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  • Too Close To Where We Got In

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Sep 21, 2010
     | 2,007 views

    TOO CLOSE TO WHERE WE GOT IN A little boy fell out of the bed in his sleep. His father picked him up and put him back in bed. He asked him, "Son, what happened?" The little boy responded, "I fell asleep too close to where I got in." I believe that describes too many Christians today. They have ...read more

  • Letter Of Reference

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 2,832 views

    LETTER OF REFERENCE There's a story about a Jewish man; * Who applied to work for First International Bank of Israel; * That bank asked for a letter of recommendation; * And the young Jewish man put down his Rabbi to be the reference. * The Rabbi wrote, 'His father came from the distinguished ...read more

  • Running Away

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 29, 2011
     | 4,202 views

    RUNNING AWAY As a child did you ever think of running away from home? There were a couple times that I was so tried of discipline that I just wanted to leave, but I knew that when I got back home the discipline would probably be worse, so I stayed. Plus, where would I go? I remember movies of kids ...read more

  • Anger: Strength In Your Claws

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
     | 1,970 views

    ANGER: STRENGTH IN YOUR CLAWS The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said. The 40-inch (one-meter) male crustacean, ...read more

  • A Minister Parked His Car In A "No Parking" Spot ...

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 5, 2012
     | 5,296 views

    A minister parked his car in a "No Parking" spot and left a note on the car saying: "I have circled around the area ten times and I could not find a parking space. I am going to be late and so I am parking here. Please forgive us our trespasses." The police officer found this note and he left ...read more

  • Singing Your Resolution

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 27, 2012
     | 2,922 views

    A while back I got discouraged, I got frustrated. Things were not going the way that I had planned. I was tired. I was tired of solving problems and dealing with people. You ever get like that? I didn’t know what to do. I still remember walking up down the road to my house, tears streaming down ...read more

  • A Missionary In The South Sea Islands For A ...

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 3, 2012
     | 1,974 views

    A missionary in the South Sea Islands for a number of years was lying on his back in several inches of water reaching up in his boat, trying to repair the inboard motor. He had to get in that position to fix it, and it was a dirty, hot, scummy business. This doctor was lying there doing that so he ...read more

  • Isn't It True That So Many Of Us Fear Death – ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 20, 2007
     | 1,212 views

    Isn’t it true that so many of us fear death – life is to be enjoyed and lived out, death appears to bring things to an abrupt end . ( That’s because death was never meant to be) yet we are even trying to humanly combat death, in the USA they have come up with something called Cryonics where ...read more

  • One Day And Employer Was Having An Unusually Bad ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,302 views

    One day and employer was having an unusually bad day at the office. As a result he yelled at one of his employees, which made the employee mad. When the employee arrived home, he made an ugly comment to his wife. In turn, She yelled at their 10-year old son. The son ran outside and kicked the dog. ...read more

  • Mama Eagles Are Caring Loving Creatures. ...

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Jul 23, 2007
     | 2,241 views

    Mama eagles are caring loving creatures. Somewhere along the line the mama eagle decides it’s time the baby eagles learn to fly. She takes the little eagle out of the next and flies up as high as she can go. At this point, she drops the fledgling, and he falls fast. The fledgling has never ...read more

  • I Went To Visit Malinda's Mother In The Hospital ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 6, 2007
     | 1,181 views

    I went to visit Malinda’s mother in the hospital two weeks ago, because her pastor was elected DS and hadn’t been able to be there. I felt I was to pray for her staff infection to go away, but not for the cancer they feared was back. I honestly reasoned God will not take the cancer away with her ...read more

  • Two Paddleboats Left Port About The Same Time ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
     | 1,737 views

    Two paddleboats left port about the same time down the Mississippi River. As they traveled side by side, the sailors began to taunt one another; challenging words were exchanged until finally a race began. After a time, one boat began falling behind; its fuel supply nearly expended. Although there ...read more

  • And Since We Work Hard And Live So Affluently As ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 8, 2007
     | 868 views

    And since we work hard and live so affluently as part of the American Empire, when prices rise or we lose our jobs or another company makes a “run for the border” or gas prices hit $3.00 a gallon, most of us don’t consider God. He may be a peripheral idea. Out here on the edges of consciousness but ...read more

  • Remember Eeyore The Donkey From The Winnie The ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 21, 2007
     | 2,523 views

    "Remember Eeyore the donkey from the Winnie the Pooh stories? He is a sad, droop-eared character who is forever losing his tail and resigning himself to the idea of going through life without it until someone finds it for him and pins it back on. Even then he is never joyful over finding his ...read more

  • I Read The True Story Once About A Woman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 872 views

    I read the true story once about a woman who was babysitting for the 2 year old son of her preacher. The boy was sleeping in her home one night while the preacher and his wife were out of town and the boy woke up at 4:30 a.m. crying for his daddy. “I didn’t know what to do until I remembered my ...read more

  • There Is A Space Between The Moment Something ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,357 views

    There is a space between the moment something happens and how we respond. Those who are mature emotionally have worked to make that space larger so that we can choose are responses. We can choose how we respond to temptation: to not continue a conversation that is engaged in gossip, to not pull the ...read more

  • I Read The True Story Once About A Woman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 835 views

    I read the true story once about a woman who was babysitting for the 2 year old son of her preacher. The boy was sleeping in her home one night while the preacher and his wife were out of town and the boy woke up at 4:30 a.m. crying for his daddy. “I didn’t know what to do until I remembered my ...read more

  • Two Highly Pedigreed And Blue-Blooded Poodles ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,429 views

    Two highly pedigreed and blue-blooded poodles were walking daintily along the street with their noses held high. They came upon an old hound with long, floppy ears lying asleep in the sun. They winked at one another, then one said, “Hi. My name is Fifi, spelled F-I-F-I.” The old hound opened one ...read more

  • Some People Only Thing About ...

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on May 9, 2008
     | 1,208 views

    Some people only thing about themselves. Peter Loughman tells about a man he worked with. He said, I once worked with a guy who would, every year, place a call to a local florist on Christmas Eve and order two gift baskets, one for his teenage daughter and one for his wife. It was a quick call, ...read more

  • Lady Last Minute Shopping With Kids In Tow, This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,163 views

    Lady last minute shopping with kids in tow, this lady was really having a hard time during her Christmas shopping trip. As she shoved her way into a chrowded elevator, she said, "I dont know who’s responsible for all this Christmas stuff, but they ought to arrest him, string him up, and shoot ...read more