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  • Someone Tells The Story Of A Boy Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 23, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,306 views

    Someone tells the story of a boy who was rebelling against his dad constantly. This boy was destroying his own life by his rebellion, but he refuse to heed his father’s words. One day, the dad said to the boy, "I want to show you what you’re doing to your life. I’m going to put a wooden post ...read more

  • The Courage To Be A Christian

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008
     | 6,064 views

    The boy sobbed, "But Dad, I want my ball..." "You can play with your ball," I said, "but you’ll have to go downstairs and get it yourself" Now the tears flowed. Tony’s playroom held the stuffed animals, toys, and games that four-year-old love. He spent hours there. But to turn on the ...read more

  • According To Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, A Father's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 15, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,351 views

    According to Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, a father’s involvement with a child increases the child’s IQ, the child’s motivation to learn, and the child’s self-confidence. In addition, children with involved dads are more likely to develop a sense of humor as well as an “inner ...read more

  • A College Student Had The Following Message On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on May 27, 2004
    based on 53 ratings
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    A College student had the following message on his dorm answering machine: "Hi! This is Fred. If it's the phone company, I sent the money. If it's Mom or Dad, please send money. If it's the financial office, you didn't loan me enough money. If ...read more

  • There Were Two Young Men Who Were Toying With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,720 views

    There were two young men who were toying with doing something wrong that would be disapproved of by their fathers. One of them finally decided he could not go along. The other young man asked sarcastically, "Are you afraid your dad will find out and hurt ...read more

  • A Family Gathered Around The Table For A Meal On ...

    Contributed by Peter Mwariri on Dec 31, 2011
     | 4,541 views

    A family gathered around the table for a meal on New Years' Day. A little boy of five asked his father, "Dad, what happened to the previous year?" The father said, "It is gone." "Where?" the boy asked. "Nowhere. It has just grown old," the father answered. "I want to see ...read more

  • Phantom Guilt

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,518 views

    PHANTOM GUILT Amputees often experience some sensation of a phantom limb. Somewhere, locked in their brains, a memory lingers of the nonexistent hand or leg. Invisible toes curl, imaginary hands grasp things, a "leg" feels so sturdy a patient may try to stand on it. For a few, the experience ...read more

  • The Great Classical Cellist Pablo Casals, In His ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
     | 1,522 views

    The great classical cellist Pablo Casals, in his life story entitled Joys and Sorrows, tells readers his first memory of attending worship on Christmas Eve when he was five-years-old. He walked to the church in a small village in Spain, hand-in-hand with his father, who was the church’s ...read more

  • The Reality Of Palm Sunday  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 19, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
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    THE REALITY OF PALM SUNDAY Pope Benedict himself in his homily last Sunday in St Peter’s Square said this about Palm Sunday: "But what are we really doing when we join this procession as part of the throng which went up with Jesus to Jerusalem and hailed him as King of Israel? Is this anything ...read more

  • God Knows

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 7, 2011
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    GOD KNOWS The receiving line at the memorial was very long as Jim and Steph had many family members that came from Texas and Georgia. Halfway through the line, I was introduced to Jim's sister, brother and nephew. They said "Are you the Brad Henry that wrote the devotional about my brother?" I ...read more

  • There Are Going To Be Things Happen To You In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,341 views

    There are going to be things happen to you in this life that will make you cling to that eternal hope because there is no other. Wally and Barbara Rendel know that’s true. Wally is the minister at the Southern Acres Christian Church in Lexington and has been for over 20 years. But five years ago ...read more

  • An Angel Walked The Beat Tonight On Highway 109  PRO

    Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,661 views

    An angel walked the beat tonight on Highway 109. A drunken man in an Oldsmobile, They said had run the light that caused the six-car pile up, On 109 that night. When broken bodies lay about, and blood was verywhere, the sirens screamed out eulogies, for death was in the air. A mother, ...read more

  • Discernment—or Judgment?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
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    DISCERNMENT--OR JUDGMENT? So how does a critical attitude come back to haunt you? Here’s one way. A man wanted to impress his friends with his eye for art as they went to an art gallery together. He forgot his glasses, was nearsighted, and couldn’t hardly see his hand in front of his face. But he ...read more

  • Ordinary People For Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
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    ORDINARY PEOPLE FOR CHRIST Bud Villers was a good man. Bud was my neighbor. I grew up beside him until he died when I was in college. Bud helped my dad put a roof on our house, he assisted my dad when they poured concrete sidewalks and porches. My dad helped him put a roof on his patio. When Bud ...read more

  • Call Home Often  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
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    CALL HOME OFTEN Max Lucado in his book "In the Eye of a Storm" talks about traveling from one speaking engagement to another. He had traveled from San Antonio to Boston and had spoken at a gathering in Boston. Then he was flying on to Edmonton, Canada to fulfill a speaking engagement there. When ...read more

  • The Parents Of A Young Soldier Killed In Action ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 2,693 views

    The parents of a young soldier killed in action gave their church a gift of money as a memorial to their son. During the presentation service, the mother of another soldier whose son was overseas whispered to her husband, “Let’s give the same amount for our son.” “What’s the matter with you?” he ...read more

  • To All Of The Fallen Officers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,670 views

    TO ALL OF THE FALLEN OFFICERS To all of the fallen Officers here in California and abroad,I personally thank you and your loved ones for your ultimate sacrifice. Law enforcement is truly a calling and answered only by a few. The responsibility is great and the inherent dangers are even greater. ...read more

  • Two Tombstones

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
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    TWO TOMBSTONES A tombstone in a small English village reads, "Here lies a miser who lived for himself, And cared for nothing but gathering wealth. Now where he is or how he fares, Nobody knows and nobody cares." In contrast, a plain tombstone in the courtyard at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London ...read more

  • Finishing The Race

    Contributed by Chris Supper on Nov 3, 2010
     | 5,652 views

    FINISHING THE RACE August 1992. Derrick Redmond from Great Britain was favored to win the 400-meter race during the summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, but as he powered around the backstretch, his hamstring snapped. Redmond tried desperately to finish the race, but he still had half the ...read more

  • Surprise Gift

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 7,208 views

    SURPRISE GIFT When Gabriel Hurles turned six a couple of years ago (January 2009), he was so focused on eating his birthday cake, that he hardly noticed the giant package in the corner of the room. When another child pointed out the large gift, Gabriel ran over and began to tear off the wrapping. ...read more