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  • Some Good Advice  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,146 views

    SOME GOOD ADVICE I am still waiting for my father to talk to me about sex and success, money and marriage, religion and raising kids. Since he died in 1991, I guess I don’t have much chance of ever benefiting from all of the lessons he learned in life. It’s not that he was a bad dad; he was ...read more

  • Twigs  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 8, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 1,792 views

    Scripture: Ezekiel 17:3b “A great eagle with broad wings full of many-colored feathers came to Lebanon. He took hold of the highest branch of a cedar tree” "Twigs" written by Chris Harken from Maple Grove, Minnesota USA A female eagle has an interesting way of picking a mate. She will pick up ...read more

  • I'm Not A Scuba Diver, But Scuba Has Always ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jan 17, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 2,330 views

    I’m not a SCUBA diver, but SCUBA has always fascinated me. When you take up SCUBA, one of the things that they will teach you is that your bubbles are always right. when you’re deep underwater, you’re surrounded by an aura of light and it is very difficult to tell which way is up. The water ...read more

  • Bubba And The Potato Field  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 3, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 3,765 views

    Illus. - Bubba and the potato field An old man lived alone in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was backbreaking work, and his son, Bubba, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man mentioned it in a letter he sent to his son by saying, “I’m not sure exactly what to do. ...read more

  • As A Two And Three-Year Old I Used To Gather All ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 23, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,828 views

    As a two and three-year old I used to gather all my stuffed animals together and stand up on box and begin to “preach” to them. My Mom called me her “little preacher boy.” As a child God put within my imagination the dream of being a preacher. As a teenager I began to pursue my divine-daring ...read more

  • Father's Day Top 10 List Of Things You've Been Itchin' To Say  PRO

    Contributed by Donald Smith on Apr 23, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 2,865 views

    THE FATHER'S DAY TOP TEN LIST OF THINGS YOU'VE BEEN ITCHIN'TO SAY FOR YEARS NOW... We often hear "the rules" from the feminine side. Ok - well now hear the guys’ side - it’s only fair - - realizing of course that Father’s Day is the only day of the year we could get away with it!) #10 Whenever ...read more

  • When Sherry And I Lived In Pottstown, We Shopped ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 22, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,821 views

    When Sherry and I lived in Pottstown, we shopped at the ShopRite Supermarket I town. In fact I would say that at that time it was probably the most popular of the Super Markets. Well there was really only one easy way to get to ShopRite, and that was to cross a small bridge. Well, the time came ...read more

  • The California Coast Was Shrouded In Fog The ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 17, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,302 views

    The California coast was shrouded in fog the morning of July 4, 1952. Twenty-one miles to the west, on Catalina Island, a thirty-four year old woman waded into the water and began swimming toward California. She was determined to be the first woman to ever swim the twenty-one mile strait. Her ...read more

  • When Dr. W.a. Criswell, Pastor Of The Largest ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,144 views

    When Dr. W.A. Criswell, pastor of the largest Southern Baptist Church in North America, was preaching I the North Shore Baptist Church in Chicago, he was entertained at the home of deacon James L. Kraft who was the superintendent of the Sunday School and founder of Kraft foods. Kraft said that as ...read more

  • It Was A Fog-Shrouded Morning, July 4, 1952, ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 25, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,273 views

    “It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to be the first woman to swim the 21 miles from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman ...read more

  • Jon Gordon – America's Energy Coach, Who Was ...

    Contributed by Allen Patterson on Nov 2, 2006
     | 2,198 views

    Jon Gordon – America’s Energy Coach, who was recently on CNN, tells how he came to Christ. He says, “I grew up Jewish and followed the new age path for awhile but found it unfulfilling. After becoming a speaker and author I tried to break into speaking in all the non-Christian conferences but was ...read more

  • When We Have The Opportunity To Speak To Another, ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Dec 23, 2006
     | 1,887 views

    When we have the opportunity to speak to another, to share with them how God makes a difference in our lives, to encourage them to prepare for the coming of God, will we get the message right? Or, will we talk only about the incidentals and not what is important? On Sunday December 17, 1903, a ...read more

  • One Pastor Performed A Baptism Service In Sort Of ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Dec 27, 2006
     | 2,059 views

    One Pastor performed a baptism service in sort of a special way. He told the people before they came up to the platform to be baptized to take a piece of paper, write down a few of the sins they’ve committed, and fold the paper. When they came up to the platform, there was a large wooden cross on ...read more

  • Let's See What Good Listeners You Are. Each Time ...

    Contributed by Alistair Wearring on Jan 20, 2007
     | 3,594 views

    Let’s see what good listeners you are. Each time I say the name "Samuel," you are to jump up and say, "Here I am!" and then lie back down again. To begin, direct children to lie down and pretend they’re sleeping. Samuel (pause while children jump up and down) was a young person who loved God and ...read more

  • The California Coast Was Shrouded In Fog The ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
     | 1,380 views

    The California coast was shrouded in fog the morning of July 4, 1952. Twenty-one miles to the west, on Catalina Island, a thirty-four year old woman waded into the water and began swimming toward California. She was determined to be the first woman to ever swim the twenty-one mile strait. Her name ...read more

  • Finding Nemo

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,316 views

    Many of you have seen the movie, “Finding Nemo”. •It’s a powerful story of the love and determination of a caring father. •It’s the story of being lost, and then found. •It’s a story that can help us understand our Heavenly Father and His love for us. In the movie, Nemo’s father Marlin loved him ...read more

  • I Can Remember In My Very Early Bible College ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 20, 2005
     | 1,284 views

    I can remember in my very early Bible college days, how that a love for the Word of God begin to develop within my own life. I had one particular instructor, Kelsey Griffin, who really turned me on to the power of the Word of God. I can remember sitting up night and night and poring over ...read more

  • Sarah Winchester, Widow Of Oliver Winchester, Who ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 18, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,784 views

    Sarah Winchester, widow of Oliver Winchester, who invented the famed Winchester Rifle that won the West worried about the departed soul of her husband because of all the Indians that his rifle was responsible for sending on to the next life. She also feared for her own soul and the souls of the ...read more

  • Listen To How Bill Hybels Described What Hell ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,572 views

    Listen to how Bill Hybels described what Hell might feel like: “The bottomless pit…conjures up dreamlike feelings of falling away -- falling, falling, falling. You’ve all had dreams like that; where when you woke your heart was beating because you were falling. Picture in your mind hanging over a ...read more

  • E-Mail Marketing Tips: Local E-Mail Marketing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,914 views

    E-mail Marketing Tips: Local E-Mail Marketing indicates 42% of small businesses will use e-mail for some form of marketing by ‘05, with promotional coupons being the most popular method. Because the economics of e-mail -- no paper, printing, postage, or design costs -- make it one of the few ...read more