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  • Bible Reading Upl Today, 45% Of U.s. Adults Read ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,235 views

    Bible Reading UpL Today, 45% of U.S. adults read the Bible during a typical week, not including when they are at church, up from 31% in ‘95. The rise is largely due to increased reading among Baby Busters and residents of the western states. 67% of born again individuals read the ...read more

  • Donors Economics Professor Tyler Cowen Reports ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 758 views

    Donors Economics professor Tyler Cowen reports donors often tolerate high administrative costs, fail to monitor charities, and do not insist on measurable results—the opposite of how they treat financial investments. He also confirmed that while 1-for-1 matching funds increase donations, ...read more

  • Aging Americans The Percentage Of The U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,208 views

    AGING AMERICANS The percentage of the U.S. population aged 65 or over continues to increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The figure has steadily climbed over the years: 7% (1940), 8% (1950), 9% (1960), 10% (1970), 11% (1980), 12% (1990) and again 12% (2000). For 2010 the ...read more

  • U.s. Retailers Are Expected To Add Up To 600,000 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,363 views

    U.S. retailers are expected to add up to 600,000 people to their employment rolls between now and December. Target alone will hire 50,000 to 80,000 seasonal workers. Retail staffs increase an average of 5% during the holidays, but some stores boost employee rolls by as much as 50%, a number to ...read more

  • I'm Just Scratching The Surface Of Evidence That ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,096 views

    I’m just scratching the surface of evidence that supports the Historical Accuracy of the Bible. Let me sum it up with a quote from D.F.Albright, an archaeologist at John Hopkins University. He said, “Excessive skepticism shown toward the Bible has progressively been discredited. Discovery after ...read more

  • Front Page The Percentage Of Adults Reading The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 724 views

    Front Page The percentage of adults reading the front section of a daily newspaper from ‘00 to ‘05 increased from 51.4% to 53% in the 87 metro markets surveyed by The Media Audit. At the same time those reading the other 11 sections of a daily paper declined with the weekend TV guide declining the ...read more

  • In A Report Made In 1986, Howard Dayton Said ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 8, 2003
    based on 32 ratings
     | 1,093 views

    In a report made in 1986, Howard Dayton said that personal debt in the U.S. was increasing at the rate of $1000 per second, and consumer installment debt had mushroomed to a point where it was taking approximately $1 out of every $4 that consumers earn after taxes to keep up the payments – not ...read more

  • One Man Said, "In My House, I Make All The Major ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,841 views

    One man said, “In my house, I make all the major decisions and my wife makes all the minor decisions. For example, I decide such things as East-West trade, crime in the streets, welfare cheating and increase in taxes. My wife decides the minor things such as which house to buy, what kind of car we ...read more

  • November 2006, A Study Led By David Martin (An ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 31, 2008
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    November 2006, a study led by David Martin (an oncologist at the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute in California) tested whether a mouse’s diet alone can affect its descendants. The researchers fed meals high in minerals and vitamins – such as B12 – to pregnant mice that have a gene ...read more

  • The Seriousness Of Errant Doctrine Can Be ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,974 views

    The seriousness of errant doctrine can be compared to a missile aimed a mere one degree off target. The difference seems slight and negligible at first, yet the results of the error increase dramatically throughout the flight, until the missile totally misses its intended target. So it is with ...read more

  • The Emperors Club Is A Movie About This Clash ...  PRO

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Nov 22, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,865 views

    The Emperors club is a movie about this clash between doing what is right and what will increase power and significance. The teacher has a young Senator's Son (Cedrick), who is a leader. After a brief turn in the right direction Cedrick decides to cheat to win the schools greatest honor. As ...read more

  • According To The Israeli Press, Psychiatrists Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
     | 1,860 views

    According to the Israeli press, psychiatrists are expecting an increase in a condition the have labeled, “Jerusalem Syndrome.” For many years mental heath workers have treated tourists who become emotionally overwhelmed by a visit to the Holy Land. Although some are only temporarily caught up in an ...read more

  • Pastor's Pay: A Recent Christian Ministry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,901 views

    Pastor’s Pay: A recent Christian Ministry Resources (survey finds: Protestant pastors’ pay packages average $73,000. Mega-church pastors earn an average of $108,000. Pastors of congregations with less than 100 members receive $32,500. Average salaries increased to $60,000 for churches with 100 to ...read more

  • Online Banking: 53 Million People, Or 44% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,017 views

    Online Banking: 53 million people, or 44% of internet users and 25% of all adults, say they now use online banking. This is a 47% increase over the number of Americans who were performing online banking in late ‘02. Of all the major internet activities tracked by the Project since its inaugural ...read more

  • Every Major Religion Except Islam Is Declining In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,655 views

    Every Major Religion except Islam is declining in Western Europe, reports Gordon-Conwell’s Center for the Study on Global Christianity. The drop is most evident in France, Sweden and the Netherlands, where church attendance is less than 10% in some areas. The forces driving the decline include ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,612 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

  • Household Restructure: For The First Time In U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,143 views

    Household Restructure: For the first time in U.S. history, the traditional family―a married couple with kids at home―comprises less than 25% of U.S. households. Non-family households are nearly 1/3 of the total, a 50% increase since ’70. Multigenerational homes, with 3 or more ...read more

  • Some Students Rushed Off To Bible College, ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 20, 2004
     | 2,206 views

    Some students rushed off to Bible college, trusting God for finances. The problem was that these students had left debts at home that needed to be paid. When they got to college they increased their debt. They became so burdened with debt that their lives ended up a shipwreck. Living by faith ...read more

  • When I Have Learnt To Love God Better Than My ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,867 views

    "When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now. In so far as I learn to love my earthly dearest at the expense of God and instead of God, I shall be moving towards the state in which I shall not love my earthly ...read more

  • When A Christian Grows

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
     | 2,087 views

    WHEN A CHRISTIAN GROWS Dr. Bonar once remarked that he could tell when a Christian was growing. In proportion to his growth in grace he would elevate his Master, talk less of what he was doing, and become smaller and smaller in his own esteem, until, like the morning star, he faded away before the ...read more

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