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  • Sin Like A Mushroom

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
     | 2,259 views

    SIN LIKE A MUSHROOM In Oregon's Malheur National Forest, a fungus spreads through tree roots across 2,200 acres, making it the largest living organism ever found. Popularly known as the honey mushroom, the Armillaria Ostoyae started from a single microscopic spore. Yet it's been weaving its black ...read more

  • Elvis Growing Up

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Jan 13, 2012
     | 2,579 views

    ELVIS GROWING UP Elvis once said, "We were an affectionate family. My mother was the most wonderful person in the world. I always felt a little bit lonely--maybe a better word would be 'incomplete'--when I was little. But I could tell my mother about it, how I felt and then the feeling would go ...read more

  • Alvin Slaughter: I'm Convinced More Now Than ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 7, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,189 views

    Alvin Slaughter: I’m convinced more now than ever That we don’t serve a god of the mundane But God of the supernatural You see, when we worship him in faith He will always meet us at the point of our needs Dry, fleshly worship is not enough Get ready, get ready to be completely drenched and ...read more

  • Going In Circles

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 19, 2013
     | 2,182 views

    GOING IN CIRCLES A family who moved into a new neighborhood had a late start one morning. As a result their six-year-old missed her school bus. Though it would make him late for work her father agreed to take her to school if she gave him directions. After 20 minutes of going in circles they ...read more

  • Gods That People Manufacture

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 13, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,083 views

    THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME. In his book, Your God is Too Small, J. B. Phillips describes some of the common gods that people manufacture. One is the grand old man god, the grandfatherly, white-haired, indulgent god who smiles down on men and winks at their adultery, stealing, ...read more

  • Face The Music

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 8, 2020
     | 1,372 views

    Many years ago a man conned his way into the orchestra of the Emperor of China, though he could not play an instrument or read music. Whenever the group practiced or performed, he would just hold his flute against his lips, pretending to play, but not making a sound. For years he received a good ...read more

  • The Book Of Re-Evaluation!!!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 1, 2022
     | 1,031 views

    Charles Schulz consistently provided helpful and humorous insights through his Peanuts comic strip. In one run he showed Charlie Brown's sister, Sally, struggling with her memory verse for Sunday. She was lost in her thoughts trying to figure it out when she recalled, "Maybe it was ...read more

  • Running For Life

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Nov 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,519 views

    RUNNING FOR LIFE Recently I read a fable about a dog who loved to chase other animals. He bragged about his great running skill and said he could catch anything. Well, it wasn’t long until his boastful claims were put to the test by a certain rabbit. With ease the little creature outran his ...read more

  • Attitude Of Gratitude

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 26, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
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    Attitude of Gratitude God loves a cheerful giver. God will make you rich if you are generous in every occasion. Somehow I think that God sees this richness in more than just money and material possessions. Don't you? And generosity results in a thankful attitude and even a cheerful attitude. You've ...read more

  • How Did Titus Do In Crete?

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,086 views

    How did Titus do in Crete? Titus led the church in Crete until 105 AD, when he died at age 94. The church in Crete experienced many internal and external stresses, much of it due to the friction of the island. These tensions, however, did not impact the religious strength or stamina of the church ...read more

  • Message To Garcia  PRO

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Nov 16, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,365 views

    Message to Garcia Article Excerpts In all this Cuban business there is one man who stands out on the horizon of my memory. When war broke out between Spain and the United States, it was very necessary to communicate quickly with the leader of the insurgents. Garcia was somewhere in the ...read more

  • Be A Magnet!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,427 views

    Be a Magnet! MAGNET DEMONSTRATION A piece of steel metal under ordinary conditions-- in the "As-is" situation -- does not have magnetic properties. It is not a magnet. It can not attract and/or hold. It can not do the work of a magnet. Why? The molecules are in "chaos". Each molecule has a Plus ...read more

  • A Better Plan

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 8, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,339 views

    Illustration: A Better Plan When in college Robert J , Morgan came across a poem written by a teenage girl looking for a husband. It was written as a prayer, and this is what she said: Dear God, I pray all unafraid / As girls are wont to be I do not want a handsome man / But make him, Lord, like ...read more

  • I Have Obtained A Copy Of A Recently Discovered ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,672 views

    I have obtained a copy of a recently discovered document from the 1st century. It’s from the first publisher of the Bible – this was before there was Zondervan and Tyndale and all those publishers. It’s a letter from them to the Bible’s original author… Dear Sir, While we appreciate that the ...read more

  • Community: A Lost Art  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,662 views

    COMMUNITY: A LOST ART I inherited an old trunk that sat in my grandma’s basement. It had belonged to the generation before, who had used it to bring their possessions across the sea from Sweden. It sits in my dining room. It smells a little musty, but I treasure it as a link to my heritage. I was ...read more

  • End Of The World Predictions

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2012
     | 3,710 views

    END OF THE WORLD PREDICTIONS It's hard to believe it was just a year ago that the head of The Family Radio Broadcasting Network--Harold Camping--predicted, through 2,000 billboards worldwide, that on May 21, 2011 the righteous, which totaled 3 percent of humanity, was to be whisked away to heaven, ...read more

  • Drifting

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 7, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,840 views

    Drifting Along (Philippians 3:12-21) Intro: The two trappers In the mid 1800’s their were two trappers that had been trapping muskrat and beaver all summer and fall. They had been working their traps in the Cumberland Plateau area of Tennessee. With their packs full of furs ...read more

  • Unsung Heroes-Those Who Made Copies Of The Scriptures

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 30, 2021
     | 1,220 views

    Introduction: sometimes we forget, or take for granted, the easy availability of God’s Word. Retail stores (not just Christian bookstores) sometimes have copies of the whole Bible for a dollar per copy! Secondhand or thrift stores occasionally have donated Bibles and other portions for a very ...read more

  • A Word About Bread And Stones:

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jul 18, 2024
     | 303 views

    Text: Luke 4:1-4, KJV: 1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou ...read more

  • In Spite Of The Fun And Laughter, 13 Yr. Old ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 11, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,137 views

    In spite of the fun and laughter, 13 yr. old Frank Wilson was not happy. It was true, he had received all the presents he wanted, and he enjoyed the traditional Christmas Eve reunions with relatives for the purpose of exchanging gifts and good wishes..........but Frank was not happy because this ...read more

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