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  • Jealous In A Restaurant  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jan 10, 2013
    based on 22 ratings
     | 4,884 views

    JEALOUS IN A RESTAURANT There is an old story about an older couple having dinner in a restaurant. The wife sees another couple about their age sitting in a booth nearby. She sees the husband sitting close to his wife, with his arm around her. He is whispering things in her ear, and she is smiling ...read more

  • Poor I-Sight

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jan 23, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,362 views

    POOR I-SIGHT We suffer from poor I-sight. Not eyesight, a matter of distorted vision that lenses can correct, but I-sight. Poor I-sight blurs your view, not of the world, but of yourself. Some see self too highly. Maybe it's the PhD or pedigree. A tattoo can do it; so can a new truck or the Nobel ...read more

  • Cirrhosis Of The Giver

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jan 23, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,586 views

    CIRRHOSIS OF THE GIVER The disease cirrhosis of the giver was discovered in A.D. 34 by the husband-wife team of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1–11). It is an acute condition that renders the patient’s hands immobile when he is called on to move them in the direction of his wallet or her purse, and ...read more

  • The Umpire's Revenge  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 6, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,315 views

    THE UMPIRE'S REVENGE Forgiveness begins when we give up the quest to get even. This is difficult, because getting even is the natural obsession of the wounded soul. Stories about getting even always capture our attention. It wouldn’t surprise me if revenge is the theme of as many as half the ...read more

  • A Woman Sees A Father Shopping With A Fussy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jun 3, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,181 views

    A woman sees a father shopping with a fussy two-year-old in his grocery cart. “Be patient, Billy,” he whispers. “You can handle this, Billy. It’s okay, Billy.” The woman said to him, “I don’t mean to interrupt your shopping, but I just had to tell you how wonderfully loving and patient you are ...read more

  • Entry-Level Faith

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jun 3, 2013
     | 5,680 views

    ENTRY-LEVEL FAITH During World War II, a young teenager tried to enlist in the navy. Only fifteen but large for his years, he told the recruiting officer in Richmond, Virginia, that he was sixteen. The officer looked at him and shook his head. "Sorry, son, you're not old enough." Two months ...read more

  • Husband Doesn't Get It

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jun 19, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,837 views

    TWICE A WEEK After just a few years of marriage filled with disagreements and arguments, a young man and his wife decided the only way to save their marriage was to try counseling. Things had slipped from bad to worse as the months passed, turning their marriage into a marathon of misery. They had ...read more

  • Somebody Help The Boy

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jun 28, 2013
     | 4,197 views

    SOMEBODY HELP THE BOY I was at home alone with Ryan one morning when I suddenly realized that it had been approximately two minutes since my little explorer had made any noise. (When one babysits with Ryan, silence is definitely not golden.) I immediately began looking for him, searching each room ...read more

  • The Next One

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Aug 16, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,190 views

    THE NEXT ONE Eugene Peterson wrote about visiting a monastery. While on the way to the refectory for lunch, he and the monks he was visiting walked past a graveyard with an open grave. He asked one of the monks which member of the community had died recently, and he was told, "Nobody. That grave ...read more

  • The First Mongolian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
     | 3,610 views

    THE FIRST MONGOLIAN CHURCH The Christian authors, Bill and Amy Stearns, in their book entitled "20/20 Vision: Amazing Stories of What God Is Doing Around the World," describe how the Gospel of Jesus, the Christ, came to Mongolia. "In the 1870’s Swedish missionaries arrived in Mongolia - what was ...read more

  • Got It Comin'  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Major on Jun 7, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,443 views

    GOT IT COMIN' Clint Eastwood Westerns are great movies. One of his later movies is titled “Unforgiven.” In the movie, Eastwood plays the part of an aging gunfighter who lost his taste for killing many years before. He and his old partner, played by Morgan Freeman, are lured by the rumor of a ...read more

  • There Was A Time When Anyone Who Read The Bible ...

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 10, 2005
     | 1,567 views

    There was a time when anyone who read the Bible in England did so at great risk. But a man by the name of Wycliffe saw in the Bible the remedy for the ills of his country. There was no English Bible in existence , so in the face of bitter opposition, he translated the Bible into English. People ...read more

  • The Story Is Told That In The Latter 1800's, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 2,067 views

    The story is told that in the latter 1800’s, Alfred Lord Tennyson invited a Russian nobleman to his estate. And early one morning this nobleman took off with dogs & guns & servants to go hunting. At mid-day he returned & Lord Tennyson asked him how he did. He answered, "Not very well. I shot ...read more

  • This Week I Have Been Reading The Book, "How To ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,476 views

    This week I have been reading the book, “How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like It” by June Hunt. She opened her book with the following Introduction, “Resentment...rage…retaliation. Ever struggle with forgiveness? Ever thought it was impossible? Ever knew you oughta but didn’t wanna? I believe ...read more

  • An Organization In Montana Once Offered A Bounty ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,234 views

    An organization in Montana once offered a bounty of five thousand dollars for every wolf captured alive. Two hunters named Sam and Jed decided to head for the hills and make some money capturing wolves. Day and night they scoured the mountains and forests searching for their valuable prey. ...read more

  • He Fiction Book Of William Golding, The Lord Of ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2009
     | 1,520 views

    he fiction book of William Golding, The Lord of the Flies, tells about several boys that are abandoned on an island. The beginning of the book is full of hope despite their circumstances. Ralph, one of the boys and the main character of the book, is elected leader. However, through time, we ...read more

  • Take That Vacation: The Families And Work ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
     | 1,892 views

    Take That Vacation: The Families and Work Institute released recent study revealing more than 25% of workers report they’ve passed up some of the vacation time to which they’re entitled because of job demands. The study found that those who don’t use their vacation time are far more likely to ...read more

  • Wesley Taught About Prevenient Grace, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donald Stevens on Sep 30, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 2,699 views

    - Wesley taught about Prevenient Grace, Justifying Grace, and Sanctifying Grace. - And even if we know about those forms of grace that Wesley emphasized, - I think that we still have a hard time understanding what grace really is. - I once heard it explained this way. - Suppose that someone ...read more

  • During Quail Season In Georgia, An Atlanta ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,834 views

    During quail season in Georgia, an Atlanta journalist met an old farmer hunting with an ancient pointer at his side. Twice the dog ran ahead as his body ached rheumatism and pointed. Twice his master fired into the open air. When the journalist saw no birds rise, he asked the farmer for an ...read more

  • A Man Often Walked Through A Cemetery On His Way ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,193 views

    A man often walked through a cemetery on his way home. One night, though, unaware that a new grave had been dug in his path, he tumbled in. For some time he struggled to get out of the 7 foot deep grave, but finally gave up and settled down for the night. An hour later, a farmer out possum hunting ...read more