Contributed by Nigel Heath on Sep 16, 2008
The father of a little girl sucked 150ft (46m) along an underground drain has told how she had stopped breathing when he pulled her from the River Wear.
Leona Baxter, three, was playing in a puddle when she disappeared. She had been washed into the uncovered drain, travelled 150 ft, and was
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 26, 2009
When the Judaizers told the Galatians that they had to get circumcised to become good Christians, they were adding the law to the gospel. They were saying that Moses had to finish what Christ could only begin.
To illustrate the problem with this kind of theology, consider the man who had an old
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Other
Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 19, 2001
based on 16 ratings
| 6,138 views
DON'T QUIT
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
and you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 27, 2004
based on 5 ratings
| 6,042 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
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Wes Richard on Apr 11, 2005
based on 9 ratings
| 10,460 views
Sometimes small churches look at themselves and say, “Oh, we can’t do this and we can’t do that because we are too small. We don’t have the resources.” And their vision gets limited by their circumstances and instead of taking giant steps of faith, they take baby steps. I’m reminded of the story of
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Brethren
Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
based on 8 ratings
| 4,633 views
The Bible is full of real and imperfect people. Noah was a drunk; Abraham was too old and a liar; Sarah laughed at God’s promises; Isaac was a daydreamer; Jacob was a liar; Leah was ugly. Joseph was abused; Moses had a stuttering problem and a short fuse; Miriam was a gossip; Gideon was afraid;
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
based on 18 ratings
| 4,890 views
In May of 1846 an evangelist, now mostly forgotten, named “James Caughey” (pronounced “coffee”) visited a chapel in Nottingham England and preached a sermon on the words recorded in St. Mark, “Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 20, 2010
based on 1 rating
| 2,828 views
PSALM 47 AND ROSH HASHANAH
When a brand new believer in 1974, my friend loaned his LP Album by Messianic Jewish group "Lamb." When I married Marylu in 1980, I married into Lamb albums.
One of the songs was titled, "Clap Your Hands, All Ye People," and was a paraphrase of Psalm 47. Preparing this
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
THE CENTURY PLANT
Abraham has now reached the Century mark! He is 100 years old and Sarah is 90.
A common sight in America's Southwest desert is the century plant. It's unique. The century plant (Agave Americana) thrives in rocky, mountainous, desert sites. It has dramatic, splayed leaves that
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 25, 2013
based on 5 ratings
| 2,202 views
THE LAMP UNDER THE BED
I heard about a couple who received a set of two horrible bedside table lamps as a wedding present from a distant aunt. Since the lamps were so ugly, this couple didn't want to actually use them, so they put them in storage and bought a nicer set themselves. That worked for
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 2,601 views
I heard the story about the group of seniors at the nursing home who were sitting around talking about all their ailments. “My arms have gotten so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee,” said one. “Yes, I know,” said another. “My cataracts are so bad I can’t even see my coffee.” “I couldn’t
...read more
Tags: