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  • Well-Known Commentator And Author Eric Sevarid ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 1,187 views

    Well-known commentator and author Eric Sevarid said that the best lesson he ever learned was the principle of the "next mile." He recalled how he learned the principle: During World War II, I and several others had to parachute from a crippled Army transport plane into the mountainous jungle on ...read more

  • Where Was The Key?  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 5, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
     | 3,575 views

    Illus.: “Where Was the Key?” A father and his little girl were staying in a hotel. During the night the girl became very ill and without warning she died. The father was heart-broken. He had already lost his wife and now his precious little girl was gone. Only two people followed the body to ...read more

  • It Started Like So Many Evenings. Mom And Dad At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 1,014 views

    It started like so many evenings. Mom and Dad at home and Jimmy playing after dinner. Mom and Dad were absorbed with jobs and did not notice the time. It was a full moon and some of the light seeped through the windows. Then Mom glanced at the clock. "Jimmy, it’s time to go to bed. Go up now and ...read more

  • When The Wind Blows  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 29, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 4,123 views

    WHEN THE WIND BLOWS A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications, he said, "I can sleep when the wind blows." This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him. A few days later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a ...read more

  • Well-Known Commentator And Author Eric Sevarid ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,567 views

    Well-known commentator and author Eric Sevarid said that the best lesson he ever learned was the principle of the "next mile." He recalled how he learned the principle: During World War II, I and several others had to parachute from a crippled Army transport plane into the mountainous jungle on ...read more

  • As She Awoke This Day, Thoughts Of Sunday Danced ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ian Biss on Sep 30, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 2,404 views

    As she awoke this day, thoughts of Sunday danced through her mind, Nancy was looking forward to Easter, the whole family would be coming over to visit this year because they were all close to home. Now that the grandchildren were getting older, the Easter egg hunts became more lively with all the ...read more

  • Preacher Charles Swindoll Recalled His Last ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 5, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 2,365 views

    Preacher Charles Swindoll recalled his last spanking when he turned thirteen years old. Chuck said, “Having just broken into the sophisticated ranks of the teen world, I thought I was something on a stick. My father wasn’t nearly as impressed as I was with my great importance and new-found ...read more

  • Sam Rayburn Was Speaker Of The House Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,776 views

    Sam Rayburn was Speaker of the House of Representatives longer than any other man in our history. There is a story about him that reveals the kind of man he really was. The teenage daughter of a friend of his died suddenly one night. Early the next morning the man heard a knock on his door, and, ...read more

  • In 1991, A Movie Came Out Called "Grand Canyon." ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Feb 16, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,915 views

    In 1991, a movie came out called "Grand Canyon." In that film, a well-to-do lawyer tries to avoid a traffic jam by detouring off the expressway, and soon gets lost in a very dangerous and unfamiliar part of the city. His car breaks down. It’s night, and although he manages to call a tow truck, by ...read more

  • There Are Many Heresies Among Us; All Of Them ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,112 views

    There are many heresies among us; all of them detract from the eternal truths of God. The most dangerous one is the one we hear as the new theme of political speeches and commencement addresses. This heresy is rooted in academia and thrives in prideful minds. This heresy is very evident in popular ...read more

  • The Valley Of Sorrow  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,318 views

    The Valley of Sorrow by Bernice Peyman I came to the Valley of Sorrow, And dreadful it looked to my view But Jesus was walking beside me, So together we journeyed it through. And now I look back to that valley As the fairest I ever have trod, For I learned there the love of my Father, I leaned on ...read more

  • There Is A Silly Story About An Elderly Scottish ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,098 views

    There is a silly story about an elderly Scottish couple who had never flown before, but who decided they were going to visit their children in New York and see their grandchildren for the first time. They were on a charter flight in a Lockheed TriStar (3 engines). They were about half-way out over ...read more

  • I Cannot Call You Friend!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 28, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,263 views

    I CANNOT CALL YOU FRIEND! Unknown... My friend, I stand in judgment now. And I fill that you are to blame somehow. On earth I walked with you day by day. But never did you point the way. You knew the LORD, In His truth and His glory. But never did you share the story! ? My knowledge then was very ...read more

  • John Wesley Preached His Last Sermon Of Feb 17, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Jones on Dec 14, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 3,106 views

    John Wesley preached his last sermon of Feb 17, 1791 on the text “Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near” (Isa 55:6). The following day, a very sick man, he was put to bed in his home on City Road. During the days of his illness, he often repeated the words from ...read more

  • A Family In The East Was Planning A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 23, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,860 views

    Illus: A family in the East was planning a month’s vacation to the West Coast. At the last minute the father’s work responsibilities prevented him from going, but Mom insisted that she was capable of driving and that she and the kids would go ahead. Dad got out the maps and planned the route and ...read more

  • Charlie Lubin Made Great Cheesecake. In Fact It ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 1, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,555 views

    Charlie Lubin made great cheesecake. In fact it was so good he decided to open a cheesecake store, which he did on the north side of Chicago. It went so well that he opened a second store in South Chicago. That store did not do so well and eventually he lost both stores as a result. He sat in ...read more

  • There Was A Pastor From A Small Rural ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,300 views

    There was a pastor from a small rural congregation who visited an old farmer from time to time in an attempt to share the gospel with him. Each time the farmer would tell the pastor, "I believe in God. It is impossible not to when you look around at the beauty of this earth and the way in which ...read more

  • Ems Creed  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,124 views

    EMS CREED Sorry if we woke you in the middle of the night, But someone in your neighborhood is fighting for his life. Sorry if we block the road and make you turn around, But there’s been a bad wreck with dying children on the ground. When you see us coming I hope you’ll understand, ...read more

  • Half A Cloak  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,475 views

    HALF A CLOAK There is a legend about Martin of Tours who is said to be the first military chaplain. He followed the Roman Army from place to place ministering to the soldiers, and to people in the places they conquered. One cold winter day he was following the Roman Army into a city. There was a ...read more

  • Bob Had Just Started His Career In Banking And ...

    Contributed by John Foster on Jul 19, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,978 views

    Bob had just started his career in banking and was the lowest person in the bank with the title manager. ( Of course just about everyone had the title of manager. I suppose it made people feel important when they were speaking to him and it kept some of the flack away from the real manager ...read more