In Sermon Illustrations: "New Heaven"

Being A Journalist Is Simply Wonderful. It Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Being a journalist is simply wonderful. It is a lifelong license to follow that most basic human traitcuriosity. It is permission to probe and delve into whatever interests you, as thoroughly or as superficially as you like, and then move on. You have a license to ask virtually any human ...read more

Tags: News

Every Journalist Who Is Not Too Stupid Or Too ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man, preying on peoples vanity, ignorance, ...read more

Tags: News

As I Look Back Over A Misspent Life, I Find ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As I look back over a misspent life, I find myself more and more convinced that I had more fun doing news reporting than in any ...read more

Tags: News

Nothing Less Than The Highest Ideals, The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Nothing less than the highest ideals, the most scrupulous anxiety to do right, the most accurate knowledge of the problems it has to meet, and a sincere sense of moral responsibility will save journalism from a subservience ...read more

Tags: News

I Await The Hour When A Journalist Can Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I await the hour when a journalist can be driven from the press room for venal practices, as a minister can ...read more

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All Journalists Are, By Virtue Of Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"All journalists are, by virtue of their handicraft, alarmists; this is their way of ...read more

Tags: News

Never Cite, To Justify A Story, The Publics ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Never cite, to justify a story, the publics right to know. The publics right to know is just a self-righteous phrase to mask the ...read more

Tags: News

Journalism Has Other Rewards. Youll Comfort The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Journalism has other rewards. Youll comfort the afflicted. Youll afflict the comfortable. Youll ask impolite questions of ...read more

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Journalists Do Not Live By Words Alone, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes ...read more

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I Still Believe That If Your Aim Is To Change ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more ...read more

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Journalisms Ultimate Purpose [is] To Inform The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Journalisms ultimate purpose [is] to inform the reader, to bring him each day a letter from home and never to ...read more

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The Only Qualities For Real Success In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The only qualities for real success in journalism are rat-like cunning, a plausible manner and a little literary ability. The ability to steal ...read more

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Journalism Justifies Its Own Existence By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of ...read more

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Trust No One Journalists Are Not Your Friends. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Trust no one Journalists are not your friends. Its not that reporters arent decent peoplethey are. They are not interviewing you to meet a new friend, but to get a ...read more

Tags: News

Real Journalists Ask Questions, They Dont ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Real journalists ask questions, they dont answer them; they ask for opinions, they dont give them; they report ...read more

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April 2, ...

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010

April 2, 2008 North Korean Students Arrested for Reading the Bible This news is from Free North Korea Broadcasting. Ten college students in Ham Kyung Book Do Chung, North Korea, were recently investigated and arrested for reading a Bible and watching a video CD about the Bible. According to Free ...read more

Tags: News

Denomination: Baptist

35% Of Stories In Us Newspapers And 47% Of Front ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

35% of stories in US newspapers and 47% of front page articles deal with various risks of ...read more

Tags: News

A Man Died And Went To Heaven. He Was Met At The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2001

A man died and went to heaven. He was met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter who led him down the golden streets. They past mansions after beautiful mansions until they came to the end of the street where they stopped in front of a shack. The man asked St. Peter why he got a hut when there were ...read more

Tags: Heaven, Jesus Teachings, Giving General

Max Lucado In His Book, The Applause Of Heaven, ...  PRO

Contributed by John Kah on Dec 6, 2001

Max Lucado in his book, The Applause of Heaven, puts it like this: "A small cathedral outside Bethlehem marks the supposed birthplace of Jesus. Behind a high altar in the church is a cave, a little cavern lit by sliver lamps. You can enter the main edifice and admire the ancient church. You can ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Christmas, Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

Sherlock Holmes Was Sent To Heaven To Find Adam ...  PRO

Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001

Sherlock Holmes was sent to heaven to find Adam and Eve. He came back within a day and said he had found them. Watson: "How did you find them so quickly?" Sherlock: "Elementary, my dear ...read more

Tags: Sin Fall Of Man, Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ