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  • Glitzy Grammy Gifts  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,452 views

    GLITZY GRAMMY GIFTS The New York Post reports that producers of the 2002 Grammy ceremony showered each of the show’s stars with a personalized gift basket said to be worth $16,000 each. Britney Spears got a pair of $1,900 diamond earrings, a Blackberry pager, an iPod MP3 player, a free two-night ...read more

  • Wayne Was Quite Bright And Very Interested In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 19, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,851 views

    Wayne was quite bright and very interested in theology and spiritual matters. But there was a vacuum in the “inner parts” of our relationship. When I’d bring up a problem in my life, or express sadness or fear, Wayne would simply go away. It was a little eerie. I’d be sharing something very ...read more

  • Mary A Fijian Woman In The Island Of Vanua Levu ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Dec 1, 2003
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    Mary a Fijian woman in the Island of Vanua Levu was SO sick that she could no longer walk But her husband carried her to the bus and they were heading for a local witch doctor in the Last desperate hope that she could be made well. They had to change bus at the cross roads near the village I was ...read more

  • A Certain Man Was Troubled With Dizzy Spells. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Gabriel on Mar 18, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
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    A certain man was troubled with dizzy spells. He went from one doctor to another and none could tell him what the problem was. He tried everything, it seemed. Finally, it was bothering him so much he started to lose weight, and he couldn’t sleep at night. He became a nervous wreck and his health ...read more

  • I Remember Reading About An Obituary That Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
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    I remember reading about an Obituary that is meant to make you stop and think: · He brushed his teeth twice a day · The doctors examined him twice a year · He ate low-carb, low-fat every day · He gave up his tonsils, his adenoids, his gall bladder … and traded in a few worn-out glands · He golfed ...read more

  • To Make It Possible For Everyone To Attend ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,603 views

    "To make it possible for everyone to attend worship next Sunday, we are having a special "No Excuses" Sunday: • "Beds will be placed in the aisles for all those who say, "Sunday is the only day I’m able to sleep in late." • "Eye drops will be provided for all those who watch TV too late on ...read more

  • The Concert Impresario, Sol Hurok, Liked To Say ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    The concert impresario, Sol Hurok, liked to say that Marian Anderson hadn’t simply grown great, she’d grown great simply. He says: "A few years ago a reporter interviewed Marian and asked her to name the greatest moment in her life. I was in her dressing room at the time and was curious to hear the ...read more

  • No Light On The Runway

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 20, 2006
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    NO LIGHT ON THE RUNWAY Consider the experience of a friend of mine, who was a recreational pilot when he was younger. On one occasion, he flew his single-engine plane toward his home base at a small country airport. Unfortunately, he waited too long to start back and arrived in the vicinity of ...read more

  • The Winter 1991 Issue Of The University Of ...

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Nov 24, 2006
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    The Winter 1991 issue of the University of Pacific Review offers a chilling description of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster: There were two electrical engineers in the control room that night, and the best thing that could be said for what they were doing is they were "playing around" with the ...read more

  • Poem: Don't Quit  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 4, 2005
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    POEM: DON’T QUIT When things go wrong as they sometime will, when the road your trudging seems all up hill, When funds are low and debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit rest if you must but please ...read more

  • Reports The Denver Post: "Like Many Sheep ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Selleck on Nov 17, 2005
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    Reports the DENVER POST: "Like many sheep ranchers in the West, Lexy Fowler has tried just about everything to stop crafty coyotes from killing her sheep. She has used odor sprays, electric fences, and ’scare-coyotes.’ She has slept with her lambs during the summer and has placed battery-operated ...read more

  • A Hiker Was Charged W/ Eating An Endangered ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
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    A hiker was charged w/ eating an endangered species while tracking the woods of California. After hearing the man had eaten a condor, the judge quickly passed a harsh sentence of 10 years behind bars. The man pleaded w/ the judge to hear his side of the story because he felt circumstances ...read more

  • The Joy Of Citizenship

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
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    THE JOY OF CITIZENSHIP Arnold Schwarzenegger once said: "As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long." ...read more

  • What Will Your Grandchildren Say?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2011
     | 2,101 views

    WHAT WILL YOUR GRANDCHILDREN SAY? Max Lucado shared this in Outlive Your Life: A few years back, three questions rocked my world. They came from different people in the span of a month. Question 1: Had you been a German Christian during World War II, would you have taken a stand against ...read more

  • Crossing Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
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    CROSSING HYPOCRISY I remember one holiday sitting in the living room chatting with my in-laws, when the subject of high school reunions and old classmates came up. In the course of our conversation, my brother-in-law started laughing when he proceeded to tell us a story about one of his ...read more

  • The Shepherd's Blood

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 1, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,035 views

    THE SHEPHERD'S BLOOD In 1972, a shepherd had brought his sheep into a walled-off, enclosed area for the night, and he had just gone to sleep when he heard a commotion. He quickly rushed over to where the sound was coming from and to his horror he discovered that a wolf was in the process of ...read more

  • Saved Based On The Name

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    SAVED BASED ON THE NAME There was a lawyer in a metropolitan city that was leaving his firm one night and as he was walking ot his car he saw a dirty bum on the sidewalk leaned up against a building. He had pity on the bum and told him that he wanted to help him out. He took put a pen and began to ...read more

  • Pushing The Outhouse  PRO

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 10, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
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    PUSHING THE OUTHOUSE A young boy lived in the country. His family had to use an outhouse, which the young boy hated. It was hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and always smelly. The outhouse was located near the creek so the boy decided that he would push it into the water. After a spring ...read more

  • Punishment Teaches The Great Lesson That Choices ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jun 16, 2007
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    Punishment teaches the great lesson that choices have consequences. I have been spanked, but the worst punishment I ever had was not a spanking. I called my grandmother an old “battleaxe”. I didn’t even know what it meant. She told me, “Well this old battle axe is going to make you sit in the ...read more

  • A Teen Boy Was Trying To Sneak His Date Back ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    A teen boy was trying to sneak his date back into her home very late at night. He stood at the door as she headed up the stairs, but she was met at the top by her angry father. He told her to go to her room, then walked down to the young man. “Did I hear the clock strike four just a few moments ...read more