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  • These Words Were Written By The Christian Group ...

    Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
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    These words were written by the Christian group Switchfoot. The song is called “Beautiful Letdown”, and they describe a person dealing with the pains and frustrations in his life, leading him to the point of understanding what’s really important. “It was a beautiful letdown when I crashed and ...read more

  • In His Book, The One-Minute Manager, Kenneth ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brent Baker on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
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    In his book, The One-Minute Manager, Kenneth Blanchard recommends developing the practice of "one-minute praising," where the manager (or parent, spouse, etc.) tries to "catch someone doing something right" and then spend a full sixty seconds praising that person for the good deed. This is a lot ...read more

  • Luciano Pavarotti Tells This Story: "When I Was A ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 3, 2005
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    Luciano Pavarotti tells this story: “When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song. He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teachers college. On ...read more

  • Pastors Not Aligned: A New Survey Found That 4 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Pastors Not Aligned: A new survey found that 4 out of 10 of the nation’s Protestant pastors don’t agree with their denomination on political and theological matters. Ellison Research found that 19% of pastors are more liberal theologically than their denomination, 23% are more conservative and 59% ...read more

  • A Man Purchased A White Mouse To Use As Food ...

    Contributed by George Rhodes on Apr 19, 2006
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    : A man purchased a white mouse to use as food for his pet snake. He dropped the unsuspecting mouse into the snake’s glass cage, where the snake was sleeping in a bed of sawdust. The tiny mouse had a serious problem on his hands. At any moment he could be swallowed alive. Obviously, the mouse ...read more

  • One Of The Wisest Statements I Ever Read Said ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    One of the wisest statements I ever read said that feelings must be owned before they can be disowned. People who make the psychological approach of “stuffing their feelings” do themselves a disservice. They avoid hard reality instead of working through it. When I was a pastor in Yorkville, ...read more

  • A Man Purchased A White Mouse To Use As Food For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,016 views

    A man purchased a white mouse to use as food for his pet snake. He dropped the unsuspecting mouse into the snake’s glass cage, where the snake was sleeping in a bed of sawdust. The tiny mouse had a serious problem on his hands. At any moment he could be swallowed alive. Obviously, the mouse needed ...read more

  • How Many Seen Classic Movie "Shanendoah" Starring ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 24, 2003
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    How many seen classic movie “Shanendoah” starring Jimmy Stewart? It is about a farmer and his family during Civil War. Outstanding movie! There is one scene where they are praying at dinner table. Jimmy Stewart is father and all sons are sitting with him at dinner table. This is the way ...read more

  • In Honor Of Mother's Day  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
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    IN HONOR OF MOTHER’S DAY Barbara Weiser of Kewanee, Illinois recalls this converstation with her daughter when she was six: "Mom, there are five things I want to be when I grow up." "Oh, yeah? What are they?" "I’m going to be a model, a movie star, a traveler and travel all around the world, ...read more

  • Pat Summerall Spent 50 Years With The National ...

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Nov 20, 2004
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    Pat Summerall spent 50 years with the national Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1952 and played with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants until 1961. After his retirement from the game, he joined CBS as a broadcaster, and in 1993 switched to Fox. During his CBS years he ...read more

  • When I Was A Boy, My Father, A Baker, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    “When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song,” tenor Luciano Pavarotti relates. “He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teachers college. On ...read more

  • That Song Your Grace Is Enough, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration: that song Your Grace is Enough, the three Hebrew children, Philip Crosby, in his book March Till They Die, tells of a forced march of American and European soldiers in Korea. In November of 1950, Philip Crosby and his friends, as they passed close to those GI’s who were having a hard ...read more

  • A Woman Took Her Husband To The Doctor's Office. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A woman took her husband to the doctor’s office. After his checkup, the doctor said, "Your husband is suffering from a very serious infection." The husband, who was hard of hearing said, "What did he say?" His wife said, "He says your sick". The doctor went on. "But there is hope. You just need ...read more

  • 2 Watchman Nee Tells About A New Convert Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    #2 Watchman Nee tells about a new convert who came in deep distress to see him. “No matter how much I pray, no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot seem to be faithful to my Lord. I think I’m losing my salvation.” Nee said, “Do you see this dog here? He is my dog. He is house-trained; he never ...read more

  • A Group Of Botanists Went On An Expedition Into A ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2007
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    A group of botanists went on an expedition into a hard-to-reach location in the Alps, searching for new varieties of flowers. One day as a scientist looked through his binoculars, he saw a beautiful, rare species growing at the bottom of a deep ravine. To reach it, someone would have to be lowered ...read more

  • Young Christian Was Attempting To Get Into The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 12, 2007
    based on 33 ratings
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    Young Christian was attempting to get into the peach growing business. He had worked hard and invested everything he had in a peach orchard which had blossomed beautifully, but then came a frost, and it destroyed his entire crop. He did not go to church the next Sunday nor the next. So his pastor ...read more

  • The Attorney And The Fisherman  PRO

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
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    The Attorney and the Fisherman A hard-driving corporate attorney saw a fisherman he knew from church one afternoon, legs dangling off the pier as he helped his two young sons catch crabs. “Why aren’t you out there fishing?” he asked. “Because I’ve caught enough fish for today.” “Why don’t you catch ...read more

  • A Millionaire Decides To Throw A Massive Party ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    A millionaire decides to throw a massive party for his fiftieth birthday. During the party he grabs the mic and he announces to his guests that down in the garden of his mansion he has a swimming pool with two great white sharks in it. “The man who dares to swim across that pool gets 1 MILLION ...read more

  • Here Are The Social Reasons Given On Survey ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 22, 2008
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    Here are the social reasons given on survey picked up by the Right to Life org. as to why individuals get abortions: Social Reasons (given as primary reason) -Feels unready for child/responsibility 25% -Feels she can’t afford baby 23% -Has all the children she wants/Other family ...read more

  • A Man Purchased A White Mouse To Use As Food For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,173 views

    A man purchased a white mouse to use as food for his pet snake. He dropped the unsuspecting mouse into the snake’s glass cage, where the snake was sleeping in a bed of sawdust. The tiny mouse had a serious problem on his hands. At any moment he could be swallowed alive. The mouse needed to come up ...read more