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  • A Little Boy Who Was Misbehaving One Night When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 16, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,399 views

    A little boy who was misbehaving one night when his father was trying to get him to go to bed. The boy’s mother had gone to a meeting and his father was taking care of things at home. Long after the little boy had been tucked in for the night, he was doing the classic drink of water routine: ...read more

  • While Josh Mcdowell Was Attending Seminary In ...

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Feb 22, 2008
     | 1,550 views

    While Josh McDowell was attending seminary in California, his father went Home to be with the Lord. His mother had died years earlier, but Josh was not sure of her salvation. He became depressed, thinking that she might be lost. Was she a Christian or not? The thought obsessed him. “Lord,” he ...read more

  • Sputtering  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 12 ratings
     | 5,047 views

    SPUTTERING A man in North Carolina bought a new car with a voice-warning system. ... At first he was amused to hear the soft female voice gently remind him that his seat belt wasn’t fastened. ... Edwin affectionately called this voice the "little woman." He soon discovered his little woman was ...read more

  • A Grief Observed

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 20, 2022
     | 1,739 views

    C.S. Lewis married when he was older to a woman named Joy. Joy got cancer and died just some years after they were married. Lewis, being a writer, wrote down his thoughts after she died in a journal. He turned that journal in a book called, “A Grief Observed.” The first few pages are somewhat ...read more

  • Rome Was Celebrating Its Temporary Victory Over ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2001
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,682 views

    Rome was celebrating its temporary victory over Alaric the Goth in its usual manner, but watching gladiators fight to the death in the arena, when suddenly there was an interruption. A rudely clad robed figure boldly leaped down into the arena. Telemachus was one of the hermits who devoted ...read more

  • Gladiator  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,534 views

    GLADIATOR Rome was celebrating its temporary victory over Alaric the Goth in its usual manner, by watching gladiators fight to the death in the arena, when suddenly there was an interruption. A rudely clad robed figure boldly leaped down into the arena. Telemachus was one of the hermits who ...read more

  • Speaking Of Spelling The Name Of God, Three ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 30, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,436 views

    Speaking of spelling the name of God, three people from different parts of the country passed away at the same time. All were met at the gates by St. Peter. The first was an architect from California. Peter said, "You've built beautiful buildings and served men on earth, but before you come in you ...read more

  • Our Sunday School Director Shared This And I Am ...

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 4, 2005
     | 1,422 views

    Our Sunday School Director shared this and I am not sure of the source but it does reveal some wonderful truths: Perhaps you are thankful for you wife who says it’s hot dogs tonight, because she is home with you and not out with someone else. Or, for you husband who is on the sofa being ...read more

  • It Was May 21, 1946. The Place - Los Alamos. A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,153 views

    “It was May 21, 1946. The place - Los Alamos. A young and daring scientist was carrying out a necessary experiment in preparation for the atomic test to be conducted in the waters of the South Pacific atoll at Bikini. “He had successfully performed such an experiment many times before. In his ...read more

  • In The Former Soviet Union Several Years Ago, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 904 views

    In the former Soviet Union several years ago, there was a house church that had to meet in secret to avoid reprisals from the communist government. One Sunday these believers arrived inconspicuously in small groups throughout the day so as not to arouse the suspicion of KGB informers. By dusk, they ...read more

  • The Stages Of Loss

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,376 views

    THE STAGES OF LOSS Several years ago a profound and dramatic research project began in Chicago's Billings Hospital. It was a seminar on death, in which psychiatists, chaplains, nurses, and medical doctors studied the ultimate human crisis of facing death. Basic findings is that the very ill ...read more

  • The Stranger

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2011
     | 4,459 views

    THE STRANGER Some time ago, a small east coast community was struggling financially, so they called an open town meeting to discuss the problem. A couple dozen people were there, including a stranger that no one seemed to know. Most assumed he was a tourist who had just dropped in on the meeting. ...read more

  • Repentance In The White House  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,047 views

    REPENTANCE IN THE WHITE HOUSE In 2001, Tim Goeglein started running the White House Office of Public Liaison, providing him almost daily access to then President George Bush for seven years. Then it all ended abruptly on February 29, 2008. A well-known blogger revealed the startling fact that 27 ...read more

  • What Occupies Your Heart?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,019 views

    WHAT OCCUPIES YOUR HEART? I squirmed a bit as I forced myself to listen to my friend cataloging her problems. After three hours, I interrupted her gently to ask, "If you were to draw a circle to represent your life, what would be in the center?" She thought a moment, then said, "My problems." My ...read more

  • Loose Connections

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Mar 31, 2008
     | 4,179 views

    LOOSE CONNECTIONS In a seminary missions class, Herbert Jackson told how, as a new missionary, he was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He went to the school near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and had ...read more

  • 2704 "Firstborn Of Every ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 22, 2008
     | 1,743 views

    2704 “Firstborn Of Every Creature” A Christian minister once had a member of a well-known Jehovah’s Witness cult in his audience who constantly interrupted the meeting by shouting and heckling. “You cannot prove that Jesus is the eternal Son of God,” he said. “He was the FIRST-BORN of every ...read more

  • In My Humble Opinion

    Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 29, 2020
     | 2,083 views

    It was a busy week last week. I was chasing my tail so much, I thought I would actually catch it. What I would do after I caught it is beyond my imagination. However, I was quite busy, and then the mail came. Whenever the mail comes, I’m always expecting “the check.” Rarely do I get it, but my ...read more

  • Just In Case Your Boss Catches You Asleep At Your ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 4, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
     | 3,295 views

    Just in case your boss catches you asleep at your desk, be ready to blurt out one of these excuses: *They told me at the blood bank that this might happen. *This is just a 15-minute power nap like they raved about in that time management course you sent me to. *I was working smarter - not ...read more

  • Christian Author Max Lucado Tells A Parable That ...

    Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,744 views

    Christian author Max Lucado tells a parable that was related to him by a rabbi whom he met on an airline flight. In the parable, a CEO has an office on the top floor of a Manhattan skyscraper. Most people have not seen him, but they have met his daughter, who works in the building for her father. ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Senior Executive […] Cost The ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 22, 2006
     | 767 views

    Many years ago a senior executive […] cost the company more than $2 million. John D. Rockefeller was then running the firm. Edward T. Bedford, a partner in the company […] was scheduled to see Rockefeller that day and […] when he entered the office [Rockefeller] was bent over his desk busily ...read more

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