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  • Honrar Es

    Contributed by Juan Quintero on Feb 12, 2010
     | 1,868 views

    Honrar es: 1. Respetar a alguien. 2. Enaltecer o premiar su mérito. 3. Dar honor o celebridad. 4. Como fórmula de cortesía para enaltecer la asistencia, adhesión, etc., de otra u otras personas. 5. Dicho de una persona: Tener a honra ser o hacer algo. Honor is: 1. Respecting everyone. 2. ...read more

  • Million Dollar Story

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
     | 1,330 views

    MILLION DOLLAR STORY A man had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. He could receive little company and was not to be excited. While in the hospital a rich uncle died and left him a million dollars. His family wondered how to break the news to him with the least amount of excitement. It ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,550 views

    Corrie ten Boom on Humility Corrie ten Boom was once asked if it were difficult for her to remain humble. Her reply was simple. “When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday on the back of a donkey, and everyone was waving palm branches and throwing garments onto the road, and singing praises, do ...read more

  • Be Worry-Free  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,289 views

    BE WORRY-FREE In an issue of the AARP Bulletin, readers were asked to respond to the question: What’s your strategy for coping with stress? The answers ranged from "Eat a chocolate chip cookie" to "Have a stiff drink." But Don Betz of Oakdale, Minnesota, offered his own unique solution. Every ...read more

  • The Story Of Uncle George

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
     | 3,768 views

    THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE Being honest is not always easy. The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family's history for a birthday present. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him of the family's "black sheep" ...read more

  • The End Of The Beginning

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
     | 2,575 views

    THE END OF THE BEGINNING During the second world war November 1942, as Hitler's Luftwaffe had invaded English skies, Britain was feeling the dread of his enlarging shadow. The country was asking the question "How long can they endure the unrelenting darkness of their situation?" Prime Minister ...read more

  • An Everyday Lady

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
     | 1,781 views

    AN EVERYDAY LADY On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to obey a bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. At the time of her action, Rosa Parks served as the secretary of her local NAACP chapter. But even so, she acted as a private ...read more

  • Wrath On The Messenger

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 26, 2011
     | 3,531 views

    WRATH ON THE MESSENGER I don't know about you, but one of my all-time favorite TV shows is M*A*S*H. I especially loved it when the company clerk Radar would have to give bad news to the head nurse "Hot Lips" Hoolihan. He would tell her the news and expect to have to face her wrath even though he ...read more

  • Flood Stories

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jul 17, 2011
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     | 2,342 views

    FLOOD STORIES One evidence that the Genesis flood was a real event is the prevalence of flood stories in other ancient cultures, remnants of the story passed on by Noah’s descendants, stories corrupted as his descendants forgot the one true God. The Mesopotamian flood story describes their gods ...read more

  • Intercessory Prayer

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 19, 2018
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     | 9,241 views

    Richard Foster in his book "Prayer: Finding the Hearts True Home", says that intercession is a way of loving others. Intercessory prayer is selfless prayer, even self-giving prayer. "Intercessory prayer is priestly ministry, and one of the most challenging teachings in the New Testament is the ...read more

  • Guilt Trip

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 3,902 views

    My mother, a master of guilt trips, showed me a photo of herself waiting by a phone that never rings. “Mom, I call all the time,” I said. “If you had an answering machine, you’d know.” Soon after, my brother installed one for her. When I called the next time, I got her machine: “If you are a ...read more

  • Gandhi Wanted To Be A Christian...

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 31, 2021
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     | 1,733 views

    Gandhi, wrote in his autobiography that in his student days he was truly interested in the Bible. Deeply touched by reading the Gospels, he seriously considered becoming a convert, since Christianity seemed to offer the real solution to the caste system that was dividing the people of India. One ...read more

  • Bad Attitude

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 24, 2024
     | 1,196 views

    A mother and daughter, trying to make the most of the sales before Christmas, spent the day shopping. As they went from store to store in the mall, the mom complained about everything: the crowds, the poor quality of the merchandise, the prices, her sore feet. After the mother experienced a ...read more

  • Wolfing Down Yourself

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 6, 2026
     | 104 views

    ***WOLFING DOWN THE PAIN By F. Buechner OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS RESENTMENT AND ANGER ARE POSSIBLY THE MOST FUN. TO LICK YOUR WOUNDS, TO SMACK YOUR LIPS OVER GRIEVANCES LONG PAST, TO ROLL OVER YOUR TONGUE THE PROSPECT OF BITTER CONFRONTATION STILL TO COME. TO SAVOR TO THE LAST TOOTHSOME MORSEL THE ...read more

  • Children Are The Anchors That Hold A Mother To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    Children are the anchors that hold a ...read more

  • Friendship Is The Balm As Well As The Seasoning ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    Friendship is the balm as well as the ...read more

  • The Secret Of Success...christ At The Core Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    The secret of success...Christ at the ...read more

  • The Invitation

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,253 views

    Bob Goff tells the story of he and his friend Brandon going to Washington DC on business and being close to Capital Hill at midnight. They saw a bunch of cars awkwardly parked around the Library of Congress and barricades and so they decided to investigate. They discovered that it was a set for the ...read more

  • Tommy Finding God  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Dec 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,368 views

    Illustration:Tommy finding God John Powell a professor at Loyola University in Chicago writes about a student in his Theology of Faith class named Tommy: Some twelve years ago, I stood watching my university students file into the classroom for our first session in the Theology of Faith. That ...read more

  • Adrian Rodgers, The Well-Known Pastor Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Aug 20, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 2,734 views

    Adrian Rodgers, the well-known pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, tells the story of a young man who came up to him one Sunday morning after the message. “Man,” the young man remarked, “this Christian life is really hard!” Dr. Rodgers wisely replied, “No, son. It’s not hard, it’s ...read more