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  • One Night While Conducting An Evangelistic ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 17, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,425 views

    One night while conducting an evangelistic meeting in the Salvation Army Citadel in Chicago, Booth Tucker preached on the sympathy of Jesus. After his message a man approached him and said, "If your wife had just died, like mine has, and your babies were crying for their mother, who would never ...read more

  • One Night While Conducting An Evangelistic ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Dec 13, 2004
     | 1,328 views

    One night while conducting an evangelistic meeting in the Salvation Army Citadel in Chicago, Booth Tucker preached on the sympathy of Jesus. After his message a man approached him and said, "If your wife had just died, like mine has, and your babies were crying for their mother, who would never ...read more

  • A Lady Visiting The Holy Land Came Upon A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,243 views

    A lady visiting the Holy Land came upon a sheepfold located high on a hilltop. Her attention was drawn to one poor sheep lying by the side of the road bleating in pain. Looking more closely, she discovered that its leg was injured. She asked the shepherd how it happened. "I had to break it ...read more

  • A Lady Visiting The Holy Land Came Upon A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
     | 1,989 views

    A lady visiting the Holy Land came upon a sheepfold located high on a hilltop. Her attention was drawn to one poor sheep lying by the side of the road bleating in pain. Looking more closely, she discovered that its leg was injured. She asked the shepherd how it happened. "I had to break it ...read more

  • The World-Famous Acrobat, Blondin, Was Born In ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,158 views

    The world-famous acrobat, Blondin, was born in France in 1824. His real name was Jean Francois Gravalet. Over the years, he became famous throughout Europe and America. In London he once played a violin on a tightrope 170 feet above the ground. On this side of the Atlantic, he became famous for ...read more

  • Some Say It Is Better To Stay In Debt On Your ...

    Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
     | 1,304 views

    Some say it is better to stay in debt on your home so you don’t lose the deduction. Let’s look at the math. “If you have a home with a payment of around $900, and the interest portion is $830 per month, you have paid around $10,000 in interest that year, which creates a tax deduction” of around ...read more

  • Covet Vs. Content

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 6, 2009
     | 5,573 views

    COVET VS. CONTENT Imagine Thanksgiving dinner, surrounded by turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, vegetables, rolls, pecan pies, pumpkin pies, cakes, cookies, and more. You sit down at that meal and you eat your share of the food, but you don't over eat, you eat just the right amount ...read more

  • Flood In My Soul

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 3, 2011
     | 1,755 views

    FLOOD IN MY SOUL The night before my shoulder surgery last week I had what looked like the start of a kidney stone. My first thought was to cancel the surgery then Julie came in and settled me down. This happened from a medical procedure that went bad when I was 19. I still suffer some effects ...read more

  • Grandfather And The Dog

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Sep 11, 2019
     | 4,396 views

    When my grandchildren were young, introduced them to my dog, Chuey. They were not well received by the old Chow. The dog would stalk around and shoot dirty looks when the kids were present. He finally got used to them and now pays them no attention. The other day, we were all in the back yard. ...read more

  • This Past Week Our Family Went To See The Movie ...

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 30, 2007
     | 1,036 views

    This past week our family went to see the movie “Enchanted,” which is a Disney musical/fantasy/romantic comedy. It’s about a princess who has to choose between two men to be her true love. 3/4 of the way through, my six-year-old son squirmed in his seat and whispered to me "this movie is ...read more

  • Tom ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
     | 860 views

    Tom Dempsey. On Nov 8th, 1970, there was a hard fought game between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions. The game was nip and tuck and it came down to the last final seconds to see who would win. The crowd gasped as they realized that the Saints were going to try a field goal of 63 ...read more

  • I Want My Dollar  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,094 views

    I Want my Dollar A Redneck buys a ticket and wins the lottery. He goes to Austin to claim it and the man verifies his ticket number. The Redneck says, ''I want my $20 million.'' The man replied, ''No, sir. It doesn't work that way. We will give you a million today and then you'll get the rest ...read more

  • Traditions

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,570 views

    TRADITIONS We all have various Christmas traditions. Few of us probably have a tradition quite like the Robynson family’s. In his book Crazy Love, Francis Chan shares their story (their effort to keep Christmas and to exude the true Christmas spirit): This family of five, with three kids under ...read more

  • In My Childhood I Collected Coins. It Was My ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 2, 2007
     | 1,867 views

    In my childhood I collected coins. It was my hobby. During WW II copper was a very valuable metal used in the war effort. The U.S. Mint was asked to produce a steel penny so in 1943 they did just that. One day I ran across 3 steel pennies in mint condition. I bought them, went home, and put ...read more

  • The Song Of Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,237 views

    THE SONG OF JESUS One night while conducting an evangelistic meeting in the Salvation Army Citadel in Chicago, Booth Tucker preached on the sympathy of Jesus. After his message a man approached him and said, "If your wife had just died, like mine has, and your babies were crying for their mother ...read more

  • Easter Service Mishap

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 12, 2021
     | 2,320 views

    One year, a bunch of friends and I decided to go to a sunrise service at a super fancy church. This church looks like a European cathedral and we were all dressed up for 5 a.m. singing around a huge fire outside and then going inside for service. Everyone had candles and the whole service is by ...read more

  • Things That Mom Would Never Say!!!!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on May 5, 2022
     | 824 views

    THINGS THAT MOM WOULD NEVER SAY.... 1) “How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back?” 2) “Yeah, I used to skip school a lot myself when I was your age!” 3) “Just leave all the lights on … it makes the house look more cheery.” 4) “Let me smell that shirt — Yeah, it’s good for another ...read more

  • An Incredible Symbol Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 2, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,743 views

    Gordon Brownville's Symbols of the Holy Spirit tells about the great Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the first to discover the magnetic meridian of the North Pole and to discover the South Pole. On one of his trips, Amundsen took a homing pigeon with him. When he had finally reached the top ...read more

  • Respond Like Jesus

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 20, 2025
     | 322 views

    I think that God expects us to respond (not react) when the world pushes back like Jesus responded to the folks who were unable to see what He was doing. It won’t make sense. Here’s an example of what Peter’s teaching would look like in his day: “Peter is telling the Christian merchant in ...read more

  • Sometimes The People We Know The Best Are The ...

    Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009
     | 3,699 views

    Sometimes the people we know the best are the ones we treat the worst. One time a lifeguard was asked, "How do you teach a girl how to swim?" He said, "The first thing I would do is to take her to the edge of the pool and have her watch the water as it goes back and forth, back and forth, back and ...read more