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  • Becoming Young  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 22, 2005
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    BECOMING YOUNG In an exhibit hall in Cannes Hundreds of Picasso’s paintings were in chronological display from what he had painted as an adolescent all the way up to his experiments as an 85 year old master. During the exhibit one lady approached Picasso and told him she did not understand. His ...read more

  • I Read A Story Involving The Butterball Turkey ...

    Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
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    I read a story involving the Butterball Turkey company, which set up a hotline to answer consumers’ questions about preparing holiday turkeys. One woman called to ask about cooking a turkey that had been in her freezer for 23 years. The operator told her it might be safe if the freezer had been ...read more

  • Never Really Connected  PRO

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on May 21, 2005
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     | 3,960 views

    NEVER REALLY CONNECTED One night I saw my 7 year old daughter walking around with a cell phone. She was talking away. She would ask questions, wait for a reply, and give answers to apparent questions: "Yes...no...maybe...I’ll have to check on that..." and so on. Finally, worried about the bill ...read more

  • During Wwii The 101st Airborne Division ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 21, 2005
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    During WWII the 101st Airborne Division spearheaded some major battles in Europe. They fought in places like Bastone where they were pounded with heavy artillery--then asked to advance toward Berlin against fierce opposition. Many lives were lost. Many who survived were highly decorated ...read more

  • For A Long Time I Used To Think This A Silly, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Cheadle on Nov 18, 2005
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     | 1,386 views

    "For a long time I used to think this a silly, straw-splitting distinction: how could you hate what a man did and not hate the man? But years later it occurred to me that there was one [person] to whom I’ve been doing this all my life– namely myself. However much I might dislike my own cowardice or ...read more

  • Harry Emerson Fosdick Once Told How As A Child, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    Harry Emerson Fosdick once told how as a child, his mother sent him to pick a quart of raspberries. Reluctantly he dragged himself to the berrypatch. His afternoon was ruined for sure. Then a thought hit him. He would surprise his mother and pick two quarts of raspberries instead of one. Rather ...read more

  • Throughout His Administration, Abraham Lincoln ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,039 views

    Throughout his administration, Abraham Lincoln was a president under fire, especially during the scarring years of the Civil War. And though he knew he would make errors of office, he resolved never to compromise his integrity. So strong was this resolve that he once said, “I desire so to conduct ...read more

  • Teen Eye View Between 1990 And 2000, The Number ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006
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    Teen Eye View Between 1990 and 2000, the number of teens aged 12 to 19 soared to 32 million, an increase of nearly 4.5 million. Mediamark Research reports this 17% growth rate far outpaced the rest of the population. They’re also wielding increasing influence on household purchases. In ‘03, 47% of ...read more

  • Since ‘80 U.s. Mega-Churches Have Grown From A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    Since ‘80 U.S. mega-churches have grown from a few hundred to over 20,000. Peter Drucker calls this “the most important social phenomenon in American society in the last 30 years.” They have been successful because they asked, “What is value?” to nonchurch-goers and found answers older churches ...read more

  • Where Have All The Tithes Gone? Christian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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    Where have All The Tithes Gone? Christian Stewardship Association reports 85% of pastor’s feel they haven’t been taught or empowered to teach principles of biblical stewardship and finance. 90% of churches have no program to teach stewardship principles. We are in the midst of a 26-year decline in ...read more

  • Younger Children 800% More Likely To Receive ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
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    Younger Children 800% More Likely To Receive Christ: Barna Research reports teens between ages 14 and 18 have only a 4% likelihood of accepting Christ compared to kids ages 5 through 13 who have a 32% probability. This challenges the widely held notion that the teen-age years are a prime time for ...read more

  • A Federal Reserve Survey Released On 1/15/00 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    A Federal Reserve survey released on 1/15/00 reports that U.S. families median net worth jumped from $60,900 in ’95 to $71,600 in ’98, the survey’s latest year. A rise of nearly 18%! 48.8% of families owned stock in ’98, up from 40.4% in ’95. The median net worth of households with incomes of ...read more

  • Working Poor: There Are 35 Million People In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Working Poor: There are 35 million people in the country living in poverty. Most of the adults in that group work, notes Ron Suskind, the author of The Price of Loyalty. Worker Output rose at a 2.7% annual rate in Q4 of ’03, down from 9.5% in Q3 reports the Labor Department. Productivity for year ...read more

  • Faith Based Initiatives: In An Effort To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,946 views

    Faith Based Initiatives: In an effort to jump-start his Faith-Based Initiatives, President Bush created the $30M Compassion Capital Fund available for faith organizations committed to addressing social issues in our country. This amount could grow to $100M next year. Now, more than ever, ...read more

  • Moms Staying Home Of The 41.8 Million Kids Under ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Moms Staying Home Of the 41.8 million kids under 15 who lived with two parents last year, more than 25% had stay-at-home moms according to a recent Census Bureau report. This is up from 23%, or 9.4 million kids in ’94. Full-time stay-at-home dads took care of 189,000 kids in ’02, up 18%. Experts ...read more

  • State Of U.s. Church: In Proportion To The U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    State of U.S. Church: In proportion to the U.S. population, there are less than half as many churches today as in 1900. About 4,000 churches are started each year¾while 7,000 die and close. In ’91, 21% of all adults were unchurched. In ’02, 34% fit that description. Today the U.S. is the 4th ...read more

  • Einstein Said The Reason He Could Construct The ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 18, 2006
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    Einstein said the reason he could construct the theory of relativity was because there is one thing in the world that is unchangeable. That one thing is the speed of light. Light travels at a rate of 100 and 86 thousand miles per second --- seven times around the world at the tick of a clock. ...read more

  • In Ancient China, The People Desired Security ...

    Contributed by Brent Charles on Oct 5, 2006
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    In ancient China, the people desired security from the barbaric hordes to the north, so they built the great Chinese wall. It was so high they knew no one could climb over it and so thick that nothing could break it down. They settled back to enjoy their security. During the first 100 years of the ...read more

  • Jesus This, Jesus That

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,989 views

    Story – Jesus this, Jesus that. Few years ago I was talking with folks from this church – they needed a pastor. Really liked their church, seemed like great people. After awhile I noticed – Jesus didn’t seem to have anything to do with this church. Presbyterian – by the way. I, pointed this ...read more

  • The Burning Bush: A Strange Sight

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 13, 2006
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    Walter Kaiser writes: “What took place was a "strange sight" (v. 3) to Moses. Therefore, to explain what happened here as a temporary mirage of reflected sunlight on some red leaves or a campfire of some Bedouin … is to substitute our experience for Moses’ forty years in that area and his estimate ...read more