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  • Good And Evil Both Increase At Compound ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Cheadle on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,873 views

    "Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. ...read more

  • There's A Little Stream Flowing At The Back ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006
     | 2,771 views

    There’s a little stream flowing at the back property line behind the neighbor’s house and ours. I’ve walked back there and this Summer there was no flow. That stream or branch had no flow of water. Have you ever crossed the Coosa River when there was no water flowing under the bridge? No! That’s ...read more

  • Defeated...

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,315 views

    DEFEATED... On June 15, 1815, as Napoleon came against England in the Battle of Waterloo, reports came back from the front lines... The last message before the fog rolled in: "Wellington Defeated." Later that day, their sorrow of defeat was transformed into the joy of victory when then were able ...read more

  • First, Realize For Us, "The Lord's Coming Is ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 14, 2007
     | 2,569 views

    First, realize for us, "The Lord’s coming is near". For us, the believer, it is temporary while we wait for the reward. We have such a great reward coming even the streets are described as streets of gold. The kingdom of God where there will be perfect love, perfect peace, where every tear wiped ...read more

  • What's Going On  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,138 views

    WHAT'S GOING ON Mother, mother There’s too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There’s far too many of you dying You know we’ve got to find a way To bring some lovin’ here today - Ya Father, father We don’t need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer ...read more

  • The Enemy Still Lives  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,851 views

    THE ENEMY STILL LIVES PBS Special covering the events that led up to the "Battle of the Bulge" in WWII revealed some interesting insights. It was the autumn of 1944 and Germany had been beaten back behind its borders. The Nazi war machine was in tatters and repeated bombing raids by the Allies all ...read more

  • We Recently Watched A Movie Titled, "Behind Enemy ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 15, 2003
     | 1,443 views

    We recently watched a movie titled, “Behind Enemy Lines”. An American pilot is down behind enemy lines in Croatia, and trying to avoid search parties while making it to his pick up spot. A professional assassin has been given the task of hunting him down, and this assassin has been required to ...read more

  • History Of The Song, "The Love Of God"

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Apr 4, 2004
     | 6,699 views

    Could we with ink the oceans fill And were the skies of parchment made And every stalk on earth a quill And every man a scribe by trade, To write the love of God above Would drain the oceans dry, Nor could that scroll contain the whole Though stretched from sky to sky Frederick M. ...read more

  • Many Unbelievers Try To Identify Jesus With The ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 13, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,520 views

    Many unbelievers try to identify Jesus with the occult, or with other Religions. I remember one particular home in India where I saw pictures of the Hindu god’s lining the walls. There, mixed in with Krishna and Vishnu --- lined up between Ganesh, an elephant-headed god, and another god with ...read more

  • Freiherr Manfred Von Richthofen, Was A Famous ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 24, 2007
     | 1,278 views

    Freiherr Manfred von Richthofen, was a famous German First World War fighter pilot. He was better known as the Red Baron -because he flew a distinctive a red Fokker aircraft. He shot down the more combat planes than any other person on either side in the War. His known kill tally was 80. On ...read more

  • A Student Named Steve Winger From Lubbock, Tx Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,793 views

    A student named Steve Winger from Lubbock, TX was taking a challenging class in Logic. The course and teacher were known for exacting and demanding exams. The final exam was looming, and the professor mercifully told the class that each student would be permitted to bring in a single 8 x 11 ½ inch ...read more

  • Pizarro's Critical Moment

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 19, 2011
     | 2,495 views

    PIZARRO'S CRITICAL MOMENT All great undertakings begin with a critical moment--a moment when a decision is made and someone launches himself into a never-to-be forgotten enterprise. FRANCISCO PIZARRO, the noted Spanish explorer, faced such a moment. He languished with his men on a small island ...read more

  • Un Estudio De La Impaciencia

    Contributed by Luis Marquez on Jun 19, 2012
     | 2,436 views

    UN ESTUDIO DE LA IMPACIENCIA en 2006 encontró: • se necesita un promedio de 17 minutos para la mayoría de las personas para perder la paciencia en una cola o línea de espera. • En el teléfono, se tarda alrededor de 9 minutos para la mayoría de las personas en perder la paciencia. • Las ...read more

  • He's My Father!!!!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 12, 2022
     | 1,241 views

    There is an old Roman story which tells how a Roman emperor was once enjoying a great victory. He had the privilege of marching his troops through the streets of Rome with all of his captured trophies, and his prisoners behind him. This emperor was marching with his troops; the streets were lined ...read more

  • The Shortening Of Private Devotions Starves The ...

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jun 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,602 views

    The shortening of private devotions starves the soul. William Wilberforce, Christian statesman of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, once said, “I must secure more time for private devotions.” Following a failure in Parliament, he stated that his problems may have been due to ...read more

  • Talk About Doing Good, Or Do Good

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
     | 8,079 views

    Talk About Doing Good, or Do Good In A Pretty Good Person, Lewis Smedes wrote: A federal judge had ordered New Orleans to open its public school to African-American children. The white parents decided that, if they had to let black children in, they would keep their children out. They let it ...read more

  • No Toys For Sister

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2009
     | 2,010 views

    NO TOYS FOR SISTER Two-year-old Sarah and her 13-year-old sister who had been fighting a lot. Sarah’s parents, trying to take advantage of her newfound interest in Santa Claus, reminded the two-year-old that Santa was watching and doesn’t like it when children fight. This had little impact. "I’ll ...read more

  • A Father's Legacy  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,942 views

    A Father's Legacy Jim Berg wrote about the state of the family: "The family, which should be the greatest refuge for the child, has become a domestic battlefield where a child is often caught in the crossfire of his parents' warfare. The time and energy that should be spent giving him the ...read more

  • Unsung Heroines-Joash's Aunt And Nurse

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 2, 2022
     | 1,230 views

    Introduction: These two ladies risked certain death to save the crown prince (and, it might be added, the ancestor of the Messiah!) Text: 2 Chronicles 22:10-12, KJV: 10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of ...read more

  • The Story Of Silent Night

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 24, 2025
     | 163 views

    The Inspiring True Story Behind "Silent Night" The church organ in a small Austrian village was silent for the 1818 premiere of the world’s most popular Christmas carol. by Elizabeth Sherrill From Posted in Inspiring Stories, Oct 15, 2020 My husband and I were staying in the little ...read more