In Sermon Illustrations: "Memories About Dad"

About 70% Of The Couples That Cohabit Will End Up ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

About 70% of the couples that cohabit will end up divorced, not counting breakups of those who never marry. (The Foster ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Close To Half Of Americans Talk About Their Faith ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Close to half of Americans talk about their faith with coworkers at least once a month, and 20% do so at least once a year. This is what the Lutheran Brotherhood found in it’s survey conducted by Yankelovich Partners. Women talk about it more than men and rural Americans talk ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

What America's Children Really Think About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006

What America’s Children Really Think About Working Parents, (William Morrow, $25) by Ellen Galinsky, reports the findings of a study of 1,000 3rd through 12th graders. From their perspective, the thing they desire most is that their parents would bring less stress home from work, and they want ...read more

Tags: Parenting

46% Of Americans Talk About Their Religious Faith ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

46% of Americans talk about their religious faith in the workplace. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

Last Year, The Barna Survey Estimates That About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Last year, the Barna survey estimates that about 6 out of every 10 dollars given to any non-profit entity went to churches. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

American Consumers Spent About $585 Billion In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

American consumers spent about $585 billion in ’00 on all kinds of items for their homes, up nearly 27% over ’97. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

About 75 Of America's 125 Medical Schools ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

About 75 of America’s 125 medical schools currently have courses on spiritual care. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Optimistic About Religion For Goodness Sake: Why ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Optimistic About Religion For Goodness Sake: Why So Many Want Religion to Play a Greater Role in American Life, published by Public Agenda finds the following about Americans attitudes toward religion in their lives. · 85% say if more American were to become more religious, it’s likely that parents ...read more

Tags: Christian Values, Prayer

When God Was About To Create Man, According To A ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Eatock on Jan 23, 2006

When God was about to create man, according to a Jewish legend, He took into His counsel the angels that stood about his throne. “Create him not,” said the angel of Justice, “for if Thou dost he will commit all kinds of wickedness against his fellow men; he will be hard and cruel and dishonest and ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Holiness

50% Of Americans Worry About The Money They Owe. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

50% of Americans worry about the money they owe. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Money

Unemployed Longer: As Of November, About 1.8 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Unemployed Longer: As of November, about 1.8 million, or 1 in 5, unemployed workers were jobless for more than 6 months, compared with 1.1 million when the recession officially ended in November ‘01. Since the start of the recession in March ‘01, the average length ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Men's Jewelry Represented About 11% Of The Total ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Men’s jewelry represented about 11% of the total $57.4 billion jewelry market in ‘04. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Employers Must Destroy Personal Information About ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Employers Must Destroy Personal Information about their employees they got from a credit report before they throw it out. That means “shredding or burning” paper documents or “smashing or wiping” computer disks. All employees are included, even if you have only one. Non-compliance risks state ...read more

Tags: Workplace

The Average College Student Spends About $900 A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The average college student spends about $900 a year on textbooks and supplies. Textbook prices have risen 186% since ’86 vs. a 72% rise in general consumer ...read more

Tags: Money

About 10% Of People On The Road During The Day ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

About 10% of people on the road during the day are talking on cell phones, up form 8% in ’04. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Americans Are More Worried About Rising Health ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Americans are more worried about rising health care costs than about losing their jobs in the next 6 months. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

Suicide Attitudes: About Fifteen Million People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Suicide Attitudes: About fifteen million people (7% of all adults) have attempted suicide at some point in their lives, according to a recent Harris Poll. The research also revealed that 21% of adults have thought seriously about taking their own lives, and 25% believe that ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Depression Strikes About 34 Million People In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Depression strikes about 34 million people in the U.S. at some point in their lives. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Emotions

On An Average Day, About Half The Kids In America ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

On an average day, about half the kids in America watching TV view the Nickelodeon channel. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Television And Movies

American Households Spend About $240 A Year On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

American households spend about $240 a year on fast food, and typically only $5 a year helping children in poverty. ...read more

Tags: Giving General