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  • Mom Was Right!

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2011
     | 2,316 views

    Mom was Right! Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for everyone. Many studies have found a relationship between eating breakfast and learning ability, attention span, and general well-being. The American Dietetic Association (www.eatright.org) reports that adults who eat breakfast ...read more

  • Your Subconscious

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2012
     | 1,447 views

    YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS "Your subconscious actually sees, hears, smells, tastes, and senses everything going on around you. IT DOES NOT MISS ANYTHING. It doesn’t ever forget anything, either. But your conscious brain can’t handle all of these experiences at once, so your subconscious brain interprets ...read more

  • Seminary Students Who Would Not Stop To Help

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 20, 2022
     | 703 views

    In her book Kindness: Reaching Out to Others, Phyllis J. Le Peau relates this story: “Some seminary students were asked to preach on the story of the Good Samaritan. When the hour arrived for their sermon, each one was deliberately delayed en route to class. As the students raced across campus, ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Mercedes Benz Television ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 20, 2008
     | 1,420 views

    Years ago there was a Mercedes Benz television commercial that showed their car colliding with a cement wall during a safety test. Someone then asked the company spokesman why they didn’t enforce their patent on the Mercedes Benz energy-absorbing car body, a design that was evidently copied by ...read more

  • Sparky Anderson The Great Baseball Manager Who ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 29, 2008
     | 1,524 views

    Sparky Anderson the great baseball manager who won many pennants and a world championship, said,” I’m not lying when I say that this religion is so important to me. If I had one great wish, it would be that I could honestly say that I was one of God’s children. That is the one emptiness I ...read more

  • Wikipedia Adds This ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 15, 2008
     | 1,329 views

    Wikipedia adds this insight: "Humility, or being humble, is the defining characteristic of an unpretentious and modest person, someone who does not think that he or she is better or more important than others. The opposite of humility is pride. The term "humility" is derived from the Latin word ...read more

  • Idolatry Is About "Getting"

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 2, 2009
     | 4,103 views

    IDOLATRY IS ABOUT "GETTING" William Barclay makes this important observation about ancient idolatry: "The essence of idolatry is the desire to get. A man sets up an idol and worships it because he desires to get something out of god. To put it bluntly, he believes that by his sacrifices and his ...read more

  • Many Converts, Few Disciples  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,591 views

    Many Converts-Few Disciples: This is the conclusion of George Barna after 2 years of research. Is this why church-es have lost their relevance in American culture? Not one person polled, when asked to identify their most important goal for their life, said it was to be a committed follower of Jesus ...read more

  • Who Prays?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
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     | 2,744 views

    Who Prays? · 88% of Americans pray · 82% believe in the healing power of prayer · 78% say prayer is an important part of daily life · 63% pray often · 25% pray occasionally · 65% believe they have had specific prayers answered · 79% say praying helps speed recovery · 24% say they have been cured ...read more

  • Family Structure: According To The Institute For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,624 views

    Family Structure: According to the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, 20 of 23 studies find a link between family structure and delinquency, affirming that kids from broken homes are much more likely to enter lives of crime. 90% of the increase in violent-crime rates can be attributed to the ...read more

  • Family: According To The Religion & Ethics ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,732 views

    Family: According to the Religion & Ethics Newsweekly survey on Faith & Family in America, a third of Americans define “family” as parents and children. 52% feel divorce is alright, while 49% believe its OK for a couple to live together. Even with such changes in the modern American family, 55% of ...read more

  • When Abraham Lincoln Was President, One Of His ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 15, 2002
     | 1,760 views

    When Abraham Lincoln was president, one of his sons wanted to go in and see him. Lincoln was in a very important meeting and his secretary said to his son, “You can’t go in now. He’s very busy.” The boy answered, “He’s my father and he said he’s always got time to ...read more

  • E. Stanley Jones Tells Of The Time He Was About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 16, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,542 views

    E. Stanley Jones tells of the time he was about to board a plane when he heard God, in his spirit, telling him not to get on the plane. He learned later that the plane crashed and there were no survivors. When he shared his experience with someone, they said, “You mean to say that you were the ...read more

  • After Three Years Of Research, Indiana ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jul 7, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,574 views

    After three years of research, Indiana University sociologist Donna Eder has identified an important dynamic involved in gossip. Eder discovered that the initial negative statement was not the starting point for gossip. The critical turning point was found in the response to the initial negative ...read more

  • The Flaming Wedding Dress  PRO

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 22, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,289 views

    The Flaming Wedding Dress In one of my first weddings I learned to ask an important question. I now ask each bride if her dress has long sleeves. Why? In one particular wedding, the bride and groom approached the unity candle and as they were lighting the candle, the bride's sleeve caught ...read more

  • Good Friday  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Killam on Apr 18, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,835 views

    Dennis Bratcher said, Good Friday is not a day of celebration but of mourning, both for the death of Jesus and for the sins of the world that his death represents. Yet, although Friday is a solemn time, it is not without its own joy. For while it is important to place the Resurrection against the ...read more

  • Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Minnesota's Former ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 20, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,844 views

    Jesse “The Body” Ventura, Minnesota’s former governor said on December 2002- God has a plan and a destiny for each one of us. I wasn’t always a believer, but through my wife and a couple of close friends, in the last couple of years, I have come to believe in God and that He has a plan and a ...read more

  • Statistics On Lying

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,008 views

    Our Daily Bread published an article on lying in the August 28, 1992 edition. In that devotional reading, it stated that lying seems to be a way of life for many people: “We lie at the drop of a hat. The book The Day American Told the Truth says that 91 percent of those surveyed lie routinely ...read more

  • Hank Hanegraff Who Heads Up Cri (Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,894 views

    Hank Hanegraff who heads up CRI (Christian Research Inst.) wrote this: “The Resurrection is not merely important to the historic Christian faith — without it there would be no Christianity. It elevates Christianity above all other world religions. Through the Resurrection Christ demonstrated that ...read more

  • Many Different Dates Have Been Observed As The ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 17, 2007
     | 947 views

    Many different dates have been observed as the birthday of Jesus. January 2 was the first we know about. Later May 20 was observed. At different periods Christmas has been on April 18, April 19, March 25, March 28, and January 6. For a long time the Eastern Orthodox Church observed January 6 and it ...read more

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