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  • Breathtaking

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Nov 19, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,447 views

    I recently had a conversation with a woman who is a double lung transplant recipient. The transplant took place over 20 years ago and I had known part of her story, but there was a detail she included in this retelling that stopped me in my tracks. She gave some facts about the disease, when she ...read more

  • Glory  PRO

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 2, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,001 views

    GOD’S GLORY AT MARANATHA At the 2009 Kansas high school state track championship, an unusual thing happened. The team that won the girls 3,200-meter relay was disqualified. But what happened next was even more unusual. The team that was awarded the state championship by default turned right around ...read more

  • The Physical Prosperity The Apostle John Wished ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,445 views

    The physical prosperity the apostle John wished for Gaius was held in relationship with Gaius’ preexistent spiritual prosperity. John writes; “even as thy soul prospereth.” To wish physical prosperity on someone without their first attaining spiritual maturity is dangerous. Why? Because... If ...read more

  • Do We Sometimes Plough On With A Project ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,747 views

    Do we sometimes plough on with a project regardless, without any thought or concern for those people that the Lord has already given to us? It’s the Achilles heel of the evangelist, but Paul knows he cannot ignore the needs of his brothers and sisters who are already in Christ. Neither must we ...read more

  • Star Wars Episode Iii: Revenge Of The Sith

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 27, 2008
     | 2,268 views

    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith The film takes place three years after the onset of the Clone Wars; the noble Jedi knights are spread out across the galaxy leading a massive clone army in the war against the separatists. After Chancellor Palpatine is kidnapped, Jedi master Obi-Wan ...read more

  • Admiral Grau  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,137 views

    ADMIRAL GRAU At all the military reviews in Peru there have a custom by which they pay honor to Admiral Grau, Peru’s noblest naval hero, killed in battle off the coast of Chile. Always at roll-call, Admiral Grau’s is the first name called. An orderly steps forward and pointing upward answers, ...read more

  • On June 4, 1783 At The Market Square Of A French ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 3,126 views

    On June 4, 1783 at the market square of a French village of Annonay, not far from Paris, a smoky bonfire on a raised platform was fed by wet straw and old wool rags. Tethered above, straining its lines, was a huge taffeta bag 33 feet in diameter. In the presence of “a respectable assembly and a ...read more

  • On June 4, 1783 At The Market Square Of A French ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,211 views

    On June 4, 1783 at the market square of a French village of Annonay, not far from Paris, a smoky bonfire on a raised platform was fed by wet straw and old wool rages. Tethered above, straining its lines, was a huge taffeta bag 33 feet in diameter. In the presence of "a respectable assembly and a ...read more

  • The Physics Professor Had Just Finished His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Crow on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,260 views

    The physics professor had just finished his lecture about the pendulum, wherein he had shown the mathematical proof that an untouched pendulum will always swing in ever-decreasing arcs. He then asked for a volunteer to demonstrate this fact by standing against a wall with a pendulum bob against ...read more

  • Is This The Right Road ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 12, 2010
     | 2,461 views

    “Is This the Right Road Home? Is this the right road home, O Lord? The clouds are dark and still, The stony path is hard to tread, Each step brings some fresh ill. I thought the way would brighter grow, And that the sun with warmth would glow, And joyous songs from free hearts flow. Is this the ...read more

  • Over The Edge

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 19, 2006
     | 1,514 views

    Over the Edge The Adirondack Mountains make a breathtaking backdrop for wilderness canoeing. Two friends and I had taken vacation time to get away from it all and live out of our canoes for a week. Each day we would take a new direction to explore the area. One day we took one of ...read more

  • Over The Edge

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 27, 2006
     | 1,230 views

    Over the Edge The Adirondack Mountains make a breathtaking backdrop for wilderness canoeing. Two friends and I had taken vacation time to get away from it all and live out of our canoes for a week. Each day we would take a new direction to explore the area. One day we took one of the finger ...read more

  • Divorce Rate Myth Among Christians

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 30, 2012
     | 2,719 views

    DIVORCE RATE MYTH AMONG CHRISTIANS A common myth going around is that the divorce rate is the same among Christians as it is among non-Christians. But such just isn't the case, when you take a closer look. According to the "Americans for Divorce Reform," the divorce rate among the general ...read more

  • Forcing Doors Or Build Bridges

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 12, 2009
     | 3,434 views

    FORCING DOORS OR BUILD BRIDGES There were two unmarried sisters who had such a bitter fight that they stopped speaking to each other. Unable or unwilling to leave their small home, they continued to use the same rooms and sleep in the same bedroom. A chalk line divided the sleeping area into two ...read more

  • Girl Born ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,885 views

    Girl Born Blind There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, ’If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’ One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the ...read more

  • Tim (The Rock) Raines Returns To The Montreal ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 3,686 views

    Tim (The Rock) Raines returns to the Montreal Expos at age 41 Apr. 13, 2001. From THESTAR.COM MONTREAL (CP) - Tim Raines wasn’t prepared for the deafening cheers from the usually quiet crowd when he stepped to the plate in his first game back in Montreal. For Raines, it was like being in the ...read more

  • Tim (The Rock) Raines Returns To The Montreal ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 23, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 2,615 views

    Tim (The Rock) Raines returns to the Montreal Expos at age 41 Apr. 13, 2001 writes the TheStar.Com. MONTREAL (CP) - Tim Raines wasn’t prepared for the deafening cheers from the usually quiet crowd when he stepped to the plate in his first game back in Montreal. For Raines, it was like being in the ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Once Said, "I Once Accepted A ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 23, 2008
     | 2,975 views

    Chuck Swindoll once said, “I once accepted a speaking engagement among Christians involved in Twelve Step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. As I talked with the attendees and pondered what to say, I finally decided on the ironic title, "Why I Wish I Was an Alcoholic." “It occurred to me that ...read more

  • Max Lucado Tells The Story Of Bob, Who Was Born ...  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Thelander on Oct 31, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 3,950 views

    Max Lucado tells the story of Bob, who was born into the land of coats! His mother loved the color blue and made Bob’s first cost a lovely shade of blue. Every time she noticed her son in his lovely blue coat, she cheered, "Yes, Bob!" He felt good in his blue coat, but Bob had to grow up and go to ...read more

  • Wear The Pants  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,266 views

    WEAR THE PANTS Levi-Strauss recently ran an ad campaign that targeted men for a line of Dockers pants (June 2011). Maybe you've seen some of the ads. One of them was called a "MAN-ifesto," and the script went like this: "Once upon a time, men wore the pants, and wore them well. Women rarely had ...read more