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  • I Was Once Talking To A Man From South Africa ...

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on Aug 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,771 views

    I was once talking to a man from South Africa whose father was a Baptist minster during the apartheid years. Their family lived in a mining town and the labourers at the mine were from 3 different African tribes, each with their own independent language. At one time there was a lot of unrest ...read more

  • There Is A Very Old Story About A Man And His Boy ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 31, 2007
     | 1,486 views

    There is a very old story about a man and his boy who were walking through the jungle and came upon a man who had fallen into a pit dug to trap lions. He had been trying in vain for hours to climb out and had accomplished nothing except to exhaust himself. Nighttime was about to fall and both he ...read more

  • Story: A Young Man Who Had Been Raised As An ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 15, 2007
     | 966 views

    Story: A young man who had been raised as an atheist –was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to what his friend said about Jesus. One night the diver went to the ...read more

  • There's A Wonderful Little Legend About A Man Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 17, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,902 views

    There’s a wonderful little legend about a man who was lost and wandering in the desert, dying of thirst. As he wandered in that terribly hot desert, he stumbled upon a ramshackle, dilapidated shack. There wasn’t much to it, but, at least, it would provide a little bit of shade and respite for him. ...read more

  • A Man And His Dog Were Walking On The Beach When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Oct 31, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
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    A man and his dog were walking on the beach when they came upon another visitor to the beach. The owner of the dog was proud of his dog’s newly mastered feat, so he said to the visitor, "Watch this!" whereupon he tossed a piece of driftwood far out into the sea and the dog immediately ran on top of ...read more

  • A Certain Man Told His Friend That His Brother ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    A certain man told his friend that his brother was working to get his pilot’s license. His friend said, “O, that’s great!” “No, it wasn’t great because the engine caught fire.” “Oh, that’s terrible,” said his friend. “No, it wasn’t terrible because he had a parachute.” “Oh, that’s good,” ...read more

  • A Family Counselor Named Jill Manning Says, "I ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
     | 1,376 views

    A family counselor named Jill Manning says, “I can unequivocally tell you pornography, especially Internet pornography with its violent, demeaning, or highly explicit messages, is damaging, not only for youths, but for many adults as well. It has lasting affect on social and sexual attitude and ...read more

  • A Young Man Who Had Been Invited To A Dinner ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2007
     | 1,201 views

    A young man who had been invited to a dinner given by the South African statesman John Cecil Rhodes arrived by train and had to go directly to Rhodes’s house in his travel-stained clothes. To the young guest’s horror, he found a room full of people in full evening dress. Soon Rhodes appeared, ...read more

  • Years Ago, A Very Wealthy Man Shared With His ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 20, 2007
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    Years ago, a very wealthy man shared with his devoted young son a passion for art collecting. Together they travelled the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the family estate. The ...read more

  • A. Man Sends Himself To Hell By Rejecting God's ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 25, 2007
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    a. Man sends himself to hell by rejecting God’s plan of salvation. b. Receiving Jesus Christ as your own personal Saviour is how we accept God’s plan of salvation. a. Hell is prepared for those who prepare for it by rejecting Christ. b. There are good parking places on the road to hell. c. Every ...read more

  • A Man Fell Into A Pit And Couldn't Get Himself ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A Christian Scientist came along and said: "You only think that you are in a pit". A Pharisee said: "Only bad people fall into a pit". A Legalist said: "You deserve your pit". A Charismatic said: "Just confess that you’re ...read more

  • Man's Pursuit Of Joy, A Quote; "Men Have Pursued ...

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008
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    Man’s pursuit of joy, a quote; “Men have pursued joy in every avenue imaginable. Some have successfully found it while others have not. Perhaps it would be easier to describe where joy cannot be found: Not in unbelief—Voltaire was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He wrote; “I wish I had ...read more

  • On July 1, 1935, A Man Actually Wrote These Words ...

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
     | 1,589 views

    On July 1, 1935, a man actually wrote these words in his will: “Unto my two daughters, Francis Marie and Denise Victoria; by reason of their unfilial attitude toward a doting father…I leave the sum of $1 to each and a father’s curse. May their respective lives be fraught with misery, unhappiness ...read more

  • There's A Funny Story About A Man Who Went To ...

    Contributed by Bob Gomez on Jan 8, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 14,495 views

    There’s a funny story about a man who went to the doctor after weeks of symptoms. a. The doctor examined him carefully, then called the patient’s wife into his office. - The doctor told her, "Your husband is suffering from a rare form of anemia." - "The bad news is that without treatment, ...read more

  • In Bear Gryll's Show "Man Vs. Wild." Bear Is ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
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    In Bear Gryll’s show “Man Vs. Wild.” Bear is constantly dropping himself into life and death scenarios in order to show you how to survive in the harshest environments. He strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger and he tells the ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Tells Of A Mountain Man From West ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,340 views

    Chuck Swindoll tells of a mountain man from West Virginia who had never seen a city, or bright lights and modern inventions. He married a girl of the hills and they spent all their married years in the backwoods. Their one son, creatively named “Junior,” reached his sixteenth birthday, [and] his ...read more

  • Author Mark Mittelberg Tells About A Man Named ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,205 views

    -Author Mark Mittelberg tells about a man named Jim who wanted to do things God’s way. Jim had a passion for God, a love for people, and a burden to share the message of God’s forgiveness with people who had not heard. The big question for Jim was, “How can I get unchurched people who are so ...read more

  • A Wise Man Living At The Time As Jesus Said, ‘we ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Feb 10, 2008
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    A wise man living at the time as Jesus said, ‘We are always complaining that our days are few and at the same time acting as if they would never end’ ...read more

  • Spider Man 2: The Spiderman Trilogy Has Quickly ...

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Mar 12, 2008
     | 1,814 views

    SPIDER MAN 2: The Spiderman trilogy has quickly become one of my favorite series of movies. Spiderman 2 is probably the most interesting plot out of the three of them. Here is what it is about: Peter Parker’s having a rough time. His double life as the super hero Spider-Man is having a ...read more

  • Man Praying At Wife's 1st Husband's Grave

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 16, 2008
     | 2,626 views

    MAN PRAYING AT WIFE’S 1ST HUSBAND’S GRAVE A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave. The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and kept repeating, "Why did you ...read more