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  • Cadillac Through And Through

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008
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    CADILLAC THROUGH AND THROUGH It is kind of like a brand new Cadillac. Inside, it has all the latest features installed. As it rolls off the assembly line at GM it has everything you would expect in a Caddy: Top of the line electronics, voice activated GPS navigation system, great surround sound ...read more

  • The British Have A Clear Understanding Of These ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 17, 2008
     | 1,187 views

    The British have a clear understanding of these matters when they say, "There is no accounting for tastes." We like what we like, we gravitate toward what we gravitate ...read more

  • Actions Speak Louder  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,357 views

    ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER Andy Stanley tells the story of when he was 13 and learning the meaning of the phrase, "Actions speak louder than words." His dad was the Associate Pastor of First Baptist in Atlanta when the senior pastor was asked to resign. Charles Stanley was asked to preach on Sundays ...read more

  • Stella Awards

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,566 views

    STELLA AWARDS Several years ago Stella Lieback sued McDonalds for pouring hot coffee on herself. Her grandson was driving the car with Stella in it. At her request, he stopped the car so she could add cream to her coffee. She spilled the coffee on her leg and burned herself. Her lawsuit originally ...read more

  • No Toys For Sister

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2009
     | 1,948 views

    NO TOYS FOR SISTER Two-year-old Sarah and her 13-year-old sister who had been fighting a lot. Sarah’s parents, trying to take advantage of her newfound interest in Santa Claus, reminded the two-year-old that Santa was watching and doesn’t like it when children fight. This had little impact. "I’ll ...read more

  • There Is No Better Example Of Heart In Community ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 19, 2009
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    There is no better example of heart in community than the life of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol. We watch the miserly, pointy-nosed, blue-lipped, red-eyed grouch barely giving his trusted employee Bob Cratchit time away from work on Christmas Day to be with his ...read more

  • The Late Great Presbyterian Clergyman And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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    The late great Presbyterian clergyman and Christian author, Rev. James Russell Miller (1840 - 1912), once wrote: "Too many people are not faithful in little things. They are not to be absolutely depended upon. They do not always keep their promises. They break engagements. They fail to pay their ...read more

  • Stolen Raft

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 2, 2009
     | 1,417 views

    STOLEN RAFT Some Boeing employees on the airfield decided to steal a life raft from one of the 747s. They were successful in getting it out of the plane and home. Shortly after they took it for a float on the river, they noticed a Coast Guard helicopter coming toward them. It turned out that the ...read more

  • Integrity Meltdown

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 2, 2009
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    INTEGRITY MELTDOWN What do the following people have in common? John Edwards David Duchovny Fast Eddie Johnson Winona Ryder Jeremiah Gunner Scott Karen Raborn Heather Johnston Amy Wilkins The all experienced some type of integrity meltdown. John Edwards -- Had and affair and fathered a child ...read more

  • Meltdown Stories

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 2, 2009
     | 1,162 views

    MELTDOWN STORIES An eight-year-old British girl has been taken into care by Portuguese authorities after her mother reportedly left her alone to go out drinking while on vacation in Portugal. In Spain, a father booted his two 11-year-old twin sons out of the car in which they were travelling in ...read more

  • It's Only A Game...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 2, 2009
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    IT'S ONLY A GAME... Unhappy with a series of calls throughout the game, parents and fans in attendance at a Concord, N.H., little league baseball game last Wednesday expressed their displeasure with the umpires by showering them with vulgarities, threatening them and confronting them face-to-face ...read more

  • Who Do Your Kids Look Up To?

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 2, 2009
     | 1,830 views

    WHO DO YOUR KIDS LOOK UP TO? In 2003, two very interesting quotes were in the newspapers. Parents had been polled and asked who they thought the most influential role-models were in the lives of their preteen sons. The answer: bad boy Bart Simpson was named the top-role model. Parents of children ...read more

  • That's Just Denny.

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,957 views

    "THAT'S JUST DENNY." John Ortberg tells of a man in a church he once pastored whom he called Denny. Denny was not a happy man. He had attended church his whole life, but he had never been happy. Even the expression on his face was perpetually negative - so much so that one day a deacon asked him, ...read more

  • Sow A Thought And You Reap An Act;

    Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009
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    Sow a thought and you reap an act; Sow an act and you reap a habit; Sow a habit and you reap a character; Sow a character and ...read more

  • The Mona Lisa Of Your Life

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009
     | 2,052 views

    THE MONA LISA OF YOUR LIFE We live in an "I can’t wait" society. We must have instant gratification! It is no longer good enough to have a phone at home – now need a phone in your pocket! It is no longer good enough to have dial up internet – now must have High speed DSL ...to send a letter via ...read more

  • The Importance Of Purpose

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 12, 2009
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    THE IMPORTANCE OF PURPOSE The University of Success...a discussion of the universal qualities of successful people. I was struck with the statement that "all successful people have a clear purpose in life." They have a compelling reason to get out of bed in the morning, and that driving purpose ...read more

  • Tests Of True Humility

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 8, 2020
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    Tests of True Humility - this is "tricky" 1. Do you feel joy when others are honored? 2. Do you honestly and openly admit sin? 3. Do you seek truth from others regarding your weaknesses? 4. Do you accept criticism graciously? 5. Do you turn all worry, anxiety and concern over to the ...read more

  • Bad And Good Decision

    Contributed by Sourav Dasgupta on Dec 30, 2021
     | 1,306 views

    Decision (Good & Bad Consequences) Esther 1: King Ahsereus & Queen Vasti) Errors of King 1.Wine Temptation 2.Queen Display 3.Anger Demonstration Errors of Queen 1.Husband's Disobedience 2.No Ungodly Guidance (Job Money Security Deposit) Proverbs 12:15 3.No 3rd Person in H-W ...read more

  • In One Particular M*a*s*h Episode, The Character ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,546 views

    In one particular M*A*S*H episode, the character of Charles Emerson Winchester III has been on leave, only to have a woman show up at the unit who he had met on leave and claimed to be his wife. He, of course, being a upright person, was appalled to find out he had acted on leave in such a manner ...read more

  • You Don't Make Your Character In A Crisis; You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,093 views

    You don't make your character in a crisis; ...read more