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  • The Husband Who Was Told By The Marriage ...  PRO

    Contributed by Everette Pafford on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 2,635 views

    The husband who was told by the marriage counselor to try and be more considerate of his wife. One day he comes home from work. He’s dressed up in a suit, he has cologne on, and he has a bouquet of flowers and a box of candy in his hands. He rings the doorbell and he’s standing there as she opens ...read more

  • God's People Have Never Been Called To Stick ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Winter on Jan 17, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 2,278 views

    God’s people have never been called to stick their heads in the sand. “Church” and “apathy” do not belong in the same sentence. Our Methodist ancestors understood this. They fought to end slavery. They championed temperance. They worked to improve prison conditions. They built clinics, schools and ...read more

  • I Once Saw A Famous Painting That Helped Me ...

    Contributed by Evelyn Weston on Sep 21, 2003
     | 1,985 views

    I once saw a famous painting that helped me understand the feelings of Matthew on that day. The Call of Saint Matthew, by the Renaissance painter Caravaggio, shows the scene. On the left side of the painting, Matthew sits at a table, counting coins that he has earned in his work as a tax ...read more

  • A Husband Was Told By The Marriage Counselor To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Henning on Dec 29, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,742 views

    A husband was told by the marriage counselor to try and be more considerate of his wife. One day he comes home from work. He’s dressed up in a suit, he has cologne on, and he has a bouquet of flowers and a box of candy in his hands. He rings the doorbell and he’s standing there as she opens the ...read more

  • I Read An Article Once That Stated That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Johnson on Apr 26, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,175 views

    I read an article once that stated that waitresses and waiters complained that Sunday was the worst day of the week to work. I thought, as I read this article, that my faith was going to be strengthened by what I was about to read. I thought the article would state how these servers would rather be ...read more

  • Lady Nancy Astor, The First Woman Ever Seated In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 2,203 views

    Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman ever seated in the British House of Commons, encountered a lot of male antagonism – but proved herself capable of giving as well as receiving in that arena. Once, at a formal dinner, Lady Astor said to her neighbor that she considered men to be more conceited than ...read more

  • Lady Nancy Astor, The First Woman Ever Seated In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,703 views

    Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman ever seated in the British House of Commons, encountered a lot of male antagonism -- but proved herself capable of giving as well as receiving in that arena. Once, at a formal dinner, Lady Astor said to her neighbor that she considered men to be more conceited than ...read more

  • A Young Man Entered A Beautiful Cathedral Which ...

    Contributed by James Cloud on Aug 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,827 views

    A young man entered a beautiful cathedral which was so ornately decorated that the very sight of it could make the hardest of sinners cry in repentance. He made his way down the aisle of the church and found it surprisingly empty except for a solitary worshipper bowing before a peculiar looking ...read more

  • A Lady Kept A Raccoon As A Pet And Unknown To Her ...

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Aug 15, 2007
     | 1,688 views

    A lady kept a raccoon as a pet and unknown to her they go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be the same as a 100-pound dog in a fight her friend, who happened to be a zookeeper, felt compelled to tell her of the ...read more

  • --Ill>years Ago In A Coca Cola Commercial On ...

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Nov 21, 2007
     | 2,201 views

    ----ILL>Years ago in a Coca Cola commercial on t.v., Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker Mean Joe Green is shown heading into the players’ tunnel to his dressing room after a hard game. A young fan gets his attention, then gives him a Coke. He takes the Coke and turns away to walk on down the tunnel, ...read more

  • Her ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2008
     | 1,146 views

    “Her Day” She cooked the breakfast first of all, Washed the cups and plates, Dressed the children and made sure Stockings all were mates. Combed their hair and made their beds, Sent them out to play. Gathered up their motley toys, Put some books away. Dusted chairs and mopped the stairs, Ironed ...read more

  • He Is Risen!

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 7, 2009
     | 3,203 views

    HE IS RISEN! One Sunday morning a pastor was dressing for church and had the radio on listening to a local church service. Suddenly he heard to minister say, "It’s Easter, and it doesn’t make any difference if Christ be risen or not..." Shocked, A.H. Ackley shouted, "It’s a lie! He is risen!" ...read more

  • Your Secret Sins Will Come To ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 11, 2009
     | 1,972 views

    “Your Secret Sins Will Come to Light” The newspapers of Cincinnati recorded that a poorly dressed woman went to Dr. George Herman asking him to make an X-ray examination of her heart free of cost. She claimed that she was very poor and couldn’t pay. The doctor consented to do the work. But when ...read more

  • Gratitude For A Savior

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,315 views

    GRATITUDE FOR A SAVIOR A lady was on a lake steamer when her little girl fell overboard, and the woman was almost frantic. A gentleman on the boat had a large Newfoundland dog. The dog was directed to leap into the water and save the child. He did so and swam ashore with the little girl, part of ...read more

  • Depressions Of Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 7, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,877 views

    DEPRESSIONS OF SPIRIT One Sunday morning in 1866, the famous preacher C. H. Spurgeon shocked 5,000 listeners from the pulpit of London's Metropolitan Tabernacle he announced, "I am the subject of depressions of spirit so fearful that I hope none of you ever gets to such extremes of wretchedness as ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,908 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

  • Have You Ever Had One Of Those Dreams? One Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Berthiaume on May 2, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 1,680 views

    Have you ever had one of those dreams? One of those dreams where you’re getting ready for the party of the year, it’s the biggest thing and every one will be there so you want to look your best. You spend hours getting ready, guys, you slick your hair back and comb your sideburns and put on your ...read more

  • Have You Ever Had One Of Those Dreams? One Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Berthiaume on May 2, 2002
    based on 145 ratings
     | 1,874 views

    Have you ever had one of those dreams? One of those dreams where you’re getting ready for the party of the year, it’s the biggest thing and every one will be there so you want to look your best. You spend hours getting ready, guys, you slick your hair back and comb your sideburns and put on your ...read more

  • Did You Know That The United States Once Had A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,535 views

    Did you know that the United States once had a king? Actually, he wasn’t a king—he was an emperor. During the gold-rush days of the 1800s in San Francisco, a man named Joshua A. Norton lost everything he had in market speculation. When that happened, something happened to his mind. He declared ...read more

  • God's Salvation ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 5,815 views

    GOD’S SALVATION CHURCH In the 1990s, a cult from Taiwan relocated to San Dimas, California, and registered itself as God’s Salvation Church. In 1997, the Chen Tao cult, also known as the Flying Saucer cult, led by Hon-Ming Chen, headed to Garland (mistaken for "God Land"), Texas, where they expect ...read more

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