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  • Admirer Or Follower?  PRO

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Jul 19, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,866 views

    ADMIRER OR FOLLOWER? Recently I heard that in Scotland, a voluntary survey was given to law enforcement officers of their religious affiliations. That may not sound very interesting, but what caught my attention was that 8 of the officers claimed their religious affiliation to be "Jedi". I ...read more

  • Hearing And Making Good Choices

    Contributed by Tim Baker on Jan 20, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,903 views

    I remember so clearly my storm chase on May 13th 2009 of the Kirksville Missouri tornado. My chase started with spotting my first tornado near Novinger Missouri, where I played tag with it several times, getting some nice video clips of it, until finally it approached the city limits wrapped in ...read more

  • These Small Acts Of Service Won't Show Up On Our ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,135 views

    These small acts of service won’t show up on our “to do” list. Opportunities for Mundane Service have a way of surprising us … sometimes in our busiest moments --- which means we have to be willing to be interrupted. I had one such unscheduled event a while back when a man came to my office ...read more

  • Taken Out By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
     | 1,457 views

    TAKEN OUT BY WATERMELONS Years ago, I went to the Sultan Centre in Salmiya. This was back in the days when it was the only one in town, and you were still allowed to take your shopping cart up that moving ramp to the second floor. I had gone upstairs after getting some groceries. As I was coming ...read more

  • Back To Reality

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
     | 3,121 views

    BACK TO REALITY The story is told of three men who began talking one day about their wives. The first man said, "When we got married, I told my wife in no uncertain terms that from now on she would have to do all the cooking. Well, the first day after I told her, I saw nothing. The second day I ...read more

  • Daddy Restrained

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 31, 2009
     | 1,637 views

    DADDY RESTRAINED I’ll never forget an experience I had with my son Ethan. When Ethan was about 2 years old, he had been playing and had fallen and cut open his chin. It was bad enough for Nicole and I to take him to A.I. DuPont Hospital for children. After the doctors examined his cut they told ...read more

  • Loneliness And Suicide, Products Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
     | 3,004 views

    Loneliness and Suicide, Products of Materialism Can you guess who said this? "I sit in my house in Buffalo and sometimes I get so lonely it’s unbelievable. Life has been so good to me. I’ve got a great wife, good kids, money, my own health--and I’m lonely and bored.... I often wondered why so many ...read more

  • My Dad's Testimony  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 4, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,261 views

    MY DAD'S TESTIMONY My Dad died of cancer in a nursing home. He was in a partial coma when I visited him before that day came. We had come down from Queensland to Wagga Wagga, his birthplace. I was wondering where he was in terms of his relationship with Christ. And yes, the thought crossed my mind ...read more

  • Sing A New Song

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 21, 2011
     | 2,575 views

    SING A NEW SONG Boom! Boom! The two-fold pounding of the avalanche cannon awoke me from my slumber. No, we didn't get snow last night, I mused. But sure enough, God dumped nine inches of fresh snow onto the mountains above. Now, I love winter; it's great skiing on fresh powder. However, I ...read more

  • God's Forgiveness And The Jump Drive

    Contributed by James Webster on Jan 14, 2012
     | 3,906 views

    GOD'S FORGIVENESS AND THE JUMP DRIVE Most of you know I keep most of my office work in the corner of the family room in the parsonage since we moved back. Most of my study I do early before anyone gets up. However, for the past couple of weeks I have been coming over to the church office early ...read more

  • Christian Walk Compared To Learning How To Pitch ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
     | 4,065 views

    Christian Walk Compared to Learning How to Pitch Horseshoes When I married into Charlotte’s family I married into a really close family that liked to spend a lot of time together. Almost every Sunday was spent at Charlotte’s Mom and Dad’s house. There were football or baseball games to watch or ...read more

  • In His Book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey Writes: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 135 ratings
     | 3,805 views

    In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then the karate lesson guy said I had to start paying him five ...read more

  • Get On With The Operation  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 7, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 1,744 views

    Illus.: “Get On With the Operation” A soldier was badly wounded. A surgeon said to him, “I must operate right away. I think I ought to tell you that you have one chance in a hundred to come through. Have you anything to say?” The soldier answered, “No, doctor, get on with the operation! All ...read more

  • A Man Fell Off A Cliff, But Managed To Grab A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 23, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,783 views

    A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on his way down. “Is anyone up there?” he cried out. “I am here, I am the Lord, do you believe me?” the voice said. “Yes, Lord I believe, I really believe, but I can’t hang on much longer.” “If you really believe you will be alright, I ...read more

  • A Beautiful Blond Senior Shares: "When We Date, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,947 views

    A beautiful blond senior shares: “When we date, we start giving gifts, like flowers or candy. When a couple becomes engaged, they give special things—a diamond and very personal things. The most personal gift that I can ever give is myself. I have nothing more precious to give. When I marry, I want ...read more

  • Singer Sheryl Crow Said Recently, In A New York ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,144 views

    Singer Sheryl Crow said recently, in a New York Post interview: “I believe in God. I believe in Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed and all those that were enlightened. I wouldn’t say necessarily that I’m a strict Christian. I’m not sure I believe in heaven.” Sheryl Crow is where many people are today; ...read more

  • Under The Law With Its Ten-Fold ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,394 views

    Under the law with its ten-fold lash Learning, alas, how true That the more I tried The sooner I died While the law cried, "You! You! You!" Helplessly still did the battle rage, "Oh, wretched man," my cry. And deliverance I sought By some penance bought, While my heart cried, "I! I! I!" Then ...read more

  • Sometimes Some Of The Guys Try To Push Me Around ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 25, 2009
     | 1,041 views

    Sometimes some of the guys try to push me around a little, all in good fun. It is a way of showing affection in Australia. In the friendly banter, I may say "Hey, I belong to God! I am annointed! Don’t touch the Lord’s annointed! Back off!" Although I am only joking I am also serious about ...read more

  • Gem Collection

    Contributed by Roger Miller on Apr 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,607 views

    GEM COLLECTION Len Sweet, a Methodist preacher, tells how he complimented a woman in Rustin, Louisiana on her jewelry. She smiled and said, "Thank you. I collect gems." I agreed and said, "It shows." "No," she insisted. "I don't collect those gems. I collect real 'gems.' I have a gem of a ...read more

  • Taking The Good Path

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
     | 1,750 views

    TAKING THE GOOD PATH The media interviewed the second Chilean miner freed, and here is what he said, "The time down there changed me. God had one hand and the devil had the other hand, and when I was down there, I decided to let go of the devil and hold onto God. I buried 40 years of my life down ...read more

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