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  • The Web-Slinging Superhero Has Gone And Done It ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007
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    The web-slinging superhero has gone and done it again! Spiderman 3 opened on May 6, 2007 and on opening night grossed in excess of a staggering M$151 US – and climbing! This movie was different from Spider 1 and 2 in that Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spiderman, was forced to deal with what the overview ...read more

  • Confession Without Change

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2009
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    CONFESSION WITHOUT CHANGE Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, "Our people come to us and pour out their hearts, confess certain sins and needs. Let's do the same. Confession is good for the soul." In due time all agreed. One confessed he liked ...read more

  • Four Christmases

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 7, 2009
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    FOUR CHRISTMASES Four Christmases is a movie (I haven’t seen it) about one couple who has to go to 4 Christmas celebrations; One for her mother, one for her father, one for his mother, one for his father because all of them are divorced. Does anyone see a problem with this? However, for many ...read more

  • A Christmas Story: Tongue In Trouble

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    A CHRISTMAS STORY: TONGUE IN TROUBLE The classic movie, A Christmas Story, is a nostalgic look at growing up in Gary, Indiana, through the eyes of a boy named Ralphie. One scene depicts playtime in the middle of winter. Two boys surrounded by their classmates are arguing whether a person's tongue ...read more

  • The Access Of A Son

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 25, 2011
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    THE ACCESS OF A SON Dale was one of my childhood friends. His dad ran the projectors in one of the local movie theatres. If I went to that theatre without Dale I paid full admission and had to sit on the main floor with everyone else. If I went with Dale, I got in free and got to sit up in the ...read more

  • The Hunger Games: Laying Down Your Life

    Contributed by Jeff Morrison on Mar 30, 2012
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    THE HUNGER GAMES: LAYING DOWN YOUR LIFE In the movie, "The Hunger Games," 16 year old Katness is faced with a dramatic choice when her 12 year old sister is chosen by lottery to fight for their district. She knows her sister is small and frail, and that she would not last in the life or death ...read more

  • Strength Through Humility

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jul 7, 2014
     | 5,242 views

    And I must say here, this does not come automatically, we have to work at it and develop it, and many times we grit our teeth as we think we fail every now and again, but I will end with this analogy, it is the best I can up with, it is crude … but think of yourself when you give your offering, ...read more

  • Some Years Ago, I Had The Sheer Joy Of Seeing ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 7, 2008
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    Some years ago, I had the sheer joy of seeing the movie adaptation of Fulton Oursler’s novel, The Greatest Story Ever Told. I loved the way Max von Sydow brought the personality of Jesus to the screen; it was perhaps the most natural portrayal of our Lord that I’ve ever seen. It was a long movie ...read more

  • Understanding Mortification  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Understanding Mortification Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James) Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could ...read more

  • The Risk Of Fishing For Souls  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
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    THE RISK OF FISHING FOR SOULS A little more than 10 years ago (2000), a movie called The Perfect Storm was released, which graphically portrayed the dangers of the fishing industry even in modern times. The movie is about the crew of the Andrea Gail, a fishing boat out of Gloucester, ...read more

  • For Many People Today The Spiritual Journey Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
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    For many people today the spiritual journey is filled with crushing burdens. I think of the character Rodrigo from the 1986 academy award winning movie The Mission. Rodrigo, played by Robert DeNiro, portrays a slave trader who kills his brother in a fit of rage. He’s filled with such terrible ...read more

  • It Came Without Packages, Boxes, Or Bags  PRO

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
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    IT CAME WITHOUT PACKAGES, BOXES, OR BAGS "Fa-who-for-ay; da-who-dor-ay; welcome, Christmas, come this way; Fa-who-for-ay; da-who-dor-ay; welcome, Christmas, Christmas day." They continue, singing, "Christmas day is in our grasp so long as we have hands to clasp." The Grinch can hardly believe ...read more

  • Listing The Comebacks  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Apr 2, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,621 views

    LISTING THE COMEBACKS The 2001 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks will go down as that of the comeback. So in the November 12, 2001 issue of Sports Illustrated, they ranked the 10 greatest comebacks in world history. Among those making the list: 1. Muhammad ...read more

  • I Received A Phone Call From A Local Newspaper ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 10, 2004
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    I received a phone call from a local newspaper reporter, asking for my opinion on Mel Gibson’s current film, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST. As I began to share how deeply moved I was by the depictions of Christ’s sufferings in the movie, she turned to a personal question. She explained that she was ...read more

  • In Honor Of Mother's Day  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
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    IN HONOR OF MOTHER’S DAY Barbara Weiser of Kewanee, Illinois recalls this converstation with her daughter when she was six: "Mom, there are five things I want to be when I grow up." "Oh, yeah? What are they?" "I’m going to be a model, a movie star, a traveler and travel all around the world, ...read more

  • Ordinary People Is A Book That Was Later Made ...

    Contributed by Bobby Touchton on May 10, 2004
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    ORDINARY PEOPLE is a book that was later made into a movie. It is set in Lake Forest, Illinois, during the 1970s. The action focuses on the Jarrett family--Calvin and Beth and their son Conrad. Before the action of the book begins, there was a second Jarrett son--Buck--who was killed in a boating ...read more

  • A Vow To Cherish

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 20, 2009
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    A VOW TO CHERISH In the movie A Vow to Cherish a husband struggles with his wife’s Alzheimer's. The most difficult thing is the fact that she doesn’t know him and he is a complete stranger to her. He kneels in front of her and pledges he will love her till the day they die. He recites the vows ...read more

  • From The Balcony

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jan 15, 2010
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    FROM THE BALCONY A man lay sprawled across three entire seats in the movie theater. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the man, "Sorry, sir, but you're only allowed one seat." The man mumbled but didn't budge. The usher became impatient. "Sir, if you don't get up from there ...read more

  • Satan As Amusing

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
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    SATAN AS AMUSING One of Satan's characteristic strategems is to give those who believe that he does exist an entirely wrong concept of what his true nature and character really are. In the Middle Ages, when there were no radios, no magazines, no newspapers, no movies, no telephones, and none of ...read more

  • One Thing

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 17, 2012
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    ONE THING In the movie "City Slickers," Billy Crystal plays a confused, dissatisfied thirty-something character with a vague sense that life is passing him by. Jack Palance- ancient, leathery, wise to the ways of the world ("a saddlebag with eyes") -- asks Crystal if he would like to know the ...read more