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  • A Heavy Wagon Was Being Dragged Along A Country ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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    A heavy wagon was being dragged along a country lane by a team of oxen. The axles groaned and creaked terribly, when the oxen turning around thus addressed the wheels, “Hey there, why do you make so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we—not you—ought to cry out!” Those complain first in our ...read more

  • When Sgt. Ray Baarz Of The Midvale, Utah, Police ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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    When Sgt. Ray Baarz of the Midvale, Utah, police department opened his wallet the other day, he noticed his driver’s license had expired. Embarrassed at having caught himself red-handed, he had no alternative. He calmly and deliberately pulled out his ticket book and wrote himself a citation. Then ...read more

  • The Importance Of God: Gallup's Princeton ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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    The Importance Of God: Gallup’s Princeton Research Center finds 50% of Americans rank the importance of God in their lives as a 10. Other nations rankings are: Brazil 87%, Nigeria 87%, Turkey 81%, South Africa 71%, Chile 58%, Argentina 57%, India 56%, Mexico 50%. More Americans say religion’s ...read more

  • Brand Building: How Do You Build A Big Brand ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Brand Building: How do you build a big brand without the ad budget or marketing muscle of a giant operation? Business Week Small recommends four key steps. (1) Carve out a unique niche, often becoming the first and dominant brand in the category. (2) Outsource manufacturing and other functions that ...read more

  • Senior Faith: 37% Of Women In Their 50's Describe ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    Senior Faith: 37% of women in their 50’s describe themselves as “very religious,” compared to 49% of women in their 70’s. Only 28% of men 50 and older claim to be “very religious.” 37% of women find prayer to be the most gratifying spiritual activity vs. 26% for men. 40% of people ages 45-79 say ...read more

  • E-Libraries: The Newest Books In The New York ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
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    E-Libraries: The newest books in the New York Public Library don’t take up any shelf space. They are e-books library cardholders can point and click through the collection choosing among best sellers, nonfiction, novels and self-help guides. Patrons borrow them for set periods, downloading them ...read more

  • Phishing Has Grown From Being A Humble Nuisance ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Phishing has grown from being a humble nuisance to become the international electronic crime of choice for amateurs and professionals. Frequently operated by organized criminals in Russia, Brazil and other nations, they tend to concentrate on credit card and bank account theft schemes. In its ...read more

  • Profits Up—wages Down: Even Though The Economy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Profits Up—Wages Down: Even though the economy added 2.2 million jobs in ‘04 and produced strong growth in corporate profits, wages for the average worker fell for the year, after adjusting for inflation—the first such drop in nearly a decade. The problem is not with the jobs themselves, but that ...read more

  • Pastors Families: According To Recent Ellison ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Pastors Families: According to recent Ellison Research for Facts & Trends, 93% of pastors have children, including 43% with adolescents, and 50% whose children are 18 or older. 14% are the child of a pastor. 93% believe there is extra pressure being married to a pastor and 91% feel there is extra ...read more

  • Red States And Blue States Really Differ When It ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Red States And Blue States really differ when it comes to marriage reports the Census Bureau. Generally, men and women in the Northeast marry later than those in Midwest, West or South. In the Northeast the median age of first marriage is 29 for men and 27 for women, about 4 years later than other ...read more

  • Author Leo Buscaglia Tells This Story About His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    Author Leo Buscaglia tells this story about his mother and their "misery dinner." It was the night after his father came home and said it looked as if he would have to go into bankruptcy because his partner had absconded with their firm’s funds. His mother went out and sold some jewelry to buy food ...read more

  • Again Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes, "There Would ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 11, 2006
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    Again Dr. Marc T. Newman writes, "There would not be much drama, however, if no one were in peril in a pirate film. There is plenty of swordplay, and a ship-crunching Kraken lurks in the deep, but such threats can only harm one’s body. The real danger lies in risking one’s soul. Dead Man’s Chest ...read more

  • Again Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes, "There Would ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 14, 2006
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    Again Dr. Marc T. Newman writes, "There would not be much drama, however, if no one were in peril in a pirate film. There is plenty of swordplay, and a ship-crunching Kraken lurks in the deep, but such threats can only harm one’s body. The real danger lies in risking one’s soul. Dead Man’s Chest ...read more

  • Trekkie Fans – Familiar With Tuvok And His Vulcan ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 9, 2006
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    Trekkie fans – familiar with Tuvok and his Vulcan mind meld. By placing his fingers strategically on another’s face their thoughts become his thoughts and the Vulcan would say, “Our minds are one.” This is the picture language of Fellowship in this text. They were a living, breathing organism that ...read more

  • I Enjoy Watching Antiques Roadshow On Pbs. One ...

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 13, 2006
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    I enjoy watching Antiques Roadshow on PBS. One of the show’s most famous discoveries was a Seymour mahogany card table from Boston, bought at a garage sale by a New Jersey retiree for $25. She later sold the table at Sotheby’s for over half a million dollars. Sometimes the appraisers tell people ...read more

  • We Live In A ‘church World' Of Extremes. Only ...

    Contributed by David Butcher on Oct 21, 2006
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    We live in a ‘church world’ of extremes. Only this week in the paper, Terry Waite, who was the Archbishop’s envoy to Lebanon. He shot to fame by being held captive for five years. He spoke out about the modern trends in the Church of England. He was disgusted that a vicar did not wear his robes and ...read more

  • Silver Shoe Kid

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
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    Story – Silver shoe kid. I worked for years in a department store. There was this kid that worked in the China Department. A place of high value products. This kid was offered a much better position – turned it down! Why? Because he walk out each day with a set of silverware I each shoe. Big ...read more

  • The Process Of Refining Silver Is A Long Process ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chad Garrison on Dec 23, 2006
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    The process of refining silver is a long process of heating the metal until all the imperfections have boiled out. Once the silver is cooled, it is then re-heated again to remove any other imperfections. This process is repeated until there are no signs of anything that isn’t the precious ...read more

  • It Is Not The Preacher That Should Get Glory. It ...

    Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 1, 2007
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    It is not the preacher that should get glory. It is the God of the message. A basketball costs anywhere from $5 - $50. But what is the worth of a basketball signed by Michael Jordan? A sleeve of golf balls cost around $10. But what is the worth of a golf ball hit by Tiger Woods? A football can ...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