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  • There Is Nothing Like A Father's Blessing And ...

    Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,191 views

    There is nothing like a father’s blessing and love. One day I was at work when out of nowhere my father pulled up to the job in a brand new candy apple red truck. It was the bomb. He got out and said nothing. Of course I’m thinking to myself he bought a new truck. As he started to leave, he got ...read more

  • The Reason It Happened...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,718 views

    THE REASON IT HAPPENED... The Metropolitan Insurance Company has published this list: Reasons/Excuses for Auto Accidents: (1) “An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car, and vanished.” (2) “The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran over him.” (3) “I had been driving for ...read more

  • A Young Man Had Been Promoted To An Important ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,898 views

    A young man had been promoted to an important position in his company. He’d never dreamed he’d be in such a position, much less at such a young age. So he went to see the venerable old timer in the company, and said, "Sir, I was wondering if you could give me some ADVICE." The old timer came back ...read more

  • Christian Writer And Commentator Warren Wiersbe, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Nov 20, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,063 views

    Christian writer and commentator Warren Wiersbe, tells about a town where a horse bolted and ran away with a wagon carrying a little boy. Seeing the child in danger, a young man risked his life to catch the horse and stop the wagon. The child who was saved grew up to become a lawless man, and one ...read more

  • We Had A Car Key Made For Our Son... The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Feb 4, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,933 views

    We had a car key made for our son... The first time he wanted to go out on his own he put the key in the ignition, and it started, then promptly stalled. So he came and asked for help. I put my car key in the ignition, and it started, and kept running. So I started to leave, thinking nothing ...read more

  • If Only Insurance Executive Walter Kaye Had Not ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
     | 924 views

    If only insurance executive Walter Kaye had not arranged for a White House internship for a young woman named Monica Lewinsky. If only skipper Joseph Hazelwood had been paying attention when his tanker, the Exxon Valdez, entered Prince William Sound. If only John F. Parker, the bodyguard assigned ...read more

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

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 4, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,155 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 ...read more

  • Several Years Ago Driving Through The Ocala ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 26, 2007
     | 1,925 views

    Several years ago driving through the Ocala National Forest at night, I spotted a large brown object lying in the middle of the road. I thought it looked like it might be a bear cub that had been struck by a car. I got out and looked at it, and sure enough, that is what it was. About the time I ...read more

  • Jesus, As An Example

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,359 views

    Illustration: Jesus, as an example D. M. Stearns was preaching in Philadelphia. At the close of the service a stranger came up to him and said, “I don’t like the way you spoke about the cross. I think that instead of emphasizing the death of Christ, it would be far better to preach Jesus, the ...read more

  • The Scary Ride

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,861 views

    A father said: On a summer day I took my three-year-old daughter to a Kiddy Park in Dallas, Texas to ride the rides. I put her on a small ride which she insisted on trying even though it was the ’scariest.’ As she whipped around the corners in the kiddy car, she wrinkled up her face into a ...read more

  • A Young Bible College Student Was Witnessing In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,357 views

    A young Bible college student was witnessing in Atlanta, GA. As he approached one house an elderly gentleman was sitting in his chair on the front porch. He asked, “Are you a Christian?” “No, I’m a Smith. The Christians live two doors down.” “I don’t think you understand. I mean, are you lost?” ...read more

  • A Tired Hunter Out In The Wilderness Stumbled ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,439 views

    A tired hunter out in the wilderness stumbled into a camp. “Am I glad to see you,” he said. “I’ve been lost for three days.” “Don’t get too excited, friend,” the other hunter replied. “I’ve been lost for three weeks.” "Cash, check or charge?" A clerk asked, after folding items the woman wished to ...read more

  • If Something Terrible Happens To My Grandparents ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,824 views

    If something terrible happens to my grandparents would it affect me? If God told my great, great, great, great, great, great, (x2000 {just a random number}) grandparents NOT to get in the car and go down a certain road because the bridge was out – and they did it anyway – and died. Would it affect ...read more

  • Wayne Muller, In His Book "Learning To Pray," ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 20, 2007
     | 1,480 views

    Wayne Muller, in his book “Learning to Pray,” writes, “In northern California, there is fog in the morning. As I write this, looking out my window, I know that the mountains and the trees, the grasses and the sky, remain hidden in the fog, but I cannot see them with my eyes. Instead, I feel their ...read more

  • Third And Fourth Graders In A Christian School ...

    Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Oct 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,765 views

    Third and Fourth graders in a Christian school were asked to complete this sentence: “By faith I know that God is…” 1. By faith I know that God is forgiving because he forgave in the Bible and he forgave me when I went in the road on my bike without one of my parents. 2. By faith I know that God is ...read more

  • Is This "Normal?" Why Have We Accepted ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 30, 2008
     | 1,102 views

    Is this "Normal?" Why have we accepted dysfunction as normal? "Dear Annie: My husband and I are separated and he moved in with his girlfriend six weeks ago. A few weeks ago, I had to call the girlfriend’s husband in order to pass along some information. "Harris" and I met for dinner and haven’t ...read more

  • Praying To Be Good

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,944 views

    PRAYING TO BE GOOD When Robert Louis Stevenson was a boy he once remarked to his mother, "Momma, you can’t be good without praying." "How do you know, Robert?" she asked. "Because I’ve tried!" he answered. This brings to mind a story about another little fellow--one who had been sent to his ...read more

  • Checking On Himself

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 24, 2008
     | 1,440 views

    CHECKING ON HIMSELF I’m reminded of a story of a grocery store owner who overheard a young boy using the pay phone at the entrance of his store. You know how telephone conversations are; you usually hear only one side of the conversation. The young boy was talking and the store manager was ...read more

  • Private Convictions

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Mar 13, 2009
     | 2,985 views

    PRIVATE CONVICTIONS When I worked in Toronto for a food processing plant, I believed we had the best products on the market. I would tell my customers that my products were worth the twenty cents a pound more than my competitors, because they were better, and I really believed they were. Then ...read more

  • God Is Not A Genie

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 4, 2010
     | 1,567 views

    GOD IS NOT A GENIE She was ferocious and yet frail. When I told her that I was a Chaplain she took the opportunity to bombard me with accusations and questions. "What is the use of prayer if God is going to let those 29 miners die anyway? All those good people prayed around the clock for those ...read more

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