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  • Several Years Ago, An Experiment On Endurance Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Oct 15, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 3,392 views

    Several years ago, an experiment on endurance was conducted at the University of California at Berkeley. The experiment involved placing Norwegian field rats in a tub of water, where they were forced to swim until they grew exhausted and finally drowned. During the first experiment, the researchers ...read more

  • A Guide At Blarney Castle In Ireland Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,306 views

    A guide at Blarney Castle in Ireland was explaining to some visitors that his job was not always as pleasant as it seemed. He told them about a group of disgruntled tourists he had taken to the castle earlier in the week. “These people were complaining about everything,” he said. “They didn’t like ...read more

  • A Guide At Blarney Castle In Ireland Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 2,190 views

    A guide at Blarney Castle in Ireland was explaining to some visitors that his job was not always as pleasant as it seemed. He told them about a group of disgruntled tourists he had taken to the castle earlier in the week. "These people were complaining about everything," he said. "They didn’t ...read more

  • Ten Years After World War Ii, A West German ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 5, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,214 views

    Ten years after World War II, a West German Christian met with some Christians from Warsaw, Poland. He wanted to know if it would be possible for a group of Christians from Germany to come to Poland to apologize for the brutality inflicted upon the Poles during the war. The Polish Christians, to ...read more

  • What Adults Believe Some Of The Key Findings ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,450 views

    What Adults Believe Some of the key findings tracked by The Barna Group for the last two decades: 87% claim their religious faith is very important in their life today. 75% strongly affirm this idea. 77% are with the Christian faith, 12% are atheist or agnostic, while 11% are with some other faith ...read more

  • Switching Off The Message  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,488 views

    SWITCHING OFF THE MESSAGE The Word will protect us. No soldier is going to go to battle without his armor and his weapons. Yet many Christians today rarely even pick up their bible. A former park ranger at Yellowstone National Park tells the story of a ranger leading a group of hikers to a fire ...read more

  • An Art Gallery Testimony

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
     | 4,723 views

    AN ART GALLERY TESTIMONY There is the story about an old English farmer who went to London and visited one of the great art galleries in the city. There he was attracted by a painting of the crucifixion. He sat before it, studying each detail with intense interest. At last, forgetful of his ...read more

  • Getting To Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2003
    based on 175 ratings
     | 7,086 views

    *Getting To Heaven* The pastor was talking to a group of young children about believing in Jesus and going to heaven. At the end of his talk, he asked, "Where do you want to go?" "Heaven!" they all piped up. "And what do you have to be to get ...read more

  • The Latino Population In The U.s. Constitutes The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,361 views

    The Latino Population in the U.S. constitutes the 5th largest Hispanic population group in the world, just behind Argentina. By ‘25 it will be #2, behind only Mexico. Our Hispanic population grows by 2.5 people every minute. They now comprise 13% of the ...read more

  • Fewer Churchgoers Since ‘91, The Adult Population ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Fewer Churchgoers Since ‘91, the adult population in the U.S. has grown by 15%. But during that same period, according to a new Barna Group study, the number of adults who do not attend church has nearly doubled, rising from 39 ...read more

  • A First-Grader Wondered Why Her Father Brought ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,277 views

    A first-grader wondered why her father brought home a briefcase full of work every evening. Her mother explained, "Daddy has so much to do that he can’t finish it all at the office." "Well, then," asked the child innocently, ...read more

  • Book Club Changes: Media Giant Bertelsmann Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,176 views

    Book Club Changes: Media giant Bertelsmann is planning to transform its Direct Group of book, CD, and DVD clubs into an Internet networking destination for older people. It plans to unify its aging 35 million users in 22 countries by changing its traditional clubs into ...read more

  • Cliques

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 22, 2025
     | 179 views

    According to Forbes.com, “If you thought cliques were a thing of your past—something from your high school years—you thought wrong. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 43% of workers say their office is populated by cliques—which are tightly knit ...read more

  • Kneeling With Runkie

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,693 views

    KNEELING WITH RUNKIE Have you heard the story of the incident that took place in a Church youth group in Akron, Ohio, at Christmas time? What took place started a tradition in that church, a pattern for us to follow. The high school boy's name was Howard, but he was best known as "Runkie". He had ...read more

  • Religion In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
     | 2,092 views

    RELIGION IN CHINA 31% of Chinese citizens consider religion very or somewhat important vs. 11% who consider it unimportant, finds an ’06 Pew Global Attitudes Project survey. Yet only 14-18% of Chinese adults would classify themselves in a particular religion in ’05, ’06 and ’07. In contrast, more ...read more

  • One Day An Expert In Time Management Was Speaking ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 8, 2010
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    One day an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of the group of high powered overachievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz." Then he pulled out a one-gallon, ...read more

  • Cultural Blindness In Missions

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2011
     | 3,844 views

    CULTURAL BLINDNESS IN MISSIONS David Livermore, in his book, Serving with Eyes Wide Open, talks about a friend of his, Ashish, who came from Northern India to visit him in Chicago. They were eating at Gino's Pizzeria, and there they ran into a youth pastor David knew, along with his youth group. ...read more

  • The Stress Of Uncertainty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,940 views

    THE STRESS OF UNCERTAINTY Daniel Gilbert (a psychologist at Harvard), citing a recent Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, said "that Americans are smiling less and worrying more than they were a year ago, that happiness is down and sadness is up, that we are getting less sleep and smoking more ...read more

  • Should Spiritual Beliefs Impact Work Life? 45% ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 2,106 views

    Should Spiritual Beliefs Impact Work Life? 45% of American adults think they should, but only 1/3 of that group actually practice it. This is according to recent research by Life @ Work, a company formed by Tom Addington and Stephen Graves to help people understand how ...read more

  • Mennonites Merge: In A Vote Eclipsing All ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,581 views

    Mennonites Merge: In a vote eclipsing all expectations, the Mennonite Church (based in Elkhart, Ind.) and the General Conference Mennonite Church (based in Newton, Kan.) merged to form the Mennonite Church USA. The new denomination brings together the 125,000 members of the two groups. Over ...read more