Contributed by Bobby Stults on Feb 9, 2011
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HUMILITY VS. HUMILIATION
Have you ever thought about the difference between 'humility' and 'humiliation'? There is a significant difference. Humility is the voluntary and willful choice to accept one’s place and position, whereas, humiliation is the forcing of an unwilling participant into their
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 1, 2011
CALLING A COW'S TAIL A LEG
There is a story told about Abraham Lincoln who had a very heated argument with a political opponent. Lincoln asked his political rival, "How many legs does a cow have?"
"Four, of course," came the disgusted reply.
"That's right," agreed Lincoln. "Now suppose you call
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 13, 2012
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MAKING LEMONADE
Charles Goodyear went to jail for a contempt of court citation. Imprisoned, he went to work in the kitchen and worked on an idea in which he developed the method for vulcanizing rubber.
Martin Luther was forced to stay in Wartburg Castle and his lemonade was his translation of the
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Contributed by Bill Burress on Feb 25, 2012
One Sunday morning the minister asked the congregation, "Whoever wants to go to heaven, stand up!" Everyone stood except one man sleeping in the back of the church. When the preacher told them they could sit down he asked the question, "Anyone who wants to go to hell, stand up!" About that time
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 5, 2012
HELPING HIM CRY
Man once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a 4 year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 19, 2012
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THANKSGIVING GAGS
Some of you might want to add variety to your Thanksgiving dinner conversation for those of you who are mischievous:
• During the middle of the meal, turn to mom and say, "See mom, I told you they wouldn't notice that the turkey was four months past its expiration date. You were
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 20, 2013
IF HE GETS LOOSE
The preacher was wired for sound with a lapel mic. Unlike todays wireless mics, this had a wire attached to it. He was an energetic preacher and as he preached, he swung his hands and he moved briskly about the platform, jerking the mic cord as he went. Then he moved to one side,
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A recent survey shows that fewer than one in four Americans (24%) now believe the Bible is "the actual word of God, and is to be taken literally, word for word," and 26% who view it as "a book of fables, legends, history and moral precepts recorded by man."
This is the first
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BEST TITHING JOKE EVER!
Two men were marooned on a deserted Island. One man paced back and forth worried and scared while the other man sat back and was sunning himself.
The first man said to the second man, "Aren’t you afraid that we are about to die?"
"No," said the
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Eric Liddell, was an Olympic Champion, and the hero of the movie "Chariots of fire." But, He was also a dedicated Christian who knew how important it was to find a place to spend some time alone with God in prayer. During World War II, Lidell was captured and spent some time as a prisoner of war
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
When the unsinkable Titanic sank, warning after warning had been sent to tell them they were speeding into an ice field. But the messages were ignored. In fact, when a nearby ship sent an urgent warning, the Titanic was talking to Cape Race about the time chauffeurs were to meet arriving passengers
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Contributed by Dave Kinney on May 12, 2008
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Mother’s teach on a daily basis…
RELIGION: "You better pray the stain will come out of the carpet."
FORESIGHT: "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident."
IRONY: "Keep laughing and I’ll give you something to cry about."
STAMINA: "You’ll sit there ’til all that
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 9, 2008
"So far we have seen that God is a real being who is perfect, necessary and unlimited, but nothing has been said about the fundamental nature of that being. Invoking the language of substances, we note that things that exist independent of mind are made of one of two types of substance (or of
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