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  • Freedom

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jun 11, 2020
     | 3,552 views

    Freedom: “You feel you were hedged in you dream of escape; but beware of mirages. Do not run or fly away in order to get free: rather dig in the narrow place which has been given you; you will find God there and everything. God does not float on your horizon, he sleeps in your substance. Vanity ...read more

  • There's A Joke About A Man Who Was A Keen Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,529 views

    There’s a joke about a man who was a keen church goer. The pillar of the church. I looked up pillar of the church in my A-Z of Christianity: a big thick thing that holds everything up and restricts vision. (From Bacon Sandwiches and Salvation by Adrian Plass published by Authentic – a very funny ...read more

  • A Pastor Was Preparing A Christmas Message And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Harold Miller on Dec 15, 2000
    based on 156 ratings
     | 8,322 views

    A pastor was preparing a Christmas message and fell asleep in his study at the church. He dreamed that he was in a world into which Jesus had never come. He walked out on the streets, but no church spires pointed to heaven. He was summoned by a weeping child to visit her dying mother, but on ...read more

  • Where Do You Belong?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 28, 2001
     | 3,919 views

    Where Do You Belong? Erma Bombeck told of a little boy named Donald who talked about education and the fears of going to school: "My name is Donald, and I don’t know anything. I have new underwear, a loose tooth, and didn’t sleep last night because I’m worried. What if a bell rings and a man ...read more

  • The Yoke

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,322 views

    Matthew 11:29-30: "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" Jesus’ yoke (his commandments) fits us well. The life that he gives us to live is not a bitter, heavy burden; ...read more

  • A Woman Once Wrote That At A Garage Sale She Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 31, 2002
    based on 88 ratings
     | 2,424 views

    A woman once wrote that at a garage sale she had spotted a handsome antique copper kettle for only $2.50. It was badly tarnished, so she asked the woman running the sale if the discoloration would come out. She cheerfully offered to try some copper cleaner on it and disappeared with it into the ...read more

  • I Am ...

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on May 1, 2006
     | 2,198 views

    I am Tired I am tired checking the time Hurrying to move on To complete one task Move on to another. I am tired seeing men suffering Women crying Children begging I am tired going to funerals Seeing grown men cry And big women hold their bellies I am tired!! I am tired of men killing men Women ...read more

  • A Highly-Publicized Landmark Court Ruling In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,364 views

    A highly-publicized landmark court ruling in Japan at the new millennium mandated the Japanese government to pay $15 million to 127 plaintiffs for the government’s discriminatory Leprosy Prevention Law that was enacted in 1907. New York Times commented on the case: “Despite popular belief, it is ...read more

  • Where Will Our Jobs Go?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 13, 2012
     | 1,517 views

    WHERE WILL OUR JOBS GO? Futurist Thomas Frey blogs, "People are seriously worried. I've been in a number of conversations recently where people are very worried about our coming era of automation where fewer and fewer jobs will be left for people to do. A few months ago I predicted that over 2 ...read more

  • A Wise Mother And Christ's Picture  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Dec 29, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,887 views

    A Wise Mother And Christ’s Picture A mother visited her boy at college. Upon entering his room, her eye swept across the walls, which were covered with more than a dozen suggestive pictures. Her heart was grieved, but she said nothing. Several days later, the mailman delivered a package to the ...read more

  • Revival Prayer Exalts God, Because It Puts Things ...

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Oct 24, 2006
     | 2,301 views

    Revival Prayer Exalts God, because it puts things in perspective: God is high and lifted up— It’s like flying up in a plane and everything is so small. It’s not that our problems disappear, but we realize from God’s perspective, it is nothing he can’t handle. I remember how honored and humbled I ...read more

  • A 12 Year Old Girl In Rural Ethiopia Was Kidnaped ...

    Contributed by Andy Anquoe on Feb 15, 2007
     | 1,412 views

    A 12 year old girl in rural Ethiopia was kidnaped from her family . Her captors yelled at her, beat her, and almost raped her during her 7 day ordeal. They wanted to force her into marriage by selling her to the highest bidder Who knows what kind of situation she would have ended up in if that ...read more

  • Sometimes People Think God Does Not Know What ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 21, 2008
     | 2,832 views

    Sometimes people think God does not know what they are thinking. But He knows that some people are just "using" God, but they really detest Him. At a tea for officers and their wives, the commanding general of a base delivered a seemingly endless oration. A young lieutenant grumbled to the woman ...read more

  • The Girl And The Lions

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Nov 9, 2008
     | 2,482 views

    THE GIRL AND THE LIONS A 12-year-old girl in rural Ethiopia was kidnapped from her family. Her captors yelled at her, beat her, and almost raped her during her seven-day ordeal. They wanted to force her into marriage by selling her to the highest bidder; who knows what kind of situation she would ...read more

  • Abraham's Worship

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 6,126 views

    ABRAHAM'S WORSHIP The Jews have a legend that when Abraham started on his journeys he saw the stars in the heavens and said, "I will worship the stars." But before long the stars set. Then Abraham saw the constellations—the Pleiades and the rest of them—and he said, "I will worship the ...read more

  • Glutton-Free Communion

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 14, 2014
     | 6,212 views

    Our staff recently started a new ministry to our church family by offering "gluten-free" bread for the Lord's Supper. It has been very successful and our staff has received a lot of affirmation because of this ministry. However, we didn't start off very well.......thanks to the Senior Pastor! ...read more

  • You May Remember Rao, The Hindu Holy Man Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2001
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,505 views

    You may remember Rao, the Hindu holy man who flirted with fame in 1966. The old mystic believed he could walk on water. He was so confident in his own spiritual power that he announced he would perform the feat before a live audience. He sold tickets at $100 apiece. Bombay’s elite turned out en ...read more

  • I Can Swim!

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 12, 2008
     | 1,428 views

    I CAN SWIM! Some of the richest times of my childhood are memories of my parents' interaction with us. Dad could kick a soccer ball in the air straight as an arrow, and my youthful mind remembered it becoming so small that it disappeared from view. Or the time he rode a bicycle and seem much too ...read more

  • The Father Of A Little Girl Sucked 150ft (46m) ...

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Sep 16, 2008
     | 1,217 views

    The father of a little girl sucked 150ft (46m) along an underground drain has told how she had stopped breathing when he pulled her from the River Wear. Leona Baxter, three, was playing in a puddle when she disappeared. She had been washed into the uncovered drain, travelled 150 ft, and was ...read more

  • Let's Be Like God

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 29, 2008
     | 2,516 views

    LET'S BE LIKE GOD There’s a fable of a couple living in poor circumstances who were given the opportunity to make four wishes, guaranteed to come true. They could ask for whatever they wanted and they would have them! It seemed too good to be true. They were rather modest at first and asked for ...read more