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  • As The Union Pacific Railroad Was Being ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 11, 2007
     | 950 views

    As the Union Pacific Railroad was being constructed, an elaborate trestle bridge was built across a large canyon in the West. Wanting to test the bridge, the builder loaded a train with enough extra cars and equipment to double its normal payload. The train was then driven to the middle of the ...read more

  • Our Situation Tends To Be Like A Guy Who Comes ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
     | 1,241 views

    Our situation tends to be like a guy who comes into the doctor – “Hey, doctor, I’m having these pains. I think I need a prescription.” And the doctor, who has studied the situation and who knows what needs to happen looks at you and says, “It’s a good thing you came in. You need major ...read more

  • Little Johnny Was In The Kitchen Helping His ...

    Contributed by Arley Ellingson on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,155 views

    Little Johnny was in the kitchen helping his mother make supper. She asked him to go into the pantry & get her a can of tomato soup, but he didn’t want to go alone. "It’s dark in there & I’m scared." She asked again, & he persisted. Finally she said, "It’s OK. Jesus will be in there w. you." ...read more

  • Well I Want To Talk To People About Christ, But ...

    Contributed by Damon Rambo on Apr 4, 2008
     | 1,154 views

    Well I want to talk to people about Christ, but I’m scared. What kind of excuse is that? Imagine for a moment that you were the parent of a child that just got ran over. And you went to one of the people who were standing on the side of the street, watching, and you ask them “why didn’t you warn ...read more

  • Professional Golfer Paul Azinger Was Diagnosed ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 11, 2008
     | 1,857 views

    Professional golfer Paul Azinger was diagnosed with cancer. After chemotherapy his cancer is in remission and he is back playing golf. Paul Azinger writes,” I have made a lot of money since I’ve been playing golf and I’ve won a lot of tournaments but that happiness is always temporary. The only way ...read more

  • If I Profess With The Loudest Voice And ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 23, 2008
     | 1,441 views

    “If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the word of God except precisely that little point which the world and the Devil are at that point attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the ...read more

  • More Than Feeling" By The Rock Group Boston Was ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 4, 2008
     | 1,263 views

    "More than Feeling" by the rock group Boston was very popular in the 1970's and now with the Guitar Hero video game. The irony of this song is that it is all about feelings and emotions. "I looked out this morning and the sun was gone Turned on some music to start my day I lost myself in a ...read more

  • The Setting Is The Front Of A Small Church. The ...

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Aug 3, 2009
     | 2,709 views

    The setting is the front of a small church. The pastor says from the pulpit, ‘I’ve misplaced my sermon notes, so I’m just going to read from this devotional—if I can find it here. While I look, maybe the choir can lead us in a hymn’. He glances at the choir which has one person. The choir ...read more

  • That No One Except God Is Perfect But We Don't ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 6, 2009
     | 1,715 views

    That no one except God is perfect but we don’t want people to think we are “that bad.” We pose. We pretend. We put on our plastic masks. We go to “church.” I saw a commercial recently about a new type of veneer for your teeth that is supposed to be the best yet. What I thought was incredibly ...read more

  • There Is A Bumper Sticker You Will See On ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 14, 2010
     | 1,960 views

    There is a bumper sticker you will see on vehicles which should give us a message. “Don’t Follow Me…I’m Lost” I believe we should stick it above our T.V. set, on Humanistic books, over many doorposts of government buildings, in many court rooms, in the House and the Senate, over the White House ...read more

  • As The Union Pacific Railroad Was Being ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 14, 2010
     | 1,929 views

    As the Union Pacific Railroad was being constructed, an elaborate trestle bridge was built across a large canyon in the West. Wanting to test the bridge, the builder loaded a train with enough extra cars and equipment to double its normal payload. The train was then driven to the middle of the ...read more

  • World Hunger Compared To American Diet

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
     | 2,896 views

    WORLD HUNGER COMPARED TO AMERICAN DIET Most of us have no idea what it is like to be really hungry. We might use the expression "I’m starving!" But the truth is far from that. • People who starve to death each year in the world: 11 million • Overweight U.S. adults: 34 million • Average calories ...read more

  • Wrath On The Messenger

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 26, 2011
     | 3,331 views

    WRATH ON THE MESSENGER I don't know about you, but one of my all-time favorite TV shows is M*A*S*H. I especially loved it when the company clerk Radar would have to give bad news to the head nurse "Hot Lips" Hoolihan. He would tell her the news and expect to have to face her wrath even though he ...read more

  • Persecution In Nigeria

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 10, 2011
     | 3,201 views

    PERSECUTION IN NIGERIA Muslim extremists carried out new attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Plateau state in September, killing more than 100 Christians, including entire families, according to Compass Direct News. On Sept. 10, 2011, Muslim extremists stormed Vwang Fwil village at 3 a.m., killing ...read more

  • So Hungry

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 16, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,746 views

    SO HUNGRY The silence of the congregation partaking of the Lord’s Supper was suddenly broken by a loud exclamation. A 5-year-old girl was watching that passing out of the bread and juice and asked her mother is she could take some. Her mother said that she was not old enough to take some. With ...read more

  • Why Would The Angel Talk To You?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 24, 2012
     | 2,520 views

    There's conversation in the Peanuts comic strip between Peppermint Patty and her friend Marcie. They are walking to school and Peppermint Patty says, "I'm going to ask the teacher if I can be Mary in the Christmas play this year." Marcie answers, "She already asked me, sir." Patty continues, ...read more

  • Following Jesus

    Contributed by David Simpson on Mar 23, 2017
     | 15,113 views

    Mark Batterson said in his book: “All In” – “Most people in most churches think they are following Jesus, but I’m not so sure. They may think they are following Jesus, but the reality is this: they have invited Jesus to follow them.” Too many times I want Jesus to follow me, to serve my ...read more

  • Why Doesn't God Answer?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 13, 2022
     | 916 views

    The preacher's 5 year-old daughter noticed that her preacher father always paused and bowed his head for a moment before starting his sermon. One day she asked him why. The Pastor was so proud that his daughter was so observant of his mesages. He smiled and answered, "Well, honey, ...read more

  • Bad Attitude

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 24, 2024
     | 929 views

    A mother and daughter, trying to make the most of the sales before Christmas, spent the day shopping. As they went from store to store in the mall, the mom complained about everything: the crowds, the poor quality of the merchandise, the prices, her sore feet. After the mother experienced a ...read more

  • Different Use In Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 312 ratings
     | 5,704 views

    DIFFERENT USE IN HEAVEN A millionaire Christian is sleeping in his bedroom when an angel comes to him and wakes him up. "It’s time for you to go to heaven", says the angel. "Oh, i’m not ready, what should I bring ?", says the millionaire. "Nothing, just yourself", replies the angel. But the ...read more