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  • When I Was In The First Grade In Cincinnati, ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2002
     | 1,999 views

    When I was in the first grade in Cincinnati, Ohio, we learned to draw and stay in the lines. My family could only afford the box of eight crayons. My eight crayons were big and fat and hard to keep in the lines. The girl that sat right in front of me had a big box of 64 Crayola Crayons. She had 8 ...read more

  • The Comparison Game

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 9, 2002
     | 4,211 views

    The Comparison Game There was a new mom who told this story: “I shouldn’t have been upset, but I must admit I was. My doctor released me from the hospital only two days after my baby was born because my mother would be here to help me. I had been home only about an hour when the doorbell rang. ...read more

  • What's In A Name?  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,973 views

    WHAT’S IN A NAME? When the 1960s ended, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district reverted to high rent, and many hippies moved down the coast to Santa Cruz. They had children and got married, too, though in no particular sequence. But they didn’t name their children Melissa or Brett. People in the ...read more

  • Affluence And Gratitude  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2002
    based on 70 ratings
     | 6,427 views

    AFFLUENCE AND GRATITUDE In his new book 'Jesus, Lord of Your Personality,' pastor Bob Russell points out that having a lot doesn’t tend to produce a grateful spirit. "Have you had a taste of the best this world has to offer? You went to Hawaii once on vacation, so now it’s harder for you to enjoy ...read more

  • Winning Words  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,704 views

    WINNING WORDS Hosting a TV show, I’ve interviewed my share of beauty contest winners; I once even had Miss America on my show. But when a friend asked if I would judge a beauty contest at a nursing home, I thought, Good heavens! What on earth would be the criteria for judging? When I ...read more

  • Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out!  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Dickinson on Aug 20, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,545 views

    Be sure your sin will find you out! This young couple were about to get married. The young man went to his Dad and said, "I’m a bit apprehensive about getting married, Dad". "Why, son", said the Dad. "Well, I’ve got terribly smelly feet Dad and it’ll be so embarrassing when my wife finds out". ...read more

  • Will Rogers  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 14, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,005 views

    Will Rogers Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knew how to weep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people with broken backs and other extreme physical handicaps. Of course, ...read more

  • The Chameleon  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 6, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,643 views

    THE CHAMELEON When the new nation of Israel was getting ready to go into the land that God had promised them, their leader, Moses, gave them instructions on how they should live as God’s people. God wanted them to prosper, but for this to happen, they had to avoid certain animals that could harm ...read more

  • Connie Mack Was One Of The Greatest Managers In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,515 views

    Connie Mack was one of the greatest managers in the history of baseball. One of the secrets of his success was that he knew how to lead and inspire men. He knew that people were individuals. Once, when his team had clinched the pennant well before the season ended, he gave his two best pitchers the ...read more

  • The Power Of Giving Thanks  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 9,032 views

    THE POWER OF GIVING THANKS Something to reflect on as you sit down to your Thanksgiving dinner: If you had been a Pilgrim, would you have given thanks? Consider what they had been through, the men and women who broke bread together on that first Thanksgiving in 1621. They had uprooted ...read more

  • Its A Holiday Just Like Christmas

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2002
     | 1,975 views

    ITS A HOLIDAY JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS The overlap of Christmas and Hanukah (which will not occur again until 2005) has led to a degree of "religion blending," notes Rabbi Gerald L. Zelizer writing in USA Today: "More and more Americans regard religious faiths as items displayed in boutiques, with ...read more

  • A Prayer And Happiness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,673 views

    A PRAYER AND HAPPINESS In his book Living Life on Purpose, Greg Anderson shares the story of one man’s journey to joy: ... his wife had left him and he was completely depressed. He had lost faith in himself, in other people, in God—he found no joy in living. One rainy morning this man went to a ...read more

  • John Leo Is A Columnist That I Enjoy Very Much. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Labate on Feb 19, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,937 views

    John Leo is a columnist that I enjoy very much. He writes for U.S. News and World Report. In the Oct. 12, 1998 issue he comments on the relationship today between rules, Madison Avenue and society. He titles his column “The Selling of Rebellion.” He writes: Consider the recent ad for the Isuzu ...read more

  • L.a. Laker Power Guard A.c. Green Is One Example ...  PRO

    Contributed by Big Tommy Sirotnak on Apr 25, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,928 views

    L.A. LAKER POWER GUARD A.C. GREEN is one example of a man who will stand for the truth at all costs. I knew A.C. during his rookie season with the Lakers. Like all rookies, he had to endure harassment and practical jokes. As he started to practice one day, a teammate came up to him and told him ...read more

  • John A Boor- I Had An Opportunity To Work In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 26, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,896 views

    John A Boor- I had an opportunity to work in a bakery while going to high school. I remember one particular day when the telephone rang and one of the ladies went to answer it. She put down the phone like it was hot and yelled, “He’s coming!” I wondered what in the world was going on. The ...read more

  • Hold Up The Light  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,904 views

    Illustration: Hold Up the Light The famous Eddystone lighthouse off the coast of Cornwall, England, was first built in a fanciful way, by the learned and eccentric Winstanley. On its sides he put various boastful inscriptions. He was very proud of his structure, and from his lofty balcony used ...read more

  • Lane Adams Once Compared The Process Of Spiritual ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 13, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,498 views

    Lane Adams once compared the process of spiritual growth to the strategy the Allies used in World War II to liberate islands in the South Pacific. First, they would “soften up” and island, weakening the resistance by shelling the enemy strongholds with bombs from offshore ships. Next, a small ...read more

  • Sneaky Snake  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Wood on Dec 11, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,034 views

    SNEAKY SNAKE Sneaky Snake was the meanest animal in the forest. He loved to sneak up on the other animals and bite them with his sharp fangs. He had bitten everybody that had ever tried to be his friend; so, he did not have a single friend in the whole world, not even one. One day, he was ...read more

  • The Best Way I Can Explain God's Face Shining On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Bird on Jan 18, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,600 views

    The best way I can explain God’s face shining on us is to think about the difference between rainy days and sunny days. I work in the city and try to get out at lunchtimes to walk in the Botanic Gardens. I distinctly remember one day after a period of rain and wind that had made being outside quite ...read more

  • Remember Your Sword

    Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,963 views

    Remember Your Sword Prop: Butter Knife and large Sword First let me say I collect and sell swords for a living so it wasn’t hard for me to get a real sword you may have to make a prop sword. Be careful if you bring a real one and make sure no one gets near it. In our church we have a 5 minute ...read more