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  • Larry Olsen Describes A Man Lost In The Desert: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 12, 2005
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    Larry Olsen describes a man lost in the desert: “He has been out of food and water for days. His lips are swollen, his tongue is swollen, he’s all beat up and bloody. Some of his bones are almost peeking through. He has been scraped and beat up by the cactus, sand and sun. He’s blistered. As he’s ...read more

  • A Severe Rash Prompted A Man From A Rural Area To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
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     | 2,389 views

    A severe rash prompted a man from a rural area to come to town to be examined by one of my colleagues. After the usual history-taking followed by a series of tests the physician advised the patient that he would have to get rid of the dog that was evidently causing the allergic reaction. As the man ...read more

  • A Workaholic Dad  PRO

    Contributed by Felipe Villegas on Dec 29, 2005
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    This poem was written by a workaholic dad: I have a son who’s five years old, a boy so very fine. When I look at him it seems to me that all the world is mine. But seldom do I ever see my son awake and bright. I only see him when he sleeps. I’m only home at night. When I come home so weary ...read more

  • Biased Info: Only 1 In 6 Of Internet Search ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,637 views

    Biased Info: Only 1 in 6 of Internet search engine users can tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid advertisements, a new survey finds. The Pew Internet and American Life Project reports only 38% of Web searchers even know of the distinction, and of those, only 47% say they ...read more

  • Christian Nation: After Years Of Complaining ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,720 views

    Christian Nation: After years of complaining about Hollywood, conservative Catholics and Evangelical Christians are gaining traction. But the battle is a long way from over, and the culture is still up for grabs. Many of these developments stem more from a long-overdue recognition of the importance ...read more

  • A Funny Thing Happened In Darlington, Maryland, ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 12, 2006
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    A funny thing happened in Darlington, Maryland, several years ago. Edith, a mother of eight, was coming home from a neighbor’s house one Saturday afternoon. Things seemed too quiet as she walked across her front yard. Curious, she peered through the screen door and saw five of her youngest children ...read more

  • We're Often Reluctant To Go About Tooting Our ...

    Contributed by Phillip Weaver on Apr 9, 2006
     | 2,966 views

    We’re often reluctant to go about tooting our own horn; we’re discouraged from doing so. When we do, it often has a way of coming back to haunt us. A man was honored by receiving an honorary doctorate at a major university. When he was introduced to the audience, the announcer said, “A very ...read more

  • When I Hear The Praises Start

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 26, 2006
     | 1,826 views

    My son, my son, why are you striving? You can’t add one thing to what’s been done for you. I did it all while I was dying. Rest in your faith, my peace will come to you. For when I hear the praises start I want to rain upon you. Blessings that will fill your heart; I see no stain upon you, ...read more

  • Sacrifice Is What Milton Olive Iii Was All ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 16, 2006
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    Sacrifice is what Milton Olive III was all about! As a Pfc. in the Vietnam War, he and four other soldiers were moving through a Vietnam jungle together when a grenade was thrown into their midst. Pfc. Olive saw the grenade, and then saved the lives of his fellow soldiers at the sacrifice of his ...read more

  • Nova Scotia. The Manager Of An Insurance Agency ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
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    Nova Scotia. The manager of an insurance agency group told the salesmen under him that they weren’t being assertive enough. They weren’t showing a willingness to do whatever it takes to get their job done. One agent wanted to change that right away. Outside the window, on the 17th floor, were ...read more

  • The Following Is Attributed To "Gentleman Jim" ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006
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    The following is attributed to “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, who held the heavyweight boxing title for five years at the end of the nineteenth century: “Fight one more round. When your feet are so tired that you have to shuffle back to the center of the ring, fight one more round. When your arms are ...read more

  • It's Interesting That There Has Been Such An ...

    Contributed by David Henderson on Jan 3, 2007
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    It’s interesting that there has been such an increase of shows on television that involve the court room. These shows really are all about the judge. He or she is the focus of the program. There is an entire station now devoted to Court TV. It all started with the “people’s Court” and Judge ...read more

  • Hispanics Remain The Usa's Fastest-Growing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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     | 1,497 views

    Hispanics remain the USA’s fastest-growing minority group, but most of the population increase comes from births here rather than immigration, according to the Census Bureau. 60% of the 1.3 million new Hispanics in ‘05 are U.S. citizens by birth. In effect, even if immigration came to a standstill, ...read more

  • The Great British Baptist Pastor Alexander ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Apr 15, 2007
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    The great British Baptist pastor Alexander McClaren reminds us, “Only he who can say, ‘The Lord is the strength of my life,’ can say, ‘Of whom shall I be afraid?’” [--Alexander McClaren, Christian Reader, Vol. 32, no. 3. Thomas a Kempis, the 14th century German Catholic monk, wrote in The ...read more

  • The Great British Baptist Pastor Alexander ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Apr 16, 2007
     | 1,395 views

    The great British Baptist pastor Alexander McClaren reminds us, “Only he who can say, ‘The Lord is the strength of my life,’ can say, ‘Of whom shall I be afraid?’” [--Alexander McClaren, Christian Reader, Vol. 32, no. 3. Thomas a Kempis, the 14th century German Catholic monk, wrote in The ...read more

  • To Trap A Wolf, The Eskimos Used To Take A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Roger Roark on May 19, 2007
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     | 2,509 views

    To trap a wolf, the Eskimos used to take a hunting knife, and dip it in animal blood, and freeze it, then put another layer of blood, and freeze it again, and then bury the knife in the snow with the blade exposed . A wolf would come by and start licking the blood off of the blade of the ...read more

  • Guard Your Heart

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,056 views

    Edgar Guest said: I must be fit for a child to follow, scorning the places where loose men wallow; knowing how much he shall learn from me, I must be fair as I’d have him be. I must come home to him day by day, clean as the morning I went away. I must be fit for a child’s glad greeting; his are ...read more

  • Ralph Barton, A Successful Cartoonist, Left This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Ralph Barton, a successful cartoonist, left this note pinned to his pillow as he took his own life: “I have had few difficulties, many friends, great successes; I have gone from wife to wife, and from house to house, visited great countries of the world, but I am fed up with inventing devices to ...read more

  • During The 1992 Summer Olympics, All U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During the 1992 Summer Olympics, all U.S. athletes were required to wear Reebok warm-up suits at the awards ceremony. Charles Barkley of the U.S. basketball "Dream Team" anticipated the probability that his team would win the gold medal. He said, "Us Nike guys are loyal to Nike because they pay us ...read more

  • In 1879 The Greatest Annual Loss Of Life In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1879 The greatest annual loss of life in the New England fisheries occurred, with 29 vessels and 249 fishermen lost at sea. During that year many women found themselves on lonely widow walks with and eye on the horizon hoping for the return of their loved one. A widow’s walk (or roofwalk) is ...read more