Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 21, 2008
In tough economic times maybe you’re thinking about polishing your resume and applying for a different job. If you find yourself looking, let me give you a little help. I came across several statements from actual resumes and job applications – and you might want to take notes and file these
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"If your baby is beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an
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Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 3, 2010
I heard a story of a missionary in Africa who received a knock on the door of his hut one afternoon. Answering, the missionary found a native boy holding a large fish in his hands. The boy said, "Reverend, you taught us what tithing is, so here. I've brought you my tithe." As the missionary
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 15, 2002
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A woman gave her son Billy 2 quarters. One was for his Sunday School offering. The other was for an ice cream cone on the way home from Sunday School.
Billy was flipping one quarter in the air and catching it on the way down. This happened 8 times or so when all of a sudden Billy missed
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 15, 2005
At Christmas my kids would eagerly await the Christmas boxes from grandma. Every time she went shopping throughout the year she would buy them each a little something, wrap it in bright paper and put it in a box. After Thanksgiving she would seal the boxes and send one to
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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As a child I used to spend a few weeks of my summers at my Grandma’s farm in Southern Kentucky. She owned cows and chickens that we would feed daily. I was able to learn how to water-ski on a lake nearby her home. And fishing was one of my favorite things to do while visiting with “Mimi.” There
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Methodist
Contributed by Juan Lane on Apr 21, 2005
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I was talking to one of my friends from the islands and he was explaining how the people on his island loved mangos. He went ahead to explain how mangos were also the leading fruit import to the island and how they would raise the prices on mangos at will. The second part to
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ronald Keller on Apr 6, 2003
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I remember hearing of a man who was deeply in debt. The bill collectors called constantly. One in particular was extremely harassing. The man finally told the bill collector: “When I cash my pay check, I put the name of all my creditors in my hat. I shake the hat. Then I reach in and randomly
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Nazarene
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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When we give our lives to Christ and become His follower we will want to hold on loosely to the things of this world.
Back in 1987 on a commuter flight from Portland, Maine, to Boston the pilot, Henry Dempsey, heard an unusual noise near the rear of the plane. Dempsey turned the controls over to
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Contributed by Donny Granberry on Nov 17, 2008
Let’s say that I give you a 25-pound sack of corn, and that is all you will ever have. You love corn and want to enjoy it for the rest of your life. The only way that will be possible is for you to invest, or sow a portion of the seed for the future. For the corn to grow, or reproduce, it must be
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 10, 2003
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A sideshow strongman was exhibiting his prowess and as a final trick he squeezed the juice from a lemon between his hands and then offered ten dollars to anyone in the audience who could squeeze a single drop out of it. Several husky men tried, to no avail. Finally, a small bespectacled man came
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 19, 2004
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In my youth, I had an older friend named Phil. Phil barely made a living. He never had a high paying job. But he always had something to give to those in need. When someone with financial needs came to Phil for help, Phil would always give this advice along with the money they needed; "if you would
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