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Gifts Aren't Fair

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Feb 23, 2007

Gifts aren’t fair To receive a gift, really and truly for free, is a rare thing in this world, and may even make the receiver uncomfortable. Even the lotteries and sweepstakes have to go to a great deal of trouble to prove to everybody that it is chance that picks the winner—that the winner is ...read more

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

I Sure Miss My Old Typewriter

Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 15, 2020

I was going through my office the other day looking for something, and then I saw it for the first time in many years. It was my old typewriter. Most people today have no idea what the typewriter is. I remember, however, my very first typewriter. I was so excited to get it and begin writing with ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:9

Tags: Computer, Typewriter

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

It Isn't Fair

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

IT ISN'T FAIR Have you ever had something happen to you which caused you to think, "This isn't fair!"? Ken Wyniemko sure has. Just like Paul, he was locked away for a crime that he did not commit. In 1994, he was convicted by a jury based of a horrible crime against a young woman on the basis of a ...read more

Tags: Anger

Always Do Sober What You Said Youd Do Drunk. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Always do sober what you said youd do drunk. That will teach you ...read more

Tags: Addiction

I Came Across This Quote From Louis Vermeil: ...

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 16, 2008

I came across this quote from Louis Vermeil: The prime purpose of eloquence is to ...read more

Tags: Tongue

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Reputation Once Broken May Possibly Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Everyone Needs A Warm Personal Enemy Or Two To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

Your Normal Tendency Is To Establish Goals Which ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Your normal tendency is to establish goals which would be unrealistically low. This is precisely what ...read more

Tags: Goals

Unless A Man Is Honest, We Have No Right To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters ...read more

Tags: Government

If You Think Its Easy To Be A Politician, Try ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you think its easy to be a politician, try to straddle a fence and keep both ears ...read more

Tags: Government

Old Minds Are Like Old Horses; You Must Exercise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

They Say That Flattery Is Okay For Husbands As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"They say that flattery is okay for husbands as long as it is rationed maybe so, but keep in mind that with ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

An Open Mind Is All Very Well In Its Way, But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to be so open that there is no ...read more

Tags: Truth

Most Men Talk Too Much. Much Of My Success Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Most men talk too much. Much of my success has been due to ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The Word

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 4, 2015

We can always take the Word (another name for Jesus) at His Word for the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:35

Tags: Commitment, Crown

Denomination: *other

Charitable Misgivings: The Senate Finance ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Charitable Misgivings: The Senate Finance Committee is calling for more oversight of the nations 3 million U.S. tax exempt organizations. One likely outcome is regular review of tax-exempt status. “Charities ought to periodically justify that they are doing the job they said they were doing when ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Some Missionary Bible Translators Were Working ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 10, 2001

SOME MISSIONARY BIBLE TRANSLATORS were working very hard to find a word for peace in a primitive tribal language. At last, a native who was working with them found a combination of words that had the concept—“a heart that sits down.” So ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope, Fear And Worry, Peace

Denomination: Wesleyan

Seeing The End  PRO

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002

SEEING THE END "Everything in this world has two aspects - how it looks at the moment, and how it will look in the time to come. The easy way may look inviting at the moment, and the hard way daunting. The only way to get our values right is to see, not the beginning, but the end of the ...read more

Tags: Christian Values, Endurance

Denomination: Pentecostal

Doubt Is The Skeleton In The Closet Of Faith And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2002

“Doubt is the skeleton in the closet of faith and I know no better way to treat a skeleton than to bring it into the open and expose it for what it is: not something to hide or fear, but a hard structure on which living tissue may grow.” Philip Yancey, Reaching for the ...read more

And Let Me Be Very Frank With You For A Moment. ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Nov 1, 2003

And let me be very frank with you for a moment. I have trouble getting in the Word every day. It’s hard for me, and it doesn’t always get done. I offer no excuses, although I could think of some. The problem with excuses, though, ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence, Bible Study

Denomination: Wesleyan