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  • In His Book In The Eye Of The Storm, Max Lucado ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,567 views

    In his book In the Eye of the Storm, Max Lucado tells about something that happened to him while he was in high school. Every year, he and his family used to go fishing during spring break. But one year, his brother and his mom couldn’t go, so his dad let him invite a friend. They looked forward ...read more

  • The Caterpillar's Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 31, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,504 views

    STORIES - The Caterpillar’s Voice …Eugene Loh, in A Slice of Life, FM93.8LIVE, 17 May 2006 Once upon a time a caterpillar crawled inside a hare’s house when the hare was away, and set about making himself comfortable. When the hare returned home, he noticed new marks on the ground going into the ...read more

  • I Took A Break In My Naval Service After My First ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 9, 2006
     | 735 views

    I took a break in my Naval Service after my first enlistment. I came home and my Grand Mother on my Mothers side that I called Granny wanted me to stay with her. I loved my Granny so I moved in with her. It wasn’t long before I had a run in with Rusty. He lived there too. You see I sat down in ...read more

  • Edgar A. Guest Was Born In Birmingham, England, ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 23, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,196 views

    Edgar A. Guest was born in Birmingham, England, became a United States citizen in 1902, and eventually received the title “Poet Laureate of Michigan.” His poem “Sermons We See,” drives home the urgency of being a good, Christlike role model for others to follow: I’d rather see a sermon than hear ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Relates The Time His Mother Called ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 20, 2006
     | 1,605 views

    Tony Campolo relates the time his mother called him and told him that Mrs. Kilpatrick had died. He said, this dear woman, Mrs. Kilpatrick, had lived on his street in W. Philly as he was growing up. She had taken him to museums, concerts, social functions. So, Tony’s mom called and said, "Now, Tony ...read more

  • He Was Raised In The Church Of Christ. Early In ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,166 views

    He was raised in the Church of Christ. Early in his life, he developed faith, but at one point his parents split up. He ended up with his grandmother and abandoned what faith he may have had. He later said that accepting the theory of evolution enabled him to pursue his twisted urges. He ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, Bishop Mcconnell Told A Story Of ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 6, 2006
     | 1,003 views

    Many years ago, Bishop McConnell told a story of something that happened in a little fishing village on the New England coast. One winter’s day a storm came up suddenly while the boats were out at sea. The men rowed desperately to reach the safety of the harbour. Everybody made it except of ...read more

  • Jingle Bells  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 23, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,220 views

    JINGLE BELLS The two of them were best friends in seminary, studying together, helping each other financially when one or the other got in a pinch, they stood by each other through thick and thin. When they graduated from seminary both coincidentally received a church call within the same state: ...read more

  • Stupid Idea

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 14, 2009
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    STUPID IDEA As far as stupid ideas go, this was one of my better moments. I stayed after church one Tuesday night with a number of other kids in the youth group. We were just hanging out and talking for a bit. We were a pretty wild youth group to begin with, but if you know anything about young ...read more

  • The Golden Rule And The Holocaust  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,727 views

    THE GOLDEN RULE AND THE HOLOCAUST Living the Golden Rule is pretty simple isn’t it? It’s just being considerate, mindful, and thoughtful but sometimes to live the Golden Rule requires great moral courage. It requires a willingness to sacrifice. In March of 1943, Bulgaria which had aligned with ...read more

  • Discontented Home-Owner Becomes Content After ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
     | 4,505 views

    Discontented Home-owner Becomes Content After Realtor Describes House in Ad A home-owner was tired of his house. He’d lived there for many years, and he more he looked around at the house, the years, the neighbourhood, the more he wanted to be somewhere else. His critical eyes saw things that ...read more

  • Elementary School Student Doubts President's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009
     | 5,864 views

    Elementary School Student Doubts President’s Identity On March 11, 1991, eight-year-old Anthony Henderson upset the distinguished leader of our nation, President George Bush. President Bush was visiting Anthony’s school and had sat down beside Anthony to read him a book. Suddenly in the midst of ...read more

  • Why Be Buried With A Fork In Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
     | 4,450 views

    Why Be Buried With a Fork in Your Hand There was a woman who had been told she only had 3 months to live. Her doctor recommended that she start making preparations to die. And so, she contacted her Pastor to talk about her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at her funeral, what ...read more

  • Who Has Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
     | 4,973 views

    Who Has Your Back? Pastor and author John Ortberg tells the story of an evening when he was walking with some friends in Newport Beach, California. As they walked they passed one of the local bars just as a fight spilled out onto the street, like a scene from the old west. As they watched, three ...read more

  • Enemigos Destruidos  PRO

    Contributed by Rolando Delgado on Sep 22, 2010
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    ENEMIGOS DESTRUIDOS Se cuenta que cierto emperador chino, cuando le avisaron que en una de las provincias de su imperio había una insurrección, dijo a los ministros de su gobierno y a los jefes militares que lo rodeaban: "Vamos. Seguidme. Pronto destruiré a mis enemigos." Cuando el emperador y ...read more

  • Discipleship And Pioneering

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
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    DISCIPLESHIP AND PIONEERING George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania in 1778 and was a veteran of the War of 1812 fighting in the battle of New Orleans. In 1830, he moved to Missouri where he met and married Isabella, a young German American. One of the first African Americans to head out ...read more

  • George Washington Bush Was Born In Pennsylvania ...

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010
     | 1,848 views

    George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania in 1778 and was a veteran of the War of 1812 fighting in the battle of New Orleans. In 1830, he moved to Missouri where he met and married Isabella, a young German American. One of the first African Americans to head out West, Bush purchased six ...read more

  • The Caddy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,808 views

    THE CADDY Two golfers stepped up to the first tee on the St. Andrews course in New York. The older golfer was a kindly man who played a thoughtful, deliberate game. The younger golfer was full of pride and impatience. On the first hole he sliced, lost his ball in the tall grass, hit another one, ...read more

  • Appreciation: Better Than A Paycheck

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
     | 6,335 views

    APPRECIATION: BETTER THAN A PAYCHECK You don't have to teach people to complain, criticize, or be selfish. We're naturals at it. But we do have to learn to express appreciation. People need to be appreciated. A businessman went downtown to his office one morning, a couple of hours earlier than ...read more

  • Don't Do Change Alone

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,839 views

    DON'T DO CHANGE ALONE With a new year just around the corner, most of us are busy scribbling down resolutions. We desire radical change in the way we look, the way we behave, the way we make our living. But if research regarding New Year's resolutions is at all true, most of us will fall short of ...read more