Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 11, 2007
June 30 to July 4, 1870 Natchez vs Robert E. Lee Steamboat Race
Two different captains raced from Natchez, Mississippi to St. Louis, MO. On the boat called the Natchez they carried cargo and passengers. It was actually the faster of the two steamboats. On the other boat, called the Robert E.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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I’ve never lifted a barn, but Herman Ostry, a farmer in Bruno, Nebraska has. Shortly after buying a piece of land and a barn, a nearby creek rose, and the barn was under twenty nine inches of water. He half-jokingly said to his family, ‘I bet if we had enough people, we could pick up that barn and
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Contributed by Mel Shepherd on Jul 2, 2007
On September, 1st, 1939 a German battleship opened fire on the Polish garrison of the Westerplatte Fort, in Danzig, which is now called Gdansk. (Point it out on the map) This plan of attack is what started World War II. At the exact same moment this fort was being fired upon from waters of the
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One day in the 1880’s a little lady lived in a little house. There had been little rain that summer.
This morning there was a little wind blowing.
The little lady woke up one ordinary morning, it was still dark.
So the little lady picked up her little lamp with a little oil in it.
She picked up a
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Chris Surber on Nov 23, 2007
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My two year old Son Sebastian has been really taking off with new words lately. He loves his 110 pound St. Bernard and walks around looking for his “pu-ppy” all day long. He is exploding every day with new words.
I think my favorite new word of his though has to be “wow!” Just this week, I
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Christian Church
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2. Story from book The History of Prayer in America One Nation Under God by James P. Moore Jr: On the eve of the battle that preceded the brutal Death march of Bataan. The Reverend William Thomas Cummings, a Catholic Priest, delivered a stirring field sermon. Looking into the faces of the troops,
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Contributed by Gregg Rustulka on Dec 20, 2008
Jesus is Better than Santa!
Santa lives at the North Pole. JESUS is everywhere.
Santa rides in a sleigh. JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water.
Santa comes but once a year. JESUS is an ever present help.
Santa fills your stockings with goodies JESUS supplies all your needs.
Santa
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Nazarene
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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HOW TO START A FIRE
The great Chicago fire of October 8-10, 1871, reportedly began when a cow kicked over a lantern in Mrs. O'Leary's barn. Indeed, there was a cow in the barn belonging to Patrick and Catherine O'Leary of De Koven Street, Chicago, and fire did start in that barn.
Why did the fire
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 8, 2020
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Satan will use the same type of tactics that hunters use in Africa. The story is told of a certain African tribe that learned an easy way to capture ducks in a river. Catching their agile and wary dinner would be a feat indeed, so these hunters formulated a plan.
The tribesmen learned to go
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 18, 2025
Grandpa, the Genius
It certainly looked like this would be a terrible day!
You see, I was providing my grandfatherly childcare to my grandson Dawson, who was probably 5 years old at the time. He loved bowling, but like most five-year-olds, he became extremely and easily bored.
It was a rainy day,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 3, 2001
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Real Magic
for Harry Potter Fans!
If you’re a true Harry Potter fan, then you know that the reason Harry is invincible against evil Voldemort’s power is because Harry’s mother died for him when he was very young. She loved Harry so much that she threw herself in front of Voldemort’s curse and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
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SOMEBODY SAID
Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you’ve had a baby.
Somebody doesn’t know that once you’re a mother, normal is history.
Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct.
Somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.
Somebody said being a
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Contributed by Mark Adams on Jan 1, 2005
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I have a friend in Nashville who had two very different sets of grandparents. On his father’s side, his grandfather had worked in factories, and had spent all his life saving money vigorously. They seldom traveled, though they bought a nice farm and a large house in another state. They stayed
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Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 9, 2010
In Robert J. Morgan’s book, The Promise, he tells the story of John Peterson. When John was a teenager he had a remarkable singing voice and was in high demand as a performer. His greatest ambition was to become a famous vocalist. “Only in singing did I feel competent and confident,” he wrote.
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 4, 2010
A young woman is being abused by the person she is living with. She feels powerless and no longer in control of her life. Oh, she has not been physically assaulted, nevertheless she feels hurt, scared and humiliated. She is being threatened and bullied and harassed. She is constantly put-down and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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From rags to riches. These kinds of stories always excite us somewhat. They are feel-good stories and they always offer to the common person a bit of encouragement to make something of ourselves in life. HAVEN’T WE ALL DREAMED AT ONE TIME OF PERHAPS DOING SOMETHING GREAT OR EXTRA-ORDINARY?
Perhaps
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