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  • Sometimes My Daughter Olivia Wakes Up In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 15, 2002
    based on 42 ratings
     | 1,913 views

    Sometimes my daughter Olivia wakes up in the middle of the night and needs to use the bathroom. It’s my job to get up and take her there, so I get out of bed to find her at outside her room. She takes my hand as we go to the bathroom, which is about 6 feet from her door. Does she need my hand ...read more

  • Motivation  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Oct 23, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,133 views

    MOTIVATION Have you ever felt that you just didn’t have the heart for something? Late one night, a man had gone to a party and had too much to drink, so he decided it would be best to walk home. He found a shortcut through a poorly lit cemetery and, in the darkness, stumbled into an open grave. ...read more

  • Morris, The Loudmouth Mechanic, Was Removing The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jack Moore on Jan 21, 2003
    based on 90 ratings
     | 2,622 views

    Morris, the loudmouth mechanic, was removing the cylinder heads from the motor of a car when he spotted a famous heart surgeon who was standing off to the side, waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his Mercedes. Morris shouted across the garage, "Hey Doc! Is dat you? Come on ova’ ...read more

  • Some Children Were Asked What Love Is. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Eggers on Dec 6, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,282 views

    Some children were asked what love is. The responses were quite interesting and instructive for us adults. One said, "Love is when my mommy makes a cup of coffee for my daddy and takes a little taste before she gives it to him to make sure it tastes okay." Another said, "Love is when your puppy ...read more

  • Was Popeye Right? By Karl Kruszelnicki's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 24, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,668 views

    Was Popeye Right? By Karl Kruszelnicki’s abc.net.au/science 5-24-2001 The cartoon character Popeye is famous for eating spinach. Whenever he breaks open a can of spinach and eats it he gains enormous strength. Popeye was employed by the US Government during World War 2 to promote the idea of ...read more

  • Story: By The Age Of 19, G. Campbell Morgan Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 10, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,950 views

    Story: By the age of 19, G. Campbell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists and agnostics disturbed him (e.g., Charles Darwin, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, and Herbert Spencer). As he read ...read more

  • That's Why I Think We Should All Subscribe To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Feb 19, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,557 views

    That’s why I think we should all subscribe to the Southerner’s version of the Gospel. You see, there’s no such thing as a singular pronoun in the South. They don’t say you. They say y’all. Even if they’re talking to one person. “Y’all think Wal-Mart’s still open?” “Y’all going to the pig roast ...read more

  • I Heard A Story About A Family That Tragically ...  PRO

    Contributed by Klaus Mehrl on Mar 28, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,873 views

    I heard a story about a family that tragically lost three of their four children within just two weeks to a deadly, virulent disease. One child was left – a four year old boy. The family had buried the third child just two weeks before Easter. On Easter morning the parents and the remaining child ...read more

  • Cheryl Reimold, An Authority On Body Language, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,174 views

    Cheryl Reimold, an authority on body language, once said, “If you stand up to address a seated person, you gain height and a certain amount of temporary power. But if you face a person directly, on his level (whether sitting or standing), you are more likely to establish communication.” Queen ...read more

  • Take The Story Of Young William Wilberforce. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 26, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,647 views

    Take the story of young William Wilberforce. He was discouraged one night in the early 1790s after another defeat in his ten year battle against the slave trade in England. Tired and frustrated, he opened his Bible and began to leaf through it. A small piece of paper fell out and fluttered to the ...read more

  • There Is An Old Legend Of A Benevolent King Who ...

    Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Oct 25, 2006
     | 3,127 views

    There is an old legend of a benevolent king who had his men place a great heavy stone on a certain roadway over which all his subjects would be forced to travel. He then hid himself to see who would try to remove the stone only to discover that no one stopped to try to remove the stone, but all ...read more

  • Life Examples: Jesus: Example Or Sacrifice (Mt. ...

    Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,317 views

    Life Examples: Jesus: Example or Sacrifice (Mt. 26:39) Some believe that Jesus came to show us how to live a good life-and to be sure, He is our example of righteousness. We are to become like Him. But that isn’t the reason Jesus came. Jesus came to die, to become the sacrificial, substitutionary, ...read more

  • His One Mistake - He Brushed His Teeth Twice A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,327 views

    His One Mistake - He brushed his teeth twice a day. The doctor examined him twice a year. He wore rubbers when it rained. He slept with the windows opened. He stuck to a diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. He golfed. He got at least 8 hours of sleep every night. He never smoked, ...read more

  • Scientists Now Say That A Series Of Slits, Not A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,431 views

    Scientists now say that a series of slits, not a giant gash, sank the Titanic. The opulent, 900-foot cruise ship sank in 1912 on its first voyage, from England to New York. Fifteen hundred people died in the worst maritime disaster of the time. The most widely held theory was that the ship hit an ...read more

  • Years Ago, There Was A Wicked Emperor By The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,205 views

    Years ago, there was a wicked emperor by the name of Dionysius. He discovered that near to where he lived was a cave shaped in the form of a funnel with an opening right at the surface. Dionysus used this cave as a workshop for his slaves. He put all the slaves in caves and then he’d go up and put ...read more

  • We're Like The Guy Who Was Trying To Lose Some ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,681 views

    We’re like the guy who was trying to lose some weight. When he got to the office one morning his co-workers noticed that he was carrying two dozen Crispie Cream Donuts. They asked him why He had bought two dozen donuts if he was trying to lose weight. He said, “Well on my way to work this morning I ...read more

  • After A Three-Month Summer Recess, On October ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,685 views

    After a three-month summer recess, on October 3,1994, the Supreme Court of the United States opened its 1994-95 term. According to the New York Times News Service, the court’s legal business for that first day could be summed up with one word: “No.” The court announced it had refused to hear more ...read more

  • Through The Son  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,878 views

    Following the Civil War, a dejected confederate soldier was sitting outside the grounds of the White House. A young boy approached him and inquired why he was so sad. The solider related how he had repeatedly tried to see President Lincoln to tell him why he was unjustly deprived of certain lands ...read more

  • On 11 May 2000 A Lady Found A New E-Mail Message ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,059 views

    On 11 May 2000 a lady found a new e-mail message on her computer, which simply said, "I love you". It looked innocent enough, perhaps even romantic. Like most of us would, she clicked to open the message, and the so-called "Love Bug" was born. With lightning speed it raced around the world, ...read more

  • Soren Kierkagaard Said, "I Went Into Church And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 22, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,348 views

    Soren Kierkagaard said, “I went into church and sat on the velvet pew. I watched as the sun came shining through the stained glass windows. The minister dressed in a velvet robe opened the golden gilded Bible, marked it with a silk bookmark and said, ‘If any man will be my disciple, said Jesus, let ...read more