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  • A Father's Protection

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 8, 2012
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     | 6,517 views

    A FATHER'S PROTECTION Certain Native American tribes had a rite of passage for their teenage boys. At age 13 a boy would be blindfolded and led to a certain spot in the woods. He would be forced to sit down while the men of the tribe returned to their camp. The boy would be required to sit all ...read more

  • My Times Are In Your Hands

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2012
     | 3,468 views

    MY TIMES ARE IN YOUR HANDS This was told by a missionary who was active in China when the country was taken over by communists. The missionary was arrested and subjected to severe questioning and mental torture. Throughout the procedure he would continually utter a quotation from Psalm 31:15, ...read more

  • Frankl And The Meaning Of Life  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 15, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,853 views

    FRANKL AND THE MEANING OF LIFE When Jewish psychiatrist Viktor Frankl was arrested by the Nazis in World War II and put in Auschwitz, the infamous death camp, he was stripped of everything: property, family, possessions, and a manuscript he had spent years researching and writing on finding ...read more

  • The Key Called Promise

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012
     | 4,664 views

    THE KEY CALLED PROMISE In John Bunyan's great allegory, Pilgrim's Progress, the incident is related of how Christian decides to leave the Main Highway and follow another Path which seemed easier. But this Path leads him into the territory of Giant Despair who owns Doubting Castle. Eventually he ...read more

  • Silent Cal

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
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    "SILENT CAL" President Calvin Coolidge was a man of few words, and the words he spoke were often blunt. A female journalist once told him, "Mr. President I made a $100 bet with another journalist that I could get you to say more than three words. Would you care to comment?" Calvin Coolidge smiled ...read more

  • Drop That Baby!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,243 views

    "DROP THAT BABY!" A pastor called on a lady from his church and found her very despondent and feeling that God had forsaken her. Looking at the baby in the woman’s arms, the pastor said to her, "Drop that baby on the floor." Startled by the suggestion, she looked at him in disbelief. "Well," he ...read more

  • The Master And The Child  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 17, 2012
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     | 4,786 views

    THE MASTER AND THE CHILD The folklore surrounding Poland's famous concert pianist and prime minister, Ignace Paderewski, includes a story, which though fictional, provides a true picture of what God can do with us: A mother, wishing to encourage her young son's progress at the piano, bought ...read more

  • My Son Peter Was Born In Poland And Has A Polish ...

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Aug 3, 2012
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    My son Peter was born in Poland and has a Polish passport and yet since he’s my son, he also has an American passport. Depending on the situation, he can use whichever passport he wants and claims he is a citizen of both countries. Some people think that they can do the same with their life here ...read more

  • J. Vernon Mcgee Quote,

    Contributed by Rich Cook on Aug 6, 2012
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    J. Vernon McGee quote, "This is God's universe and he does things his way. You may have a better ...read more

  • The Significance Of Spit

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 13, 2012
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    THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SPIT Now why did Jesus spit in the blind man’s eyes? This is similar to another time when he spit in some dust and made clay, with which he anointed blind eyes (Mark 7:33). If a modern evangelist or missionary followed Jesus’ example in this, how well received would it ...read more

  • Why Say No When Everybody Else Is Saying ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2012
     | 4,550 views

    WHY SAY NO WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAYING YES? Writing in the aftermath of World War II, Elton Trueblood looked back to those few brave German Christians who had the courage to oppose Adolph Hitler. When so many others went along or simply kept silent, a few, a courageous handful, would not go along ...read more

  • George Sweeting On Followship

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 4, 2012
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    GEORGE SWEETING ON FOLLOWSHIP George Sweeting notes, "The word 'follow' is a strenuous word. It is the same word used to describe Paul's fierce pursuit and persecution of the early Christians prior to his conversion. This same word is used by Paul when he speaks of pressing, ...read more

  • The Kingdom Of Jesus Marches On  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 7, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,937 views

    THE KINGDOM OF JESUS MARCHES ON David Guzik: "The eternal King who rules over the souls of men is mightier than an external foe with powerful armies. Rome is gone, Napoleon is ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer Said, "We Are Called To An Everlasting ...

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 10, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,512 views

    A.W. Tozer said, "We are called to an everlasting ...read more

  • The Locust Plague Described

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 29, 2013
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    THE LOCUST PLAGUE DESCRIBED The judgment in the book of Joel centers on the warning of a plague of locusts. Now you may think, "Ah, little grasshoppers. Not much of a problem, eh." History records a similar event. Let me read to you: In 1915 a plague of locusts covered Palestine and Syria from ...read more

  • Napoleon On Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 18, 2013
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     | 6,227 views

    NAPOLEON ON JESUS The emperor and conqueror of nations, Napoleon Bonaparte, rightly recognized the absolute uniqueness of Jesus, & expressed it in these words: "I know men, and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the World there is no possible term of ...read more

  • The Egg Promise

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 7, 2013
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    THE EGG PROMISE Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs. "I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head," said the older one. "Promise?" asked the younger. "Promise!" Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his brother’s head. Standing stiff for fear ...read more

  • The Immortal Chaplains

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 16, 2013
     | 2,419 views

    The Immortal Chaplains The USAT Dorchester was a troop transport ship used during WWII. It left New York on January 23, 1943 with approximately 900 soldiers and four army chaplains; George Fox, Alexander Goode, Clark Poling, and John Washington. During the early morning hours of February 3, 1943, ...read more

  • Never Done With You

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 14, 2013
     | 2,363 views

    NEVER DONE WITH YOU There is a show on the SyFy channel that Vickie and I watch called "Eureka." It is about a sheriff in a town of geniuses. The Sheriff is always working through comedic catastrophes that the geniuses have induced with their experiments. But the biggest dilemma the sheriff often ...read more

  • You're Not From Around Here.

    Contributed by Ken Pell on May 6, 2013
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     | 6,020 views

    "YOU'RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE." There is not much you can do about it. Once you have been around it everybody else knows. I’m talking about the red dirt of western Oklahoma. It’s caused by the iron in the soil that, after being oxidized, turns to rust. It seems that nothing can erase or clean ...read more