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If I Had My Life To Live Over- By Erma ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 3, 2010

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER- by Erma Bombeck (written after she found out she was dying from cancer). I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose ...read more

Tags: Death

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Emily's 9-5 Struggle

Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 19, 2024

Emily, a young woman from the MZ generation, recently started her career with a standard 9-5 job. She quickly finds herself feeling trapped and miserable in this routine. Every morning, the thought of going to work at 9 AM and staying until 5 PM feels unbearable to her. She often voices her ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-22

Tags: Letting Go, Spiritual Growth, Comfort, Purpose, Danger  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Love Of Money And How We Treat Others

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 22, 2025

The debate between whether having money or loving money negatively affects our character is very much alive… Paul Piff of the University of California…organized a “driver-pedestrian” experiment… “... Who is more likely to stop for pedestrians, the rich or the poor? Drivers are legally obliged to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Tags: Money, Covetousness, Success, Materialism, Love Of Money, Loving Others, Money Versus People  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Chuck Swindoll Said, "The Swift Wind Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 12, 2005

Chuck Swindoll said, “The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting

Denomination: Baptist

Knowledge May Give Weight, But Accomplishments ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

I Will Say This For Adversity: People Seem To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I will say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that is more ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Great Creative Individual...is Capable Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The great creative individual...is capable of more wisdom and virtue than ...read more

Tags: Art

This Will Never Be A Civilized Country Until We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

It Goes Without Saying That You Should Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

It goes without saying that you should never have more children ...read more

Tags: Children

Wise Men And Women In Every Major Culture Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Wise men and women in every major culture have maintained that the secret of happiness is not in ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

One Advantage Resulting From Virtuous Actions Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One advantage resulting from virtuous actions is that they elevate the mind and dispose it to ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

The Spirit, The Will To Win, And The Will To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Many People Want The Government To Protect The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect ...read more

Tags: Government

One Who Fears Failure Limits His Activities. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity more ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If Life Were Lived Backwards, From Old Age To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If life were lived backwards, from old age to youth, thered be a lot ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Always Bear In Mind That Your Own Resolution To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important ...read more

Tags: New Year's Day

We Have War When At Least One Of The Parties To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something ...read more

Tags: War

An Archaeologist Is The Best Husband A Woman ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

There Is Nothing A Man Of Good Sense Dreads In A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is nothing a man of good sense dreads in a wife so much as her ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Money, Says The Proverb, Makes Money. When You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Money, says the proverb, makes money. When you have got a little, it ...read more

Tags: Money