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  • Unconditional Acceptance  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 19, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,183 views

    A lady says: I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.  The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I  wish every human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called ...read more

  • A Mother Of A 9-Year-Old Boy Named Mark Received ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,487 views

    A mother of a 9-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call from his teacher in the middle of the afternoon. Marks teacher said Mrs. Smith; your son did something that surprised me so much that I thought you should know about it immediately." The mother was uneasy and nervous by such a ...read more

  • This Is Not An Original With Me. I Heard It In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,905 views

    This is not an original with me. I heard it in a sermon over twenty years ago given by Bro. Paul Holderfield. Johnny was not a very popular boy at school, in fact you might say he wasn’t liked at all. It was not anything in particular, well you know the type (maybe even been one of these ...read more

  • Beauty's True Source  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 27, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,901 views

    [Beauty’s True Source, Citation: Jim Congdon] A jarring TV commercial didn’t say a word. It simply shows a series of people who have one thing in common—a nasty injury or scar. There’s a cowboy with a huge scar around his eye, and something wrong with the eye itself; a fellow with a bulbous ...read more

  • From Step Mom  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 11, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,745 views

    Opening Illustration from Step Mom: Scene were the dad explains to the children what happened to his and their mothers love for one another. He misrepresents what Love really is. But this scene shows that the world does not know what true love is. Luke explains to his children why he and ...read more

  • Tradition Has It That Michelangelo Was Teaching ...

    Contributed by William Yates on Mar 18, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,980 views

    Tradition has it that Michelangelo was teaching some art students one day. He walks over to one of his students and then starts painting on his canvass. He then hands the student the brush. The student is awestruck. He asks: "How can I finish what you have started?" "Let this inspire you to finish ...read more

  • One Of My Favorite Comics Is Peanuts. One ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Mar 28, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,017 views

    One of my favorite comics is Peanuts. One winter evening Linus sticks his head out the door and calls to his sister Lucy, “Mom said to tell you it’s time to come in.” Standing next to her snowman Lucy says, “Rats.” As she turns to go in she says, “Goodnight friend, I’ll see you in the morning.” ...read more

  • To Be Like Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Apr 17, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,686 views

    MY DESIRE, TO BE LIKE JESUS; MY DESIRE, TO BE LIKE HIM. HIS SPIRIT FILL ME, HIS LOVE O’ERWHELM ME, IN DEED AND WORD, TO BE LIKE HIM.” --Lillian Plankenhorn, 1946 Is that your heart’s prayer? How can one ever be like Jesus? The secret to being ...read more

  • A Couple Was Driving Home On Their 25th Wedding ...  PRO

    Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,751 views

    A couple was driving home on their 25th wedding anniversary after a celebration at a fine restaurant. The wife was sitting over against the door on the passenger side. Her husband was behind the wheel. And she began to lament: “Oh, honey, remember when we were so close? I mean, I remember when we ...read more

  • Former President George H. W. Bush Told ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,659 views

    1. Former President George H. W. Bush told mourners at Ronald Reagan’s funeral on Friday that the 40th U.S. president taught him kindness, courage and the power of humor during their years together at the White House. “As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than ...read more

  • From 1986 To 1990, Frank Reed Was Held Hostage ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,178 views

    From 1986 to 1990, Frank Reed was held hostage in a Lebanon cell. For months at a time, Reed was blindfolded, living in complete darkness or chained to a wall and kept in absolute silence. On one occasion, he was moved to another room, and, although blindfolded, he could sense others in the room. ...read more

  • During A Long And Losing Baseball Game, The ...

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 30, 2004
     | 3,259 views

    : During a long and losing baseball game, the restless 12-year-old players were questioning Ritchie, their assistant coach, about his attractive younger sister. Annoyed at the idle chatter, the head coach hollered, "When you’re in the dugout, talk baseball!" After a moment’s ...read more

  • Unqualified Commitment  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 9,191 views

    UNQUALIFIED COMMITMENT A college man walked into a photography studio with a framed picture of his girlfriend. He wanted the picture duplicated. This involved removing it from the frame. In doing this, the studio owner noticed the inscription on the back of the photograph: “My dearest Tom, I love ...read more

  • To Touch A Scorpion!" Matthew 5: 43-48 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 9, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
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    “To Touch a Scorpion!” Matthew 5: 43-48 Key verse(s): 44 “‘But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.’” Is it in our nature to love our enemies and do good to those who persecute us? Getting even or, in the very least, shunning confrontation with those who would ...read more

  • About A Year Ago I Heard That Deion Sanders, The ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004
     | 1,985 views

    About a year ago I heard that Deion Sanders, the sensational defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys, had gotten saved. Then I saw him do an interview with ESPN about a month ago, and I saw a big difference in him and I know someone had mentored or discipled him. I bought his autobiography, Power, ...read more

  • One Of The Greatest Spokesmen For The Cause Of ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,726 views

    One of the greatest spokesmen for the cause of Christ today is Chuck Swindoll, host of the national radio broadcast "Insight for Living," for many years a pastor and now president of Dallas Theological Seminary. Howard Hendricks, who was one of Chuck’s teachers while he was in seminary, remembers ...read more

  • Phillip Yancey Describes Grace In His Book ...  PRO

    Contributed by Martin Kim on Sep 21, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,266 views

    Phillip Yancey describes grace in his book What’s So Amazing About Grace. He writes, “Grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more—no amount of spiritual calisthenics and renunciations, no amount of knowledge gained from seminaries, no amount of crusading on behalf of righteous ...read more

  • The Slogan Started Appearing On Billboards In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,661 views

    The slogan started appearing on billboards in the early 1990’s, "Practice Random Acts of Kindness." According to Gavin Whitsett, author of a small handbook entitled, Guerilla Kindness, the movement is a response to the "random acts of violence" that are so much a part of the daily news. The author ...read more

  • When You Think Of Kindness, Chances Are That One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,968 views

    When you think of kindness, chances are that one of the first names that comes to mind is Mister Rogers. A year or two before Fred Roger’s death someone in Philadelphia where he lived stole his car. The news media got ahold of the story and before long all the local TV stations were broadcasting ...read more

  • Kathy Bates Was In The Movie "Fried Green ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,309 views

    Kathy Bates was in the movie “Fried Green Tomatoes”, but is probably best remembered for her role as an obsessed fan in Misery that won her an Oscar. In Misery Bates plays a nurse who encounters her favorite author at an accident scene in a remote location in Colorado during a fierce snowstorm. ...read more