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  • 1991 Chrysler New Yorker - Mark 5

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 25, 2007
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    1991 Chrysler New Yorker - Mark 5 It was my first real Chrysler and I loved it. I would still like to have it. It had all the bells and whistles a guy could want (told me when I was running out of gas, had a compass that made for exciting cross country trips with no map; just my sense of direction; ...read more

  • After Four Years Of Marriage And No Offspring To ...

    Contributed by Aldo Rivellino on Apr 13, 2009
     | 2,747 views

    After four years of marriage and no offspring to show for it, my wife and I (mostly my wife) decided that we would like to adopt a child. Not long after the tedious process of filling out papers, being investigated for any criminal activity, going to interviews to authenticate true intent, having ...read more

  • Life In The Family

    Contributed by Aldo Rivellino on Apr 13, 2009
     | 6,214 views

    LIFE IN THE FAMILY After four years of marriage and no offspring to show for it, my wife and I (mostly my wife) decided that we would like to adopt a child. Not long after the tedious process of filling out papers, being investigated for any criminal activity, going to interviews to authenticate ...read more

  • Ephesians 4:14-17. Have You Ever Had A Child That ...

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
     | 3,048 views

    Ephesians 4:14-17. Have you ever had a child that every instruction you gave them they said back to you “what for?” When I was growing up you might have had the luxury of asking one time if you were brave, never twice “what for.” We just didn’t question the wisdom and authority of our parents. ...read more

  • Build Character Into Your Children  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,496 views

    BUILD CHARACTER INTO YOUR CHILDREN David Kraft was a big, strong man -- all muscle. At the age of 32, he was six feet, two inches tall and weighed 200 pounds. He had been to seminary and ended up working with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, because of his athletic background. Then he was ...read more

  • Radical Faith  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 24, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,282 views

    RADICAL FAITH I want to read to you the opening story from David Platt's book "The Radical Question" (Multnomah Press). Imagine a scene that took place in Asia not so long ago: A room in an ordinary house, dimly lit, all the blinds on the windows closed. Twenty leaders from churches in the ...read more

  • God Made Himself Understandable  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,955 views

    GOD MADE HIMSELF UNDERSTANDABLE I read of a story from the famous Danish philosopher from the mid 1800s, a Christian theologian named Soren Kierkegaard. It is a familiar story, a story rewritten by many over the ages in many different forms, yet it is still relevant today. Here’s what he wrote: A ...read more

  • Dad, Tom And Jerry, And Touched By An Angel

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 17, 2011
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    DAD, TOM AND JERRY, AND TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL When I was growing up, in order to instill a work ethic in me, my dad had several short maxims he repeated many times in my life. He'd tell me, "Son, there's no free lunch." -- In this life, that is so true. He'd also remind me, "Chuck, never forget: ...read more

  • You're Beautiful To God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,542 views

    YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL TO GOD R.C. Buckner, a big, bold and brash man, lived about 100 years ago in Texas. This imposing figure had a very tender heart for children, starting Buckner's Children's Homes all across the state. The children affectionately called him "Papa Buckner" and would run up to him ...read more

  • Bad Day

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    BAD DAY Brian Hise has had his share of bad stuff happen to him. In just a short time -- one day in July -- his apartment in Provo, Utah apartment became flooded because of an upstairs neighbor’s broken pipe. The manager instructed him to go out and rent a wet/dry vacuum. When he went out to his ...read more

  • Chippee The Parakeet

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 8, 2008
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    Chippee the Parakeet One of my favorite stories is about Chippie the parakeet. Chippie was a happy little bird, content every day to sit on his perch, swinging and singing to his little heart’s content. One day Chippie’s owner took the initiative to clean out his cage. She took off the ...read more

  • Max Lucado Explains Grace This Way In His Book In ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 26, 2008
     | 2,108 views

    Max Lucado explains grace this way in his book In The Grip of Grace pages xii-xiii: Surely God is impressed with my garments, I often thought. Occasionally I strutted into his presence so he could compliment the self-tailored wear. He never spoke. His silence must mean admiration, I convinced ...read more

  • The Telegraph  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Nov 10, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,445 views

    THE TELEGRAPH Back when the telegraph was the fastest means of long-distance communication, there was a story about a young man who applied for a job as a Morse code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the address that was listed. When he arrived, he entered a large, noisy ...read more

  • My Son, Dan, Was Pulling Out Of His Apartment ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
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    My son, Dan, was pulling out of his apartment complex on his way to school, when suddenly wham, a car hits him going 40 miles an hour about a foot in front of where he was sitting in our Mini-van. The next 15 to 20 minutes he was out. He awoke up confused wondering “Where am I?” and “What is ...read more

  • Impotent Man  PRO

    Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,983 views

    John 5:1-7 (Impotent man) 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, ...read more

  • Her Husband Had Skillfully Amassed A ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008
     | 1,636 views

    Her husband had skillfully amassed a multi-million dollar fortune. When her husband learned that he was dying he asked only one thing of her---he told her the entire fortune is yours but please do this one thing, have a will drawn up. He said something to the effect----Since we have no children ...read more

  • Susie The Savior  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 30, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,841 views

    SUSIE THE SAVIOR The story is told of a certain 9-year-old who is sitting at his desk in school when all of a sudden there is a puddle between his feet, and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop, because he knows when the boys find out, he'll never hear the end of ...read more

  • A Dog Like Me

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 9, 2017
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     | 2,835 views

    A little boy in Texas wanted to buy a special dog. He went to the pet store to look at all the dogs. He held each one. “How much are your dogs?” asked the boy. “All those dogs are $10.00,” said the storeowner. The boy petted each dog again and then cuddled one of the dogs. He held him up to his ...read more

  • Adoption: We Want This Child!

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Jan 11, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,229 views

    A young couple visited a boarding care home which housed children for adoption. The care taker brought out all the children who were clean (recently bathed), well dressed, properly schooled in manners; for this couple’s inspection and selection. As they passed down the line and spoke to each child, ...read more

  • Sins Will Find You ( Billy Bob)

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 18, 2019
     | 2,692 views

    Billy Bob –South Pittsburg My friend Billy Bob Johnson lived in South Pittsburg, Tennessee when he was a young whipper snapper. By our standards South Pittsburg Would be considered out in the sticks at that time, but they had a soda shop at the local drug store. That is where all the young ...read more