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  • A Sailor Once Took A Group Of Young People ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 55 ratings
     | 3,399 views

    A sailor once took a group of young people boating for the day. One young man bragged the whole way about all he knew about the sea. Every time the sailor began to give instructions this young man would interrupt with his supposed knowledge. After some time a squall blew up. The sailor began to ...read more

  • Someone Once Said That, As A Child When He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Morris Mott on Sep 27, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 2,335 views

    Someone once said that, as a child when he thought of Heaven, he thought of a very cold ominous place with an innumerable amount of faceless angels. As years went by, one of his siblings died. When he then thought of Heaven, he pictured this family member, very lonely, standing in this ominous ...read more

  • : Prayer Life Of General Stonewall ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 10, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,233 views

    Illus.: Prayer Life of General Stonewall Jackson General Stonewall Jackson had in his service a man who had become so accustomed to his ways that he was able to discern whenever the General was about to start on an expedition. Someone asked him how he knew the General was about to depart without ...read more

  • Because He Had Grown Up Just Outside New York ...  PRO

    Contributed by Georgina Pando-Connolly on Apr 13, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,528 views

    Because he had grown up just outside New York City a young pastor barely knew a cow from an ear of corn. That is, until he married a small town country girl from Ohio and traded spaces. Trading New York City for a small rural community, the day of his first sermon he tried very hard to fit in-- ...read more

  • One Of The First Verses Of Scripture That ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,126 views

    "One of the first verses of Scripture that Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, encouraged me to memorize was 2 Timothy 2:2. This is like a mathematical formula for spreading the gospel and enlarging the church. Paul taught Timothy; Timothy shared what he knew with faithful men; these ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, A Father And His Daughter Were ...

    Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Jan 3, 2008
     | 1,127 views

    “Many years ago, a father and his daughter were walking through the grass on the Canadian prairie. In the distance, they saw a prairie fire, and they realized that it would soon engulf them. The father knew there was only one way of escape: they would quickly begin a fire right where they were and ...read more

  • This Week I Have Been Reading The Book, "How To ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,297 views

    This week I have been reading the book, “How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like It” by June Hunt. She opened her book with the following Introduction, “Resentment...rage…retaliation. Ever struggle with forgiveness? Ever thought it was impossible? Ever knew you oughta but didn’t wanna? I believe ...read more

  • A Fellow Once Made The Remark That If He Were ...

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 14, 2008
     | 2,507 views

    A fellow once made the remark that if he were God, he could certainly do things much better than God seemed to. For example, he said, if I were God I would not have caused the fruit of such a tremendous tree as the oak to be an acorn. Such a mighty tree needs to bear a much larger fruit, like a ...read more

  • Who Came To Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,561 views

    Henry Ward Beecher knew he was going to be absent from the pulpit of Plymouth Church one Sunday, so he asked his brother to preach for him. When the worship service began, and it became apparent that the great preacher would not be speaking that particular morning, some people got up and started to ...read more

  • Calvin Coolidge's Father Told Of A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,046 views

    Calvin Coolidge’s father told of a characteristic his son had upon becoming the president of the United States. His father said that often when he had to go out of town he would leave certain instructions with Calvin Coolidge about things that needed to be done before he returned. And, he said, he ...read more

  • Forgiving My Enemy

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Aug 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,324 views

    ILLUSTRATION: FORGIVING MY ENEMY Ronald Reagan’s attitude after the 1982 attempt on his life made an impression on his daughter, Patti Davis who shared this about that time: “The following day my father said he knew his physical healing was directly dependent on his ability to forgive John ...read more

  • Pride Was Deadly In The Summer Of 1986, When Two ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 7, 2009
     | 2,041 views

    Pride was deadly in the summer of 1986, when two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died as they were hurled into the icy waters below. The news became even more horrifying when an investigation revealed the cause of the accident. It wasn’t a technology ...read more

  • Jesus And Unity

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 24, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,852 views

    JESUS AND UNITY Jesus knew that people contribute their uniqueness to churches and therefore they make it stronger. Each person in the body (on the team) contains a host of knowledge, insight and experiences to a scenario, or a situation. Mike Murdoch makes this observation, "Look at those who ...read more

  • An Unsung Hero

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Nov 7, 2021
     | 1,907 views

    When I was a boy there was a cartoon about a character called Hector Heathcote…….It was based on the colonial days of America and the Revolutionary War. The character Heathcote was always the unsung hero in each show. I remember one episode where General George Washington was preparing for his ...read more

  • It Was Only A Nickel, But The Owner Was Able To ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 31, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,740 views

    It was only a nickel, but the owner was able to retire on it. It is one of only five nickels like it, and Ed Lee of Merrimack, New Hampshire, sold the nickel for $4.15 million dollars. It is the second-highest price ever reported paid for a rare coin. Speaking for the coin dealership which ...read more

  • It Is Said That Ole Bull And John Erricson Met ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Jul 26, 2006
     | 1,024 views

    It is said that Ole Bull and John Erricson met for the first time in the city of New York, and the great musician said to his new found friend, "Come around and hear me play tonight." The invitation was not accepted. It was given the second time and again was not accepted. The third time Ole Bull ...read more

  • Sometime Ago A Man Who Was Pastor In A Large ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 18, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,689 views

    Sometime ago a man who was Pastor in a large church, very successful in everything he did except one thing – the most important thing. He was failing in his marriage. The reason was, because his wife could see through him. She knew what he was really like. Not what he was like up in the pulpit, ...read more

  • The Cape Of Good Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 21, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 4,234 views

    THE CAPE OF GOOD HEAVEN I can still recall a geography lesson from elementary school in which we learned that the southernmost point of Africa is a point, which for centuries has experienced tremendous storms. For many years no one even knew what lay beyond that cape, for no ship attempting to ...read more

  • Why Did The Magi Come?  PRO

    Contributed by William Matthews on Nov 20, 2001
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,944 views

    Why did the Magi come? They were looking for “Messiah the Prince” of Daniel’s prophecy An examination of Daniel’s prophecy shows why they expected Jesus at this time Daniel 9:24-26 - “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make ...read more

  • It Is Said That Ole Bull And John Erricson Met ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,377 views

    It is said that Ole Bull and John Erricson met for the first time in the city of New York, and the great musician said to his new found friend, "Come around and hear me play tonight." The invitation was not accepted. It was given the second time and again was not accepted. The third time Ole Bull ...read more

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