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  • A Group Of Educators And Scholars, Alarmed At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,925 views

    A group of educators and scholars, alarmed at soaring rates of teenage homicides, suicides and out-of-wedlock births, attacked what it called the "timidity" of schools in instilling good character traits in the young. The 27 academics warned that "schools in general are not doing enough to counter ...read more

  • Our Personal Rainbow

    Contributed by Susan Blader on Nov 27, 2006
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     | 1,999 views

    Our Personal Rainbow And did you know that God gives each of us our own personal rainbow? No two people will see the same rainbow. A rainbow is formed by a raindrop that acts like a prism, separating sunlight into its individual color components. If you stand looking at a rainbow, and someone ...read more

  • I Friend Of Mine From Seminary, This Is How He ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 10, 2007
     | 990 views

    I friend of mine from Seminary, This is how he became a Christian. For years as a businessman, he met with this client, These two upright, and generous men. They had such a wonderful spirit about them. They were always throwing out unbelievably great quotes. One day, my friend said, “You guys, I ...read more

  • Between '88 And '97, Hollywood Produced 17 Times ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,119 views

    Between ’88 and ’97, Hollywood produced 17 times more R-rated films than G-rated, but the G-rated films generated 8 times more gross earnings and a 78% greater rate of Return on Investment, according to the Dove foundation. The average G-rated film earned $94 million in gross revenues compared to ...read more

  • What Do Americans Love More Than Money?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2011
     | 2,861 views

    WHAT DO AMERICANS LOVE MORE THAN MONEY? Most Americans love money, but we love something even more: security. According to a 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center, 59 percent of U.S. adults prefer a job that offers better security over one that offers higher pay but less stability (33 percent). ...read more

  • The Need For Evangelism

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 29, 2013
     | 4,606 views

    THE NEED FOR EVANGELISM A few years ago George Barna reported some amazing facts. Most Americans, including profession Christians, believe that people are inherently good and that there primary purpose is to enjoy life as much as possible. a). 38% believe that it doesn’t matter what religious ...read more

  • An Unsung Hero

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Nov 7, 2021
     | 2,267 views

    When I was a boy there was a cartoon about a character called Hector Heathcote…….It was based on the colonial days of America and the Revolutionary War. The character Heathcote was always the unsung hero in each show. I remember one episode where General George Washington was preparing for his ...read more

  • Social Impact Theory

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 4, 2007
     | 1,360 views

    According to Wikipedia: Normative influence is a function of social impact theory (Lantane, 1981), which has three components. A group’s strength is how important the group is to you. Groups we value generally have more social influence. Immediacy is how close the group is to you in time and space ...read more

  • Dorothy Sayers, In A Book Of Her Essays Entitled ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dorothy Sayers, in a book of her essays entitled The Whimsical Christian, has one essay called “The Greatest Drama Ever Staged,” where she writes, “The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused him of being a bore — on the contrary, they thought him too dynamic to be safe. It has ...read more

  • I Love Bumper Sticker Theology. It May Not Always ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    I love bumper sticker theology. It may not always be the most sound theological statements, but they generally at least have the ability to make you think. The one in particular that I am thinking about said, "God is my Co-pilot." Do you remember the sticker? It took a great deal of heat. Perhaps ...read more

  • Internet Impact 80% Of American Adults - 178 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
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    Internet Impact 80% of American adults - 178 million people - regularly go online these days, usually for about 11 hours a week, finds a recent Harris Poll. This compares with only 18 million in ’95. Once considered the playground of the young, educated, wealthy and geeky, the online world is now ...read more

  • Make It So

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 8, 2008
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    Make It So As a child, I remember when the original Star Trek program was introduced. Although we had a black and white television, the word was that those with color TV's could see that Mr. Spock was greenish. Marylu and I watched Star Trek, the Next Generation, but none of the other spin offs ...read more

  • I Love Bumper Sticker Theology. It May Not Always ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,203 views

    I love bumper sticker theology. It may not always be the most sound theological statements, but they generally at least have the ability to make you think. The one in particular that I am thinking about said, "God is my Co-pilot." Do you remember the sticker? It took a great deal of heat. Perhaps ...read more

  • Athiesm On Campus

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 18, 2009
     | 1,478 views

    ATHIESM ON CAMPUS 70-75% of Christian youth leave the church after high school. Intellectual skepticism is one of the major reasons they walk away. Most Christian students are unequipped to resist rabidly anti-Christian college professors who are intent on converting their students to atheism. ...read more

  • Why Did The Magi Come?  PRO

    Contributed by William Matthews on Nov 20, 2001
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     | 3,245 views

    Why did the Magi come? They were looking for “Messiah the Prince” of Daniel’s prophecy An examination of Daniel’s prophecy shows why they expected Jesus at this time Daniel 9:24-26 - “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make ...read more

  • The Monarch Mystery  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Elmore on Jan 17, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
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    The Monarch Mystery. The ability to find home evokes legends of Rover or Fido who, when owners have moved from one coast to the other, have made a 3,000-mile trek to find their owners in a location to which they’ve never been before. At least the dogs make it back home. But not the monarch ...read more

  • Although Douglas Macarthur Graduated From West ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 7, 2002
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     | 4,953 views

    "Although Douglas MacArthur graduated from West Point at the top of his class, he continued to prepare himself for service to his country. He studied every military textbook he could get his hands on. He visited battlefields and personally reviewed the tactics which the victors and the losers ...read more

  • I Went To Haiti A Couple Of Years Ago With One Of ...

    Contributed by Mark Suter on Sep 16, 2006
     | 1,400 views

    I went to Haiti a couple of years ago with one of our missionaries. I had never done anything like that, but I thought traveling with Tom, an old hand, would be a good way to give it a try. As you may know, Haiti is probably the poorest, most economically deprived country in the Western Hemisphere, ...read more

  • When I Was In Seminary I Was Taught That The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bishop Raymond Allan Johnson on Feb 10, 2005
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     | 2,773 views

    When I was in seminary I was taught that the apostles and prophets were given only to get the Church started in the first century. After that time they were no longer needed. My professors presumed that when the New Testament was completed and accepted by the Church, the foundational role of ...read more

  • Mature Audiences: One Person Will Turn 50 In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,073 views

    Mature Audiences: One person will turn 50 in the United States every 7.5 seconds for the next 18 years! The U.S. Census Bureau projects there are 25.3 million Americans between ages of 50-59, and expect that figure will jump to 37.7 million by 2006. "This aging population is growing and it is one ...read more