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  • Waiting For Kingdom Benefits

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Mar 2, 2013
     | 3,616 views

    WAITING FOR KINGDOM BENEFITS My wife and I live in a suburban neighborhood and moved in eleven years ago. I did not spend much time in my garden because there were no trees against the fence and my neighbors could look right into the property. I went to the nursery and bought some trees. They ...read more

  • Observations Of A Father

    Contributed by Chuck Musselwhite on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,238 views

    Observations of a Father • I am going to share with you all my wisdom of four years of parenting • Okay let’s look at what the Bible says • When I had my first child I lost half of my memory, when I had my second child I lost the other half, when I had my third I lost another half I didn’t know I ...read more

  • It's Good To Be A Man, Isn't It, Men? 12 Top ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,946 views

    It’s good to be a man, isn’t it, men? 12 top reasons it’s good to be a man. 1: Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. 2: A 5-day holiday requires only one suitcase. 3: When clicking through the channels, you don’t have to stall at every shot of somebody crying. 4: Guys in hockey masks ...read more

  • These Hands

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 2, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,303 views

    “These Hands” A young man and a young woman became engaged and were looking forward to a near wedding day, when the young man was suddenly called into the service of his country. From the field of warfare letters regularly came and went, and love shined brightly in all of them. Then letters from ...read more

  • I Heard About A Man And His Four-Year-Old Son ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 19, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 644 views

    I heard about a man and his four-year-old son traveling in the family car. As Dad turned the corner the door flew open and the son rolled out into the street. The dad looked back and noticed that another vehicle traveling at a fast rate and was nearly upon his son. All of a sudden the father ...read more

  • I Watched Denise Jackson, The Wife Of Country ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Nov 21, 2007
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     | 516 views

    I watched Denise Jackson, the wife of country star Alan Jackson share her testimony on CBN, and it is also in her new book “It’s all about HIM”. She is not talking about Alan, but the Lord Jesus. She said she was raised in church, and went every Sunday, and had the head knowledge. But after ...read more

  • Swindoll Highlights The Fact That The World Is ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 12, 2007
     | 1,129 views

    Swindoll highlights the fact that the world is filled with mysteries beyond our knowledge. 1. And how about the immeasurable spaces above us? Who can unravel the mysterious yet vast movement of the perfectly synchronized planets and stars displaying the most accurate timepiece in existence? Even a ...read more

  • There's A Story In Greek Mythology About A Young ...

    Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Feb 11, 2008
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     | 2,339 views

    There’s a story in Greek mythology about a young man named Narcissus. He was a beautiful young man, and he knew it. One day Narcissus saw his reflection in a stream, and he instantly fell in love with the reflected image of himself. What he saw staring back at him from the water was so beautiful ...read more

  • When I Lived In Ottawa, Ks There Was A Salvage ...

    Contributed by Fred Schaeffer on Dec 5, 2008
     | 3,183 views

    When I lived in Ottawa, KS there was a salvage yard especially for trucks -- big trucks, mid-size trucks, cabs of all sizes and trailers, too -- the truck salvage yard had it all. In reality it looked like a cemetery for old, broken down trucks. This salvage yard spanned a half mile location along ...read more

  • Stuttering  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,936 views

    STUTTERING A enormously muscular guy with a bad stutter goes to a counter in a department store and asks, "W-w-w-where’s the m-m-m-men’s dep-p-p-partment?" The clerk behind the counter just looks at him and says nothing. The man repeats himself: "W-w-w-where’s the m-m-m-men’s dep-p-p-partment?" ...read more

  • Who Shot The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2013
     | 4,267 views

    WHO SHOT THE DEER? A lawyer, a doctor, and a preacher went deer hunting together when along came a big buck. The three of them all shot at the same time, and immediately the buck dropped to the ground. They all rushed up to examine the deer, but couldn't determine whose shot had actually killed ...read more

  • Victory After Discouragement

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 13, 2019
     | 5,708 views

    Let’s talk about discouragement George Washington after suffering major defeats at Brandy wine Creek and Germantown finds himself facing one of the worst winters in history. He has 12,000 troops Left to fight the entire British army and winter’s howling breath is breathing down his neck. He ...read more

  • Never Despair (What A Hilarious Story!)

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 14, 2021
     | 3,078 views

    Robert Morgan has the following humorous illustration to encourage us to emulate Paul and "never despair". I read about a man whose route to work every day took him through a particular park in the city, and every day he saw an old fellow sitting on the park bench. This fellow was an ...read more

  • A Beggar Lived Near The King's Palace. One Day ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 23, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,980 views

    A beggar lived near the king’s palace. One day he saw a proclamation posted outside the palace gate. The king was giving a great dinner. Anyone dressed in royal garments was invited to the party. The beggar went on his way. He looked at the rags he was wearing and sighed. Surely only kings ...read more

  • Making God-Hugs Possible! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 10, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,975 views

    Making God-Hugs Possible! (10.12.05--Sacrifice!--Matthew 19:21) Does God place limits on how far He wants us to go when it comes to committing to His will? If His will is our sacrifice, can there be any limits? Is our God reasonable when it comes to our ability to forbear or to bear? God, of ...read more

  • Puzzles And The Christian Life

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 28, 2011
     | 8,253 views

    PUZZLES AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE At our traditional family Christmas gathering with Jenny's side of the family, somebody always brings a puzzle (usually 1000 piece) to put together as part of the festivities. Later, Jenny's mom will frame it and put it on the wall in their family room where there ...read more

  • He Who Has The Son Has It All

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 31, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,470 views

    I wrote this at the end of 2014 Fourteen years from the Millennium seemed a long time and now we are into a new year – again!! I have spent much of last week preparing to lead a pilgrimage to Israel – a new experience for me. And with the new it is good to recall the old. Our Gospel reading is ...read more

  • From Roast Turkey To Reindeer

    Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 9, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 902 views

    Nothing is more confusing than being in the middle of two holidays. I have just finished Thanksgiving, and now Christmas is before me. Each year, it gets more difficult to adjust to the next holiday. It’s hard for me to keep up. For months, the focus was on that roast turkey for Thanksgiving. And ...read more

  • Its Critical That We Keep In View Were We Are ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Feb 29, 2008
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     | 1,255 views

    Its critical that we keep in view were we are going, on a recent trip to the USA I made a mistake on not doing that. I wanted to travel to Bloomington, so booked the flights arrived at the airport, stood for an hour in freezing winds waiting for a taxi, was praying for one to arrive and for me to ...read more

  • There Was A Time When My Folks Visited Me And Saw ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 13, 2009
     | 2,336 views

    There was a time when my folks visited me and saw a bizarre arrangement in my living room. I had a nice sofa, but I couldn’t afford end tables. So, I’d taken cardboard boxes and covered them with blankets to hold lamps and magazines. It was clever, but it didn’t look nice. Frankly, it looked pretty ...read more