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  • Chicken For Dinner

    Contributed by Tim White on Sep 7, 2011
     | 3,204 views

    CHICKEN FOR DINNER When my dad was a small boy, he wanted to go fishing, but no one would take him. He sat on his porch with his fishing pole and pretended to be fishing until that became too boring. So he put a hook on and put a piece of bread on the hook. My grandmother let her chickens run ...read more

  • Do You Know Who I Am?

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 9, 2011
     | 3,896 views

    DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? At an evening social for army officers and their wives, the commanding general of the base had been given a special award and proceeded to drone on in a long speech of thanks. A lieutenant mumbled to the woman at his side, "Why they would award him a prize is beyond me. He's ...read more

  • No One Missed Him

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
     | 2,074 views

    NO ONE MISSED HIM There was a story in the papers years ago that occurred in Hamburg, Germany. The skeletal remains of a man were found in his apartment, sitting in front of a TV set, with Christmas lights twinkling nearby. But the lights were from a long past year. In fact, the man had been ...read more

  • More To Follow

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012
     | 4,760 views

    MORE TO FOLLOW Preacher Charles Spurgeon tells of a man to whom was entrusted a large sum of money for the benefit of a poor minister. He thought it would be best to distribute the gift, instead of sending it all at once. So he mailed the poor minister five pounds and, inside the envelope, he ...read more

  • A Peek At The Universe  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,932 views

    A PEEK AT THE UNIVERSE In 2004, scientists pointed the Hubble telescope at a blank-looking patch of sky near the Orion Constellation. The Hubble stayed focused on that spot for 400 orbits over 11 days. The patch of sky they were looking at is no bigger than a grain of sand held out at arm’s ...read more

  • New Moms: An Amazing Design Feature

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2012
     | 4,254 views

    NEW MOMS: AN AMAZING DESIGN FEATURE After a woman gives birth, when she is holding her baby, her core body temperature will raise by as much as 2 degrees in order to help keep the baby warm. Research has shown that even tiny premature babies can be kept warm with skin to skin contact with their ...read more

  • At Ten Minutes To Seven, On A Dark, Cool, Evening ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 3, 2012
     | 1,639 views

    At ten minutes to seven, on a dark, cool, evening in Mexico City in 1968,John Stephen Arkwari of Tanzania, painfully hobbled into the Olympic stadium-the last to finish the marathon. The winner had already been crowned, and the victory ceremony was long finished. So, the stadium was almost as ...read more

  • A Flexible ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2012
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    A FLEXIBLE SERVANT All of his life, David Livingstone wanted to be a missionary to China. Even in his old age he longed to have the opportunity to go and minister there. But God sent him instead to Africa, where he worked and died opening up that large continent to missions work, much as William ...read more

  • Lucille Ball On What's Wrong With Families

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    LUCILLE BALL ON WHAT’S WRONG WITH FAMILIES Lucille Ball, shortly before her death, did a remarkable TV interview with Merv Griffin. He asked her a very serious and pointed question: "Lucille, you’ve lived a long time on this earth and you are a wise person. What’s happened to our country? What’s ...read more

  • Love One Another...?

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 13, 2012
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     | 7,542 views

    LOVE ONE ANOTHER...? A story from the Peanut’s cartoons - you know - with Snoopy and Charlie Brown: It’s Christmas time and Lucy comes in where Charlie Brown is standing and says, "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown. `Tis the season of peace on earth and good will toward men. Therefore, I suggest we ...read more

  • The Only Sunlight They See

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 4, 2013
     | 6,276 views

    THE ONLY SUNLIGHT THEY SEE Two orphaned brothers stay in a slum district of New York City. One of them is crippled and hardly leaves the room. The older brother has to take care of him and buys him food. His younger brother lamented one day that he has not seen the sunlight for a long time. ...read more

  • I Heard A Story Of Two Neighbours. Between Their ...

    Contributed by Andrew Hamilton on Apr 17, 2007
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    I heard a story of two neighbours. Between their houses was a beautiful tree. Both neighbours loved the wonderful songs of the birds in the trees. The one neighbour would sing hymns when he heard the birds and the birds seemed to sing along. The other would sing praise choruses and again, the ...read more

  • There Is The Story Of A Lady Who Had Just ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,326 views

    There is the story of a lady who had just completed university She had been offered a job with an accounting firm She is a mother of three who were at the time were 12, 15 and 18 but just before she takes up the position she has a regular check up and her doctor discovers she has cancer not long ...read more

  • During One Of His Political Campaigns, A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,487 views

    During one of his political campaigns, a delegation called on Theodore Roosevelt at his home in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The President met them with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up. "Ah, gentlemen," he said, "come down to the barn and we will talk while I do some work." At the barn, ...read more

  • Brennan Manning Who Is One Of My Favorite ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,010 views

    Brennan Manning who is one of my favorite authors describes it like this. He is a recovering alcoholic and he said, no matter how long I am sober, no matter what I do I will always be a recovering alcoholic. I will always lay that card down on the table, my past does not change. He says, when we ...read more

  • A King Who Desired To Build A Cathedral, Forbade ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A king who desired to build a cathedral, forbade anyone from contributing anything, in order that the credit might be all his. A sign was placed on the site with the king’s name as builder. But that night, he saw in a dream an angel who came to erase his name, replacing his name with the name of a ...read more

  • I Heard About A Rabbit And A Snake Meeting In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,110 views

    I heard about a rabbit and a snake meeting in the forest. The rabbit said, "We don’t know how we look. Why don’t we describe each other to the other so we’ll know how we look?" The snake said, "Good idea. You’ve got a pink nose, long ears, and a fluffy little tail." The rabbit liked that, and he ...read more

  • In Football, When One Part Of The Plan Is Not ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 24, 2007
     | 1,472 views

    In football, when one part of the plan is not working, the offense usually tries something else. If the running game is being shut down by the defense, then they will try passing. If the defense shuts down the short passes, then they’ll try the long passes. Every time they meet an obstacle they ...read more

  • Who Is Robbed In Unfaithfulness?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 6, 2008
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     | 2,258 views

    Who Is Robbed in Unfaithfulness? An interesting fable is told of a rich man who wanted to help a poor man. The rich man hired the poor man to build a house on the hillside and went away on a long journey. The carpenter said to himself, “My boss is away and I can use cheap materials for the parts ...read more

  • There Is An Old Story Of A Pastor That Plays ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 11, 2008
     | 1,771 views

    There is an old story of a pastor that plays hooky from church and goes to the golf course. Peter points out the pastor’s sin and God tells Peter that He will punish the pastor. The pastor proceeds to play the greatest game of his life. His drives were long and straight. His putts were nothing but ...read more