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  • Tony Campolo

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
     | 1,074 views

    Tony Campolo. From Philadelphia came to my Seminary to speak. Wrote a new book about Christianity and the environment. His first stop on promo tour was Princeton Theological Seminary. I was a seminary student and I was looking forward to hearing him speak. Tony got up and was animated and funny ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,479 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

  • John Ortberg Said He Recently Saw An Actual, ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
     | 2,316 views

    John Ortberg said He recently saw an actual, academic, peer-reviewed journal called Journal of Happiness Studies. "Positive psychology" is the big new trend looking for how people can be happy. One theme that keeps cropping up is the happiness paradox which says: "the more directly one aims to ...read more

  • Caught In The Barn  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,823 views

    CAUGHT IN THE BARN 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." ...read more

  • A Story Of Doubt

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 1, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 19,543 views

    A STORY OF DOUBT The little boy cried out over and over, "Mom where are you?!" He was walking back and forth in the front of the store. People with shopping carts full of milk, bread, fruit, and other household items rattled past the frantic boy as they raced to wait in line for a check out ...read more

  • The Cincinnati Reds Rookie Center Fielder Josh ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 6, 2007
     | 991 views

    The Cincinnati Reds rookie center fielder Josh Hamilton shared his story in ESPN the magazine. How that drug addiction nearly destroyed his life. He was in rehab 8 times. When he quit using his dreams returned, but they were often dark and haunting and stayed with him long after he awoke. ...read more

  • A Couple Of Years Ago On America's Funniest Home ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 21, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,610 views

    A couple of years ago on America’s Funniest Home Videos, a young boy was shown on Christmas morning. He came down to see a large present beside the tree and ran over to tear it open to see what was inside. The paper went flying and suddenly he broke into a dance and jumped around the room ...read more

  • In Saint Augustine's Confessions, He Describes ...

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Jan 27, 2004
     | 2,168 views

    In Saint Augustine’s Confessions, he describes looking out his window at his neighbors pears, and even though he has pear trees of his own he desires to have them. So he jumps the fence and steals the pears. Then when he tastes them ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Professional Football ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 23, 2001
    based on 140 ratings
     | 3,082 views

    The story is told about a professional football player who didn’t like to obey curfew, & many nights he sneaked out. He would take blankets & pillows & put them under the covers of his bed, so that when the coach checked his room, it would look like he was sound asleep like all the others. ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago, When The New Volkswagen ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 26, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,897 views

    A number of years ago, when the new Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, one of the features that received significant attention was that it was burglarproof. Volkswagen bragged there was no way anybody could steal their car. To demonstrate their point, VW hired a professional burglar and called a ...read more

  • A Blessing Is God's Expression Of Favor On You. ...

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jan 6, 2008
     | 4,287 views

    A blessing is God’s expression of favor on you. In the passage we look at this morning, God commanded his priests to give his people a blessing from him. When I started looking at this passage this week, one image came to mind. It’s sort of funny actually, but a scene from Rocky II came to mind. ...read more

  • Joyless Christians

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,883 views

    JOYLESS CHRISTIANS A little girl once went to visit her grandmother in the country. Things were fine until Sunday. This lady went to a very old-fashioned church that kept the Sabbath by forbidding all work, fun, playing. The little girl woke up Sunday and started right off playing and laughing, ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, When The New Volkswagen Beetle ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 28, 2009
     | 2,161 views

    A few years ago, when the new Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, one feature that received lots of attention was the claim to be burglarproof. Volkswagen bragged there was no way anybody could steal their car. To demonstrate their point, VW hired a highly skilled burglar and called a news ...read more

  • My Nearsightedness; My Glasses Were Broken And I ...

    Contributed by Marie Tombow on Feb 2, 2009
     | 2,278 views

    My nearsightedness; my glasses were broken and I couldn’t see beyond the end of my nose -- While in the Navy, I was in charge of getting the barracks cleaned before inspection. When I checked the barracks floor, it really looked clean to me; but we failed inspection. Barracks floor and new ...read more

  • We Live In A World Today That We Should Sift All ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 31, 2011
     | 2,444 views

    We live in a world today that we should sift all our children’s activities and things that they are exposed to each day as though we were looking and inspecting the candy they get on Halloween night and throw out the things that look suspicious. I know it’s hard and most of the time just impossible ...read more

  • Someone Once Called A Preacher To Say He Wanted ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 30, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,452 views

    Someone once called a preacher to say he wanted to become a church member. But, he went on to explain that he did not want to: worship every week, study the Bible, visit the sick, or serve as a leader or teacher. The minister commended him for his desire to be a church member, but told him ...read more

  • The Main Thing In Life Is To Keep The Main Thing ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 21, 2009
     | 4,403 views

    The main thing in life is to keep the main thing the main thing. There is a story involving Yogi Berra, the well-known catcher for the New York Yankees, and Hank Aaron, who at that time was the chief power hitter for the Milwaukee Braves. The teams were playing in the World Series, and as usual ...read more

  • Hank Aaron And Yogi Berra

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 19, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 950 views

    There is a story involving Yogi Berra, the well-known catcher for the New York Yankees, and Hank Aaron, who at the time was the chief power hitter for the Milwaukee Braves. The teams were playing in the World Series, and as usual Yogi was keeping up his ceaseless chatter, intended to pep up his ...read more

  • My In-Laws—harold And Dorothy Wills—retired Here ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 23, 2006
     | 1,042 views

    My in-laws—Harold and Dorothy Wills—retired here to the Bloomsburg area back in 1987. They knew of Bloomsburg because their daughter, Kathy, married Charlie and Kay Dyer’s son, Charlie. Barb and I were living in Washington, DC when Barb’s parents moved to Bloomsburg. And so we would make an ...read more

  • Living Or Dead

    Contributed by Max Furman on Dec 24, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,471 views

    On Easter Sunday, religious leaders and the disciples had all witnessed the same event. However, both saw something differently. A few years ago, I was getting ready to leave the house for a run and as my wife and I talked, I learned that she was soon going to run an errand. Jokingly, I told her ...read more