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  • I Wasn't Supposed To Live...

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 13, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 483 views

    I believe that God called me to preach in the summer of my freshman year in high school. He gave me a dream about one of my best friends who was somewhere in eternity screaming in pain: He was crying out to me, "You never told me. You never told me! Larry, you talked to me about baseball. ...read more

  • A Redhead Is Walking Through The Countryside, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,411 views

    A redhead is walking through the countryside, when she finds a bottle. She rubs it and, you guessed it, a genie appears. The genie says, “You are allowed three wishes. But, I must warn you, anything you get, all the blondes in the world get twice as much.” The woman agrees, “Okay. Give me a ...read more

  • Perspective On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2012
     | 4,480 views

    PERSPECTIVE ON WORRY When my daughter Abigail was 2 or so she came down with what is now known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Basically, a person’s entire body gets covered in cold sores. The end result is skin scars, loss of vision, and even death. She could not be touched. She was in constant ...read more

  • The Gift Of A Cross

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 29, 2011
     | 3,743 views

    THE GIFT OF A CROSS Story: Woman Led to Christ through an Act of Kindness Craig Groeschel, The Christian Atheist (Zondervan, 2011). p. 210 It's amazing what a difference the little things will make. For example, years ago when I was a new believer, I always wore a tiny cross pin on my shirts. ...read more

  • An Old Man Named Pete Was Very Much Troubled ...

    Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,556 views

    An old man named Pete was very much troubled about his sins. Perceiving him one day with a very downcast look, a friend asked him the cause. “O friend, I’m such a great sinner!” “But, Pete,” said his friend, “you are foolish to take it so much to heart. You never see me troubled about my ...read more

  • Snoopy's Week

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
     | 2,055 views

    For years there has been a Snoopy poster that shows how he spends his week: On Sunday, he dances, with the caption, "Party-Time!" On Monday, he scowls, with the caption, "Don’t speak to me." On Tuesday, he lies flat on his back as though dead, with the caption, "God, get me through ...read more

  • As A Two And Three-Year Old I Used To Gather All ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 23, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,918 views

    As a two and three-year old I used to gather all my stuffed animals together and stand up on box and begin to “preach” to them. My Mom called me her “little preacher boy.” As a child God put within my imagination the dream of being a preacher. As a teenager I began to pursue my divine-daring ...read more

  • Jeff Hartings (Steelers Center) Accompanied ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2006
     | 1,271 views

    Jeff Hartings (Steelers Center) accompanied Steelers chaplain Jay Wilson on a mission trip to Nicaragua in 2004 and said that trip, along with the knee injury he overcame to gain his Pro Bowl status, has changed his career. “God humbled me with the injury, but over last three years I’ve been able ...read more

  • When God Tells You "No"

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2010
     | 2,761 views

    WHEN GOD TELLS YOU "NO" Has God ever told me "No"? Yes, many times. Was it easy? Never! The hardest time was a long time ago. My first son, James Daniel, was born with severe heart defects. I knew that God could heal him and prayed daily for my son's healing. A year later, after open heart ...read more

  • Some Of Us Grew Up With An Extra Kid In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by West Garner on Aug 31, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,124 views

    Some of us grew up with an extra kid in the house. We didn’t know it but he was there at certain times. His name was “Not Me.” He always appeared when something happened. Like when your mom asked, “Who got this play dough in the carpet?” (NOT ME) “Who colored on the walls in the bedroom?” (NOT ...read more

  • Where Is The Church When It Hurts?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2012
     | 4,803 views

    WHERE IS THE CHURCH WHEN IT HURTS? Where is God in the midst of the storm? One author answered that question with this incident: "In Washington and Chicago, as I talked about the special edition of Where Is God When It Hurts?, inevitably the interviewer would turn the question back on me. 'Well, ...read more

  • Guilt Trip

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 3,873 views

    My mother, a master of guilt trips, showed me a photo of herself waiting by a phone that never rings. “Mom, I call all the time,” I said. “If you had an answering machine, you’d know.” Soon after, my brother installed one for her. When I called the next time, I got her machine: “If you are a ...read more

  • My Days Of Wonder In The Hospital

    Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 1, 2025
     | 363 views

    Dr. James L. Snyder My plans for the New Year were horribly changed by ending up in the hospital. Around the middle of the month, it seemed like I may have had the flu. After all, everybody around me had the flu, and I just wanted to fit in with society in general. I had to cancel my Sunday ...read more

  • My Fair Lady, Eliza Is Being Courted By Freddy, ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Oct 21, 2003
     | 1,872 views

    My Fair Lady, Eliza is being courted by Freddy, who writes to her daily of his love for her. Eliza’s response to his notes is to cry out in frustration: Words! Words! I’m so sick of words!... Don’t talk of stars Burning above, If you’re in love, Show ...read more

  • On Being A Daddy James Tippins  PRO

    Contributed by J T on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 1,881 views

    "On Being A Daddy" James Tippins My 3.5 year old daughter was used to me being home all the time. Being a business consultant in a home office was a luxury for my family. After a few years of part time ministry, I was called to serve as an excutive pastor at a church. This was a great time to ...read more

  • God Of All Comfort

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 25, 2009
     | 4,624 views

    GOD OF ALL COMFORT I remember one time, when I was around 10 years old, I went to summer camp with my church for the first time. This was the longest I had been away from home. I remember the first few nights being so homesick. I cried for my mom and dad. I missed them so much and all I wanted to ...read more

  • Laughter Is Not For Sissies

    Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 12, 2022
     | 1,430 views

    Since birth, I have been infected with a Laughter-Virus. I’m not sure which side of the family it came from, or it could’ve come from both sides. But the least little thing will make me laugh. Sometimes I have a hard time stopping laughing. I have yet to find a mask big enough to cover my face ...read more

  • Three Men Were Out Fishing One Day & Caught A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Dubose on Mar 3, 2002
    based on 97 ratings
     | 2,633 views

    Three men were out fishing one day & caught a mermaid. The mermaid said she would grant them each a wish if they would let her go. So the 1st man said, “make me twice as smart as I already am." The mermaid said, your wish is granted & immediately the man started quoting Shakespeare & had this ...read more

  • My God, I Have Never Thanked Thee For My Thorn. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,987 views

    "My God, I have never thanked Thee for my thorn. I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorn. I have been looking forward to a world where I shall get compensation for my cross; but I have never thought of my cross as itself a present glory. Teach me the glory of my ...read more

  • The Power Of Shame

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
     | 5,994 views

    THE POWER OF SHAME I remember how troubled I was after attending the funeral of an old lady who used to be my visitation partner for many years in a two-person team at a former church. Her brother and sister-in-law were deacons at the church. When I heard she had cancer some years after I left, I ...read more