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  • If I Didn't Love Them...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 31, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,106 views

    "IF I DIDN'T LOVE THEM..." A man visited a home where there were five children. He was supposed to be a kind of "godfather" to them and was trying to get involved with them on their level. He asked one of the little girls about her doll collection: "Which one is your favorite?" "Promise you ...read more

  • We Don't Need A Map; We Need The Guide

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 26, 2009
     | 2,264 views

    WE DON'T NEED A MAP; WE NEED THE GUIDE In A Slow and Certain Light, Elizabeth Elliot tells of two adventurers who stopped by to see her, all loaded with equipment for the rainforest East of the Andes. It was the first time they are trekking the forest but they sought no advice, just a few phrases ...read more

  • Man Vs. Milkshake

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 27, 2011
     | 1,255 views

    MAN VS. MILKSHAKE James Dobson author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family tells the story of a friend of his during their days in medical school. One day this man was walking across campus laden with books and briefcase. He passed by a fast food stand, and ordered something to eat ...read more

  • Colors Of Storms

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 27, 2011
     | 6,244 views

    COLORS OF STORMS As I was watching the weather warnings run across the TV screen, I began to think about how we go through life's storms without any warnings. Each one of the storms we go through are painted a different color of severity, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red. It could be that a Green ...read more

  • Truman's Faithfulness

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Aug 28, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,616 views

    TRUMAN'S FAITHFULNESS A number of years ago, the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO made public 1,300 letters that the late President wrote to his wife, Bess, over the course of a half-century. Mr. Truman had a lifelong rule of writing to his wife every day they were apart. He followed ...read more

  • Overcomers

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Jul 10, 2012
     | 5,150 views

    ILLUS: I watched Serena Williams win the Wimbledon tennis championship yesterday. She cruised through the first set. But in the second set, her opponent rallied and got hot, and won the set. Then, in the 3rd set, Serena got her game back on track and she just overwhelmed her opponent to win going ...read more

  • Baptistry

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 13, 2014
     | 6,309 views

    Bob Russell wrote of a church who, years ago, bickered over the use of a piano. Some wanted to use a piano during Sunday worship, others did not. The disagreement grew sharp, and the church divided into two sides over the issue. One Sunday, when members arrived for church, they discovered a new ...read more

  • Scripture Reading - Job 5:17-26

    Contributed by John Collier on Nov 28, 2016
     | 3,615 views

    17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.[a] 18 For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal. 19 From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you. 20 In famine he will deliver you from ...read more

  • Fresh Starts! (10.05.05--Beginning ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 3, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,537 views

    Fresh Starts! (10.05.05--Beginning Again!--Numbers 20:1) A number of years ago my wife had an opportunity to spend several days camping at a church camp with several of her friends. They kept the little ones and the family pets with them. The only thing lacking for the time was husbands. It was ...read more

  • This Sunday School Teacher Was Not One Of The ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 7, 2007
     | 2,466 views

    This Sunday school teacher was not one of the ordinary type. Mere literal instruction on Sunday did not satisfy his ideal of the teacher’s duty. He knew his boys, and, if he knew them, it was because be studied them, because he became acquainted with their occupations and aims, visiting them during ...read more

  • No Mundane Stuff Allowed! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 8, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,051 views

    No Mundane Stuff Allowed! (06.10.05--Family--Song. 4:1-7) It has been said that one of the major problems with families is that they start out wrong from the start. From the moment the marriage license is signed spouses are inclined to view the privilege as more of a hunting license than a ...read more

  • Over A Three-Decade Career In Baseball, Pete Rose ...

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Mar 20, 2007
     | 1,642 views

    Over a three-decade career in baseball, Pete Rose earned the nickname "Charlie Hustle" for his aggressive play and desire to win. He set dozens of records — including breaking Ty Cobb’s record for the most hits ever. That achievement, on Sept. 11, 1985, earned him a nine-minute ovation. But in ...read more

  • Over A Three-Decade Career In Baseball, Pete ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,042 views

    Over a three-decade career in baseball, Pete Rose earned the nickname "Charlie Hustle" for his aggressive play and desire to win. He set dozens of records — including breaking Ty Cobb’s record for the most hits ever. That achievement, on Sept. 11, 1985, earned him a nine-minute ovation. But in ...read more

  • Be Like The Spider  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 2, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,079 views

    BE LIKE THE SPIDER There was a man who was cleaning up his desk one Friday afternoon when he noticed an envelope that had been opened. Someone must have placed it there while he was on the phone. He opened it and read it, and to his shock and dismay it was a notice of being terminated, being ...read more

  • All Out War At Work - - ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Aug 12, 2008
     | 1,181 views

    ALL OUT WAR AT WORK - - - Years ago I worked in a large store with over 300 employees. Truly, there were only a handful of us who were Christians at this store. One of the few Christians was April. April was very open about her Christianity and would tell others about Christ at every ...read more

  • Dr. Meier Refuses Materialism And God Blesses His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 2,986 views

    Dr. Meier Refuses Materialism and God Blesses his Ministry In the mid – 1970’s, while Dr. Meier was a professor of pastoral counseling at Trinity Seminary near Chicago, he was offered a high-paying opportunity to leave his seminary position and become the administrator of a psychiatric clinic. “I ...read more

  • John Curzon And The Watch  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Yount on Oct 28, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 2,491 views

    John Curzon, a Polish mechanic, who was presented with a gold medal for his inventions, performed a most extraordinary thing when he succeeded in manufacturing a complete watch in the space of 8 hours from materials on which most watchmakers would have looked with contempt. It appears that the ...read more

  • Hovering Over Us  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2002
    based on 59 ratings
     | 1,709 views

    HOVERING OVER US Some time ago there was a fascinating story on the Nature Channel. An explorer had made a tremendous accomplishment. He managed, for the first time in history, to record on videotape the birth of a panda cub in the wild. This was amazing, in part, because of how violent the ...read more

  • An Old Scotsman Operated A Little Rowboat For ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 18, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,760 views

    "An old Scotsman operated a little rowboat for transporting passengers. One day one of the passengers noticed that the good old man had carved on one oar the word "Faith," and on the other oar "Works." Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of this. The old man being a well-balanced Christian and ...read more

  • An Old Scotsman Operated A Little Rowboat For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Craig West on Dec 10, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,098 views

    An old Scotsman operated a little rowboat for transporting passengers. One day one of the passengers noticed that the good old man had carved on one oar the word "Faith," and on the other oar "Works." Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of this. The old man being a well-balanced Christian and glad ...read more