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  • God's "Random" Provision

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 21, 2009
     | 4,469 views

    God's "Random" Provision Charles Cowman and his wife were missionaries to Asia. He became fatally ill and they returned to their homeland. For six years he battled his illness. Mrs. Cowman says, "... each time when the testings had reached their utmost limit, God would illumine some old and ...read more

  • Two Ardent Fishermen Met On Their Vacation And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Jan 20, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,963 views

    “Two ardent fishermen met on their vacation and began swapping stories about the different places they had fished, the kind of tackle used, the best bait, and finally about some of the fish they had caught. One of them told of a vicious battle he once had with a 300-pound salmon. The other man ...read more

  • The Fearless Lion Tamer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
     | 6,984 views

    THE FEARLESS LION TAMER A 1st grader stood in front of his classroom to make a speech about "What I want to be when I grow up." He said, "I'm going to be a lion tamer and have lots of fierce lions. I'll walk into the cage and they will roar." He paused for a moment, thinking through what he had ...read more

  • In All Things Preserve Integrity; And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,697 views

    "In all things preserve integrity; and the consciousness of thine own uprightness will alleviate the toil of business; soften the hardness of ill-success and disappointments, and give thee an humble confidence before God, when the ...read more

  • While I Still Lived In Newbern, I Dated A Girl In ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
     | 476 views

    While I still lived in Newbern, I dated a girl in Ridgely. After a long time that relationship deteriorated. During this time, and for many years on either side, there was a black woman named Eula Mae Smith who did our laundry and housecleaning. She was a saint of God, a dear family friend, and ...read more

  • Come In Or Stay ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
     | 3,093 views

    COME IN OR STAY OUT Little Billy was caught in the act of some mischief and his mother asked him, "How do you expect to get into heaven?" He thought for a moment and then said, "Well, I’ll just run in and out and keep slamming the door until they say, ’For heaven’s sake, either come in or stay ...read more

  • God Has A Good Sense Of Humour

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 24, 2025
     | 39 views

    The Lord has a good sense of humour. In 1992, I was working as a patent attorney in a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company called Sandoz. I had been asked to fill out a form, in which Sandoz had asked me where I would be prepared to go and live - if the company wanted to send me abroad to ...read more

  • Patience  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 12, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 6,032 views

    Patience: And, of course, my favorite given to me some time ago by my elder, married daughter, Jennifer: I pray for - Wisdom - to understand my man; Love - to forgive him; Patience - for his moods; ...read more

  • Mental Health Risk In Abortion

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 3,114 views

    MENTAL HEALTH RISK IN ABORTION The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Britain, looking at several recent studies, have confirmed that having an abortion can lead to mental illness in women. Depression, regret, irreconcilable grief and mental anguish are ...read more

  • Seven Ages Of Man

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 2,406 views

    SEVEN AGES OF MAN Someone described the seven ages of man in these ways: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills, wills. Spills - Infancy. Drills - Childhood. We get drilled about doing this and that. Thrills - Teen years perhaps. I'm not sure they are all that thrilling, however. Bills - ...read more

  • In Judith Viorst's Book For Children Entitled ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 27, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,452 views

    In Judith Viorst’s book for children entitled I’ll Fix Anthony, Anthony’s younger brother complains about the way his older brother treats him. The little brother says: “My brother Anthony can read books now, but he won’t read any books to me. He plays checkers with Bruce from his school. But ...read more

  • One Of The Sweet Christians In Church History Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 30, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 1,959 views

    One of the sweet Christians in church history was a little guy named Billy Bray. He was a Cornish miner. He had one of the most remarkable salvation experiences you ever saw in all of your life. Billy Bray was so happy — he shouted all the time. He bothered people. He had so much joy, just shouting ...read more

  • Do We Value Our Family ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 13, 2008
     | 796 views

    Do we value our Family Time? Family time is something we all say we value, but few of us actually experience. Surveys suggest that most families rate time together as their number one priority. Those same surveys show that fathers spend only a few minutes a day with their children. In his book If ...read more

  • Think About People Who Find Themselves In ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
     | 1,721 views

    Think about people who find themselves in religious ruts. They discover a number of things about themselves. They will find that they are getting older but not getting any holier. Time is their enemy, not their friend. The time they trusted and looked to is betraying them, for they often said to ...read more

  • Lyle Arakaki Of Honolulu, Hawaii Tells The ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
     | 4,050 views

    Lyle Arakaki of Honolulu, Hawaii tells the following story about himself. "In Hawaii, because of the time difference with the continetal U.S., the National Football League Monday night football game is played in mid-afternoon; so the local TV station delays its telecast till 6:30 in the evening. ...read more

  • If It's Not True...  PRO

    Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Sep 10, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,727 views

    IF IT'S NOT TRUE... The fact is, if Jesus Christ died on the cross and did not rise again from the dead, everything we live for and believe as Christians means absolutely nothing, Ill. 1 Cor. 15:12-20. 1. v.13 Christ Is Not Risen a. He died in vain, Rom. 4:24; 5:10 b. He lied, Mt. 16:21; ...read more

  • Robin Williams Who Said, "Death Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2000
    based on 133 ratings
     | 2,458 views

    Robin Williams who said, “Death is nature’s way of saying, Your table’s ready.” And David Niven who said “I won’t go, I’ll kick and scream and make a terrible fuss” And oh how human was Woody Allens thought when he said “I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” But ...read more

  • Neil Chetnik, Author, Speaker, Expert On Men's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,265 views

    Neil Chetnik, author, speaker, expert on men’s lives wrote in USA Today about the time he and his father were going through his grandfathers papers and he writes: "It was the first time I had ever seen my Dad cry, and Dad said, ’I am crying not only for my father, but also for me. His death means ...read more

  • I Heard Of A Couple Who, As They Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Smith on May 5, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,321 views

    ILL: I heard of a couple who, as they were paying for groceries in the check-out line, were discussing their soon to be 50th wedding anniversary, when the young cashier interjected by saying, "I can’t imagine being married to same man for 50 years!" The wife wisely replied, ...read more

  • Healthy Benefits Of Friendship

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,786 views

    HEALTHY BENEFITS OF FRIENDSHIP A in depth study revealed that people with friends enjoy better health, live longer, are happier and find greater fulfilment in life. Time spent with friends will ENRICH our lives & make us healthier – it acts as medicine to help boost the immune system against both ...read more