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  • Charles William Eliot (1834-1926), Former ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Charles William Eliot (1834-1926), former president of Harvard University, had a birthmark on his face that bothered him greatly. As a young man, he was told that surgeons could do nothing to remove it. Someone described that moment as "the dark hour of his soul." Eliot’s mother gave him this ...read more

  • I Remember When I First Left School At 16 With ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 28, 2006
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    I remember when I first left school at 16 with no qualifications, yet I got a job and earnt a living what could I do with all the extra income I had? My mother told me to take driving lessons. I had 26 lessons in all, it was money well spent it was intense but I devoted myself to passing the test. ...read more

  • It Is Like The Wise Native American, Who Was ...

    Contributed by Gary Landsberg on Dec 16, 2006
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    It is like the wise Native American, who was sitting by the camp fire at night, with his grandson, when his grandson asked; “grandfather, as I grow older, I find a battle raging within me. It is like the bear and the wolf are fighting. The bear wants to do good, but the wolf who is bad ...read more

  • S.d. Gordon Tells Of A Spring Storm That Broke A ...

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Feb 26, 2007
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    S.D. Gordon tells of a spring storm that broke a large limb on his cherry tree. Although it hung by a very small strand, to his surprise the blossoms came anyway. Later some fruit began to grow as it did on the other branches. He noticed, however, that only those in full contact with the tree ...read more

  • One Morning The Pope And Jessie Jackson Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 20, 2002
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    One morning the Pope and Jessie Jackson were having a summit on a lake in a boat about two miles off shore. Reporters were watching these leaders from the shore line and were taking notes to be used in a news article the next day. All of a sudden the wind began to grow fierce and blew off the ...read more

  • For The Person Who Has Everything  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,992 views

    FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS EVERYTHING Some gifts you can give this Christmas are beyond monetary value: Mend a quarrel, dismiss suspicion, tell someone, “I love you.” Give something away—anonymously. Forgive someone who has treated you wrong. Turn away wrath with a soft answer. Visit someone ...read more

  • A School Teacher Who Was Bypassed For A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Crow on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 2,551 views

    A school teacher who was bypassed for a promotion went to her administrator and complained, “I have twenty years of experience, and you promoted someone who had only been teaching five years.” The administrator replied, “No, you don’t have twenty years of experience. You have one year of experience ...read more

  • S. D. Gordon Tells Of A Spring Storm That Broke A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Nov 4, 2003
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    S. D. Gordon tells of a spring storm that broke a large limb on his cherry tree. Although it hung by a very slender strand, to his surprise the blossoms came anyway. Later some fruit began to grow as it did on the other branches. He noticed, however, that only those in full contact with the tree ...read more

  • Irritation  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 3, 2004
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    IRRITATION Imagine all of the obstacles a person might have to overcome if he were to walk from New York City to San Francisco. One man who accomplished this rare achievement mentioned a rather surprising difficulty when asked to tell of his biggest hurdle. He said that the toughest part of the ...read more

  • In An Article Entitled, "The Three Wise Women," ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 14, 2004
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    In an article entitled, “The Three Wise Women,” Christin Ditchfield noted this about Anna, “[she] had a lot of time on her hands. She could have spent that time living in the past and longing for the good old days. She could have become the proverbial busybody… sticking her nose into other people’s ...read more

  • Strawberry Plants In Fl

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Strawberry plants in FL Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Plant City, Florida where they grow huge strawberries. They cultivate the soil and make special, raised beds for the strawberries. They then lay a thin sheet of black plastic over the beds before they plant the strawberries. ...read more

  • Strawberry Plants In Fl

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,985 views

    Strawberry plants in FL Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Plant City, Florida where they grow huge strawberries. They cultivate the soil and make special, raised beds for the strawberries. They then lay a thin sheet of black plastic over the beds before they plant the strawberries. ...read more

  • On Our Third Floor, You Will Find A Carpet Ball ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 12, 2007
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    On our third floor, you will find a Carpet Ball Table… The original surfaced for Camp Emmanuel in the early 1990’s. We thought about building one since then…one man measured, another man measured, even I measured and intended to build it. But it was never built. Finally, in 2006 -- over a dozen ...read more

  • Charlotte's Web: Templeton The Rat

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 28, 2008
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    CHARLOTTE'S WEB: TEMPLETON THE RAT How many of you have seen or read Charlottes Web? Remember the rat? He was a very resourceful fellow, but do you remember what he always wanted to know whenever he was asked to contribute to saving the pig? "What’s in it for me?” He didn’t care about others ...read more

  • Prayer And Growth  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 13, 2009
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     | 3,590 views

    PRAYER AND GROWTH There is a type of bamboo in Asia which grows to amazing heights and at amazing speeds - sometimes as much as 20 metres in six weeks! However, before that growth spurt, the seed lies in the dark beneath the ground for up to 5 years. Those farmers who make a profitable living from ...read more

  • Who Shapes Who?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2009
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    WHO SHAPES WHO? Written by Irenaeus from the 2nd Century. From God’s Hands: "It is not you who shape God; it is God that shapes you. If then you are the work of God, await the hand of the Artist who does all things in due season. Offer the Potter your heart, soft and tractable, and keep the form ...read more

  • Today It's Rare To See Siblings Serving ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jul 24, 2008
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    "Today it's rare to see siblings serving alongside each other, either in church or in a ministry outside of church. Parents often focus on allowing each child to explore his or her individual gifts and talents through service -- which is a good thing. Then as brothers and sisters grow up, their ...read more

  • Hope And A Grateful Heart  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    HOPE AND A GRATEFUL HEART There is an old legend of a man who found the barn where Satan kept his seeds ready to be sown in the human heart. On finding the seeds of discouragement more numerous than others, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow almost anywhere. When questioned, Satan ...read more

  • After Being Away On Business, A Man Thought It ...  PRO

    Contributed by Merwin Rylaarsdam on Jan 4, 2006
    based on 25 ratings
     | 1,878 views

    After being away on business, a man thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift. “How about some perfume?” he asked the cosmetics clerk. She showed him a bottle costing $50.00. “That’s a bit much,” he said, so she returned with a smaller bottle for $30.00. “That’s still quite a ...read more

  • George Gallup Says "North America Is The Only ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    George Gallup says “North America is the only continent where Christianity is not growing.” The American Society of Church Growth reports that in ’98, half of churches in America did not add one new member through “conversion growth.” Fuller Seminary has discovered that “It takes 3 people in a ...read more

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