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  • In The Early 1990s When President George Bush Had ...

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 7, 2004
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    In the early 1990s when President George Bush had John Sununu as his White House chief of staff, a reporter asked Sununu if his job was difficult. He quickly answered, "No." The reporter thought Sununu had misunderstood the question, so he asked again, and got the same reply. Sununu, a former ...read more

  • There Is Nothing So Hardening As Delay. When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 22, 2005
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    “There is nothing so hardening as delay. When God speaks to us, He asks for a tender heart, open to the whispers of His voice of love. The believer who answers the ‘today’ of the Holy Ghost with the ‘tomorrow’ of some more convenient season, knows not how he is hardening his heart; the delay, ...read more

  • A Little Child Who Had Just Learned The Alphabet ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jul 10, 2005
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    A little child who had just learned the alphabet kept repeating time after time the letters of the alphabet in an attitude of prayer. A missionary approached her and asked what she was saying. The little girl’s answer was, "I am praying." "But why do you repeat the alphabet?" "I felt that I should ...read more

  • An Arabian Fable

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 3, 2005
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    There is an Arabian fable which tells about a man who went to his neighbor and asked to borrow a rope. "I can’t lend it, because I am using it to tie up a pile of sand." his neighbor answered. "But," the man came back, "you can’t tie up a pile of sand with a rope." To which his neighbor slyly ...read more

  • The Noted English Architect Sir Christopher Wren ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    The noted English architect Sir Christopher Wren was supervising the construction of a magnificent cathedral in London. A journalist thought it would be interesting to interview some of the workers, so he chose three and asked them this question, “What are you doing?” The first replied, “I’m ...read more

  • In 1846 Former President John Quincy Adams ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    In 1846 former president John Quincy Adams suffered a stroke. Although he returned to Congress the following year, his health was clearly failing. Daniel Webster described his last meeting with Adams: “Someone, a friend of his, came in and made particular inquiry of his health. Adams answered, ‘I ...read more

  • A Man Called Up The Local Armory To Get A Report ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    A man called up the local armory to get a report on the number and status of the weapons and vehicles. A private answered the phone and said, "We’ve got 3 jeeps, 4 tanks, 500 rifles, and a ton of ammo. Oh, we also have two Cadillacs for the fat generals." There was silence, then this response, ...read more

  • We Serve Jesus By Serving People. A Wealthy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 17, 2006
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    We serve Jesus by serving people. A wealthy American traveler visited a hospital in Southeast Asia. He walked in just as a young missionary nurse was cleaning the sores of a sick, dirty, elderly man who had been found lying in a gutter. The rich man said to the nurse, “I wouldn’t do that for a ...read more

  • British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith Once Spent ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    British prime minister Herbert Asquith once spent a weekend at the Waddesdon estate of the 19th-century Rothschild family. One day, as Asquith was being waited on at teatime by the butler, the following conversation ensued: "Tea, coffee, or a peach from off the wall, sir?" "Tea, please," ...read more

  • Lionel Luckhoo Is In The Guinness Book Of Records ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 24, 2006
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    Lionel luckhoo is in the Guinness book of records the most successful trial lawyer 245 successful murder defenses in a row! At 63 he decided to put his analytical skills to the claim that Jesus rose from the dead! He found the resurrection answered his personal needs and his intellectual ...read more

  • There Are Numerous Cultures Around The World ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Oct 5, 2006
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    “There are numerous cultures around the world where the divorce rate is near zero. Why? The common denominator is that divorce is not viewed as an option. It may be against the law or against the norm of their society. In cultures where divorce is an acceptable choice, couples can decide in advance ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was Helping His Father Clear A Lot. ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2006
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    A little boy was helping his father clear a lot. He was trying very hard but failing to lift a big stone. “Are you using all your strength?” asked the father. “Yes, sir,” answered the boy. “No,” said the father, “you are not. You have not asked me to help you.” None us us all our strength, live ...read more

  • In "Winnie-The-Pooh," Pooh And Piglet Take An ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 5, 2007
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    In “Winnie-the-Pooh,” Pooh and Piglet take an evening walk. For a long time they walk in companionable silence. Finally, Piglet breaks the silence and asks, “When you wake up in the morning, What’s the first thing you say to yourself?” “What’s for breakfast?” answers Pooh. “And what do you say, ...read more

  • Financially Illiterate 17% Of The 5,775 High ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
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    Financially Illiterate 17% of the 5,775 high school seniors that took a 30-question financial test had taken a money management or personal finance class, yet they fared worse than their peers who had not taken such a class. Students only correctly answered 52.4% of the questions. Financially ...read more

  • Financially Illiterate 17% Of The 5,775 High ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Financially Illiterate 17% of the 5,775 high school seniors that took a 30-question financial test had taken a money management or personal finance class, yet they fared worse than their peers who had not taken such a class. Students only correctly answered 52.4% of the questions. Financially ...read more

  • Love For God And Ones Neighbour Constitutes The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    ‘Love for God and ones neighbour constitutes the sum of Gods requirements for the Christian. The man who loves needs no counselling. Love cements relationships between God and man and man and man. While love attracts, fear repels. When love gives, lust grabs. What love builds, hatred destroys. With ...read more

  • Dr. Seamands Tells Of A Muslim Who Became A ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 1, 2007
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    Dr. Seamands tells of a Muslim who became a Christian in Africa. "Some of his friends asked him, ’Why have you become a Christian?’ He answered, ’Well, it’s like this. Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions, and you didn’t know which way to go, and ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Teacher Who Gave Her Class ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on May 12, 2008
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    The story is told of a teacher who gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. The next day in a written test, she included this question: "My full name has six letters. The first one is M. I pick up things. What am I?" When the test papers were turned in, the teacher ...read more

  • Bernard Goldstein Tells This ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 6, 2008
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    Bernard Goldstein tells this story: One of my pet peeves as a musician in a symphony orchestra is trying to follow the unpredictable beat of famous guest conductors. I didn’t realize how strongly the rest of the musicians felt until we were talking to someone from a university physics department at ...read more

  • A Hermit Once, Having Renounced The World And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A hermit once, having renounced the world and lost all things, yet found no peace. It seemed to him in his lonely cell that the Lord was asking something more. “But I have given you everything” cried the hermit. “All but one thing,” answered the Lord. “What is it, Lord?” “Your sins.” When we ...read more