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  • Elizabeth Taylor On ...

    Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
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    ELIZABETH TAYLOR ON MARRIAGE Following her wedding to CONRAD HILTON in 1950, ELIZABETH TAYLOR said, "Your heart knows when you meet the right man. There is no doubt that Nicky is the one I want to spend my life with." Following her wedding to MICHAEL WILDING in 1952, she said, "I just want to be ...read more

  • David's Extremes

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 19, 2011
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    DAVID'S EXTREMES David’s life story is an amazing story of the extremes one person can face in a lifetime: • Early years extremes: o From seclusion to fame o From being a nobody to a somebody. o From forgotten to living legend o From least to greatest o From the runt of the family to the most ...read more

  • How Many Women Can A Man Marry?  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 17, 2001
    based on 63 ratings
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    A little boy was attending his first wedding. After the service his cousin asked him, "How many women can a man marry?" "Sixteen(16)", was his prompt reply. "How do u know that?" asked the cousin. "Easy," the little boy said. "All you have to do is add it up." Preacher said, "4 better, 4 worse, 4 ...read more

  • The Second Law Of Thermodynamics, In Basic ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 26, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
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    The second law of Thermodynamics, in basic lay-people terms says that, the most probable state for any natural system is one of disorder. All natural systems degenerate when left to themselves. “Things fall apart.” According to this law, the universe should fall apart – but it does not! What ...read more

  • An Umpire Named Babe Pinelli ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Hill on Jul 8, 2004
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    Illustration: An umpire named Babe Pinelli once called Babe Ruth out on strikes. When the crowd booed with sharp disapproval at the call, the legendary Ruth turned to the umpire with disdain and said, "There’s 40,000 people here who know that the last pitch was ball, tomato head." Suspecting ...read more

  • A Custom Of The Natives In New Guinea Is Told. At ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
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    A custom of the natives in New Guinea is told. At certain times they have rituals, songs, and dances. They work themselves up into a frenzy and the ritual culminates in what are called “the murder songs,” in which they shout before God the names of the people they wish to kill. When the natives ...read more

  • Warranty Profit: Last Year, Profits From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Warranty Profit: Last year, profits from warranties accounted for all of Circuit City’s operating income and almost half of Best Buy’s. Profit margins on contracts are between 50% and 60%. That’s nearly 18 times the margin on the goods themselves. For example, a 4-year contract on a $3,000 ...read more

  • Religion Matters To Teens According To A 4-Year ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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    Religion Matters To Teens according to a 4-year study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 80% of teens identify themselves as Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Mormon, or Jewish. 82% are affiliated with a local congregation, 80% have few doubts about their beliefs. 71% feel ...read more

  • Religion Matters To Teens According To A 4-Year ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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    Religion Matters To Teens according to a 4-year study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 80% of teens identify themselves as Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Mormon, or Jewish. 82% are affiliated with a local congregation, 80% have few doubts about their beliefs. 71% feel ...read more

  • Author, Pastor And Commentator Dr. Warren ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 30, 2006
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    Author, pastor and commentator Dr. Warren Wiersbe makes an interesting observation in noting that “The magi were seeking the King; Herod was opposing the King; and the Jewish priests were ignoring the King.” He makes further mention of the fact that the Jewish leaders were a mere five miles away ...read more

  • Religion Matters To Teens According To A 4-Year ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007
     | 1,638 views

    Religion Matters To Teens according to a 4-year study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 80% of teens identify themselves as Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Mormon, or Jewish. 82% are affiliated with a local congregation, 80% have few doubts about their beliefs. 71% feel ...read more

  • Screen Kids- 83% Of Children Under 6 Use "Screen ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Screen Kids- 83% of children under 6 use “screen media” for an average of 2 hours in a typical day finds a Kaiser Family Foundation study. Media use increases with age, from 61% of infants younger than 1 to 90% of 4- to 6-year-olds. Parents use media to help them keep their kids occupied, calm them ...read more

  • Religion Matters To Teens According To A 4-Year ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 2,014 views

    Religion Matters To Teens according to a 4-year study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 80% of teens identify themselves as Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Mormon, or Jewish. 82% are affiliated with a local congregation, 80% have few doubts about their beliefs. 71% feel ...read more

  • Max Lucado Writes In God Came Near "One New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Max Lucado writes in God Came Near “One New Year’s Day, in the Tournament of Roses parade, a beautiful float suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get a can of gas. The amusing thing was this float represented the Standard Oil Company. With ...read more

  • In Pioneer Days On The Prairie Lands, Fires ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 3, 2008
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    In pioneer days on the prairie lands, fires would sometimes ignite in the tall, dry grass. They would literally find themselves about to be consumed by the flames. The winds would push the flames much faster than they could run. Often even the horses couldn’t outrun the flames. There was no time ...read more

  • People Who Give Away Money Are Happier Than ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    People who give away money are happier than those who do not, according to new research published in the journal Science. Elizabeth W. Dunn, U. of British Columbia, found though people tend to think spending money on themselves rather than giving it away will make them happier, the opposite turns ...read more

  • Deny Yourself

    Contributed by John Tung on Feb 12, 2009
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    DENY YOURSELF But for the players on the Super Bowl, they had to sacrifice much last week. The players had to give up being with their family for that week as they prepared for the big game. Some teams actually put all the players in a hotel separate from their families, so there are no ...read more

  • There Was An Interesting Article By David Marr In ...

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jan 7, 2010
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    There was an interesting article by David Marr in the Sydney Morning Herald on 19 December. He concludes that God is not dead in Australia. Rumours of his failing powers are exaggerated. The default setting of this country is faith without belonging to a religious organisation. A recent Nielson ...read more

  • They Said It Couldn't Be Done

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE They experts said it was physically impossible for a human being to run a mile in four minutes. Our bone structure was all wrong, the wind resistance was too great, our lung power was inadequate. There appeared to be a 101 reasons why it could not be done! Then one ...read more

  • Not Ready

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 9, 2012
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    NOT READY After a presentation on the Evidences of God in Science four physics professors came up to Hugh Ross afterwards. Hugh asked if any of them could deny any of what had been presented. They said they could not. He then asked, "Why are you not ready to accept the conclusions?" One said ...read more