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  • 91% Of All Americans Confessed That They ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 6, 2003
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     | 2,411 views

    91% of all Americans confessed that they regularly lied. 79% had given out false phone numbers or invented new identities when meeting strangers on airplanes. 20% said they couldn’t get through even one day without going along with a previously manufactured lie. Now here’s what I found most ...read more

  • I've Been Good, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
     | 2,102 views

    "I’VE BEEN GOOD, BUT..." Grandma was rushing her two grandkids ages five and three out to the car from shopping when five year old Jason spoke up. "Grams, Susie put something in her pocket in the store." After a quick investigation, Grams discovered that Susie had picked up some pretty red ...read more

  • The Unexpected Christmas

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,864 views

    THE UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS When I was in seventh grade, like so many youth at that age, music became a huge part of my life. I was awakened to the sounds of music of Elton John’s Greatest Hits, SuperTramp's Breakfast in America and Led Zeppelin 2. So my hope and dream was to build a stereo system ...read more

  • Tougher Pastures

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 2, 2010
     | 1,785 views

    TOUGHER PASTURES For our own good God will not let us stay too comfortable! As unlikely as it sounds, the birth of a giraffe teaches us a similar lesson. When a baby giraffe is born it drops 10 feet to the ground and lands on its back. Within seconds, it rolls to an upright position with its ...read more

  • Hallelujah… She’s Baaaaack

    Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 4, 2021
     | 1,206 views

    I have learned that you don't miss something until it is gone. Unfortunately, sometimes, it's too late. Over six weeks ago, or was it nine months, I took my truck in for a regular checkup. I was going away for the week, so I thought I would drop the truck off and let them work on it when ...read more

  • A Ww2 Story Tells Of How Some Soldiers Brought ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 25, 2001
    based on 153 ratings
     | 7,031 views

    A WW2 story tells of how some soldiers brought the body of a dead friend to a French Cemetary. The priest asked if the dead man had been a catholic, but they did not know. The priest said that the man could not be buried in the graveyard. They men took their friend and buried him outside the ...read more

  • You Can Live On Bland Food So As To Avoid An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 1,282 views

    "You can live on bland food so as to avoid an ulcer; drink no tea or coffee or other stimulants, in the name of health; go to bed early and stay away from night life; avoid all controversial subjects so as never to give offense; mind your own business and avoid involvement in other people’s ...read more

  • Pure As Ivory  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,991 views

    PURE AS IVORY Early in her career, adult film star Marilyn Chambers appeared on Ivory Snow boxes, holding a sweet baby. As her screen popularity in X-rated movies grew, Ivory sought out a cover girl that better reflected its image of 99 44/100% purity. Are you a good cover model for God’s ...read more

  • What Can Little Things Do?  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 11, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,114 views

    What can little things do? In 1871 in Chicago a big city, there developed a big tragedy. But it all happened from a bunch of little things. One little lady was out milking one little cow early in the morning. There was one little lamp of oil burning. One little flickering flame in the little ...read more

  • Arthur Pink Wrote About How Some People Do Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,450 views

    Arthur Pink wrote about how some people do not worship: They bring their bodies to the house of prayer but not their souls. They worship with their mouths but not in spirit and in truth. They are sticklers for early morning communion with God but they take no thought about keeping their hearts ...read more

  • I Think Of David Livingstone, The Pioneer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 12 ratings
     | 1,404 views

    I think of David Livingstone, the pioneer missionary to Africa, who walked over 29,000 miles. His wife died early in their ministry and he faced stiff opposition from his Scottish brethern. He ministered half blind. His kind of perseverance spurs me on. As I run, I remember the words in his diary: ...read more

  • If You Think That Babies Can't Hear Inside Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 6, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 1,456 views

    If you think that babies can’t hear inside their mother’s womb, you are in for a surprise. Research indicates that loud noises can provoke movement by the fetus and alter its heartbeat. Photographs taken by ultrasound show unborn babies turning toward the tinkling of a bell or the flashing of a ...read more

  • Scientists Studied A Native Tribe In South ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
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     | 14,827 views

    Scientists studied a native tribe in South America whose people have been dying prematurely for generations. After thorough investigation, the cause of premature death was determined. The disease was transmitted by an insect that lived in the walls of their adobe homes. This new information ...read more

  • After The Battle Of The Bulge During World War ...

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 6, 2005
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     | 3,764 views

    After the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, one German officer described the capture of an American unit early in the fighting. Among the booty was a box that contained a cake. What was remarkable about the cake is that it had been sent to an American soldier from Boston and it was still ...read more

  • I Think Of David Livingstone, The Pioneer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,369 views

    I think of David Livingstone, the pioneer missionary to Africa, who walked over 29,000 miles. His wife died early in their ministry and he faced stiff opposition from his Scottish brethren. He ministered half blind. His kind of perseverance spurs me on. As I run, I remember the words in his diary: ...read more

  • Muslim Majority: Near The End Of This Century ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,571 views

    Muslim Majority: Near the end of this century Europe is likely to become part of the Western Arab world, according a leading scholar of Islam and the Near East. Prof. Bernhard Lewis views migration and demographics as major contributors to this development. Lewis points to several factors, such as ...read more

  • There Is A Legend Of St. Francis Of Assisi ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,580 views

    There is a legend of St. Francis of Assisi (Assisi – a town in Italy. St. Francis – founded the Franciscan religious order in 1208). He was, in his early years, a wealthy and prestigious man. With all his wealth and prestige he was also very unhappy and void of purpose. While riding his horse one ...read more

  • The Statue Of Liberty Was Built In The Late ...

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
     | 1,420 views

    The statue of Liberty was built in the late 1800’s. The craftsmen who worked on it paid as much attention to the details on the top of the stature as they did to the rest of the statue though at that time there was no way for anyone to ever notice it; no planes flew at that time, no high rises, ...read more

  • Are You Part Of "The Called?"

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,646 views

    Are you part of “the called?” Frances Ross, our neighbour, was home early on Wednesday afternoon and she called to me from her balcony to offer me some of her garden vegetables. This gave me quite a start… For an instant, since all I heard was my name in a female voice, I thought the feminists ...read more

  • I Took A Piece Of Modeling ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 16, 2008
     | 2,256 views

    I took a piece of modeling clay; And idly molded it one day; And as my fingers pressed it still, It moved and yielded to my will. I came again when days were past; The piece of clay was hard at last. The shape I gave it still it bore; And I could change it nevermore. I took apiece of living ...read more

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