Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 12, 2004
1. For 16 years, John Kovac was a “tenant of a tunnel.” John and a few others lived underground in an abandoned railroad tunnel in New York City. When Amtrak bought the tunnel and prepared to reopen it, John was forced to look for a place to live above ground.
According to The New York Times, Mr.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Some years ago, on New Year’s Day during the Tournament of Roses Parade, a beautiful float sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The entire parade was stalled until someone could find a gas can and get this giant, flower-covered float moving again. The ironic thing was this float represented the
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Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 21, 2010
ACHIEVING GOALS: THE PHILLIES
The team with the most errors in a single season was the 1883 Philadelphia (Quakers) Phillies who played 99 games and ended the season in last place with 17 wins, 81 loses, and one tie. They averaged 6.3 errors per game with 639 errors. They played for 67 years before
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 25, 2025
God Moved Christian across Pond to Save Him from Drowning
One of my favorite miracle stories is from Jan Ramsey. My wife Mary used to work at Lakeshore School with Jan. She was a member of First Baptist in Swartz. Jan gave this prayer testimony about her dad, James, and I think he was 81 at the
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 27, 2001
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A man often walked through a cemetery on his way home. One night, though, unaware that a new grave had been dug in his path, he tumbled in. For some time he struggled to get out of the 7 foot deep grave, but finally gave up and settled down for the night.
An hour later, a farmer out possum
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The Bible says that “Today is the day of salvation.” Author Anne Lamott tells about a 7 year old girl who got lost in a big city. The girl frantically ran up and down several streets, looking for a familiar landmark. A policeman saw the girl, realized something was wrong, and offered to help. She
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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Morality In Decline In ‘69, Gallup found that premarital sex was frowned upon by two-thirds of Americans. Today, only 38% believe it is wrong for a man and a woman to have sexual relations before marriage. 52% also believes that "living together" is morally acceptable. Expectations relating to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
Collegiate Church Drop-Outs In ‘02, the SBC’s Council on Family Life reported 88% of evangelical children are leaving the church shortly after they graduate from high school. Estimates of 15 to 20 million people now in America have said they’re Christians but don’t want to be a part of the church.
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 5, 2007
Do you think television doesn’t have a strong influence on young people? MTV knows otherwise.
A recent self-promotional ad in an advertising trade publication brags, "Any channel can deliver eyeballs. But how many can include hearts and minds?"
In another ad, MTV calls itself "not a TV
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
As part of a commencement address former First Lady Barbara Bush said the following to a group of graduating college students:
"As important as your obligations as a doctor, lawyer, or business leader will be, you are a human being first, and those human connections - with spouses, with children,
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