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  • During Sunday School, Our Pastor, Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 29, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,787 views

    During Sunday school, our pastor, who was teaching the adult class, selected a middle-aged couple to act out the burning bush scene from the Old Testament. The husband was asked to supply the voice for God and his wife would read Moses’ lines. All went well until they got to verse 15. The wife, as ...read more

  • One Time Stephanie And I Were On Our Way To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 26, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,898 views

    One time Stephanie and I were on our way to church in Knoxville. We were going to a large Church of Christ that was composed of many UT students. As we drove we ran over a razor blade and the tire began to lose air. We did not know it until we got to the church. We sat in the church parking lot ...read more

  • On June 25, 1979, Thirty-Five Year Old Willard ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,687 views

    On June 25, 1979, thirty-five year old Willard Boone from the Sandy Hook community, south of Columbia, MS, drowned in the Pearl River. During that week four others drowned along the path of the Pearl. A reporter for the then "Jackson Daily News" quoted a law offi- cial as saying, "This is one of ...read more

  • Returning Home One Afternoon With My Two ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,547 views

    Returning home one afternoon with my two daughters, Kimberley, age two, and Kristi, six months, I pulled into my driveway and stopped to check the mailbox. But when I returned to the car, I found Kimberley had pushed the locks down on both doors—and I had left the key in the ignition. For an hour ...read more

  • French Novelist And Playwright Alexandre Dumas ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,461 views

    French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas once had a heated quarrel with a rising young politician. The argument became so intense that a duel was inevitable. Since both men were superb shots they decided to draw lots, the loser agreeing to shoot himself. Dumas lost. Pistol in hand, he ...read more

  • Proverbs According To Kids: A First Grade ...

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 5, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,146 views

    Proverbs According To Kids: A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You... Mess It Up. Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th Grader. Strike While ...read more

  • In His Early Years, American Landscape ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
     | 1,273 views

    In his early years, American landscape photographer Ansel Adams studied piano and showed some talent. At one party, however, as Adams played Chopin’s F Major Nocturne, he recalled that "In some strange way my right had started off in F-sharp major while my left had behaved well in F-major. I could ...read more

  • Millions Of People Upon This Planet This ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 28, 2006
     | 971 views

    Millions of people upon this planet this Christmas will celebrate with big celebration’s, but they will completly miss the point of the celebrations. Could you imagine returning home to find your house decortated top to bottom with lights and party decorations and when you get to the door you ...read more

  • Halfway Through A Rehearsal, With Trumpets ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,008 views

    Halfway through a rehearsal, with trumpets blaring, drums rolling, and violins singing their rich melody, the piccolo player muttered to himself, “What good am I doing? I might as well not be playing. Nobody can hear me anyway.” So he placed his instrument to his lips but made no sound. Within ...read more

  • E. M. Bounds -- Our Religion Breaks Down ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
     | 1,986 views

    E. M. Bounds -- Our religion breaks down oftenest and most sadly in our conduct. Beautiful theories are marred by ugly lives. The most difficult as well as the most impressive point in piety is to live it. Our praying suffers as much as our religion from bad living. Preachers were charged in ...read more

  • If We Have Failed In Any Respect In This Matter ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 713 views

    If we have failed in any respect in this matter of “go…preach” it is probably related to our limited understanding of what the church is. Bishop Leslie Newbigin, labeled as “one of the leading influences on the theology of mission” (Wilbert R. Shenk) in the 20th century, was once quoted as saying, ...read more

  • A Woman Approached A Well-Known Preacher Who Had ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 5, 2007
     | 2,427 views

    A woman approached a well-known preacher who had just returned from the mission field in a third world country where occult worship was wide-spread and he had seen a great deal of actual deliverances from demon possession in the power of the Holy Spirit. He had preached on that subject, telling ...read more

  • Men Aren't Equipped

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,190 views

    Men Aren’t Equipped A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. The next week, the man realized that he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight to Chicago. Not wanting to be the first to break the ...read more

  • Several Years Ago I Watched A News Story About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,970 views

    Several years ago I watched a news story about the Boston Marathon. In the coverage they described the race, how many ran, the winner, the time, weather conditions and observations. At the end they covered a special human interest story. The reporter told about a wheel chair victim who was the last ...read more

  • I'm Free

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,770 views

    I’M FREE Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free. I’m following the path God laid for me. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, or to play. I know my parting has left a void, You must fill it with joy. A laugh, or perhaps a kiss. Ah yes, these things I too will miss. Be not burdened ...read more

  • In 1962, Billy Graham Was In Crusade In Seattle. ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
     | 2,612 views

    In 1962, Billy Graham was in crusade in Seattle. One night, he awoke from a sound sleep with a deep burden to pray for actress Marilyn Monroe. That burden never left him for several days. He told his associates, and they tried to get in touch with her through her agent. They said, "Mr. Graham wants ...read more

  • Bat Infestation  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 19, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,834 views

    Illus.: “Bat Infestation” Three pastors got together for coffee one day and found all their churches had bat-infestation problems. “I got so mad,” said one, “I took a shotgun and fired at them. I missed and it made holes in the ceiling. The trustees are still upset with me.” Another pastor ...read more

  • E. One Time While Doing Training At Fort Riley, ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 22, 2007
     | 722 views

    e. One time while doing training at Fort Riley, I got out of my vehicle. There was no moon light and it was very cloudy. I figured I could find the remainder of my vehicles because I could hear them running. I started walking towards the next vehicle when all four of my vehicles shut off. I ...read more

  • We Use The Word "Hell" Glibly Or To Describe The ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 20, 2008
     | 522 views

    We use the word "hell" glibly or to describe the worst things we know here. Brad Paisley’s Song "I’m gonna miss her" begins... Well I love her But I love the fish I spend all day out on this lake And hell is all I catch But today she met me at the door Said I would have to chose If I hit that ...read more

  • On Our Vacation One Year, We Borrowed My Dad's ...

    Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
     | 1,347 views

    On our vacation one year, we borrowed my dad’s boat and went up to a beautiful mountain lake in Western Arkansas. It was narrow with fingers reaching into the mountains and piny woods. It was beautiful. The problem arose when we decided to head back to the boat landing. We missed a turn and headed ...read more

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