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  • Lines To A Skeleton…  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Daugherty on Aug 7, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 3,203 views

    LINES TO A SKELETON... The mss. of this poem was found in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, near a perfect human skeleton. It was first published around the early 1900’s It Has a Profound Message!!! Behold this ruin! ’Twas a skull, Once of ethereal spirit filled. This narrow ...read more

  • Standing In The Doorway  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,840 views

    STANDING IN THE DOORWAY John Todd was born in Rutledge, Vermont, into a family of several children. They later moved to the village of Killingsworth back in the early 1800s. And, there, at a very young age, both John’s parents died. The relatives wondered what they would do with so many ...read more

  • Have You Seen The Movie Antwone Fisher? It's The ...

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,275 views

    Have you seen the movie Antwone Fisher? It’s the true story of a young man abandoned at birth by his mother and then raised in abusive orphanages, foster homes, and reform schools. Denzel Washington adapted the story into a movie that was released a few years ago. After his 18th birthday, Antwone ...read more

  • A Young Couple Began Attending A Midwest Church. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Apr 23, 2001
    based on 145 ratings
     | 3,042 views

    A young couple began attending a midwest church. They had been saved ony about 8 months when they announced that they needed prayer; they had experienced several miscarriages and had just discovered they were with child again. The congregation responded; they had the most prayed for baby in the ...read more

  • Is There Life After ...

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 24, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,338 views

    IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH? In Randy Alcorn’s book In Light of Eternity he imagines two twins having a conversation in their mother’s womb. “You know,” one says, “there’s a whole world out there--grassy meadows and snowy mountains, splashing streams and waterfalls, horses and dogs and cats and ...read more

  • Can't Wait Until Morning  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Gallimore on Aug 28, 2008
    based on 39 ratings
     | 6,232 views

    Can't Wait Until Morning Dr. W. A Criswell, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas Texas, said on one occasion on an airplane flight he found himself seated beside a well-known theologian. He desperately wanted to start a conversation and they did get to talk. The man told Dr. Criswell about ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago Researchers Performed An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Dec 28, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,003 views

    A number of years ago researchers performed an experiment to see the affect hope has on those undergoing hardship. Two sets of laboratory rats were placed in separate tubs of water. The researchers left one set in the water, and found that within an hour they had all drowned. The other rats were ...read more

  • Albert Schweitzer Said, "The Tragedy Of Life Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 25, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 1,547 views

    Albert Schweitzer said, "The tragedy of life is what dies inside ...read more

  • The Encarta Encyclopedia Defines Aging As The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Errol Joseph on Jul 16, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 1,773 views

    The Encarta Encyclopedia defines aging as the “irreversible biological changes that occur in all living things with the passage of time, eventually resulting in death.” In developed nations, life expectancy has increased more in the 20th century than it has in all of recorded history. A person ...read more

  • Those Of You Who Are Sports Fans Probably ...  PRO

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Aug 8, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 2,144 views

    Those of you who are sports fans probably remember the opening monologue to the TV sports broadcast, “Wide, Wide, World of Sports.” The opening shots depicted athletes from all kinds of sports. As the footage rolled on, so came those immortal words: “The thrill of victory and the agony of ...read more

  • To Dwell Above With The Saints We Love, That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Stone on Apr 10, 2002
    based on 77 ratings
     | 2,938 views

    To dwell above with the saints we love, that will be glory. But to dwell below with the saints we ...read more

  • Humorous Epitaphs  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 16, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,726 views

    Have you ever heard these humorous epitaphs? 1. “Here lies Anne Mann. Who lived an old maid, but died an old Mann.” 2. “Beneath this sod, a lump of clay lays Arabella Young; who on the 21st of May began to hold her tongue.” 3. “The children of Israel wanted bread, the Lord sent them ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 2,102 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
     | 3,833 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
     | 924 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
     | 2,572 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
     | 2,323 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
     | 1,458 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
     | 5,375 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
     | 1,535 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

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