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  • The Shocking Truth

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 30, 2003
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     | 3,750 views

    THE SHOCKING TRUTH "Imagine if you will that among the Jews there suddenly turns up a man who goes about talking as if He was God. . . Now let us get this clear. Among Pantheists, like the Indians, anyone might say that he was a part of God, or one with God: there would be nothing very odd ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was In A Relative's Wedding. As He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Oct 14, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,459 views

    A little boy was in a relative’s wedding. As he was coming down the aisle he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd (alternating between bride’s side and groom’s side). While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and growl. So it went, step, step, GROWL, step, step, ...read more

  • Last Week Mitch Daniels, The Republican Candidate ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 4, 2004
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     | 3,023 views

    Last week Mitch Daniels, the Republican candidate for Governor here in Indiana wrote a tribute to Ronald Reagan a few days after his death earlier this month. He began, “arriving back late at the White House, I was observing my usual respectful silence when Ronald Reagan asked, "Going straight ...read more

  • Gypsy Smith Tells Of Pushing Through In The ...

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 20, 2004
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    Gypsy Smith tells of pushing through in the Scotland streets and feeling a tug at his sleeves. At first he thought someone was trying to get ahead. The tug came more persistently and he saw a little girl in rags, holding something wrapped in dirty paper. “What is it, my dear?”“ I want you to have ...read more

  • The Mother Eagle Teaches Her Little Ones To Fly ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
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    The mother eagle teaches her little ones to fly by making their nest so uncomfortable that they are forced to leave it and commit themselves to the unknown world of air outside. And just so does our God to us. He stirs up our comfortable nests, and pushes us over the edge of them, and we are forced ...read more

  • We Can Learn A Lot About Being A Friend From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 9, 2005
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     | 1,864 views

    We can learn a lot about being a friend from "MAN’S BEST FRIEND" Someone has said, "Only God and my dog can love me unconditionally". When I pastored in Pensacola, Fl., my wife and I had two Boston Terriers. There names was Sissie and Alphie. My wife said to me one day, "I think you love those ...read more

  • How Many Here Have Ever Seen The Classic Movie, ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 21, 2005
     | 1,714 views

    How many here have ever seen the classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”? George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) wonders if his life really matters. He feels like a failure. In his sacrifice for others he has not attained his dreams. At his point of crisis he meets up with an angel named ...read more

  • In The Movie John Q, Denzell Washington Plays ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2005
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    In the movie John Q, Denzell Washington plays John Q and during the movie his son becomes develops a heart disease. Throughout the movie it is shown that because the family does not have enough money and there are not enough heart donors the child will not make it. Finally Denzell holds up the ...read more

  • Generation Y Wants To Be Engaged, But It Does ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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    Generation Y wants to be engaged, but it does not give marketers much time to do so. “So many are multi-tasking that the concept of time loses meaning with Gen-Y,” says Simmons Research Co-CEO Bill Engel.” They seem to squeeze 31 hours of time into one day. Their whole life is built on a multitude ...read more

  • I Heard The Report On A Navy Seal Who Lost His ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 6, 2006
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    I heard the report on a Navy Seal who lost his life in Iraq. They were on a roof top returning fire from several buildings. One Seal was assigned to watch the entrance to the roof. He saw someone down below but couldn’t get a clear shot. Before anyone knew it a grenade came up through that ...read more

  • Prayer Is The Rope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Billy Graham once noted: “Prayer is not about using God it is more often about getting us in a position where God can use us. I watched the deck hands on the great liner United States as they docked that ship in NY Harbor. First they threw out a rope to the men on the dock. Then, inside the boat ...read more

  • The Roof Of The Church Hall Of A Little Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The roof of the church hall of a little church was falling down. So the members of the church held regular prayer meetings in the hall after the service to pray for funds to repair the roof. There was a rich old man, known to be very tight with his money, who used to attend and sit near the back of ...read more

  • When A Mother Eagle Builds Her Nest She Starts ...

    Contributed by Sharon Stonestreet on Aug 10, 2007
     | 1,783 views

    When a mother eagle builds her nest she starts with thorns, broken branches, sharp rocks, and a number of other items that seem entirely unsuitable for nesting material. Then she lines the nest with a thick padding of wool, feathers, and fur from animals she has killed, making it soft and ...read more

  • Life" Magazine Said Muhammed Ali Spoke Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 15, 2007
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    “Life” magazine said Muhammed Ali spoke of himself before his 1971 fight with Joe Frazier in this manner: There seems to be some confusion. We’re gonna clear this confusion up on March 8. We’re gonna decide once and for all who is king! There’s not a man alive who can whup me. (He jabs the air ...read more

  • Obedience  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Aug 19, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,982 views

    Obedience I used to have problems getting my son to clean his room. I would insist that he, “Do it now,” and he would always agree to do so, but then he wouldn’t follow through – at least, not right way. After high school, he joined the Marine Corps, which is where he is now. When he and I were ...read more

  • Tv Viewing In Usa And Uk. Tv Viewing Average In ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 7, 2007
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    TV viewing in USA and UK. TV Viewing average in America is 4 hours a day, 2 full months a year, 60% while eating dinner, more TV each year than spent at school. They watch 200, 000 acts of violence, they watch 16,000 murders by the time their 18. ( source national statistics) And if you think ...read more

  • Just Give Me Jesus-But Don't Make Me Change My ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 8, 2007
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    Just give me Jesus-but don’t make me change my ways In the Answers magazine Dr John MacArthur quotes a person from an article in Christianity Today on the Emerging Church. “A young lady said she wants to be religious but isn’t prepared to let religion alter her lifestyle. “I’m a Jesus girl,” she ...read more

  • We Allow Our Daily Concerns To Turn Into Anxiety ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 24, 2007
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    We allow our daily concerns to turn into anxiety and therefore sin when our thoughts become focused on changing the future instead of doing our best to handle our present circumstances. Such thoughts are unproductive. They end up controlling us—though it should be the other way around—and cause us ...read more

  • In Order To Combat Software Piracy, Microsoft ...

    Contributed by Benjamin Karner on Mar 7, 2008
     | 1,571 views

    In order to combat software piracy, Microsoft developed a validation system. When you try to download updates or add-ons from their website, a pop-up box asks you to install a piece of software that validates the software that you have on your computer as a “genuine Microsoft product.” If you have ...read more

  • In 1856, Auguste Bartholdi Was Inspired To Begin ...

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 23, 2008
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    In 1856, Auguste Bartholdi was inspired to begin working on what would become his most noted work of art. He was approached by the French government to design a lighthouse to put at the entrance of the Suez Canal (Red Sea to the Mediterranean sea). He spent ten years working on the design ...read more