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  • I Didn't Recognize You

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
     | 3,276 views

    I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU At a reception honoring musician Sir Robert Mayer on his 100th birthday, elderly British socialite Lady Diana Cooper fell into conversation with a friendly woman who seemed to know her well. Lady Diana’s failing eyesight prevented her from recognizing her fellow guest until ...read more

  • Willing To Be Corrected, Citation: Jack Hayford, ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 8, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,517 views

    [Willing to Be Corrected, Citation: Jack Hayford, Midday Connection (11-28-01), used with permission from the Moody Broadcasting Network] Pastor Jack Hayford tells the following story… Early in his career, Matt Redman, the popular Christian musician in Britain, was singing with his church’s praise ...read more

  • There Was A Woman Who Went On A Short Term ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 17, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,084 views

    There was a woman who went on a short term missions trip to Kenya, helping the missionaries there. Before she left, she stopped at a remote village where she attended a medical clinic. As the native women outside the clinic began to sing together, she found herself deeply moved by their beautiful ...read more

  • Maybe You Remember The End Of The Movie ...  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 23, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,046 views

    Maybe you remember the end of the movie Braveheart. William Wallace, the Scottish hero, is being tortured. The king wants him and his people to give into his power and rule. But Wallace suffers through it. He won’t give in. And the very last word that he shouts as he marshals all his strength is he ...read more

  • If You Are An Adult Of Average Weight, Here Is ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
     | 1,880 views

    If you are an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish in 24 hours: · your heart beats 103,689 times · your blood travels 168,000,000 miles · you breathe 23,040 times · you inhale 438 cubic feet of air · you eat 3.25 pounds of food · you drink 2.9 quarts of liquids · you lose 7/8 ...read more

  • A Little More  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,754 views

    A LITTLE MORE An interesting article appeared in the Wall Street Journal. It was an interview of six top executives, all of them making six-figure salaries. That means that they made somewhere between $100,000 and $1 million a year. Now you are probably thinking , “If I made even $100,000 a ...read more

  • A Young Girl Became A Christian In An Exciting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 6, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,170 views

    A young girl became a Christian in an exciting revival at her church and was baptized the closing Sunday morning. That afternoon she ran through the house singing and dancing. Her sour grandfather rebuked her with these words, “You ought to be ashamed of yourself. You just joined the church and ...read more

  • We've All Had The Experience Of Mishearing What ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Apr 12, 2005
     | 1,751 views

    We’ve all had the experience of mishearing what has been said to us. Sometimes what we think we heard sounds out of place and inappropriate to the moment, so we ask the speaker to repeat what they said. Sometimes we misunderstand simply because the person we’re hearing is coming from a ...read more

  • Transient Forgiveness  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 9, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,640 views

    Transient Forgiveness (Illustrations Unlimited) Two little brothers, Harry and James, had finished supper and were playing until bedtime. Somehow, Harry hit James with a stick, and tears and bitter words followed. Charges and accusations were still being exchanged as their mother prepared them for ...read more

  • Although He Wasn't The First To Use Ether As An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
     | 1,457 views

    Although he wasn’t the first to use ether as an anesthetic, Boston dentist William Morton was credited with this discovery after using ether for a tooth extraction in the mid-1840s. But Morton had done so at the recommendation of Boston chemist Charles Jackson, who also claimed part of the credit. ...read more

  • Admiral Heihachio Togo, Whose Brilliant Tactics ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,717 views

    Admiral Heihachio Togo, whose brilliant tactics had destroyed the Russian fleet at the battle of the Sea of Japan in 1905, visited the United States shortly after the Russo-Japanese War. At a state dinner in Admiral Togo’s honor, William Jennings Bryan was asked to propose a toast. Because Bryan ...read more

  • I Read One Time About How Shipbuilders Back In ...

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jan 6, 2007
     | 2,061 views

    I read one time about how shipbuilders back in the days of sailboats would prepare the masts for their ships. They would go to the forest and find an appropriate tree, then they would clear out all the surrounding trees and leave that one standing, leaving it exposed to the wind and storms. As the ...read more

  • Frederick Lonsdale

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,165 views

    Frederick Lonsdale The story is told about Frederick Lonsdale, a British dramatist, who had a longstanding quarrel with another man. One New Year’s Eve, at a party, he was asked by a friend to reconcile. “You must,” his friend urged him; “It is very unkind to be unfriendly at such a time. Go over ...read more

  • Louis Pasteur, The Pioneer Of Immunology, Lived ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 31, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,557 views

    Louis Pasteur, the pioneer of immunology, lived at a time when thousands of people dies each year of rabies. Pasteur had worked for years on a vaccine. Just as he was about to begin experimenting on himself, a nine-year-old, Joseph Meister, was bitten by a rabid dog. The boy’s mother begged ...read more

  • Glory Can Be Defined. In My Research I ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2007
     | 835 views

    Glory can be defined. In my research I discovered that it means a desirable brightness that is very rare! a. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia states this about Glory - FROM THE HEBREW WORD KĀBHŌDH. i. The fundamental idea of this root seems to be “weight,” “heaviness,” ...read more

  • A Young Man Who Had Been Invited To A Dinner ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2007
     | 1,108 views

    A young man who had been invited to a dinner given by the South African statesman John Cecil Rhodes arrived by train and had to go directly to Rhodes’s house in his travel-stained clothes. To the young guest’s horror, he found a room full of people in full evening dress. Soon Rhodes appeared, ...read more

  • William Carey Is Considered The Father Of Modern ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2007
     | 698 views

    William Carey is considered the father of modern missions. The man who spent his early years as a cobbler became one of the greatest linguists the church has ever known. It’s reported that Carey translated parts of the Bible into as many as 24 Indian languages. When he first went to India, some ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln's Secretary Of War, Edwin ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 12, 2008
     | 1,582 views

    Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, was angered by an army officer who accused him of favoritism. Stanton complained to Lincoln, who suggested that Stanton write the officer a sharp letter. Stanton did, and showed the strongly worded missive to the president. "What are you going to ...read more

  • Let No One Go Unwarned

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 1,818 views

    LET NO ONE GO UNWARNED In the brief span of just 30 seconds, 53 people die worldwide and 36 of them enter eternity without Christ. With more than one person per second going to Hell, Charles Spurgeon’s words of urgency and concern need to resonate in our hearts: "If sinners be damned, at least let ...read more

  • Robert Louis Stevenson In One Of His Stories ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,657 views

    Robert Louis Stevenson in one of his stories tells of a passenger ship crossing the Atlantic. It encountered a harsh storm that threatened to overwhelm the ship. The captain ordered the passengers below while the crew battled the storm above. At one point, the passengers grew impatient. They hadn’t ...read more

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