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  • On Shepherds  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
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     | 8,099 views

    What do we know about the shepherd's life? It's a full time commitment. Sheep are helpless to defend themselves against attack from their natural enemies: lions, bears, wolves, hyenas and foxes which can come in both the day and night so there is never a moment a shepherd can relax. Sheep must be ...read more

  • Trials

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
     | 6,929 views

    Sam Dixon was the General Secretary of the United Methodist Committee on Relief. He died under the rubble in the Montana Hotel of Haiti, serving God while meeting with other relief agencies to work together to better help the Haitian people. When one serves God so faithfully and suddenly is killed, ...read more

  • When Good Intentions Go Wrong

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 14, 2016
     | 3,318 views

    Illustration 2: In Tanzania, two guys went for an interview. One was smarter than the other but they were good friends and willing to work together so the less smarter could pass. The educated one said if he went first, he would come back with the answers to the interview questions. It happens that ...read more

  • A Lesson In Hope

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Apr 1, 2017
     | 9,989 views

    They still tell the story at William and Mary College of daffy, magnificent President Ewell. For a century and a half, this prestigious Virginia school had been a leader among American universities. Then came the Civil War. In the hard days of reconstruction that followed, William and Mary went ...read more

  • Cast Your Net On The Right Side

    Contributed by Herb Pulse on Jun 28, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,685 views

    I come from a fishing family. When I became old enough to walk, I became old enough to experience the wonderful world of fishing. One of things I particularly love is throwing a shad net. Often times it becomes very draining work, and at the tender age of 12 I became the primary go-to-guy for ...read more

  • Ten Years Of Fact Checking

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
     | 1,465 views

    It’s an old stereotype that politicians are likely to “massage the truth” a little bit. That’s probably as generous as that can be said. With that in mind, I was intrigued recently when PolitiFact celebrated their tenth anniversary. PolitiFact is a non-partisan, independent organization that ...read more

  • Louis Braille And The Will Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019
     | 2,759 views

    I do not know if Louis Braille was a believer, but his life is an example of a sovereign God causing all things to work together for good - In the French Academy of Science there is a rather plain, old shoemaker's awl on display. The story behind the awl is quite extraordinary. To look at it, ...read more

  • Taking The Plunge—readers' Digest Online, As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,995 views

    Taking the Plunge—Readers’ Digest Online, As Kids See It, Stephen McCormack, St. Joachim, ON, 1997 "To my five-year-old son, Alex, jumping off the diving board that first time seemed an insurmountable challenge. He was too timid to manage it that day. On the drive home I tried to bolster his ...read more

  • During One Summer While I Was In Seminary, I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,429 views

    During one summer while I was in seminary, I worked as a chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. I discovered while I was there that there were one group of people who were really open to prayer and to hearing about the need for Christ in their lives. Who were they? Men in the cardiac ...read more

  • A Man Was Irritated By His Wife's Refusal To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,299 views

    A man was irritated by his wife’s refusal to admit her hearing problem. Speaking with his doctor one day he asked, “How can I get my wife to admit that she needs a hearing aid?” “I’ll tell you what you need to do,” his doctor replied. When you get home peek your head through the door and ask, ...read more

  • Just Before General Eisenhower Died, Billy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,316 views

    Just before General Eisenhower died, Billy Graham was invited to visit him at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC He was told he could stay thirty minutes. When he went in, the general was wearing his usual big smile, even though he knew he didn’t have long to live. Later Billy Graham told what ...read more

  • Sometimes We Are The Source Of God's Supply To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,503 views

    Sometimes we are the source of God’s supply to others. Consider the great work of Samaritan’s Purse, Food For The Hungry, Salvation Army, and others. A pious father always closed grace for the evening meal with these words: "Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest and bless what thou hast provided." ...read more

  • A Science Professor At Westmont College Wrote A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,304 views

    A science professor at Westmont College wrote a book explaining how only one person could possibly have fulfilled the prophecies. He worked with 600 students to calculate the mathematical probability of just eight of the Old Testament prophecies being fulfilled in any one person up to the present ...read more

  • Hitting A Ball In Golf

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,105 views

    Hitting a Ball in golf I have a terrible hook or slice. I cant remember which. it’s the one that cuts to the right. If I get all my weight behind a ball I can drive it for about 300-350 yards But it doesn’t help when I cut it to the right I’ve tried everything Slowing down, taking my time Trying ...read more

  • Last Week At The Soup Supper We Heard A Story ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,301 views

    Last week at the Soup Supper we heard a story from Rudy Kuyten about his missionary work in Japan. Rudy told about a woman who was sold by her parents when she was a young lady to be a geisha, which is basically a prostitute in Japan. She went through life being beaten and abused by men. She was ...read more

  • When My Mother Married My Dad, She Did Know Not ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 25, 2007
     | 1,018 views

    When my mother married my dad, she did know not how to cook. My grandmother on my mom’s side left her home in Poland to work in the salt mines of Germany at age 13 because she could not get along with her step mother. She never learned to cook. But my mom became an excellent cook. When we were ...read more

  • Ingmar Bergman Is A Celebrated Swedish Filmmaker. ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 15, 2007
     | 1,294 views

    Ingmar Bergman is a celebrated Swedish filmmaker. He tells the story of how one day he was listening to the works of classical composer Igor Stravinsky. As he was listening to the music, he began to daydream about a 19th-century cathedral. He said that he found himself wandering around the great ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago, Gladys And I Were At A ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
     | 877 views

    A number of years ago, Gladys and I were at a church where we worked, usually without help, trying to bring in the children and youth of the community. We would pick up and teach children on Tuesday afternoons. We picked up and taught youth on Wednesday afternoons, and then had prayer meeting on ...read more

  • Offer Up Your Gift — Antonio Stradivarius  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 29, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,389 views

    Offer up Your Gift - Antonio Stradivarius A young boy Antonio loves music, but his voice was high and squeaky, and so he did not make the tryouts for the Cremona Boy’s Choir. When he took violin lessons, the neighbours persuaded his parents to make him stop. Yet Antonio still wanted to make ...read more

  • Now Contrast That With One The Story Of Another ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
     | 1,468 views

    Now contrast that with one the story of another man. He owned a liquor store. One day, the liquor store owner met the Jesus. He poured all of his inventory down the drain. That’s called disposing of your liquid assets. And he owed a lot of money on some of that. He worked for along time paying off ...read more