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  • In The Tv Series Firefly, In The Episode "The ...

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Dec 1, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,799 views

    In the TV series Firefly, in the episode “The Great Train Robbery,” the captain has agreed to a job to steal something. After finding out that it is medicine, which is badly needed, he decides to break his contract and return the stolen medicine. The sherif catches him returning the medicine and ...read more

  • Cutting Edge Database Marketing Is Giving The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,441 views

    Cutting edge database marketing is giving the Internet leader a highly effective advantage. Jeff Bezos, President, says, "What we’re doing is personalizing the store for every customer. We have something called instant recommendations. If you’re a repeat customer, the store greets you by name and ...read more

  • Again, Take A Look At Such Geological Evidences ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
     | 1,372 views

    Again, take a look at such geological evidences as the Grand Canyon. Scientist tell us it took billions and billions of years to form under the erosion effects of the Colorado River. • But did you know that the top of the Grand Canyon is higher in elevation than where the Colorado River begins ...read more

  • Caterpillars And Chameleons

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 28, 2009
     | 4,695 views

    CATERPILLARS AND CHAMELEONS There are two creatures on earth that I find equally fascinating. One is the caterpillar and the other the chameleon. Chameleons have the amazing ability to alter their appearance in order to blend into their background. Christians who do this have no effective ...read more

  • Fresh Faith, Fresh Gospel

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
     | 2,278 views

    FRESH FAITH, FRESH GOSPEL The dictionary defines "fresh" as that which is newly made or obtained; that which does retain the original properties without any degradation. Conversely, "staleness" is defined as: having lost the freshness, effervescence, or palatability; lacking originality or ...read more

  • Moreover, Benedict Tells Us What Decent Work Is. ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 2, 2010
     | 905 views

    Moreover, Benedict tells us what decent work is. It expresses the “essential dignity of every man and woman in the context of their particular society: work that is freely chosen, effectively associating workers, both men and women, with the development of their community; work that enables the ...read more

  • Glamour Is Not Greatness

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,137 views

    Quote: Glamour is not Greatness James R. Sizoo said: Let it never be forgotten that glamour is not greatness; applause is not fame; prominence is not eminence. The man of the hour is not apt to be the man of the ages. A stone may sparkle, but that does not make it a diamond; people may have money, ...read more

  • Lay Down The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,240 views

    LAY DOWN THE LOAD The army of Alexander the Great was advancing on Persia. At one critical point, it appeared that his troops might be defeated. The soldiers had taken so much plunder from their previous campaigns that they had become weighted down and were losing their effectiveness in ...read more

  • All For The Loss Of One Nail

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 12, 2008
     | 1,711 views

    All for the Loss of One Nail During a battle many years ago a soldier was sent to deliver a message to the king. The soldier's horse lost a nail in one of the shoes. With that one nail gone, the shoe eventually fell off. The horse eventually went lame, and the soldier was forced to walk. The enemy ...read more

  • According To Peter Kendall In The Chicago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Platt on Nov 1, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,176 views

    According to Peter Kendall in the Chicago Tribune, Ruben Brown, age sixty-one, was known on the south and west sides of Chicago, as the friendly neighborhood cockroach exterminator with "the Mississippi stuff." The Mississippi stuff was a pesticide Brown had bought hundreds of gallons of in the ...read more

  • Pastor Bruce D. Weaver And His Wife Drove In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 17, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,085 views

    Pastor Bruce D. Weaver and his wife drove in their car to pick up their son from Vacation Bible School. The sky was growing dark and there was a storm watch in effect, but no rain was falling yet. The theme for their upcoming Vacation Bible School had to do with Noah’s ark and the flood, so he ...read more

  • We Bought Our House From John And Donna Jackson. ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2005
     | 1,740 views

    We bought our house from John and Donna Jackson. The Jackson’s have a son named Ben. Ben is mentally and physically challenged. In Ben’s room, he wrote in ink into the drywall, "Ben has the best daddy in the world." There were also wrestling pictures in permanent marker on the same wall. When ...read more

  • Peace For Sale  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,342 views

    PEACE FOR SALE For thousands of years, feng-shui practitioners have used the sound of running water to dissolve negative energy. Modern psychologists describe the constant gurgling [of desktop waterfalls] as "white noise" that drowns out distractions. On the basis of such notions, the same ...read more

  • I Recall A Story About A Man Who Had To Cross A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 29, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,521 views

    I recall a story about a man who had to cross a wide river on the ice. He was afraid it might be too thin, so he began to crawl on his hand and knees in great terror. He thought he might fall through at any moment. Just as he neared the opposite shore, all exhausted, another man glided past him ...read more

  • Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,782 views

    Grace - an illustration of the effect of grace. By grace, Jesus took our place on the cross, enduring what he didn’t have to, so that we could have a relationship with our father. As an illustration of this, there is a scene in the Hugh Grant movie ’About A Boy’. Towards the end of the movie, the ...read more

  • Teen Abortions Are Now Just 19% Of The Total ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,631 views

    Teen Abortions are now just 19% of the total number, according to a study by Janice Crouse of the Beverly LaHaye Institute. Women over 20 get 80% of all abortions, with 48% by women 25 and older, increasingly as a method of birth control. Repeat abortions have also risen steadily over the years, ...read more

  • Worship Participation Certain Protestant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,147 views

    Worship Participation Certain Protestant denominations are much more effective than others in generating their adherents worship participation. Mainline attendance trails conservative and evangelical denominations. High interest and participation can be signs of engaged parishioners who are less ...read more

  • Hispanics Remain The Usa's Fastest-Growing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,319 views

    Hispanics remain the USA’s fastest-growing minority group, but most of the population increase comes from births here rather than immigration, according to the Census Bureau. 60% of the 1.3 million new Hispanics in ‘05 are U.S. citizens by birth. In effect, even if immigration came to a standstill, ...read more

  • Worship Participation Certain Protestant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 2,018 views

    Worship Participation Certain Protestant denominations are much more effective than others in generating their adherents worship participation. Mainline attendance trails conservative and evangelical denominations. High interest and participation can be signs of engaged parishioners who are less ...read more

  • Thomas Edison

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 10, 2009
     | 2,380 views

    Thomas Edison “I did not have my mother long, but she cast over me an influence which has lasted all my life. The good effects of her early training I can never lose. If it had not been for her appreciation and her faith in me at a critical time in my experience, I should never likely have become ...read more

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