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  • Often We Think, Or At Least Live Like, If No One ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 29, 2006
     | 1,289 views

    Often we think, or at least live like, if no one on earth knows then God won’t... but can we sin in obscurity? Mitch is married to Barbara and Ed, one of his best friends, is questioning Mitch on this very concept by asking if Mitch would stay faithful if he knew Barbara would never find ...read more

  • Einstein Gave Grudging Acceptance To "The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 28, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,805 views

    Einstein gave grudging acceptance to "the necessity for a beginning" and eventually, to "the presence of a superior reasoning power," but never did he accept the doctrine of a personal God. Two specific obstacles blocked his way. According to his journal writings, Einstein wrestled with a deeply ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer: The Divine Conquest  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 6, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,201 views

    A.W. Tozer, "The Divine Conquest" - “While few would dare thus to voice their secret feelings, there are millions who have imbibed the notion that they hold in their hands the keys of heaven and hell. The whole content of modern … contributes to this attitude. Man is made large and God ...read more

  • The Bay Of Fundy At The Head Of The ...

    Contributed by John Ingham on Aug 19, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,562 views

    Illustration: The Bay of Fundy at the head of the St. Lawrence River is 110 miles long and 32 miles wide when it empties into the bay. It is a spectacle to see the currents of the mighty St.Lawrence rushing to meet the tides of the Atlantic Ocean. You would think there could never be anything that ...read more

  • When You Think Of Kindness, Chances Are That One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,066 views

    When you think of kindness, chances are that one of the first names that comes to mind is Mister Rogers. A year or two before Fred Roger’s death someone in Philadelphia where he lived stole his car. The news media got ahold of the story and before long all the local TV stations were broadcasting ...read more

  • Sudanese Boys

    Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 2, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,659 views

    **Sudanese Boys- {page 17} The four young Sudanese boys cried and screamed out for their mothers but they refused to repeat the words that would mean saving their lives yet renouncing their Christianity. Their red blood began to flow across their black skin, but they would not give up their ...read more

  • Keep Yourself Pure. Be An Example Of The Believer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Whittaker on Nov 23, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,979 views

    Keep yourself pure. Be an example of the believer in purity. This high calling is only possible with God’s help. Cynthia was invited to a slumber party with three of her jigh school friends. They were having a good time when one of the girls said, “Let’s invite the guys over for the night.” Her ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Story "The Little Engine That ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 9, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,570 views

    Do you remember the story “The Little Engine That Could?” A trainload of toys was being taken over the mountain to all the children in Sunshine Valley, but unfortunately the engine broke down. One by one different engines came by, but none were willing to take the trainload of toys over the ...read more

  • Like John The Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, A ...

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Jan 3, 2005
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    Like John the Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, a Baptist minister, also preached fire and brimstone sermons. For that, he was greatly criticized in the newspapers. Articles appeared regularly disapproving of his methods, his motives, his mannerisms, and his messages. He was made to look like a villain ...read more

  • Most Remarkable Are The Ndes [near Death ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2005
     | 1,461 views

    Most remarkable are the NDEs [Near Death Experiences] of little children. Diane Komp, an oncologist and professor of pediatrics at Yale University, did not start her adult life as a believer. “When I was in medical school,” she told Life magazine, “I was hanging out somewhere on that nebulous ...read more

  • Some Unknown Writer Penned These Words: I Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 18, 2007
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     | 1,086 views

    Some unknown writer penned these words: I have played enough sports, been in touch with enough coaches, watched enough games, and read closely enough to know that there’s one strategy that’s deadly. And it’s so subtle. You think you can win by doing it, but you lose. It’s called sitting on the ...read more

  • Roger Rose Tells This Story: When He Was A Boy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,048 views

    Roger Rose tells this story: When he was a boy more than 60 years ago, his young brother was fatally injured in a tragic accident. A dirt road ran alongside their house, and only on rare occasions would there be a car on it. But one day as his brother was crossing on his bike, a car came roaring ...read more

  • In His Book "Fatherhood", Bill Cosby Wrote, "Now ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,469 views

    In his book “Fatherhood”, Bill Cosby wrote, “Now that my father is a grandfather he just can’t wait to give money to my kids. But when I was a kid and I asked him for 50 cents, he would tell me the story of his life. How he got up at 5 a.m. when he was 7-years-old and walked 23 miles to milk 90 ...read more

  • I'm Re-Reading A Great Book Entitle, A Man ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I’m re-reading a great book entitle, A Man Called Peter, about Peter Marshall, who served as the Chaplain of the US Senate in the 1940’s. He was a Scottish immigrant who came to America convinced that he was to train for the ministry here. He came without much money, and for the next few years ...read more

  • Ravi Zacharias Tells Of Visiting A Used ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Ravi Zacharias tells of visiting a used bookstore. While he was there, wistfully searching through the classics, suddenly a man burst in and demanded in a loud voice, "How much for 128 feet of books?" The owner, having never sold scholarship by the foot, didn’t know exactly how to reply. The ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A College Professor Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,404 views

    The story is told of a college professor who visited the Fiji Islands. Being agnostic, he critically remarked to an elderly chief, "You’re a great leader, but it’s a pity you’ve been taken in by those foreign missionaries. They only want to get rich through you. "No one believes the Bible anymore. ...read more

  • The Million Dollar Brain

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The Million Dollar Brain There’s a story about a wealthy man who was terminally ill. The doctor said, "There’s only one thing that will save you. A brain transplant. It’s an experimental operation. And it’s very expensive." The wealthy guy said, "Money is no object. Can you get me a brain?" The ...read more

  • Lenin Claimed That If Communism Was Implemented ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,191 views

    Lenin claimed that if Communism was implemented there would be bread in every household. Coming from a former communist country we saw that the answer to our problems could not be the Communism. Some of us have witnessed the despair in people’s lives. Communism did never tell us how it would solve ...read more

  • Here Are Some Rules To Live By - Marcus ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Here are some RULES TO LIVE BY - Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman philosopher, identified the following traits of a successful person: Consciousness of an honest purpose in life. A just estimate of himself and everyone else. Frequent self-examinations. Steady obedience to what he knows to be right. ...read more

  • How I Want To Go  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,689 views

    How I want to go An old preacher was dying. He sent a message for his Doctor and his Lawyer, both church members, to come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the room, the preacher held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of the ...read more