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  • Bob Harris, Weatherman For Ny Tv Station Wpix-Tv ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 19, 2002
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    Bob Harris, weatherman for NY TV station WPIX-TV and the nationally syndicated independent Network news, had to weather a public storm of his own making in 1979. Though he had studied math, physics and geology at three colleges, he left school without a degree but with a strong desire to be a media ...read more

  • Huge Reserves  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 88 ratings
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    HUGE RESERVES Dr. Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ tells this story of a famous oil field called Yates Pool: During the depression this field was a sheep ranch owned by a man named Yates. Mr. Yates wasn’t able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the principal and interest on ...read more

  • And We Try….  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
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    & we try…. A pilot always looked down intently on a certain valley in the Appalachians. "What’s so interesting about that spot?" Asked a fellow pilot. "See that stream? Well, when I was a kid I used to sit down there on a log and fish. Every time an airplane flew over, I would look up and ...read more

  • I Heard A Story That Probably Has More Truth Than ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 2, 2002
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    I heard a story that probably has more truth than fiction. It is about an employer who brought his employees in once a month for a pep talk. He would inform them of the future plans of the company, & try to excite them about their work so that they would be enthusiastic about what they were ...read more

  • Nba Superstar Allen Iverson Of The Philadelphia ...  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002
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    //NBA superstar Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers is the team’s franchise player, the number one pick of the draft, a mercurial scorer who won many individual awards. In the 2000-20001 season he won the MVP award, his coach Larry Brown won the coach of the year, and the team stormed to the ...read more

  • 65279;pride Is Dangerously Deceptive. A While ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chad Prather on Sep 28, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
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    Pride is dangerously deceptive. A while back I had been doing some work on the computer when it crashed and I lost all my work. I came upstairs and Vanessa was amazed at how good my attitude was. She said, “Are you okay after losing your work?” I said, “Well, the computer certainly ...read more

  • I Will Tell Your Name—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
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    I WILL TELL YOUR NAME- COMMUNION MEDITATION Roland Allen tells about a veteran missionary who came up to him one day after he had delivered his sermon. The missionary introduced himself and said, "I was a medical missionary for many years in India. And I served in a region where there was ...read more

  • Some Years Ago, There Was A Small Tribe Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 2,412 views

    : Some years ago, there was a small tribe of Native Americans who lived in the state of Mississippi. They lived along the banks of a very swift and dangerous river. The current was so strong that if somebody accidentally fell in, they would likely be swept away to their death downstream. One day ...read more

  • I Have Found That There Are Two Ways Of Getting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Major on Aug 9, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
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    I have found that there are two ways of getting angry. One of them I call the “microwave oven” anger. A microwave, as we all know, heats things up in a hurry; but I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but it seems there is an “equal and opposite” principle at work also, and food heated in a ...read more

  • A Middle School Teacher Asked Her Class To Write ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    A middle school teacher asked her class to write imaginative definitions of a friend. One student said, “A friend is a pair of open arms in a society of armless people.” Another said, “A friend is a warm bedroll on a cold and frosty night.” Other said, “A friend is a lively polka in the midst of a ...read more

  • Marriage License: A Learner's Permit  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 12, 2007
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    Marriage License: A Learner’s Permit It’s a wise groom who has to be dragged to the altar. He knows what love is. It’s death. If lovers don’t know this, they are headed for trouble. Never will you have your way again. You can’t be happy if this other person isn’t. No matter who wins the argument, ...read more

  • What You Can Live ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    WHAT YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT Jules Verne, the famous author of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", also wrote another book entitled "The Mysterious Island." The story is about five men who manage to escape from a Civil War prison camp by highjacking a hot-air balloon. Once aloft, they very quickly ...read more

  • Donald Grey Barnhouse On Mystery ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
     | 3,790 views

    Donald Grey Barnhouse on Mystery Engagement The second aspect of our being strengthened is given in the last half of Romans 16:25 where Paul says, “according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages.” In other words, we are strengthened when and as the ancient mystery is ...read more

  • Focusing On Danger Yields A Missed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2009
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    Focusing on Danger Yields A Missed Opportunity August 12, 1944 - the allies nearly surrounded the German 7th and 5th Panser armies during operation Cobra. General Omar Bradley described the situation stating, “This is an opportunity that comes to a commander not more than once in a century. We’re ...read more

  • This Past Sunday Night We Heard About Conditions ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 14, 2010
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    This past Sunday night we heard about conditions in Zimbabwe. I can remember growing up hearing those words every child heard when we complained about not wanting to eat what was being served for dinner- “You need to eat your vegetables. There are children in Zimbabwe who are starving right now.” ...read more

  • Anger On The Golf Course

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 26, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
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    ANGER ON THE GOLF COURSE There were times when golf course etiquette was completely traded in for the ever popular "lose control and act like a madman" routine. There's something intriguing about watching a full grown man crumble to pieces over a tiny ball that's 1½ inches in diameter. I've seen ...read more

  • Falling After Dark

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
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    FALLING AFTER DARK There is a story told about a construction worker. This construction worker was employed on a high-rise building project, which required him and others to work after dark. He was busy on the edge of one of the walls which was many stories high, when he suddenly lost his balance ...read more

  • Hold Fast

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2012
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    HOLD FAST A ships crew can be suddenly obligated to ABANDON SHIP and take to the life boats. Such was the case of an American whaling ship in the South Seas. A huge leviathan of the deep, wounded by his pursuits, ran out the mile long line then returned again and struck the ship with incredible ...read more

  • Light In The Darkness  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Angus on May 20, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
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    LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Some of you may be familiar with the name Catherine Marshall. She was a wonderful Christian author who wrote such classics as Christy, which became a television series. There was an occasion in her life when she felt as if the flame of God’s love had gone out. It started ...read more

  • Buying The Stereo

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
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     | 2,252 views

    BUYING THE STEREO Philippians 4:11 I had an interesting experience buying a stereo as a teenager. I dreamed of getting one for Christmas when I was 19. I knew it would make me happy. I could hear the music playing and see myself swaying. I really needed it. But, Christmas came and went and I ...read more