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  • Longer, Daddy… Longer By John Trent  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 22, 2007
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    "Longer, Daddy.. .Longer" by John Trent. Recently, a woman grabbed my arm at a conference after I had finished speaking on the enormous need we all have for affirmation. "Dr. Trent, may I tell you my story?" she asked. "Actually, it’s a story of something my son did with my granddaughter that ...read more

  • A Well Known Christian Wrote, "The Last Days ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,676 views

    • A well known Christian wrote, “the last days are upon us. Weigh carefully the times. Look for Him who is above all time, eternal and invisible.” That was not written by a modern prophecy expert. It was written by a man named Ignatius about 110 A.D., just a couple of decades after the apostle John ...read more

  • There Are Sayings About Every Thing These Days. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There are sayings about every thing these days. Here are some that may cause you to smile and some may even make you laugh. When all else fails, lower your standards. I don’t know, I don’t care, and it doesn’t make any difference. I don’t have any solution but I certainly admire the problem. ...read more

  • A Missionary On Furlough Told This True Story ...

    Contributed by John Montgomery on Jun 21, 2007
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    A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home church in Michigan... "While serving at a small field hospital in Africa, every two weeks I traveled by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies. This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at ...read more

  • On August 15, 1940, The Crisis Of The Battle Of ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jun 23, 2007
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    On August 15, 1940, the crisis of the battle of Britain was reached. All the resources of Fighter Command in the South were used. The most difficult and dangerous period of the Battle of Britain was between August 24 and September 6, when the German attack was directed against the R.A.F airfields ...read more

  • The Condition Of Society

    Contributed by Michael Mccosker on Sep 20, 2007
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    The Condition of Society “The fruit of the secular world view can be seen in around us. As we observe society, it is evident that not all is well. Television has degenerated into a bordello of violence, soft-pornography, anti-family sit-coms, commercials that appeal to immediate ...read more

  • First Class Upgrade

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 8, 2008
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    FIRST CLASS UPGRADE Why is it, by the way, that First Class passengers board the plane first? Sure it is great to get off the plane first, but is it so great to board the plane first? Shouldn’t First Class Passengers be the last ones on the plane and the first ones off the plane? For me the idea ...read more

  • Television Psychic Sylvia Brown, Who Appears ...

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 26, 2008
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    Television psychic Sylvia Brown, who appears regularly on the Montel Williams show, fared even worse. On the December 27, 2006 airing of Montel, Sylvia made her predictions for 2007. They were all wrong. Every last one of them. For instance, Ms. Brown predicted that a tsunami would cause ...read more

  • This Past Week My Oldest Daughter Came In For ...

    Contributed by Douglas Sherwood on Mar 27, 2008
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    This past week my oldest daughter came in for Easter break from college in Tennessee. After their mother spent nine hours in a van with our girls I thought she might like a little time alone. So I took our girls to see the movie . . . “Horton Hears a Who.” GREAT DR. SUESS MOVIE! Horton is an ...read more

  • Contentedness Is Blessedness, (Hebrews "Be ...

    Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008
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    Contentedness is blessedness, (Hebrews “be content with what you have”, Paul “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation”) but in this life it is hard to find contentment. It is difficult to be content when we are bombarded by images and slogans and advertisements that’s ...read more

  • Ivan The Great Was The Tsar Of Russia During The ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 14, 2008
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    Ivan the Great was the tsar of Russia during the Fifteenth Century. He brought together the warring tribes into one vast empire. As a fighting man he was courageous. As a general he was brilliant. He drove out the enemies and established peace across the nation. Ivan was so busy waging his ...read more

  • Farmer Joe Decided His Injuries From The Accident ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008
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    Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking company’s fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn’t you say, at the scene of the accident, ’I’m fine’?," questioned the lawyer. ...read more

  • Got An Attitude??  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 4,023 views

    Got an Attitude?? Scripture says this about your attitude: "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human ...read more

  • Spiritual Pica's Disease

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Aug 25, 2008
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    SPIRITUAL PICA'S DISEASE We're all born with spiritual Pica’s Disease. Pica is the craving to eat what is not edible. When my wife was a nurse, she had a patient who had Pica. It is diagnosed when a person craves to eat things that are not considered food; they crave things such as wood ...read more

  • I'm ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    "I’m Fine!" Farmer Joe who decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company to court. In court, the trucking company’s fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn’t you say, at the scene of the accident, I’m fine?" questioned the lawyer. Farmer Joe said, ...read more

  • The Gift Nobody Wants

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    The Gift Nobody Wants In 1999 Dr Paul Brand and Philip Yancey co-wrote a book called "Pain: the Gift Nobody Wants." Dr Brand was born in India to missionary parents, and has spent most of his life caring for people with leprosy. One of Dr Brand's greatest discoveries was that people with leprosy ...read more

  • A House Of Cards Economy

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 6, 2008
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    A House of Cards Economy In fact, our current financial crisis is a direct result of this "entitlement," or "free lunch" kind of thinking. According to Terry Jones of the Investor's Business Daily (posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008), President Carter signed the Community Reinvestment Act in ...read more

  • Thanksliving

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 26, 2008
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    THANKSLIVING Last week I shared with you a story about a young man with bipolar disorder that died while I was a chaplain. For those of you who were with us, do you remember that? How the parents stayed with him and were there for him even though he put them through so much hell. They were there ...read more

  • Twin Brothers And A Dollar

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    TWIN BROTHERS AND A DOLLAR In his book, The Preaching Event, John Claypool tells a poignant story about identical twin brothers who never married because they enjoyed each other’s company so much. When their father died, they took over his store and ran it together in a joyful collaboration. But ...read more

  • Psychology Today

    Contributed by Ryan Peters on Mar 10, 2009
     | 2,551 views

    Psychology Today The Dangers of Loneliness (Aug 2003) Friendship is a lot like food. We need it to survive. What is more, we seem to have a basic drive for it. Psychologists find that human beings have fundamental need for inclusion in group life and for close relationships. We are truly social ...read more