letters ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,245 views

    Ann Landers had this to say about the letters that she has received over the years. "I’ve learned plenty-including, most meaningfully, what Leo Rosten had in mind when he said, ’Each of us is a little lonely, deep inside, and cries to be understood.’ I have learned how it is with stumbling, ...read more

  • If I Said To You, "Thou Shalt Not Think Of A ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
     | 1,767 views

    If I said to you, "Thou shalt not think of a purple elephant," - sud­denly, you would be able to think of nothing else. But, if I then set before you a huge hot fudge sundae - creamy Blue Bell vanilla ice cream, laced with deep dark fudge, topped with mounds of whipped cream, lightly toasted ...read more

  • Indifference By G. A. Stoddard-Kennedy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,618 views

    Indifference by G. A. Stoddard-Kennedy When Jesus came to Golgotha, they hanged Him on a tree. They drove great nails through hands and feet and made a Calvary. Red were His wounds and deep, for these were crude and cruel days and human flesh was cheap. When Jesus came to Birmingham, they simply ...read more

  • The Times-Reporter Of New Philadelphia, Ohio, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,078 views

    The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia, Ohio, reported in September, 1985 a celebration of a New Orleans municipal pool. The party around the pool was held to celebrate the first summer in memory without a drowning at the New Orleans city pool. In honor of the occasion, 200 people gathered, ...read more

  • Poem: Love For Others By Anonymous

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,486 views

    Poem: Love For Others by Anonymous Lord, let me live from day to day In such a self-forgetful way, That, even when I kneel to pray, My prayer shall be for others. Help me, in all the work I do, Ever to be sincere and true, And know that all I’d do for Thee, Must needs be done for Others. Let “self” ...read more

  • In 1962, Billy Graham Was In Crusade In Seattle. ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
     | 4,115 views

    In 1962, Billy Graham was in crusade in Seattle. One night, he awoke from a sound sleep with a deep burden to pray for actress Marilyn Monroe. That burden never left him for several days. He told his associates, and they tried to get in touch with her through her agent. They said, "Mr. Graham wants ...read more

  • A Different View  PRO

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,658 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

  • Dr. Robert Lewis (Pastor Of The Fellowship Bible ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 27, 2008
     | 1,953 views

    Dr. Robert Lewis (pastor of the Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock, AR) says: “The first ‘big idea’ driving many churches is to create a church that meets the needs of its members. And since so many people have deep spiritual needs, there is much good in this approach. But often it also leads ...read more

  • I Remember A Neighbour Of Mine Dying With Acute ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Dec 5, 2008
     | 2,123 views

    I remember a neighbour of mine dying with acute Leukemia. He was a believer who needed much encouragement, and one day a woman from his church told him God had revealed to her that He would spare his life, like he spared the life of Hezekiah. He asked me what I thought. I shared some deep ...read more

  • Could Be Worse  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,627 views

    COULD BE WORSE It was a few days before Christmas on the Oregon coast. Two men whose families lived next door to each other opted to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. An unexpected storm surprised the weekend sailors. Before long, the sea became angry, and the two had a ...read more

  • Bill Hybels States This About Prayer From His ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2009
     | 1,822 views

    Bill Hybels states this about prayer from his book Too Busy Not To Pray: “From birth we have been learning the rules of self-reliance as we strain and struggle to achieve self-sufficiency. Prayer flies in the face of those deep-seated values. It is an assault on human autonomy, an indictment of ...read more

  • Protective Equipment

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 26, 2009
     | 6,102 views

    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT From John Gillmartin--Somehow, the young man found himself standing directly in the path of an oncoming car. The driver hit her brakes. Before either of them could do anything it seemed the 10 year old was shoulder deep in the windshield of the automobile. "Are you ...read more

  • The Importance Of Genuine Relationships

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2010
     | 3,292 views

    THE IMPORTANCE OF GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS Bill Hybels states, "…Community is loving and being loved. Unless you are exchanging deeply committed levels of love with a few people, you will die slowly on the inside. This is precisely why so many people feel almost nothing at all. Through the whole ...read more

  • Still Going Strong

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 7, 2010
     | 2,037 views

    STILL GOING STRONG I was speaking to a man yesterday who is 95 years old. He still has all his mental faculties and is fascinating to speak with. Many old people can be rigid in their thinking but he has an ability to be flexible, and when you speak with him, you know that He has a deep ...read more

  • Anatomy Of Fear

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
     | 5,031 views

    ANATOMY OF FEAR In spite of what they say, 90% of the chronic patients who see today's physicians have one common symptom. Their trouble did not start with cough or chest pain or hyperacidity. In 90% of the cases, the first symptom was fear. This is the opinion of a well-known American ...read more

  • No Dummies Allowed  PRO

    Contributed by T D on Dec 28, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,691 views

    NO DUMMIES ALLOWED Why couldn’t Jesus be more specific? Why couldn’t he just define things in a 30-second commercial or make it easier to understand? I saw in the bookstore the other day one of those yellow books which said “Computers for Dummies.” They had a whole series of them- cooking for ...read more

  • Would You Become A Dog?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 30, 2010
     | 1,891 views

    WOULD YOU BECOME A DOG? C. S. Lewis: “Lying at your feet is your dog. Imagine, for the moment, that your dog and every dog is in deep distress. Some of us love dogs very much. If it would help all the dogs in the world to become like men, would you be willing to become a dog? Would you put down ...read more

  • Three Oranges On The Titanic

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 4,187 views

    THREE ORANGES ON THE TITANIC On April 14, 1912, 10:00 p.m. the Titanic crashed into an iceberg in the mid-Atlantic and four hours later sank. One woman in a lifeboat asked if she could go back to her room. She was given only three minutes to do so. She hurried down the corridors, already tilting ...read more