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  • When A Mother Eagle Builds Her Nest She Starts ...

    Contributed by Sharon Stonestreet on Aug 10, 2007
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    When a mother eagle builds her nest she starts with thorns, broken branches, sharp rocks, and a number of other items that seem entirely unsuitable for nesting material. Then she lines the nest with a thick padding of wool, feathers, and fur from animals she has killed, making it soft and ...read more

  • Obedience  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Aug 19, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 10,249 views

    Obedience I used to have problems getting my son to clean his room. I would insist that he, “Do it now,” and he would always agree to do so, but then he wouldn’t follow through – at least, not right way. After high school, he joined the Marine Corps, which is where he is now. When he and I were ...read more

  • President Abraham Lincoln Was ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
     | 2,738 views

    ILLUSTRATION: President Abraham Lincoln was trying to make a point, but the individual he was talking with was unconvinced and stubborn. So Lincoln tried another tactic. He said, “Well, let’s see now. How many legs does a cow have?” The disgusted reply came back “Four, of course.” Lincoln agreed, ...read more

  • Two Men Were Walking Through A Field One Day When ...

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jan 16, 2008
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    Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make it. Terrified, the one shouted to the other, "Put up a prayer, John. We’re in for ...read more

  • A Young Man Accepted The Call To Become An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    A YOUNG MAN ACCEPTED THE CALL TO BECOME AN AFRICAN MISSIONARY BUT FOUND ON FURTHER EXAMINATION THAT HIS WIFE COULD NOT STAND THE CLIMATE OF AFRICA. IT MADE HER VERY SICK. HE WAS HEARTBROKEN, BUT HE PRAYERFULLY RETURNED TO HIS HOME AND DETERMINED TO MAKE ALL THE MONEY HE COULD TO BE USED IN ...read more

  • There Was A Man Who Used To Have Problems Getting ...

    Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008
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    There was a man who used to have problems getting his son to clean his room. He would insist that his son, “Do it now,” and he would always agree to do so, but then he wouldn’t follow through – at least, not right way. After high school, the son joined the Marine Corps. When he and his dad were ...read more

  • Hope For A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 19,045 views

    HOPE FOR A CHANGE In the Peanuts comic strip, we find Snoopy thinking to himself: "Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Ohh...there’s so little hope for advancement." Well, there is hope for those who have a dog’s life, but the change will require them ...read more

  • The 10-10-80 Rule

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2022
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    Sir John Templeton is a multi-billionaire, one of the wealthiest men in the world. He’s a dedicated Christian in his nineties. He invented the idea of trust funds in investments and started the Templeton Fund. Someone asked him, “How did you make such enormous wealth?” He said, “From the very start ...read more

  • Seven Things To Be Thankful For At Christmas

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 24, 2025
     | 155 views

    Seven Things To Be Thankful For at Christmas * for automatic dishwashers. They make it possible to get out of the kitchen before the family come in for their after-dinner snacks. * for husbands who attack small repair jobs around the house. They usually make them big enough to call in ...read more

  • A Minister And A Day Off His Rocker

    Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 5, 2019
     | 3,567 views

    I was tootling along one day last week, quite focused on getting my business for the day done. In fact, I was feeling good about the progress I was making with my “to-do list.” Nothing is more satisfying to me than the sense of being in control of my schedule. I love checking off items on my “to-do ...read more

  • I Feel Sorry For My Good-Looking Friends

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 3, 2023
     | 659 views

    The one place in our humble residence I would prefer to avoid, especially in the morning, is my bathroom. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage has her bathroom, and I have mine. I make visiting my bathroom in the morning as quick as possible. As I walk into my bathroom, on the right side is that ...read more

  • Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes In, In Peril Of Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 11, 2006
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    Dr. Marc T. Newman writes in, In Peril of Our Souls: Theological Considerations from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest "What makes all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films stand out from your average swashbuckler is that these movies are not primarily concerned with treasure maps and ...read more

  • Dr. Marc T. Newman Writes In, In Peril Of Our ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jul 14, 2006
     | 1,682 views

    . Dr. Marc T. Newman writes in, In Peril of Our Souls: Theological Considerations from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest "What makes all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films stand out from your average swashbuckler is that these movies are not primarily concerned with treasure maps ...read more

  • Will Rogers Was Known For His Laughter, But He ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 14, 2006
     | 1,628 views

    “Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knew how to weep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people with broken backs and other extreme physical handicaps. Of course, Rogers had ...read more

  • Jesus Talks About Letting His Words Remain In Us. ...

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 24, 2006
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    Jesus talks about letting his words remain in us. What does that mean? On occasion I’ve had opportunities to go elsewhere, away from the mission, to churches that were bigger and where there seemed to be more to gain. But whenever those opportunities come up, my dad’s voice has always gone off in ...read more

  • As A Young Teen, I Loved To Read Books From The ...

    Contributed by Beth Garrod-Logsdon on Apr 14, 2009
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    As a young teen, I loved to read books from the “Choose Your Own Adventure” series. In the first couple of pages a story would be set up – for example you are going on a hike with your cousins and it begins to storm. But by the end of page three the reader comes to a critical point in the story ...read more

  • A Risk-Taker For God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 31, 2011
     | 2,329 views

    A RISK-TAKER FOR GOD What does it mean to be a risk taker for God, for His Kingdom? 1. It means opening yourself up to change. 2. It is the acceptance of the fact that there is a need for change. 3. It is literally taking the behavioral steps necessary that will result in that change. 4. It is ...read more

  • Redefining "Deviancy"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
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    REDEFINING "DEVIANCY" Alcoholism, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, abortion, homosexuality, school violence, child abuse, pornography, rape, robbery and murder pervade our nation. America is drowning in wickedness and immorality. For example, Oregon approved legalized physician-assisted suicide in 1994 ...read more

  • Here's How Several Elementary School Students ...  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 22, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    Here’s how several elementary school students answered the following questions about moms: Why did God make mothers? • She’s the only one who knows where the Scotch tape is. • Mostly to clean the house. • To help us out of there when we were getting born. How did God make mothers? • He used ...read more

  • The Art Of "One-Anothering"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    THE ART OF "ONE-ANOTHERING" "One hot day, Herman Trueblood, all clean and cooled off by a nice swim in the ocean, saw a sweating man and his two sons trying on a hot day to push a disabled car up an incline. Two voices started yelling at each other inside him. One said, "There is an opportunity ...read more