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  • There Is A Small Tree Which Grows In Southeast ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,637 views

    There is a small tree which grows in Southeast Asia known as the Judas-tree. From its branches grow gorgeous blossoms. These blossoms look like scarlet sunbeams. The brilliant beauty of the crimson flowers attracts thousands of tiny insects. Wild bees also try to draw honey from their exquisitely ...read more

  • Ideas Of Other People

    Contributed by Samuel Wilder on Nov 10, 2008
     | 1,865 views

    IDEAS OF OTHER PEOPLE Thomas A. Edison, the great inventor, was talking one day with the governor of North Carolina, and the governor complimented him on his inventive genius. "I am not a great inventor," said Edison. "But you have over a thousand patents to your credit, haven’t you?" asked the ...read more

  • Moody's Attitude Toward Death

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 13, 2022
     | 864 views

    Thousands came to faith in Christ through Moody’s meetings. As he approached the end of his life, he viewed Heaven as something to anticipate. Moody wrote: “Some day you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody of East Northfield, is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it! At that moment I shall be ...read more

  • Prayer

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 9, 2025
     | 824 views

    I read where a family bought a PRAYER BOOK for their son. Each night the boy would read a prayer before going to sleep. He was faithful to read a prayer. One night the boy was tired. He turned the light off and crawled into bed. He remember the prayer book. That night he called out to God: ...read more

  • Stuck In A Rut

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 14, 2025
     | 58 views

    The U.S. standard railroad gauge—the width between the rails—is 4 feet, 8 ½ inches. Strange number, isn’t it? You’d think something so crucial would be more logical. So why that width? Because American railroads were built by British expatriates, and that’s how they did it in England. Why ...read more

  • What Really Matters  PRO

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 28, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,311 views

    What Really Matters It was two weeks before Christmas and it began to start. Everyone was scrambling and rushing to get to Wal-Mart. Their credit cards were in the orange and checking account in the red in hopes that their rich uncle would soon be dead. Old Saint Nick sitting high on a mountain ...read more

  • The Farmer's Three Wishes - An Ancient Jewish ...

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 8, 2008
     | 6,819 views

    The Farmer's Three Wishes - An ancient Jewish parable: One night a poor farmer was awakened by an angel of the Lord who said: "You've found favor in the eyes of your Maker. He wants to do for you what he did for your ancestor Abraham. He wants to bless you. Therefore, make any three requests of ...read more

  • If Power Could Deliver Us From Fear, Then Joseph ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 28, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 2,912 views

    If power could deliver us from fear, then Joseph Stalin should have been fearless. Instead, this infamous Russian premier was afraid to go to bed. He had seven different bedrooms. Each could be locked as tightly as a safe. In order to foil any would-be assassins, he slept in a different one ...read more

  • Peter Drucker Offers Insightful Guidance To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,883 views

    Peter Drucker offers insightful guidance to the church when he calls leadership a peak performance by one who is "the trumpet that sounds a clear sound of the organizations’ goals." His five requirements for this task are amazingly reliable and useful for those who dare to lead churches: (1) a ...read more

  • My Father  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,869 views

    My Father; When I was seven: My Dad was a genius When I was forteen: My Dad is wrong many times. When I was twenty: My Father is old fashion and not up to things. When I was twentyfive: The old man does not know what he is talking about, he is out of touch with reality. When I was thirty five: With ...read more

  • Chronic Tardiness

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 13, 2004
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     | 1,700 views

    CHRONIC TARDINESS by Mary Sullivan I marked upon my calendar with smug efficiency, the time to go and see the doc so he could study me. I knew I’d be expected at Two-Thirty on the dot. Precisely at Two-Thirty-Three I wheeled into the lot. I flew out of the car and made a beeline for ...read more

  • There Was Once A Christian Celebration On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
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     | 8,003 views

    There was once a Christian celebration on the west coast of Africa, when converted natives brought of their meager possessions to show their devotion to Christ, a young girl only recently saved from paganism brought a silver coin worth about eighty-five cents, and handed this to the missionary as ...read more

  • Stop Paying The Bully  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,111 views

    STOP PAYING THE BULLY In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then the karate lesson guy said I had to ...read more

  • A Workaholic Dad  PRO

    Contributed by Felipe Villegas on Dec 29, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,724 views

    This poem was written by a workaholic dad: I have a son who’s five years old, a boy so very fine. When I look at him it seems to me that all the world is mine. But seldom do I ever see my son awake and bright. I only see him when he sleeps. I’m only home at night. When I come home so weary ...read more

  • One Day A Visitor Leaned On The Old ...  PRO

    Contributed by Debra Klein on Jun 5, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,931 views

    ILLUSTRATION: One day a visitor leaned on the old fence around a farm while he watched an old farmer plowing with a mule. After a while, the visitor said, "I don’t like to tell you how to run your business, but you could save yourself a lot of work by saying, ’Gee’ and ’Haw’ to that mule instead of ...read more

  • The Following Is Attributed To "Gentleman Jim" ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006
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    The following is attributed to “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, who held the heavyweight boxing title for five years at the end of the nineteenth century: “Fight one more round. When your feet are so tired that you have to shuffle back to the center of the ring, fight one more round. When your arms are ...read more

  • Don't Move The Piano  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 10, 2007
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     | 10,170 views

    A new preacher at the local church walked into the auditorium of His new church. He thought it would be best to move the piano from the right side of the stage to the left side of the stage, so he moved it. Soon after he was fired for the disruption caused by the new ...read more

  • Our News Is Filled With The Death Of Ana Nicole ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Apr 4, 2007
     | 1,164 views

    Our news is filled with the death of Ana Nicole Smith. Her trademark is the public exposure of her enlarged breasts. Her sexual escapades were proudly shared. Her son died of drug overdose and she appears to have done the same. Her little baby, worth millions, has had no less than five men claiming ...read more

  • Nobody Knew He Was Gone

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 15, 2009
     | 2,254 views

    NOBODY KNEW HE WAS GONE The rent hadn’t been paid, so the landlord came knocking. For years, the rent was paid automatically from the tenant’s bank account. But suddenly, there were no funds available and no response from the tenant. When he didn’t come to the door, the landlord let himself in to ...read more

  • Two Friends Run Into Each Other While Walking ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009
     | 2,934 views

    Two friends run into each other while walking their dogs. One suggests lunch. The other says, "They won’t let us in a restaurant with pets." Undeterred, the first guy and his German shepherd head into the restaurant. The maître d’ stops them, saying, "Sir, you can’t bring your dog in here." "But ...read more