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  • The Hope Of Heaven Is A Powerful Strength For ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Dec 1, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,376 views

    The hope of heaven is a powerful strength for godly living that many people seem to virtually ignore in their daily lives. It was Myrtle Erickson who wrote: Think of stepping on a shore and finding it heaven of taking hold of a hand and finding it God’s hand of breathing new air and finding it ...read more

  • Paul "Bear" Bryant. Bear Bryant Said Concerning ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Nov 28, 2005
     | 1,755 views

    Paul “Bear” Bryant. Bear Bryant said concerning his football team: “I’m just a plow hand from Arkansas, but I have learned how to hold a team together. How to lift some men up, how to calm down others, until finally they’ve got one heartbeat together, a team. There’s just three things I’d ever ...read more

  • Cultural Creatives Is The New Label For A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,268 views

    Cultural Creatives is the new label for a individuals who reject traditionalism and modernism in favor of their 1960’s values. Proponents are typically upper middle class and consider themselves leading edge thinkers. The read a great deal, but don’t see their values reflected in what they read. ...read more

  • More Millionaires: There Were An Estimated 7.7 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,333 views

    More Millionaires: There were an estimated 7.7 million millionaires in the world at the end of ‘03, 500,000 more than at the end of ‘02, as stock markets and economic growth picked up and the rich took more risks with their cash. These wealthy individuals saw their riches increase 7.7% to $28.8 ...read more

  • Together Again  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Apr 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,502 views

    TOGETHER AGAIN----- TOGETHER AGAIN OVER YONDER GOD’S PROMISE THE WAY IT WILL BE NEVER AGAIN TO KNOW PARTING TOGETHER AGAIN YOU AND ME TOGETHER AGAIN UP IN HEAVEN REMOVED FROM LIFE’S SORROW AND CARE NO WORRY ABOUT A TOMORROW TOGETHER AGAIN OVER THERE TOGETHER AGAIN GLAD REUNION HAPPY MEETING IN ...read more

  • A Group Of First Graders Decided That They Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,631 views

    ‘A group of first graders decided that they were going to produce their very own Christmas program and so they produced their own updated nativity story. All the major characters were there – Joseph, the shepherds, the wise men from afar… but where was Mary? Shortly after the production began, ...read more

  • Walt Disney Is Given Credit For An Important ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 9, 2009
     | 1,385 views

    Walt Disney is given credit for an important one-liner: change is inevitable; growth is optional. Nancy Adler likens the challenge implied in this truth to a hot-air balloon ready for flight. The only thing preventing the balloonist’s soaring into the air is the load of sand ballast holding it ...read more

  • John Kevin Hines Is One Of A Handful Of People ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 25, 2010
     | 3,038 views

    John Kevin Hines is one of a handful of people who have survived an attempted suicide jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. He claims to have told himself that if any one of the people he rubbed shoulders with on the way to the bridge noticed he was distraught, and asked him what was wrong, he wouldn’t ...read more

  • House Fire And Marshmallows

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,286 views

    HOUSE FIRE AND MARSHMALLOWS As the coals from our barbecue burned down, our hosts passed out marshmallows and long roasting forks. Just then, two fire trucks roared by, sirens blaring, lights flashing. They stopped at a house right down the block. All twelve of us raced out of the back yard, down ...read more

  • Kyle Idleman On Surrendering Everything

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 19, 2013
     | 6,517 views

    The reason Jesus is so adamant about followers surrendering everything is because the reality is this: the one thing we are most reluctant to give up is the one thing that has the most potential to become a substitute for him. Really what we’re talking about here is idolatry. When we are to be ...read more

  • Face The Music

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 8, 2020
     | 1,609 views

    Many years ago a man conned his way into the orchestra of the Emperor of China, though he could not play an instrument or read music. Whenever the group practiced or performed, he would just hold his flute against his lips, pretending to play, but not making a sound. For years he received a good ...read more

  • Another Story Is Told Of An Elderly German Woman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,904 views

    Another story is told of an elderly German woman who, as her village was being entered by an American unit during the final days of the Second World War, she stood in the middle of the street holding a small U.S. flag. Her friends told her she was crazy; she should hide and wait to see who would ...read more

  • If You Were To Walk Down The Aisles Of Any ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Griffin on Jul 11, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,084 views

    If you were to walk down the aisles of any pharmacy in America you’d find that one of their most popular products is pain killers. They have shelves that are packed with bottles Ibuprofen, Aspirin, Tylenol etc. If you want, you can buy them in huge jars holding 250 pills. Other shelves contain ...read more

  • There Was A Group Of Scientists In A Mountainous ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
     | 1,935 views

    There was a group of scientists in a mountainous area, and they employed a little boy to be their guide because he knew where an eagle’s nest was. They found the nest at the bottom of a crag on the side of the mountain and saw there were several eggs in it. Those scientists really wanted one of ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom Was A Dutch Christian Who Was ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Sep 18, 2007
     | 988 views

    Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who was sent with her family to a Nazi prison camp for hiding Jews during World War II. Her family had been fairly well off before the war, but when the Nazis imprisoned her, she lost everything, including her sister. She later said, “I’ve learned that we ...read more

  • In 1918 World War I Was Still Raging In The Area ...

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007
     | 1,505 views

    In 1918 World War I was still raging in the area of the Belleau Wood. The Germans felt that the area could not be taken from them and the US Marine Corps was ordered to take the area. The area was surrounded by an open wheat field and thus the marines were forced to march through open areas under ...read more

  • Chuck Colson Writes: "After More Than Twenty ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,879 views

    CHUCK COLSON WRITES: “AFTER MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS OF HOLDING DEEP ANGER AGAINST MY [BY THEN DECEASED] FATHER, I MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO GO ON A JOURNEY OF THE HEART TO FORGIVE HIM. AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF JOURNEYING, MY FORGIVENESS FINALLY CAME. I BELIEVE IT CAME AS A GIFT OF INNER PEACE ...read more

  • A Young Lady Was Soaking Up The Sun's Rays On A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,282 views

    A young lady was soaking up the sun's rays on a Florida beach when a little boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, came up to her and asked her, "Do you believe in God?" She was surprised by the question but she replied, "Why, yes, I do." Then he asked her: "Do you go to church every ...read more

  • H.a. Ironside Wrote: "Have You Noticed That A ...

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 26, 2008
     | 2,076 views

    H.A. Ironside wrote: “Have you noticed that a man’s use of his money is often the acid test of his character? . . . If you are afraid that perhaps the love of money is getting a grip upon you just try giving away some of it, and if you feel more cheerful and happy than before, then love of money ...read more

  • Together Again

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 18, 2009
     | 3,829 views

    Together Again Together again, over yonder God’s promise the way it will be Never again to know parting Together again, you and me. Together again, up in heaven Removed from life’s sorrow and care No worry about a tomorrow Together again, over there. Together again, glad reunion Happy meeting in ...read more