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  • Lisa Beamer: Reflecting On The Loss Of Her Dad.  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 2,206 views

    Lisa Beamer: Reflecting on the loss of her dad. “Slowly I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include ‘good things’, but the whole array of human events. The ‘prospering’ he talks about in the book of Jeremiah is often the outcome of a ‘bad’ event. I remember my mom saying ...read more

  • A Doctor Called One Of His Patients Into His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 24, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,015 views

    A doctor called one of his patients into his office to deliver some very important news. "I have received the results of your tests and I have some bad news and some good news", said the doctor. The patient was quiet for a moment, sensing the severity of the announcement. "Let me have the good ...read more

  • An Acquaintance Emailed Me Once, Saying She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 21, 2003
    based on 80 ratings
     | 993 views

    "An acquaintance emailed me once, saying she believed she had a ‘near death experience’. I responded with one line. “Life is a near-death experience”. She dropped the ...read more

  • It Reminds Me Of The Three Buddies Who Die In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 12, 2003
    based on 77 ratings
     | 2,762 views

    It reminds me of the three buddies who die in a car crash and go to heaven to an orientation. They are all asked, "When you are in your casket and friends and family are standing over you, what would you like to hear them say about you?" The first guy says, "I would like to hear them say that I ...read more

  • A Man Who Died In 1997 Has Received A Telephone ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,472 views

    A man who died in 1997 has received a telephone bill from Sprint at his current abode -- the Hillside Cemetery in Auburn, Mass. "Our clients here don’t usually get mail," said superintendent Wayne Bloomquist. "I wondered if maybe we should start putting ...read more

  • A Bank In Binghampton, New York Had Some Flowers ...

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 4, 2003
     | 1,552 views

    A bank in Binghampton, New York had some flowers sent to a competitor who had recently moved into a new building. There was a mix up at the flowers shop, and the card sent with the arrangement read, “With our deepest sympathy.” The florist, who was greatly embarrassed apologized. He was even ...read more

  • Building Eternally, Not Eternity  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 15, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,794 views

    BUILDING ETERNALLY, NOT ETERNITY Sarah Winchester’s husband had acquired a fortune by manufacturing and selling rifles. After he died of influenza in 1918, she moved to San Jose, California. Sarah was convinced that the dead souls of the many Indians who lost their lives because of Winchester ...read more

  • I'm Free  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 16, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,612 views

    “I’m Free” by Unknown Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free, I’m following the path God has laid you see. I took His hand when I heard him call, I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, to work, to play. Tasks left undone must stay that way, I found that ...read more

  • An Aged Minister Was Lost On An Unpaved, Unmarked ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,552 views

    An aged minister was lost on an unpaved, unmarked road in west Texas. He went to a farmhouse to inquire as to how he could reach his destination. A little freckle-faced boy gave the following directions: "Go right on down the big road for several miles. It is plenty sandy and rough. Sometimes ...read more

  • Se Cuenta La Fábula De Un Mercader En Baghdad Que ...  PRO

    Contributed by Esteban Ulloa on Dec 17, 2003
    based on 32 ratings
     | 1,999 views

    Se cuenta la fábula de un mercader en Baghdad que envió a su siervo al mercado. El siervo retornó más pronto de lo esperado, pálido y temblando. Le dijo a su amo, “Cuando estaba en el mercado sentí que alguien me estaba empujando, cuando me di vuelta vi que era la muerte la que me empujaba. ...read more

  • Se Cuenta La Historia Del Funeral De Una Señora. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Esteban Ulloa on Dec 17, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,288 views

    Se cuenta la historia del funeral de una señora. Al final del servicio fúnebre los hombres que estaban cargando el ataúd chocaron accidentalmente con una pared, tumbando el cajón. Al caer el ataúd al piso se escuchó un fuerte quejido dentro del cajón. Ellos abrieron el cajón y encontraron que la ...read more

  • I Heard An Interview By Brett Favre This Past ...

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 19, 2004
     | 1,193 views

    I heard an interview by Brett Favre this past week. He talked about his father and football. The reporter asked, “How has your father’s death affected you and the others on the team?” (It was something like that.) Brett responded that he had always said that there is more to life than football. ...read more

  • When "Old Blue Eye's" Died In May 1998 At The ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 27, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,167 views

    >>When “Old Blue Eye’s” died in May 1998 at the age of 82 everyone agreed: There will never be another Sinatra. Sinatra had an amazing career; he even topped Elvis! He holds the record of 40 consecutive years with a song on the billboard charts. One of those chart topping songs was “I Did It My ...read more

  • There Is A Story Of A Doctor That Went To Visit ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Archer on Mar 8, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,803 views

    There is a story of a doctor that went to visit a very sick man, back in the days when doctors made house calls. The doctor took his dog along with him, and the animal waited outside, barking every once and a while to remind his master that he was there. The man said, “Doc, I’m scared. What can you ...read more

  • It Is Natural To Mourn. A Minister Once Told Me ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
     | 2,640 views

    It is natural to mourn. A minister once told me about a young woman in his church who asked him to talk to her grandfather. “He’s been so down and irritable lately,” she said. The preacher said, “Is there anything that you can point to that would contribute to his emotional condition?” “Well, ...read more

  • I Love The Story About The Little Girl Who, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,401 views

    I love the story about the little girl who, shortly after her young playmate was tragically killed, went to comfort her friend’s mother. When she returned home, her father asked her what she had said to the grieving mother. ...read more

  • I Watched One Woman In Her Sixties Lean Over And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
     | 1,762 views

    I watched one woman in her sixties lean over and kiss the body of her mother who was nearly 90 when she passed. Both were committed Christians and loved one another deeply. Fighting back the tears, the daughter kissed her mother ...read more

  • One Man Has Defined Life By Seven Stages. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 843 views

    One man has defined life by seven stages. He says, “The seven stages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ...read more

  • Deion Sanders Seemed To Have It All. He Was An ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 30, 2004
     | 815 views

    Deion Sanders seemed to have it all. He was an all pro corner back for the Dallas Cowboys, and a outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He had money, fame, and power. However, when his wife filed for divorce his world fell apart. He ran his sports car off of a high embankment ...read more

  • Funeral Home Visiting Hours  PRO

    Contributed by Erick Riddle on Sep 3, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,763 views

    2 Corinthians 1:1-11 One of the ways to share the comfort you have received from God is to go to the visiting hours and the funeral. In the late ‘80’s I was preaching full time for a small church in Michigan and worked part time in the local funeral home. I frequently saw people from the church ...read more