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  • You See, Tv Evangelists Have A Reputation For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 18, 2001
    based on 124 ratings
     | 2,712 views

    You see, TV evangelists have a reputation for exploiting people financially. Now, this is not universally true, but that doesn’t matter. BECAUSE - the media has so stereotyped TV evangelists – as always having their hands out (stealing for little widow ladies), that we desperately want to ...read more

  • Giuseppe Garibaldi Lived From 1807 To 1882. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 9, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,844 views

    Giuseppe Garibaldi lived from 1807 to 1882. He was an Italian patriot, soldier, and hero-figure. He devoted his life to the cause of uniting Italy. His greatest victory was the 1860 overthrow of the Kingdom of Naples. That event ultimately led to the unification of Italy. In May of that year, ...read more

  • There Is No Room For Broad-Mindedness In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,581 views

    There is no room for broad-mindedness in a chemical laboratory. Water is composed of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. The slightest deviation from the formula – not allowed. There is nor room for broad-mindedness when it comes to music. The skilled director will not permit his first ...read more

  • The Great Violinist, Niccolo Paganini Willed His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,955 views

    The great violinist, Niccolo Paganini willed his marvelous violin to city of Genoa on condition that it must never be played. The wood of such an instrument, while used and handled, wears only slightly, but set aside, it begins to decay. Paganini’s lovely violin has today become worm-eaten and ...read more

  • During World War Ii, England Needed To Increase ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,659 views

    During World War II, England needed to increase its production of coal. Winston Churchill called together labor leaders to enlist their support. At the end of his presentation he asked them to picture in their minds a parade, which he knew would be held in Piccadilly Circus after the war. First, ...read more

  • The Greek Myth Says He Was In His Late Teens, Due ...

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jan 12, 2008
     | 1,770 views

    The greek myth says he was in his late teens, due to his great looks he was a magnet for affection and desire. His list of suitors was countless and his offers of love were endless, yet he rejected them all. Until 1 day as he stopped by a shaded cool spring, he saw his own reflection and for the ...read more

  • Though Batttle Scarred She Kept The Faith And ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 6, 2008
     | 2,013 views

    though batttle scarred she kept the faith and never would give in a teacher and a preacher a great soldier to the end a thousand lives were touched by her, a spirit always strong today she walks in glory another saint has now moved on there is no doubt that she was called her gifts came shining ...read more

  • The Guillemot Is A Small Arctic Sea Bird That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 5, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,541 views

    The guillemot is a small arctic sea bird that lives on the rocky cliffs of northern coastal regions. These birds flock together by the thousands in comparatively small areas. Because of the crowded conditions, hundreds of females lay their pear-shaped eggs side by side on a narrow ledge, in a long ...read more

  • He Went To Hell For Me

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009
     | 1,759 views

    HE WENT TO HELL FOR ME Kay Arthur, well-known Christian author and speaker, has influenced tens of thousands. As a young girl, she went to church. She wrote, "I would listen to the messages, and go to Sunday School, but I never really committed my life to Jesus." She grew up and got married, ...read more

  • Believing Isn't Just Seeing

    Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000
     | 4,596 views

    BELIEVING ISN'T JUST SEEING A student wrote on a physics exam that he did not believe in the atom, so he did not write a paper on it like instructed. The professor called him up and asked him why he didn’t believe in atoms. The student’s response was, "I have never seen one, and no one else has ...read more

  • During My Undergraduate Studies Some Years Ago, I ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2009
     | 1,124 views

    During my undergraduate studies some years ago, I interviewed a lady whose religious belief was a hybrid of different religions. She spoke of trying to climb to a higher consciousness as her spiritual guide (which was an apparition that looked like an embryo with thousands of tentacles protruding ...read more

  • There Were Two Brothers Named John And Charles. ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
     | 1,113 views

    There were two brothers named John and Charles. They grew up in a religious home. They believed there was a God. They had religious training. One even became a minister. But it was not until their 30’s or so, did they truly have their hearts, as one of them put it, ‘strangely warmed.’ That heart ...read more

  • Did You Know That Every Second People Take 591 ...

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Oct 22, 2009
     | 3,387 views

    Did you know that every second people take 591 photographs? That’s 51.1 million every day. Why do we do that? We take 3 billion photographs just during the November December holiday season. That’s a lot of photos.! They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, so that would be a big book, ...read more

  • Implications For Society If Christ Wasn't ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2009
     | 3,019 views

    Implications for Society if Christ wasn’t Born Have you ever imagined how does this world look like if Jesus were not born in that manger in Bethlehem around two thousand years ago? No Churches; and definitely no Christian institution of any kind. Red Cross does not exist; World Vision and World ...read more

  • Samson Confused With ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2009
     | 3,284 views

    Samson confused with He-man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snufwP5SO-Y&NR=1 He-Man is a heroic fictional character in the Masters of the Universe franchise. He is the alter ego of Prince Adam and also the twin brother of She-Ra. He-Man and his friends defend Eternia and the secrets of Castle ...read more

  • Getting The Fruit For Yourself  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,669 views

    Getting the Fruit for Yourself A family was driving to Tampa, Florida. As far as the eye could see, orange trees were loaded with fruit. When we stopped for breakfast, I ordered orange juice with my eggs. "I’m sorry," the waitress said. "I can’t bring you orange juice. Our machine is broken." We ...read more

  • The Amazing Heart

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2011
     | 3,011 views

    THE AMAZING HEART "The human heart: The human heart is a hard-working marvel. It can keep on beating automatically even if all other nerves were severed. In a 70-year lifetime, it will beat an average of 75 times a minute, forty million times a year-or two and a half billion times. At each beat ...read more

  • Have No Fear Of Sudden Disaster...

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,066 views

    HAVE NO FEAR OF SUDDEN DISASTER... I was taking Julie and the boys on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville to Boone, North Carolina. First of all let me say we didn't make it. I rounded a corner in the road and all of a sudden you could see down a couple thousand feet. The "Grip" came on, my ...read more

  • D.l. Moody On Grace

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,747 views

    D.L. MOODY ON GRACE D.L. Moody was an American evangelist (February 5, 1837 - December 22, 1899 - 62 years). Moody said: "Grace isn't a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It's a way to live. The law tells me how crooked I am. Grace comes along and straightens me out." He also said: ...read more

  • The Bet — Anton Chekhov

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
     | 3,569 views

    The Bet -- Anton Chekhov We live in a world that knows little about what’s truly valuable. People all around us are pursuing things that have no lasting value. That pursuit is ably treated by Anton Chekhov in his classic short story The Bet. This story gives us great insight into the value system ...read more