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  • Barbara Kerby Has Written A Humorous Reflection ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bryan Dill on Jun 17, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,780 views

    Barbara Kerby has written a humorous reflection about her first experience of driving. Barbara’s father took her to the high school parking lot for driving lessons. For this particular lesson, Barbara’s three-year-old sister rode along in the backseat. While trying to negotiate a turn, Barbara hit ...read more

  • Walking Up To A Department Store's Fabric ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,929 views

    Walking up to a department store’s fabric counter, an attractive young woman said, "I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?" "Only one kiss per yard," replied the smirking male clerk. Not to be taken back by the harassment, the woman said, "That’s fine! I’ll take ten ...read more

  • Persistent Kids: The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 2,382 views

    Persistent Kids: The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

  • Persistent Kids: The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 2,068 views

    Persistent Kids: The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

  • One Man Related That After The Death Of His ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
     | 759 views

    One man related that after the death of his oldest child, he was standing in an airport waiting for his flight. He noticed a little blonde girl, ten years old or so, and she was looking at some dolls in one of the mall areas. She had an elderly man with her and she said, “Granddaddy, loan me the ...read more

  • I'm Going To Give You A Quick Quiz. Don't Worry, ...

    Contributed by Brian Stevenson on Nov 24, 2006
     | 2,718 views

    I’m going to give you a quick quiz. Don’t worry, it’s easy! I’ll give you a word and you give me the opposite. READY? The opposite of Fast is… Slow. The opposite of Long is… Short. The opposite of Cold is… Hot. The opposite of Young is… Old. The opposite of Soft is… Hard. The opposite of Sour ...read more

  • Persistent Kids The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,766 views

    Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

  • Persistent Kids The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007
     | 1,706 views

    Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

  • Internet Dangers A Recent Insight Research Group ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,437 views

    Internet Dangers A recent Insight Research Group study says 80% of parents are concerned about kids meeting sexual predators online. But another study, Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Research, shows 30% of 18- to 24-year-olds worry about getting harassed or stalked online. To young people, the benefits ...read more

  • Persistent Kids The Center For A New American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,745 views

    Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they ...read more

  • Pick Out Three Hymns

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,007 views

    PICK OUT THREE HYMNS I heard about this pastor. He was raising money for a new sanctuary. He told his congregation one Sunday morning "If anybody will give $1000, you can pick out three hymns." A little old lady in the back raised up her hand and said "Pastor, I’ll do it." He was so excited. He ...read more

  • Shed The Load

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
     | 1,831 views

    SHED THE LOAD A missionary in the Philippines was driving in a large flat back truck. He saw a local farmer who he knew walking with a really heavy load tied to his back. The load was obviously heavy and weighing him down, so the missionary stopped and told the farmer to jump on board the truck. ...read more

  • Trusting Doctors, Trusting God  PRO

    Contributed by John Putty on Mar 19, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 18,577 views

    TRUSTING DOCTORS, TRUSTING GOD Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme. The 63-year-old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals. So he self-reliantly did what had to ...read more

  • Mysterious Life Principle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,019 views

    MYSTERIOUS LIFE PRINCIPLE A wise old professor of biology stood before his class of eager students. The Professor held a little brown seed in his hand. Quietly he spoke to his class. "I know just the composition of this seed. It has nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon. I know the exact proportions. I ...read more

  • Anger: Strength In Your Claws

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
     | 1,970 views

    ANGER: STRENGTH IN YOUR CLAWS The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said. The 40-inch (one-meter) male crustacean, ...read more

  • Going In Circles

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 19, 2013
     | 2,603 views

    GOING IN CIRCLES A family who moved into a new neighborhood had a late start one morning. As a result their six-year-old missed her school bus. Though it would make him late for work her father agreed to take her to school if she gave him directions. After 20 minutes of going in circles they ...read more

  • Why Did You Marry?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 13, 2019
     | 2,845 views

    An 80 year-old woman was recently married to her 4th husband. A reporter questioned the occupation of her newly acquired husband. She replied that he owned a funeral home. Curious about the other husbands, the reporter also asked about their occupations. The woman paused for a while and stated ...read more

  • Gods That People Manufacture

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 13, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,526 views

    THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME. In his book, Your God is Too Small, J. B. Phillips describes some of the common gods that people manufacture. One is the grand old man god, the grandfatherly, white-haired, indulgent god who smiles down on men and winks at their adultery, stealing, ...read more

  • A Dying Church

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 13, 2019
     | 5,293 views

    John MacArthur tells this awesome story: There once was an old church in England. A sign on the front of the building read, ''We preach Christ crucified.'' After a time, ivy grew up and obscured the last word and it read, 'We preach Christ.'' The ivy grew some ...read more

  • Face The Music

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 8, 2020
     | 2,004 views

    Many years ago a man conned his way into the orchestra of the Emperor of China, though he could not play an instrument or read music. Whenever the group practiced or performed, he would just hold his flute against his lips, pretending to play, but not making a sound. For years he received a good ...read more