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  • 9998; When Was The Last Time You Fed A Baby ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on May 8, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,042 views

    ✎ When was the last time you fed a baby oatmeal? Peaches or applesauce? How about my all time favorite green beans or peas? Regardless of what you may be serving when your baby does not want to eat his or her entire body gets engaged in the struggle. The jaws become cast iron letting ...read more

  • I¡¦m Afraid Of Spiders. Have Been All My Life. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 22, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,006 views

    I¡¦m afraid of spiders. Have been all my life. I come by it honestly, though, through my dad. In fact, all 3 of us boys and my dad are afraid of spiders. My dad can capture rattlesnakes with a forked stick, then cook and eat them. He has no problem with blood or worms. But spiders are ...read more

  • I've Been A Pastor A Long Time, And I've ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 40 ratings
     | 2,795 views

    I’ve been a pastor a long time, and I’ve encouraged a multitude of folks to get regular about worshipping. But I’ve also been told a similar multitude of times, Preacher, you don’t have to go to church to worship. Now, I would say that that is true; I am also certain that if you say you believe ...read more

  • I Recently Read An Article That Told This Story, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,141 views

    I recently read an article that told this story, “The most sacred symbol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a tree: a sprawling, shade-bearing, 80-year-old American Elm. Tourists drive from miles around to see her. People pose for pictures beneath her. Arborists carefully protect her. She adorns ...read more

  • I Remember The Time When Everywhere You Look You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Jul 17, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,594 views

    I remember the time when everywhere you look you could see butterflies: butterflies of various shades and colours: yellow, brown, green, white and even multicoloured ones. Nowadays one can hardly see any. Yet caterpillars seem to be present in abundance. Just the other day I was inspecting a tree ...read more

  • How Do We Navigate The Guidance Of God In Our ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,685 views

    How do we navigate the guidance of God in our lives? Consider if you will you’ve pulled up at the traffic lights in your car and the lights have just turned to red, here you need to stop. Red means when it comes to God’s guidance means we always need to stop and consider the objective truth of ...read more

  • But First A Chance For You To Laugh A Little Once ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,591 views

    But first a chance for you to laugh a little once again with my top twelve common words as redefined by parents with children. 12. DUMB WAITER: one who asks if the kids would care to order dessert. 11. DEFENSE: what you’d better have around the yard if you’re going to let the children play ...read more

  • Poem: The Blessings That Remain

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 6, 2007
     | 2,090 views

    Poem: The Blessings that Remain Annie Johnson Flint said: There are loved ones who are missing From the fireside and the feast; There are faces that have vanished, There are voices that have ceased; But we know they passed forever From our mortal grief and pain, And we thank Thee, O our Father, For ...read more

  • Although I Am Sure That There Are More Viking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 883 views

    Although I am sure that there are more Viking Fans here than Green Bay Packer fans all fans of professional football were amazed by something Brett Favre did a few years ago. Just a day after he learned that his father died he played in a Monday Night Football game. Favre’s athletic performance was ...read more

  • Back To Basics

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,645 views

    BACK TO BASICS There is a story circulated about the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi. As many of you know Vince Lombardi strove for excellence on and off of the field. He demanded it of himself and of his players. Well, as the story goes during his last season as head ...read more

  • Identification With ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 19, 2008
     | 1,789 views

    Identification with Christ The story has been told of a girl who was the daughter of one of the royal families of Europe, but had a big nose that in her eyes destroyed her beauty and resulted in her seeing herself as an ugly person. Finally her family hired a famous plastic surgeon to change the ...read more

  • Very Hard Work

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,429 views

    VERY HARD WORK A favorite book for children is Frog And Toad Together by Arnold Lobel. Frog had a garden that Toad admired, and he wanted one too. So Frog told him: "It is very nice, but it was hard work." When he gave Toad some flower seeds, Toad quickly ran home and planted them. "Now seeds," ...read more

  • Poem On Bearing One Another's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
     | 4,917 views

    Poem on Bearing One Another’s Burdens If you’re feeling low and worthless; there seems nothing you can do, Just take courage and remember, there is someone needing you. You were created for a purpose, for a part in God’s great plan Bear ye one another’s burdens so fulfill Christ’s law to man. Are ...read more

  • Notice, It Doesn't Say,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,897 views

    Notice, it doesn’t say, “If a man CAN not work.” No. It says, “If a man WILL not work, he shall not eat.” Those who cannot work, for whatever reason, we have an obligation to help. But those who WILL not work should go to work so they can eat. Pastor John Beukema, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, ...read more

  • Mother Sheep Sacrifices Her Life To Save Her Lamb ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
     | 4,186 views

    Mother Sheep Sacrifices Her Life to Save Her Lamb from a Tiger William Faulkner tells the story of a mother sheep who had warned her little ones, “Do not go near the river, for a bad tiger lives there, and he will kill and eat you.” One lamb kept toying with the thought that the grass near the ...read more

  • Complicated Directions

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 4,645 views

    COMPLICATED DIRECTIONS Matt Woodly, a father of four, talks about buying his children a swing set, about 15 years ago, as an early Christmas present. It was an extra long metal set with two swings, a two-seater swinging bench, a slide, monkey bars, and a series of hanging rings. He thought the ...read more

  • A Little Girl's Trust

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2011
     | 4,352 views

    A LITTLE GIRL'S TRUST It's a lesson we need to learn, as well. Our true security comes from God and God alone, so we must learn to trust Him. Don't trust in a lie. Don't trust in an idol. Trust in the Lord. Then and only then will you be truly secure. Five-year-old Jessica became a bit ...read more

  • Reducing The Glare

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
     | 3,160 views

    REDUCING THE GLARE Just a few years ago (2004), Frank Gehry finished his landmark creation of the 274 million dollar Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Now, with all that money you'd expect the building to shine, and it does. The shimmering stainless steel concert hall is truly marvelous to ...read more

  • Stay Out Of The Stagnant Water

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
     | 4,860 views

    STAY OUT OF THE STAGNANT WATER Palmer Chinchen, in his book, True Religion, talks about traveling to the western edge of Zimbabwe with his brothers to raft the Zambezi River, starting at the base of the Victoria Falls. The falls are the largest in the world, more than a mile wide and three hundred ...read more

  • When I Was Your Age...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 2, 2011
     | 1,618 views

    WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE... A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in 9 holes before he had to head home. Just as he was about to tee off, an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and ...read more