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  • Better Than Shopping  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 1, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,511 views

    BETTER THAN SHOPPING It was a few days before Christmas on the Oregon coast. Two men whose families lived next door 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

  • 5-Year Old Johnny Was In The Kitchen As His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 12, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 10,502 views

    5-year old Johnny was in the kitchen as his mother made supper. She asked him to go into the pantry and get her a can of tomato soup, but he didn’t want to go in alone. "It’s dark in there and I’m scared." She asked again, and he persisted. Finally she said, "It’s OK--Jesus will be in there with ...read more

  • A Proud Young Man Walked Into A Room Looking For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,105 views

    A Proud young man walked into a room looking for his friend. He passed two blond young women near the door who looked him over then looked at each other and said and the same time ‘NINE’. The prideful young man puffed out his chest and drew a big smile on his face then walked over to his waiting ...read more

  • A Man Called At The Church And Asked If He Could ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Crow on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,421 views

    A man called at the church and asked if he could speak to the Head Hog at the Trough. The secretary said, “Who?” The man replied, “I want to speak to the Head Hog at the Trough!” Sure now that she had heard correctly, the secretary said, “Sir, if you mean our pastor, you will have to treat him with ...read more

  • Hammers And Anvils

    Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,597 views

    Hammers and Anvils I paused last eve beside the blacksmith’s door. And heard the anvil ring, the vesper’s chime. And looking in I saw upon the floor Old hammers, worn with beating years of time. “How many anvils have you had?” said I. To wear and batter all these hammers so?” “Just one,” he ...read more

  • The Simple Fool Tends To Go With The Flow. He ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 14, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,360 views

    The Simple Fool tends to go with the flow. He believes whatever he hears. It reminds me of the way Garrison Keilor described members of the Unitarian Church: They believe whatever book they just finished reading. Too many people live that way. · They’ll go to church on Sunday, · try to ...read more

  • Was That A No?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,618 views

    WAS THAT A NO? A Proud young man walked into a room looking for his friend. He passed two blond young women near the door who looked him over then looked at each other and said and the same time ‘NINE’. The prideful young man puffed out his chest and drew a big smile on his face then walked over ...read more

  • I'm Reminded Of A Little Story About A Christian ...

    Contributed by Joseph Byrd on Mar 30, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 8,476 views

    I’m reminded of a little story about a Christian who dies and goes to heaven. He is met by St. Peter, who takes him on a tour of heaven. As they are going by beautiful golden buildings, he asked St. Peter what they were. St. Peter opened the door to one and there are thousands of beautiful golden ...read more

  • F. B. Meyer Called On A Poor Woman Who Made Her ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Sep 18, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,859 views

    F. B. Meyer called on a poor woman who made her living by taking in washing. When he arrived, she was hanging some clothes on a line. He commended her on how clean and white they looked. Thanking him for the compliment, she invited him in for tea. Time slipped by as they talked about the Lord. ...read more

  • A Little Boy, Who Was Afraid Of The Dark, Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 26, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,029 views

    A little boy, who was afraid of the dark, was told to go to the unlit back porch and get the broom. He told his Dad he couldn’t because it was so dark and his Dad said, "Son, don’t be afraid, Jesus is out there." So the little boy went to the back of the house, opened the door, stuck his hand out ...read more

  • A 97-Pound Labrador Retriever Named Marley Is ...

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 13, 2006
     | 1,967 views

    A 97-pound Labrador retriever named Marley is claimed to be the world’s worst dog. He crashed through screen doors with alarming regularity. He went berserk during thunderstorms, destroying everything in his path. He stole food off the dinner table, slobbered incessantly, drank from the toilet ...read more

  • Together Again  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Apr 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,594 views

    TOGETHER AGAIN----- TOGETHER AGAIN OVER YONDER GOD’S PROMISE THE WAY IT WILL BE NEVER AGAIN TO KNOW PARTING TOGETHER AGAIN YOU AND ME TOGETHER AGAIN UP IN HEAVEN REMOVED FROM LIFE’S SORROW AND CARE NO WORRY ABOUT A TOMORROW TOGETHER AGAIN OVER THERE TOGETHER AGAIN GLAD REUNION HAPPY MEETING IN ...read more

  • Judge Ziglar, Loved To Tell The Story Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,201 views

    Judge Ziglar, loved to tell the story of the fellow who went next door to borrow his neighbor’s lawnmower. The neighbor explained that he could not let him use the mower because all the flights had been canceled from New York to Los Angeles. The borrower asked him what canceled flights from New ...read more

  • I Don't Know What The Experiences Of Other ...

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Dec 5, 2006
     | 1,153 views

    I don’t know what the experiences of other parents are, but I do know that nothing truly prepared me in advance for the amazing changes that parenthood brings. I knew it would be different, but I failed to realise how profoundly and completely different things would be from then on. For me, it ...read more

  • In Ancient China, The People Desired Security ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 2,164 views

    In ancient China, the people desired security from the barbarians to the north. The result? The Great Wall of China. It’s 30 feet high, 18 feet thick, and more than 2400 km (1500 miles) long! The goal was to build an absolutely impenetrable defense—too high to climb over, too thick to break down, ...read more

  • On One Trip To India, My Friend Masi Hosted Me At ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
     | 1,315 views

    On one trip to India, my friend Masi hosted me at his home and made a point of asking me to wake him if I needed to visit the out door bathroom in the night. Well, he slept so soundly, and I had my own flashlight so I went outside on my own in the night to tend to things. The next time I was there, ...read more

  • Their Prayers Were Answered, The Room Shock For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Jun 23, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,127 views

    Their prayers were answered, the room shock for starters that would liven up most prayer meetings! Prayer will open the door...THEY WERE ASTONISHED. ACTS 12:16Peter had been arrested and was locked up in jail for the next few days before being executed. Sixteen soldiers were assigned to guard him. ...read more

  • Pickpockets On Board

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
     | 2,244 views

    PICKPOCKETS ON BOARD Dean Niferatos was riding the Number 22 Chicago Transit Authority bus in Chicago. The bus brimmed with dozing office workers, restless punkers, and affluent shoppers. At the Clark and Webster stop, two men and a woman climbed in. The driver, a seasoned veteran, immediately ...read more

  • There Was A Story In The Newspaper Some Time Ago ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,032 views

    There was a story in the newspaper some time ago about a burglar in Gastonia, NC, who broke into an apartment where he washed all the dirty dishes, mopped the kitchen floor, scrubbed the bathtubs and rearranged all of the furniture very neatly. (Some of you might want to leave your door unlocked so ...read more

  • A Pastor Tells The Story Of Traveling Home From ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 10, 2008
     | 1,669 views

    A pastor tells the story of traveling home from his student church in Tennessee on a Sunday night. As he neared his home the car in front of him swerved and plunged down the bank. He stopped and rushed over to the car, which was overturned. He thought everyone had been killed. But the doors ...read more