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  • After A Battle In The Civil War, A Chaplain Came ...

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 11, 2012
     | 1,743 views

    After a battle in the Civil War, a chaplain came to see a dying man. The chaplain took the soldier's hand and asked, "Brother, what can I do for you?" The soldier replied, "Chaplain, I want you to kneel down and return thanks to God for me." "Thanks for what?" asked the Chaplain. The man continued, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • I Will Die – Let My Baby ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2009
     | 1,389 views

    “I Will Die – Let My Baby Live!” I knew him as a brilliant young member of a noted family. He was studying in one of the great universities. His physical development was well-nigh perfect. Tall, broad-shouldered, brawny, graceful in bearing and quick in movement, he was soon well-known as an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • According To A Survey By The Ladies Home ...

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 10, 2009
     | 1,523 views

    According to a survey by the Ladies Home Journal: o About a third of all mothers spend ten or more hours per day with their children; another 47 percent devote four to nine hours daily. Eighty-two percent consider at least half of their parenting hours “quality time.” o Almost every mother polled ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Thomas Edison

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 10, 2009
     | 2,636 views

    Thomas Edison “I did not have my mother long, but she cast over me an influence which has lasted all my life. The good effects of her early training I can never lose. If it had not been for her appreciation and her faith in me at a critical time in my experience, I should never likely have become ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Mom's View Of Herself: A Confirmed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2009
     | 2,761 views

    A MOM’S VIEW OF HERSELF: A CONFIRMED SHOUTER (from Forever Erma By Erma Bombeck, March 5, 1969) Ever since President Nixon’s inaugural plea to "speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices," I’ve had misgivings about my big mouth. I’ve always admired parents who ...read more

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  • The Best Years Of My Life

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 14, 2009
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    THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE Man at a seminar heard the following: "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of another man's wife!" The crowd was shocked! Then he continued "My mother!" The crowd laughed and he finished the rest of his speech which held everyone's attention. The young ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Marlene's Top 20 Life Lessons: (As Well As I Can ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 14, 2009
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    Marlene's Top 20 Life Lessons: (as well as I can piece them together) Life's Lesson Number 20 Is About: The Value A Job Well Done "If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning." Life's Lesson Number 19 Is About: Time Travel "If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • A Mother Knows She's Been Home Too Long For The ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
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    A mother knows she’s been home too long for the following reasons: 1. She begins to talk to Barney as a real person. 2. She forgets which one is real – Mister Rogers or King Friday. 3. She cries for a wedding on Sesame Street. 4. She is one of the congregation ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • No Matter How Old A Mother Is, She Watches Her ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
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    “No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Abraham Lincoln:

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
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    Abraham Lincoln: "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother. I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Jackson:

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
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     | 1,435 views

    Andrew Jackson: "There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness... The memory of my mother and her teachings were, after all, the only capital I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Haddon Spurgeon:

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Jun 7, 2009
     | 1,471 views

    Charles Haddon Spurgeon: "I cannot tell you how much I owe to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • I ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Oct 2, 2009
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    Illustration ----------------- 2 Tim 1:5 I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. After my late wife, Fiona, died I noticed a penciled message in the Bible of my granddaughter ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Orphaned Girl And Wounded Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Ryan Yandris on Mar 8, 2003
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    ORPHANED GIRL AND WOUNDED MOTHER One day a little orphan girl who was about 5 years old had a visitor. The Nurse had pre warned the child that this wasn’t just any visitor. It was a lady who had severely crippled her back and her hands were withered. Her whole body was scared with deep wounds ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • A Mother's Daily Antidepressant Is Praise! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 17, 2003
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     | 2,582 views

    A mother’s daily antidepressant is praise! Through Jesus we can put on a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair! Praise cuts the ropes of despair. Praise unlocks the jail of depression. Praise sets our spirits free. How much more can we love our kids when we’re loving our God? How much ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • What Do Mothers Want?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,718 views

    WHAT DO MOTHERS WANT? Maggie Gallagher is President of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy and a co-author of The Case for Marriage. As an early-forties mom, she is beginning to regret the children that she never had. She always wanted four, but career and life left her with two. ...read more

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  • Sitting In The Doctor's Office, A Mother Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,415 views

    Sitting in the doctor’s office, a mother was trying to entertain her four year old daughter. She found a Bible story book with pictures in it. Flipping through the book, the mother would point to a picture and ask the little girl if she knew what story that was. Imagine the mother’s delight as ...read more

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  • A Mother — Whose Life Was Not Wasted  PRO

    Contributed by John Gerald on May 5, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,031 views

    A MOTHER - WHOSE LIFE WAS NOT WASTED Ian McClaren tells about visiting an old Scotch lady who was standing in her kitchen weeping. She wiped her eyes with the corner of her apron, and when the minister asked her what was the matter, she confessed; "I am so miserable and unhappy." "Why?" "Because I ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • A Wise Mother And Christ's Picture  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Dec 29, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,710 views

    A Wise Mother And Christ’s Picture A mother visited her boy at college. Upon entering his room, her eye swept across the walls, which were covered with more than a dozen suggestive pictures. Her heart was grieved, but she said nothing. Several days later, the mailman delivered a package to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • A Mother Sat At Church Next To ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 7, 2006
     | 2,494 views

    ILLUSTRATION: A mother sat at church next to her first grade daughter one Sunday morning and noticed her little one looking at the open Bible in her lap. After a few moments of looking intently at the Bible, she whispered to her mom, "Did God really write that?" The mother quietly whispered back, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God