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  • Can't Buy Me Love  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 23, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
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    CAN'T BUY ME LOVE A minister was speaking to the Sunday school about the things money can’t buy. “It can’t buy laughter and it can’t buy love” he told them. Driving his point home he said, “What would you do if I offered you $1,000 not to love your mother and father?” Stunned ...read more

  • The Air Craft Carrier  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 23, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 2,094 views

    Illus The Air Craft Carrier When a plain takes off from an aircraft carrier several things happen. 1) Point Aircraft Carrier into the Wind 2) Catapult the Plane down the deck 3) Planes are designed to respond to the laws 4) Pilot has ultimate control The laws are designed to take affect if all the ...read more

  • A Family Was Out Vacationing At The Lake One ...

    Contributed by Dan Steadman on Dec 3, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,981 views

    A family was out vacationing at the lake one summer. Dad had been puttering out by the boat house. Two of his sons, a 12-year old and a 3-year old were down playing along the dock. The 12 year old was supposed to be watching his little brother, but he got distracted. The 3 year old, little Billy, ...read more

  • The Bridge  PRO

    Contributed by John Gerald on Dec 4, 2004
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     | 3,928 views

    THE BRIDGE An old man going a lone highway, Came at the evening cold and gray To a chasm vast, deep and wide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim The sullen stream had no fear for him. But he paused when safe on the other side And built a bridge to stem the tide. "Old man," said a fellow ...read more

  • British Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge Once Had A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Dec 13, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,077 views

    British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge once had a discussion with a man who firmly believed that children should not be given formal religious instruction, but should be free to choose their own religious faith when they reached maturity. Coleridge did not disagree, but later invited the man into his ...read more

  • A Sunday School Teacher Was Discussing The 10 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 18, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    A Sunday School teacher was discussing the 10 commandments with her 5 & 6 year olds. After explaining the commandment to “honor your father and mother,” she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and ...read more

  • Joseph White, In His Book The Troubled Adolescent ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 2, 2005
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    Joseph White, in his book The Troubled Adolescent says that 1 in 8 teens between 12 and 18 will run away at least once. The majority, he notes, are white girls, either 15 or 16, who have never had trouble with the ...read more

  • Who Can Ever Forget Winston Churchill's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 6, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    “Who can ever forget Winston Churchill’s immortal words: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the ...read more

  • The Greater The Man, The Greater He Will See His ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,607 views

    The greater the man, the greater he will see his role as father. General Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of Allied forces during WWII said: Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and ...read more

  • First, Give Your Kids The Luxury Of A Mistake ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    First, Give your kids the luxury of a mistake now and then. You made a few growing up. Acceptance by you and approval from you is critical to their healthy development. Second, Give your kids room to come to their own convictions and conclusions. Parents are foundational to success. At the same ...read more

  • Story: The Second Grade Teacher Had Been Giving ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    STORY: The second grade teacher had been giving a lesson on science. She had explained about magnets and showed how they would pick up nails and other bits of iron. Now it was question time, and she asked, “My name begins with the letter M and I pick up things. What am ...read more

  • Story: There Was An Article In One Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,317 views

    STORY: There was an article in one of the magazines where a one year old had such a serious medical condition that only an experimental medical procedure MIGHT help her. Otherwise she would die in a short time. Certain members of the family were strongly opposed to going ahead with it. The parents ...read more

  • There Was A Movie That Came Out ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,913 views

    ILLUSTRATION: There was a movie that came out awhile back where parents had sheltered their son away from the world in a bomb shelter for 30 years. When he came out of it, he didn’t know who to handle difficult situations. He was totally lost. He was not able to ...read more

  • Anne Frank Wrote In Her Diary, "Parents Can Only ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Anne Frank wrote in her diary, “Parents can only give good advice or put their children on the right paths, but the final forming of ...read more

  • A Little Girl Had Been Baptized Following The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,613 views

    A little girl had been baptized following the morning message. She went home and the family had a huge get-together. The little girl was so happy and joyful and skipping around the house. She came by her grandfather and he snapped at her for being so joyful. The little girl, saddened by her ...read more

  • Let Me Tell You A Story Of A Man You Know. He Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Let me tell you a story of a man you know. He is called by some a man of sorrows. He was born into a poor family in 1809. His mother died when he was 9 years old. He ran for state legislature when he was 22 – lost. His fiancées died when he was 26. He marries at the age of 33 – she suffers from ...read more

  • While Taking A Break From Their Studies And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,938 views

    While taking a break from their STUDIES and MISSION WORK, Ron and some of his classmates went SWIMMING in the SURF off the north end of Luzon Island in the Philippines when a SHARK ATTACKED. Ron’s leg was SEVERED below the KNEE. He was carried to SHORE by his friends. Emergency crews tried various ...read more

  • Claria Knall, A Young Mother From Oklahoma ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Claria Knall, a young mother from Oklahoma writes, “It was one of the worst days of my life. The washing machine broke down, the telephone wouldn’t stop ringing, my head ached, and the mailman brought the bill that I had no money to pay. Almost at the breaking point I lifted my one-year-old into ...read more

  • Mark Twain Was A Tremendous Author But When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Mark Twain was a tremendous author but when he made a book tour through Europe, where he was honored by great universities and kings, his daughter said, “Daddy, I guess pretty soon you will know everybody except God.” If you will spend ...read more

  • Jan Anderson (Sister Of Christian Author Ann ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Jan Anderson (sister of Christian author Ann Kiemel Anderson) tells the story of a 3rd grade boy in her class years ago that always did poorly in his assignments. One day Jan said to him, “Rodney, you are very smart. You could be doing so much better in school. In fact, you are one of my finest ...read more