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  • Good Cell Phone Reception Is Dependent Upon Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2004
    based on 78 ratings
     | 3,159 views

    Good cell phone reception is dependent upon not getting too far away from the cell phone tower. We’ve all been driving around and suddenly lost a call due to the signal being lost. In a little while, we can see the phone has reaquirred a signal and we can place the call again. Christians maintain ...read more

  • Prayer Customer Service  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Warren on Apr 19, 2001
    based on 217 ratings
     | 3,661 views

    Good afternoon, I am God. Today I will be handling all of your problems. Pleae remember that I do not need your help. If the devil happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, DO NOT attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFJTD (something for Jesus to do) box. It will ...read more

  • Readers' Digest Has A Section Called All In A ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,834 views

    Readers’ Digest has a section called All in a Day’s Work where people write in humorous things that happen at work. Here’s a good one: Confiding in a co-worker, I told her about a problem in our office and my fear that I would lose my job. She was concerned and said she would pray for me. I ...read more

  • Peter Parker, A.k.a., Spiderman Has Reached A ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 25, 2005
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     | 5,352 views

    Peter Parker, a.k.a., Spiderman has reached a crisis. It seems that his life is falling apart, nothing seems to be going right. He’s been fired from work, he’s failing at school and even struggling in his relationships. Worst of all, as Spiderman, he’s losing his powers. In an attempt to find ...read more

  • I Have Been Told That In The Jungles Of South ...

    Contributed by Mark Price on May 12, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,058 views

    I have been told that in the jungles of South America, that monkey trappers use jars with narrow mouths, hung in trees by wire, to trap their prey. They hang the jars on the branches, and place rocks inside. As the monkeys travel through the trees, the branches rattle the stones in the jars. The ...read more

  • Generation Y Wants To Be Engaged, But It Does ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,002 views

    Generation Y wants to be engaged, but it does not give marketers much time to do so. “So many are multi-tasking that the concept of time loses meaning with Gen-Y,” says Simmons Research Co-CEO Bill Engel.” They seem to squeeze 31 hours of time into one day. Their whole life is built on a multitude ...read more

  • Brendon Manning Tells About Hearing The 5 Step Of ...

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Oct 23, 2006
     | 1,440 views

    Brendon Manning tells about hearing the 5 step of an alchohic and then getting a note from that same person the next day. It read: Dear Jesus, in thankgiving for what You have done for me, I will make known to my brothers and sisters how kind You are toward sinners, and that Your mercy prevails ...read more

  • Back In 1968, Will Herberg Wrote An Article ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
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    Back in 1968, Will Herberg wrote an article called “What Is the Moral Crisis of Our Time?” “The moral crisis of our time cannot, it seems to me, be identified merely with the widespread violation of accepted moral standards, for which our time is held to be notorious. There has never been any lack ...read more

  • In 24 Hours The Average Adult Body Accomplishes ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 29, 2007
     | 1,473 views

    In 24 hours the average adult body accomplishes much: 1, Your heart beats 103,689 times 2. Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles 3. You breathe 23,040 times 4. You inhale 438 cubic feet of air 5. You eat about 3 1/2 pounds of food 6. You drink about 2.9 quarts of liquid 7. You lose about a ...read more

  • Well, In The Bible, Names Are Very Significant ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 2, 2009
     | 1,984 views

    Well, in the Bible, names are very significant and they are significant in other cultures as well. Talking about the Mexican Indians, and somehow or another something of their culture comes up, and the face is very important to an Indian, just as it is in the Orient, we know of course that face is ...read more

  • ¿desanimarme Yo...por Qué? — Why Be Discouraged?  PRO

    Contributed by Luis Marquez on Jan 17, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,450 views

    ¿Desanimarme yo...por qué? Un niño está viendo su equipo jugar beisbol, el recién llegado le pregunta: ¿Cómo va el juego?, él contesta: Vamos perdiendo 18 a 0. Oh, no te desanimes, le dice el espectador a lo que el niño contesta: ¿Desanimarme yo...por qué? Mi equipo aun no ha ido a ...read more

  • Shannon Of Cincinnati Bible College In Ohio. ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 6, 2010
     | 1,062 views

    Shannon of Cincinnati Bible College in Ohio. “In Stockholm, Sweden, a lady was pinned beneath a streetcar. She was seriously injured and bleeding badly. A crowd collected. They tried to move the streetcar, but it was too heavy. There was nothing to do but wait for the heavy equipment to come. She ...read more

  • Why You're Tired

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 2,187 views

    WHY YOU'RE TIRED In a 24-hour period, if you’re an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish: • Your heart beats 103,689 times • Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles • You breathe 23,040 times • You inhale 438 cubic feet of air. • You eat 3.25 pounds of food • You drink 2.9 quarts ...read more

  • Anatomy Of Fear

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    ANATOMY OF FEAR In spite of what they say, 90% of the chronic patients who see today's physicians have one common symptom. Their trouble did not start with cough or chest pain or hyperacidity. In 90% of the cases, the first symptom was fear. This is the opinion of a well-known American ...read more

  • Room On The Prayer List

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 2, 2011
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     | 3,327 views

    ROOM ON THE PRAYER LIST Readers’ Digest Magazine contains the story of an employee who confided in a co-worker: "I told her about a problem in our office and my fear that I would lose my job. She was concerned and said she would pray for me. I know she keeps a list of 10 people she believes need ...read more

  • Silent Cal

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 7, 2012
     | 4,363 views

    "SILENT CAL" President Calvin Coolidge was a man of few words, and the words he spoke were often blunt. A female journalist once told him, "Mr. President I made a $100 bet with another journalist that I could get you to say more than three words. Would you care to comment?" Calvin Coolidge smiled ...read more

  • No Hope

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 17, 2012
     | 18,337 views

    A group of students visited a psychiatric institution to observe a variety of mental illnesses. One of the individuals was a tragic case. He was referred to as “No hope Carter.” He was a victim of a venereal disease and was going through its final stages when the brain is affected. Before he ...read more

  • In One Day

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 29, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,335 views

    IN ONE DAY Consider what happens in one day. IN a 24 hour period, if you're an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish: Your heart beats 103,689 times Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles You breathe 23,040 times You inhale 438 cubic feet of air. You eat 3.25 pounds of food You ...read more

  • Georgia Tech. Football Game Years Ago. Gt Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,593 views

    Georgia Tech. Football game years ago. GT was ahead 7 to 6. •Coach told QB not to throw no matter what. •They ran to the opponents 10 yd. line in last minute of play, but he was overcome by temptation. •He threw and it was intercepted by the fastest back on the team. •He started rushing toward the ...read more

  • Men Aren't Equipped

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,572 views

    Men Aren’t Equipped A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. The next week, the man realized that he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight to Chicago. Not wanting to be the first to break the ...read more