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  • Victor Frankl, The Jewish Psychologist Who Spent ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 31, 2001
    based on 151 ratings
     | 2,898 views

    Victor Frankl, the Jewish psychologist who spent time in a Nazi concentration camp in Germany wrote, "They striped me naked. They took everything -- my wedding ring, watch. I stood there naked and all of a sudden realized at that moment that although they could take everything away from me -- my ...read more

  • A Test For Delinquency  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 9, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,225 views

    A TEST FOR DELINQUENCY Harvard University sociologists developed a test with a 90% accuracy reading to determine whether or not a five and six-year-old would be delinquent. They discovered four factors necessary to prevent delinquency: ’the father’s firm, fair, and consistent discipline; the ...read more

  • Mom Managers: The First-Ever State Of The Home ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,513 views

    Mom Managers: The first-ever State of the Home survey from Whirlpool Home Appliances finds 40% say they run their home like a business, with 58% keeping to-do lists at home for themselves. The tasks most often delegated to other family members include cleaning bathrooms (65%), doing dishes (62%), ...read more

  • Hollywood Isn't Listening: There Wasn't A Single ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,900 views

    Hollywood Isn’t Listening: There wasn’t a single R-rated movie in the top 20 grossing movies last year. The 20 top grossing movies of last year all have one thing in common — not one carried an R rating. Experts say there’s a struggle between what families ...read more

  • Always, Love Is A Choice. You Come Up Against ...

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Feb 10, 2007
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    Always, love is a choice. You come up against scores of opportunities every day to love or not to love. You encounter hundreds of small chances to please your friends, delight your Lord and encourage your family. That’s why love and obedience are intimately linked--you can’t have one without the ...read more

  • Rick Warren In The Purpose Driven Life Wrote, ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 6, 2007
     | 1,597 views

    Rick Warren in the purpose driven life wrote, “It’s not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It’s far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ...read more

  • Fishing Or Drinking

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 14, 2007
     | 3,180 views

    Fishing or Drinking My cousin Phil was asked by guys he went to school with or worked with how they had got drunk on the weekend and had a hangover. Then how much fun it was, and then asked him what he did on the weekend. He gladly said, "I went fishing." They thought that was a little lame. But ...read more

  • Philip Henry Used To Call The Lord’s Day ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 12, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
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    Philip Henry used to call the Lord’s day the queen of days, the pearl of the week, and observed it accordingly. His common salutation of his family or friends, on the Lord’s day in the morning, was that of the primitive Christians--"The Lord is risen, He is risen indeed;" making it his chief ...read more

  • Successful Life: 50% Of Teens Believe Having An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    Successful Life: 50% of teens believe having an active spiritual life is a “very important” part of having a successful life according to The State of Our Nation’s Youth 2003-2004 by the Horatio Alger Assoc. Other factors teens consider “very important” to success are having a close family ...read more

  • Want Better Kids? Buy A House! A New Ohio State ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Want Better Kids? Buy a house! A new Ohio State University study finds that compared to kids living in rented premises; those in owner-occupied houses have 9% higher math scores, 7% higher reading scores, and 1% to 3% fewer behavioral problems. The difference is credited to an improved ...read more

  • Pornography & Sexual Addiction: The National ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Pornography & Sexual Addiction: The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families reports Americans invested $220 million at fee-based adult sites in ‘01, and 27.5 million visited a pornography website in January ‘02. 3%-6% of the U.S. public is thought to be sexually addicted. More ...read more

  • Rodney "Gypsy" Smith Trusted Christ In November, ...

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on May 31, 2004
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    Rodney “Gypsy” Smith trusted Christ in November, 1876. Reaffirmed his decision a few days later in a Methodist chapel. An old man asked if he had trusted Jesus and nothing else. The lad replied, “I cannot trust myself, for I am nothing. I cannot trust what I have, for I ...read more

  • The Jewish Teachings Echo Peter's Words…the ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006
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    The Jewish teachings echo Peter’s words…The Talmud says {Sepher Musar apud Drus. de Quaesitis, Ep. 54. & in loc.}, "the wife ought to take care of the family, to educate her children, to serve and minister to her husband in all things, "calling him her own lord"; which is ...read more

  • Rodney "Gypsy" Smith Trusted Christ In November, ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
     | 1,331 views

    Rodney “Gypsy” Smith trusted Christ in November, 1876. Reaffirmed his decision a few days later in a Methodist chapel. An old man asked if he had trusted Jesus and nothing else. The lad replied, “I cannot trust myself, for I am nothing. I cannot trust what I have, for I ...read more

  • The Meaning Of Your Name

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 20, 2007
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    The meaning of your name can affect your future. I can see you want proof: • When Israel was defeated in battle by the men of Ai, and if you were of the family Judah, and you were of the household of Achan, your name meant you would die. • If you were of Israel, when David asked if there was ...read more

  • Blessed Union Of Souls- Violence Is Spread ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 5, 2008
     | 1,247 views

    Blessed Union of Souls- Violence is spread worldwide and there are families on the street And we sell drugs to children now oh why can’t we just see That all we do is eliminate our future with the things we do today Money is our incentive now so that makes it okay But I believe that love is the ...read more

  • Simplicity Brings Clarity To Our Lives And ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
     | 1,636 views

    Simplicity brings clarity to our lives and hearts. Worry begins to drop away because we stop worrying about things that cause us worry and focus on accomplishing God’s purposes in us. (Think: loving God and neighbor and helping others become disciples.) Simplicity narrows our focus from many ...read more

  • Gentiles V. Jews

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 12, 2009
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    GENTILES V. JEWS It is said that a prominent rabbi, when asked why God created so many Gentiles, replied, "So there might be fuel enough for the fires of hell." It was unlawful for a Jew to help a Gentile who was giving birth, thus helping to bring another Gentile into the world. If a Jew ...read more

  • Three Things

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009
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    THREE THINGS Three things in life that, once gone, never come back 1. Time 2. Words 3. Opportunity Three things in life that can destroy a person 1. Anger 2. Pride 3. Unforgiveness Three things in life that you should never lose 1. Hope 2. Peace 3. ...read more

  • Wisdom, Skill, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,639 views

    Wisdom, Skill, and Virtue Someone once said: Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. (Everywoman’s Family Circle as found in Tan, Paul Lee: Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations : A Treasury of Illustrations, Anecdotes, Facts and Quotations for ...read more