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  • 60 For 60

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 16, 2009
     | 1,789 views

    60 FOR 60 I have a suggestion: Try 60 for 60. Say that with me, "60 for 60." For sixty days, set your watch or whatever device to softly chime at the top of the hour, and let that be a reminder to say a quick prayer. It might even give you the chance to tell others what you are doing. Every sixty ...read more

  • Howard Hendricks Once Shared How He Challenged A ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
     | 1,701 views

    Howard Hendricks once shared how he challenged a class of seminary students to each write down the names of 2-3 people whom, in their judgment, would never come to faith in Christ. Then they covenanted together to pray every day for those individuals. At the end of the semester 36 of those people ...read more

  • Back In 1830 George Wilson Was Convicted Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 6, 2010
     | 1,575 views

    Back in 1830 George Wilson was convicted of robbing the U.S. Mail and was sentenced to be hanged. President Andrew Jackson issued a pardon for Wilson, but he refused to accept it. The matter went to Chief Justice Marshall, who concluded that Wilson would have to be executed. "A pardon is a slip ...read more

  • Many Jewish Families Lost Their Place In The ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010
     | 1,217 views

    Many Jewish Families lost their place in the genealogical record by failing to return home. Also, many who once had a place at our table, have disappeared, and can no longer prove their pedigree. Their status with the Lord and with men is in doubt. Perhaps a Christian. Perhaps a member. But ...read more

  • Gunny Sack Dresses

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 10, 2010
     | 1,182 views

    GUNNY SACK DRESSES A lady looked all over a dress shop in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, for something that she liked and could wear. Her final selection startled the proprietor and gave her a new idea. The customer purchased a gunny sack that was covering one of the mannequins during the period between ...read more

  • Quote: C. S. Lewis

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 2,016 views

    Quote: C. S. Lewis "Anyone who has ever taught or attempted to lead others knows the tendency in all of us toward exaggerating our depth of character while treating leniently our flaws. The Bible calls this tendency hypocrisy. We consciously or subconsciously put forward a better image of ...read more

  • It

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 15, 2011
     | 1,300 views

    "IT" Did any of you see a film that came out in the 90s - "The Adams Family". There's a creature named "it" that is a hand that runs around on its own [mime it]. St Paul tells us the church is the body of Christ. We are all parts of a body interconnected with each other. But if we try to be ...read more

  • Too Late

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 14, 2011
     | 1,923 views

    TOO LATE On his birthday, my husband was stuck driving our six rambunctious children around. As usual, they were yelling, punching, and annoying one another. Joel finally had had enough. "Kids," he said over the din, "if you would behave and be kind to each other, that would be a very nice ...read more

  • Connection Is Key

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
     | 4,641 views

    CONNECTION IS KEY Henry Cloud in How People Grow writes, "Virtually every emotional and psychological problem, from addictions to depression, has alienation or emotional isolation at its core or close to it. Recovery from these problems involves helping people get more connected to each other at ...read more

  • David Seamands, A Counselor, Says This:

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 29, 2011
     | 1,804 views

    David Seamands, a counselor, says this: "Many years ago I was driven to the conclusion that the two major causes of most emotional problems among Christians are these: the failure to understand, receive, and live out God’s grace and forgiveness; and the failure to give out that love, ...read more

  • Jim Elliot -- (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2011
     | 2,050 views

    Jim Elliot -- (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) was an evangelical Christian missionary to Ecuador who, along with four others, was killed while attempting to evangelize the Waodani people through efforts known as Operation Auca. "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain that which ...read more

  • Pysanky — Ukrainian Art Of Egg Decorating

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Jan 4, 2012
     | 2,386 views

    Pysanky -- Ukrainian Art of Egg Decorating Pysanka is a Ukrainian Easter egg. Pysanky is a form of wax-resist dyeing using a kind of stylus called a kistka. Some kistkas are dipped into the hot wax, and others consist of a cone filled with hot wax that feeds the nib of the stylus. Kistkas are ...read more

  • A Single Snow Flake That Looks Beautiful And ...

    Contributed by Francis Balla on Aug 24, 2012
     | 2,036 views

    "A single snow flake that looks beautiful and innocent. If it remains on its own it can easily fly away or quickly melt away. On it’s own it does no harm and poses no threat to any one does it? But when it unites with other snow flakes, they gain more strength and power. Those of us who live in ...read more

  • Dwight Moody: Ready To Go  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Wise on Nov 2, 2012
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,408 views

    DWIGHT MOODY: READY TO GO Dwight Moody was traveling by boat on one of the Great Lakes when a really bad storm developed. The other passengers on the boat cowered in fear. They even started an impromptu prayer meeting asking God to deliver them from the storm. Moody didn't join in this prayer ...read more

  • Deadly Vending Machines  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 12, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,596 views

    DEADLY VENDING MACHINES The media’s been reporting on the health risks of too much soda and other sugary drinks; New York's Mayor Bloomberg has taken the step of banning super-size sodas...but even more deadly are the vending machines. Each year, dozens of people are killed by vending machines. ...read more

  • Mission

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016
     | 4,594 views

    Or what about the missionaries preaching in Africa from Revelation 3:20 (ESV), “Behold, I stand at the door and knock,” without knowing that in this African context only thieves knock on doors to see if anyone is home. Friends, on the other hand, announce their presence by calling out. So these ...read more

  • Hank Hanegraff Who Heads Up Cri (Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,871 views

    Hank Hanegraff who heads up CRI (Christian Research Inst.) wrote this: “The Resurrection is not merely important to the historic Christian faith — without it there would be no Christianity. It elevates Christianity above all other world religions. Through the Resurrection Christ demonstrated that ...read more

  • Church Fights

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,616 views

    Church Fights I’m told that there is a church in Texas that debated over the issue of telling a lie. Some felt that there were some occasions in which a little white lie was acceptable. The others felt that there was never an occasion in which a lie of any kind was acceptable. The discussion got so ...read more

  • The Point: The Best Way To Work On A Marriage Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,947 views

    [The Point: The best way to work on a marriage is to work on yourself.] On their first visit to a marriage counselor, a couple kept blaming the other person for the troubled relationship. So, to help them focus on their own flaws, the counselor asked each of them, "What have you personally done ...read more

  • Being A Friend Of God Makes Us Better Friends To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007
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     | 1,540 views

    Being a friend of God makes us better friends to each other. We need friends. If we find ourselves longing for someone to talk to, a true friend to whom we can bare our souls, we are not alone. Recently, a Duke University researcher concluded that 25% of Americans have no one with whom they can ...read more

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