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  • A Quiet Hour  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Weinert on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,779 views

    A QUIET HOUR<p> Amid the Christmas rush and noise<P> Of Christmas trees and childrens toys<P> Of gift and bow and mistletoe <P> And presents laid out in a row<P> We need to take a quiet hour<P> To contemplate all Heaven’s power<P> Which sent to earth our Heavenly King<P> When angels in the realm ...read more

  • Kokomo Tribune Columnist Ed Vasicek Wrote, ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 3, 2003
     | 977 views

    Kokomo Tribune Columnist Ed Vasicek wrote, “Ravenous spenders often work long hours (or take a second job) to support their addiction. Notice that they are NOT willing to give up their purchase binges, but they ARE willing to give up their time and energy. Some of that time and energy COULD ...read more

  • Junior Seau Recently Retired From Professional ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2006
     | 1,551 views

    Junior Seau recently retired from professional football. In San Diego, from the team he spent the most time with as defensive linebacker, Junior addressed the current Chargers at their training camp. He emphasized football’s grind rather than its glories. His voice was loud and his passion was ...read more

  • The Late Art Linkletter Once Saw A Small Boy ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 21, 2010
     | 1,961 views

    The late Art Linkletter once saw a small boy drawing a picture. He inquired, “What are you drawing? The boy replied, “A picture of God.” Art told the young boy that no one knows what God looks like, to which the boy responded, “They will when I get through.” Just what does God look like? What is ...read more

  • Greed In Panama

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 15, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,310 views

    GREED IN PANAMA Many years ago, a major American company had trouble keeping employees working in their assembly plant in Panama. The laborers lived in a generally agrarian, barter economy, but the company paid them in cash. After a week’s work, the average employee would have more cash than he’d ...read more

  • In The 44th Chapter Of His Book, My Imitation Of ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Oct 3, 2007
     | 1,643 views

    In the 44th chapter of his book, My Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis responds to Christ’s admonition to turn our focus away from the things of this world with the following prayer: “To what have we come, Lord? Behold, we bewail a temporal loss. We labor and fret for a small gain, while loss of ...read more

  • A Young Customs Official Noticed A Woman ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,257 views

    A young customs official noticed a woman crossing the border every day on a motorcycle with a wooden box strapped on the back of the motorcycle. The guard knew she was trying to smuggle something into the country so he stopped her and searched the box. There was nothing in the box except sand, so ...read more

  • I Knew A Professional Body Builder Growing Up. ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,579 views

    I knew a professional body builder growing up. This guy owned the gym where I worked out. His nickname was Newt. (Because he turned several shades of red when he was working out.) As a body builder, Newt would go through cycles. A cycle started with heavy lifting and a lot of strength training. ...read more

  • Listen For What God May Be Saying To You About ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 11, 2008
     | 990 views

    Listen for what God may be saying to you about this. Matthew 4:23 “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” To help you pray and listen. I have a prayer station set up. Take a ...read more

  • Well, There Is A Christian Connection With All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Dec 21, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,220 views

    Well, there is a Christian connection with all of things we think about at Christmas including gift giving and Christ’s birthday. We give gifts because we attempt to humbly imitate God the Father who gave His Son as His gift to us on that first Christmas morning. Gifts were also brought by the ...read more

  • I Know A Mom Who Denies God's Call Upon Her ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 15, 2010
     | 3,144 views

    I know a mom who denies God’s call upon her teenage boy and is constantly trying to lure him by feeding his flesh with earthly things so that he is satisfied with the things of the world and would not focus and pursue God’s call upon his life. She has been going to extents like getting young girls ...read more

  • Traditional Family Is Alive Of The Nation's 73 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,320 views

    TRADITIONAL FAMILY IS ALIVE Of the nation's 73 million children, nearly 45 million (62%) live with their biological parents, according to the Census Bureau. Another 19 million live with their unmarried, biological mothers. Based on '04 surveys, the report also shows cohabiting families are on the ...read more

  • Deuteronomy 14:25 - Verse 25 – "Take The Silver ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 17, 2008
     | 2,118 views

    Deuteronomy 14:25 - Verse 25 – “take the silver with you” more accurately translated really means, “Bind the money in your hand” is an instruction to not compromise God’s tithe money for that yearned for item, travel expense, vacation focus or anything else between the time it is put aside for God ...read more

  • Traditional Family Is Alive

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,945 views

    TRADITIONAL FAMILY IS ALIVE Of the nation’s 73 million children, nearly 45 million (62%) live with their biological parents, according to the Census Bureau. Another 19 million live with their unmarried, biological mothers. Based on 2004 surveys, the report also shows cohabiting families are on the ...read more

  • Living Dangerously  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,726 views

    LIVING DANGEROUSLY Living dangerously. That was one of many themes in Brennan Manning’s superb book The Signature of Jesus. Manning presents a radical alternative to the normal everyday, ho-hum, “comfort zone” mentality lived out by so many “so-called Christians.” His final statement in the ...read more

  • A Preacher Was Requested By Family Members To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Lovorn on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,342 views

    A preacher was requested by family members to visit a man in a mental institution who thought he was Jesus. When the preacher introduced himself, the man replied, "Bless you, my son." The preacher asked if he were Jesus and he replied that he was. So, the preacher excused himself and said he ...read more

  • Jesus Said The Times Before His Second Coming ...  PRO

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,302 views

    Jesus said the times before His second coming would include a multiplication sign, a mental sign, a moral sign, and a miracle sign. Concerning the latter, He was talking about the nation of Israel. He reminds us to keep our eyes on the fig tree. When it begins to blossom you know the end is ...read more

  • Experience In The Christian Walk Is To Be A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,102 views

    Experience in the Christian walk is to be a learning tool. You don’t learn truth by just mentally remembering it, you learn it by experiencing it in your life. God teaches you his word though experience. Sometimes stressful ones. What is the difference between a typewriter and a computer??? ...read more

  • H. G. Wells On The Value Of Humans

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 29, 2009
     | 1,726 views

    H. G. WELLS ON THE VALUE OF HUMANS Can we doubt that presently our race will more than realise our boldest imaginations, that it will achieve unity and peace, and that our children will live in a world made more splendid and lovely than any palace or garden that we know, going on from strength to ...read more

  • The Body: The Image Of God

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
     | 2,705 views

    THE BODY: THE IMAGE OF GOD Paul Brand writing about what it means to be in the image of God in his book In His Image: "We will not explore the psychological and mental attributes in each one of us that might reflect the image of God. Instead, we will center on a community, that group of God’s ...read more

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