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  • It's Not Always Easy  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,479 views

    Glenda Fulton Davis once said: “It’s not always easy to smile and be nice. When we are called to sacrifice It’s not always easy to put others first Especially when tired and feeling our worst. It’s not always easy to do the Father’s will It wasn’t so easy to climb Calvary’s hill But we as His ...read more

  • B. Charles Francis Adams, The 19th Century ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 16, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 1,561 views

    B. Charles Francis Adams, the 19th century political figure and diplomat, kept a diary. One day he entered: "Went fishing with my son today--a day wasted." His son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence. On that same day, Brook Adams made this entry: "Went fishing with my ...read more

  • Elisabeth Elliot, At Urbana 76, Told Of Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
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    Elisabeth Elliot, at Urbana 76, told of her brother Thomas Howard. Their mother let him play with paper bags she’d saved if he put them away afterwards. One day she walked into the kitchen to find them strewn all over the floor. Tom was out at the piano with his father singing hymns. When ...read more

  • Elisabeth Elliot, At Urbana 76, Told Of Her ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 17, 2009
     | 1,624 views

    Elisabeth Elliot, at Urbana 76, told of her brother Thomas Howard. Their mother let him play with paper bags she’d saved if he put them away afterwards. One day she walked into the kitchen to find them strewn all over the floor. Tom was out at the piano with his father singing hymns. When ...read more

  • Tom And Eleanor  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,655 views

    Illus.: Tom & Eleanor I’d like to tell you the story of two children. The parents of the first child were somewhat mismatched. His father was unemployed with no formal schooling. His mother was a teacher. This child, born in Port Huron, Michigan, was estimated to have an IQ of 81. He was ...read more

  • It's Amazing You Should Come To Me...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 2,941 views

    IT’S AMAZING YOU SHOULD COME TO ME... A Jewish father was concerned about his son. He had not truly raised him to be grounded in the faith of Judaism… So, hoping to remedy this he sent his son to Israel so the boy could experience his heritage. A year later the young man returned home. He said, ...read more

  • A Brief Biography Of Karl ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010
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    A Brief Biography of Karl Marx Back in the 1800’s there was a young man who had a profound sense of admiration for his father. His father saw to it that the life of the family revolved around the religious practices of their faith. In his teen years, however, the boy’s family was forced to move to ...read more

  • Called To Testify

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Apr 5, 2011
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    CALLED TO TESTIFY In 1981, my father was called as a court witness to testify to a number of thefts that occurred at his employer. Now, we had just moved from Pennsylvania to Minnesota, and dad was brand-new to the job as the corporate purchasing agent. So, dad reports to the CEO on day one, ...read more

  • Bury It Right!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
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    BURY IT RIGHT! The story is told of a teenage son who wanted to be Scripturally baptized. His father told him that the sprinkling he got as a baby was sufficient. The son tried to explain that you can only picture the idea of burial by completely being submerged. Angry, the father told him to ...read more

  • Out Of Our Depth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,822 views

    Out Of Our Depth The 3-year old felt secure in his father’s arms as Dad stood in the middle of the pool. But Dad, for fun, began walking slowly toward the deep end, gently chanting, "Deeper and deeper and deeper," as the water rose higher and higher on the child. The lad’s face registered ...read more

  • A Little Boy Who Was Misbehaving One Night When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 16, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,659 views

    A little boy who was misbehaving one night when his father was trying to get him to go to bed. The boy’s mother had gone to a meeting and his father was taking care of things at home. Long after the little boy had been tucked in for the night, he was doing the classic drink of water routine: ...read more

  • Daddy Wars Conflicts Are Becoming Increasingly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,468 views

    Daddy Wars Conflicts are becoming increasingly common in workplaces, as fathers press for more family time. As dads demand paternity leave, telecommuting, flexible work schedules and other new benefits, they’ve ignited what workplace specialists call Daddy Wars. Several Fortune 500 companies now ...read more

  • Daddy Wars Conflicts Are Becoming Increasingly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,078 views

    Daddy Wars Conflicts are becoming increasingly common in workplaces, as fathers press for more family time. As dads demand paternity leave, telecommuting, flexible work schedules and other new benefits, they’ve ignited what workplace specialists call Daddy Wars. Several Fortune 500 companies now ...read more

  • Rembrandt's "The Sacrifice Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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    REMBRANDT’S "THE SACRIFICE OF ABRAHAM" In 1634 renowned Dutch painter Rembrandt painted a great work of art that depicted Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac. The painting ("The Sacrifice of Abraham") captures perfectly how the Lord intervenes to stop Abraham from slaying his son Isaac. Isaac’s eyes ...read more

  • A Startling 40% Of Boys Are Now Being Raised ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    A startling 40% of boys are now being raised without their biological ...read more

  • 34% Of American Children Live Apart From Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    34% of American children live apart from their biological fathers. ...read more

  • I Bet After Seeing Us, George Washington Would ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for ...read more

  • There Is A Story Told Of Three Little Girls Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by William Wyne on Sep 8, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,147 views

    There is a story told of three little girls who are enjoying an evening of play. They started playing the game of counting their money; the object was to see who had the most and the winner would be crowned queen for the day. The first little girl counted thirteen pennies, the second counted ...read more

  • Ignorance Of One's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    Ignorance of One’s Inheritance A Michigan factory worker, earning less than ten thousand dollars a year, was an unknowing heir to a half-million dollars. When located by an investigator some years after his benefactor’s death, the worker explained that he had neither returned home nor kept in touch ...read more

  • Forgiveness Is A Gift From God. It Is A Portion ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Forgiveness is a gift from God. It is a portion of His grace. What you have been freely given, you should freely give away. Jesus said in Matthew 6:15 that if we do not forgive others, neither will God forgive us. When the first missionaries arrived in Alberta, they were savagely opposed by a ...read more