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  • Ugandan Juvenile Jail

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
     | 3,297 views

    Bob Goff tells the story of his longtime friend Charlie. Charlie was one of those guys who measured his life not by what he was but by what he has given up. He was a graduate of law school and then became an FBI agent. He met Bob for coffee and then said he wanted to use his training to help kids ...read more

  • Someone Tells About A Man Who Pulled Up To A Red ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 3, 2001
    based on 183 ratings
     | 5,030 views

    Someone tells about a man who pulled up to a red light and saw a truck towing a trailer with many sheep inside. The man rolled down his window and yelled to the truck driver, "You shepherds don’t move your sheep around like you used to." To which the truck driver replied, "I’m not a ...read more

  • If You Don't Have Strong Beliefs, You Won't Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Oct 1, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 878 views

    If you don’t have strong beliefs, you won’t have the power for flexible persistence. We’ve all heard about Thomas Edison, who performed 10,000 experiments before he perfected the incandescent light. He believed, and he persisted despite 9,999 failed attempts. You may know of Paul Ehrlich, who ...read more

  • A Bird Had No Interest In Learning The Song Its ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2005
     | 1,082 views

    A bird had no interest in learning the song its master wanted to teach it while its cage was full of light. Its master covered the cage to darken it. He then whistled the same song over and over until the bird learned it by heart. When it could repeat it note for note, the owner uncovered the cage ...read more

  • By The Time Young People Reach The 10th Grade, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,551 views

    By the time young people reach the 10th grade, only three in ten are non-drinkers. Results of a study indicate that about a third of high school students are moderate to heavy drinkers in the classification of the scientists who organized students into six categories: abstainers, infrequent, light, ...read more

  • The Renowned Quaker Scholar Rufus Jones Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 2,147 views

    The renowned Quaker scholar Rufus Jones was speaking of the importance of having a radiant countenance. After his address, a woman “with an almost unbelievably plain face” came up and asked him what he would do if he had a face like hers. He replied, “While I have troubles of my own of that kind, ...read more

  • The Story Has Been Told About Several Famous ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 2,483 views

    The story has been told about several famous preachers, but it actually happened to Joseph Parker, minister of the City Temple in London. An old lady waited on Parker in his vestry after a service to thank him for the help she received from his sermons. “You do throw such wonderful light on the ...read more

  • Eamon De Valera Was An Irish Statesman Who Served ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 2,122 views

    Eamon De Valera was an Irish statesman who served three times as prime minister of Ireland and subsequently as her president. After the Easter rebellion of 1916, De Valera was sentenced to penal servitude. While traveling to prison, he took out his pipe and was about to light it when he stopped ...read more

  • Publisher Influence: "Religion Publishing Has ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
     | 1,468 views

    Publisher Influence: “Religion publishing has been a key force, perhaps the key force, in the redefinition of American religion,” says sociologist and author Wade Clark Roof. John Sweeney, Jewish Lights Publishing, notes that publishers help explain religion outside the context of institutions of ...read more

  • By The Time Young People Reach The 10th Grade, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,476 views

    By the time young people reach the 10th grade, only three in ten are non-drinkers. Results of a study indicate that about a third of high school students are moderate to heavy drinkers in the classification of the scientists who organized students into six categories: abstainers, infrequent, light, ...read more

  • The Renowned Quaker Scholar Rufus Jones Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,691 views

    The renowned Quaker scholar Rufus Jones was speaking of the importance of having a radiant countenance. After his address, a woman "with an almost unbelievably plain face" came up and asked him what he would do if he had a face like hers. He replied, "While I have troubles of my own of that kind, ...read more

  • The Story Has Been Told About Several Famous ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,836 views

    The story has been told about several famous preachers, but it actually happened to Joseph Parker, minister of the City Temple in London. An old lady waited on Parker in his vestry after a service to thank him for the help she received from his sermons. "You do throw such wonderful light on the ...read more

  • There Are Others Who Know About This Miracle ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,284 views

    There are others who know about this miracle birth The humblest of people catch a glimpse of their worth For it isn’t to the palace that the Christ child comes But to shepherds and street people, hookers and bums And the message is clear if you’ve got [you have] ears to hear That forgiveness is ...read more

  • The Process Of Sanctification Can Be Compared To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,290 views

    The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As the sun shines on the iceberg, the exposed part melts, moving the lower part upward. In the same way, we are usually aware of only a small part of our sinfulness and need, which is all we can deal with ...read more

  • Dr. Walter Wilson, Ever On The Alert To Speak To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,916 views

    Dr. Walter Wilson, ever on the alert to speak to men about their souls, asked an attendant at a service station who had filled his car with gas: “How did sin get in Sinclair?” pointing to the lighted sign atop the gas pump. “I do not know, sir, how sin got into Sinclair; but, sir, I ...read more

  • The Bird

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 26, 2007
     | 1,574 views

    *ILLUSTRATION* I was out in the front yard working in my flower beds this past Thursday with my grandson when this bird came and rested in the tree right next to where we were. Mason will be 2 years old next week and he got so excited as he pointed at the bird and his gaze was intently on the ...read more

  • B. Last Week A Couple With Two Children And A ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
     | 778 views

    b. Last week a couple with two children and a grandmother stopped by for some assistance. They were traveling from Tennessee to Charleston, SC and I wondered how they ended up at our church. They had stopped several places and been told no or redirected somewhere else. The wife said they were at ...read more

  • But Jewish Tradition Also Sees Esav In Another ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 15, 2008
     | 610 views

    "But Jewish tradition also sees Esav in another light. The famous Talmudic sage, Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel, was known for the great care he took in fulfilling the Mitzvah of honoring one’s parents. Yet he stated: ’I served my father faithfully all my life, yet I did not even reach the smallest level ...read more

  • Truth Needs To Be Sought, Found And Expressed ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 25, 2009
     | 1,447 views

    “Truth needs to be sought, found and expressed within the “economy” of charity, but charity in its turn needs to be understood, confirmed and practiced in the light of truth. In this way, not only do we do a service to charity enlightened by truth, but we also help give credibility to truth, ...read more

  • Jesus' Birth

    Contributed by Kevin Barron on Dec 29, 2012
     | 3,308 views

    Steve McGuire, our retired county judge, mentioned to me the other day that when someone wishes him “Merry Christmas,” he will sometimes tell them, “I wish you a happy birthday for Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior!” He has seen, like all of us need to see, that Christmas was not just the lights ...read more

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