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  • A Forwarded E-Mail Contained The Following Story ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2001
    based on 259 ratings
     | 3,304 views

    A forwarded e-mail contained the following story ... Wind Shield Wipers One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick. Suddenly, my son Matthew spoke up from his relaxed position in the front ...read more

  • Writing In Moody Monthly, Carl Armerding ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
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    Writing in Moody Monthly, Carl Armerding recounted his experience of watching a wildcat in a zoo. "As I stood there," he said, "an attendant entered the cage through a door on the opposite side. He had nothing in his hands but a broom. Carefully closing the door, he proceeded to sweep the floor of ...read more

  • Famous Firsts  PRO

    Contributed by David Whitten on Dec 23, 2001
    based on 42 ratings
     | 2,752 views

    Famous Firsts Virginia Dare 1587 --- 1st child born in the American colonies, on August 18th, on what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina. André-Jacques Garnerin 1797 --- 1st parachute jump. Dropped from about 6,500 ft. over Monceau Park in Paris in a 23-ft.-diameter parachute made of white ...read more

  • The Spiritual Odd Couple  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 1, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
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    THE SPIRITUAL ODD COUPLE Often times we stand in awe of the fact that our Savior Jesus Christ was born into this sinful world and took on human flesh - born in a cattle stall! What a filthy place for God to be born! In the same way, then, shouldn’t we stand in awe at what the Holy Spirit ...read more

  • As Long As We Are In This World, The Physical ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chad Wright on May 11, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
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    As long as we are in this world, the physical heart will need help. Science has found one avenue to attempt to help the heart. It has been making great strides on creating and implementing an artificial heart. The world’s first recipient, Robert Tools, lived for 151 days after his artificial heart ...read more

  • Saving The Ship, Remembering The Past  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 20, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,149 views

    SAVING THE SHIP, REMEMBERING THE PAST "Their hair is gray, their shoulders are slumped and they walk with the shuffle of the aged. Their ship, a rusty antique, wallowed through the Atlantic, battered by a winter storm. For the elderly crew of LST-325, a creaking World War II troop ship that had ...read more

  • What Kids Need  PRO

    Contributed by Lyn King on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,976 views

    WHAT KIDS NEED Today’s kids desperately need Dads who: . . . play catch, enjoy tea parties or wrestle because the heart of a child is there and they set out to capture it. . . . laugh till their belly hurts and tears fall from their eyes while secretly creating deep friendships and memories that ...read more

  • Sleeping In The Cemetery  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2005
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    SLEEPING IN THE CEMETERY According to a March, 2005 news report, a tramp in Holland has been found using the cemetery as his sleeping quarters. The man was charged by police after they caught him a second time sleeping in the graveyard at Nijmegen. The 43-year old had dug out the earth from ...read more

  • They Remind Me Of A Story Told By Lee Strobel. ...

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Mar 31, 2005
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    They remind me of a story told by Lee Strobel. When he was still a writer for the Chicago Tribune he received a phone call from a father desperate to find his missing 19 year old daughter. She was a good girl, never in any trouble, not much more than an innocent child-and now she was gone. The ...read more

  • I Will Fight No More Forever

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jul 1, 2005
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    In 1877 Chief Joseph, leader of the Nez Perce Indians… Surrendered to the American Army… There was a movie made in 1975 about Chief Joseph and his battle to remain free… It was entitled, “I will fight no more forever”…. As a teenager in the 70s, I remember this movie… The speech that he gave when ...read more

  • The Movie "Thirteen" Retells The Life Story Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bumble Ho on Sep 26, 2005
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    The movie “Thirteen” retells the life story of a typical thirteen-years-old girl in LA. In one scene, the girl was depressed, so she got into a bathroom and start getting a razor and cut her arms with it and inflicted pain on herself so that she could feel better. “What!” I was shocked and could ...read more

  • Team: Together Each Accomplishes More!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 15, 2005
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    TEAM: Together Each Accomplishes More! I was a student on the LMU campus in the early ’70’s. There was a required course called Music Appreciation. We had to spend hours in the music library listening to Masterpieces from the music greats. One day while digging through some old albums, I ran across ...read more

  • We Once Had A Homeless Man Show Up At Our ...

    Contributed by Robert Rose on Oct 18, 2005
     | 3,685 views

    We once had a homeless man show up at our mission. He had been walking for days to get someplace so that he might find work. His feet were blistered, his shoes were worn and his socks had holes. The case manager had a big heart, she had the man sit down and she got a pan of water. She proceeded ...read more

  • John Wesley's Father, Samuel, Was A Dedicated ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
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    John Wesley’s father, Samuel, was a dedicated pastor, but there were those in his parish who did not like him. On February 9, 1709, a fire broke out in the rectory at Epworth, possibly set by one of the rector’s enemies. Young John, not yet six years old, was stranded on an upper floor of the ...read more

  • Mega-Trends That Shape Future: The Brand Futures ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Mega-Trends That Shape Future: The Brand Futures Group has identified 10 mega-trends that will define the next decade. (1.) Generation blur, new work and lifestyles for 30& 40 year olds. Life-stage, not demographics, will be the most important criterion for market segmentation. (2.) Evolution from ...read more

  • Child Care: The Nation's Largest Childcare ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Child Care: The nation’s largest childcare providers are the Roman Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention with nearly 10,000 childcare centers between them. Since ’97, the number of church-based childcare centers has risen by 26% versus a 19% increase in all U.S childcare centers. ...read more

  • I Read A Story This Week (By Bishop Tom Wright) ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Aug 11, 2006
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    I read a story this week (by Bishop Tom Wright) about a Father who was preparing to go away on business for several weeks. He was anxious to make sure that his wife would be looked after during his time away and so he had a quiet word with his eldest son who was about 9 years old at the time. ...read more

  • In 1996, The Chicago Tribune Ran A Story On Buddy ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
     | 827 views

    In 1996, the Chicago Tribune ran a story on Buddy Post, a lottery winner who is “living proof that money can’t buy happiness.” In 1988, he won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania Lottery. Since then, he has been convicted “of assault, his sixth wife left him, his brother was convicted of trying to ...read more

  • A Young Man Went Out To Buy His First Car. He ...

    Contributed by Jerry Caddell on Feb 16, 2007
     | 1,765 views

    A young man went out to buy his first car. He didn’t have a lot of money to spend so he went to a local used-car lot where he found a 1967 Red Mustang in what appeared to be mint condition. He was told by the salesman that the car had been owned by a little old lady from Pasadena, oops, I’m sorry, ...read more

  • Since God Chose You To Be The Holy People Whom ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Mar 30, 2007
     | 1,718 views

    “Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with... gentleness...” (Colossians 3:12, NLT) The word is “meekness”. That’s not weakness, it’s strength under control. When I was working in dairy farm construction, our crew put in a comfort-stall barn ...read more