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  • Graham: I Would Read The Bible More

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    GRAHAM: I WOULD READ THE BIBLE MORE In an interview with Newsweek on 14 Aug 2006, Billy Graham, then aged 88, was asked what would he do if he could live his life over again. The article writes: If he had his life to live over again, Graham says he would spend more time immersed in Scripture and ...read more

  • Thelma And Louise: Rethinking The Trip

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011
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    THELMA AND LOUISE: RETHINKING THE TRIP Thelma, married to Darryl (which the film portrays as a controlling husband) and Louise (a single waitress with a troubled past) decide to take a weekend road trip in Louise’s teal 1966 Thunderbird convertible. They stop at a bar where Thelma flirts with a ...read more

  • Before It's Too Late

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE USA Today had an article on the front page about those who escaped the World Trade Center on September 11. After interviewing over 300 survivors and family members of victims, USA Today concluded that in the South tower those who didn’t delay but ran for safety immediately ...read more

  • You Are Not In Charge  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 7, 2011
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    YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE Tom Boyd tells about a woman who was a member of a church he pastored in Tennessee. She was flamboyant and eccentric but Boyd was impressed with her "intense commitment to the faith. She did not have a pietistic bone in her body, but her devotion was nonetheless clear and ...read more

  • At Any Price

    Contributed by David T. Smith on Oct 24, 2011
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    AT ANY PRICE Several years ago a woman by the name of Mrs. Jane Kolodziej was attempting to have her husband released from the psychiatric ward where he had been committed because she had testified that he had tried to kill her and their two sons. She had told the judge that she believed her ...read more

  • Bryon's Story

    Contributed by Arron Chambers on Dec 21, 2011
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    BRYON'S STORY Do you know that Jesus is still in the life-changing business? Bryon Widner does. Bryon used to be one of the leaders of the white power movement as the found of the Vinlanders gang of skinheads. He’d covered his body and face with tattoos that were designed to communicate hate and ...read more

  • The Damage Of Disunity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2012
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    THE DAMAGE OF DISUNITY Dwight L. Moody once stated, "I have never yet known the Spirit of God to work where the Lord's people were divided." Notice what Phinehas said: "This day we perceive that the Lord is among us" (Jo 22:31). The Lord's presence was among His people, because they walked in His ...read more

  • Cleveland Stroud Had Coached The Blue Collar ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lance Ladd on Aug 14, 2001
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    Cleveland Stroud had coached the Blue Collar Bulldogs for 18 years before his basketball team made it to the state championship. Stroud recalls that "it was the perfect night" when they won. "A night you dream of." He was carried around the gym on the shoulders of his triumphant players and their ...read more

  • Kay Arthur Has Become A Well-Known ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
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    ILL. Kay Arthur has become a well-known Christian author & speaker who has influenced tens of thousands for Jesus. Her testimony is written in her book, "Lord, I Need Your Grace Because I Can’t Make It On My Own." In it she talks about her life & her struggles in coming to Christ. As a young ...read more

  • Of Thirty Roman Emperors, Governors Of Provinces ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Fox on Nov 13, 2001
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    “Of thirty Roman emperors, governors of provinces and others in high office, who distinguished themselves by their zeal and bitterness in persecuting the early Christians, one became speedily deranged after some atrocious cruelty, one was slain by his own son, one became blind, the eyes of one ...read more

  • The Valentine's Day Ten Commandments  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
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    THE VALENTINE’S DAY TEN COMMANDMENTS I. I am thy Main Squeeze; thou shalt have no other squeeze before me. II. Thou shalt not take the name of thy Squeeze in vain, nor badmouth him/her behind him/her back. III. Remember our Anniversary, and keep it holy--or else. IV. Honor MY mother and ...read more

  • Changed By Agnosticism  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
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    CHANGED BY AGNOSTICISM Dr. Harry Ironside was a great Christian leader in the first half of this century. On one occasion, he was involved with a Salvation Army meeting in San Francisco. Dr. Ironside shared his testimony with the gathering then returned to his seat on the platform. Soon after ...read more

  • In A Recent Report By Linda Duxbury Of Carleton ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 16, 2002
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    In a recent report by Linda Duxbury of Carleton University’s School Of Business. Ottawa, and Chris Higgins of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, London, entitled “Work-Life Balance in the New Millennium: Where are We? Where Do we need to Go?,” the authors ...read more

  • Let Me Tell About A Man Who In My Book Is A ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    Let me tell about a man who in my book is a world-hugger. His parents called him Billy Frank. His wife calls him Bill. His face is drawn by the gravitational pull of years. The wrinkles on his brow betray a life of hard work and stress. His legs are weak. So, too, his arms. His hands ...read more

  • In His Book, My Tortured Conscience, Martin Weber ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Labate on Feb 19, 2003
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    In his book, My Tortured Conscience, Martin Weber writes, “He was a deeply committed Christian evangelist. Even in retirement he won many converts throughout the conference. Everyone spoke well of the gentle man. One cold and gray morning he put his shotgun on his shoulder and told his wife he ...read more

  • In Response To Proverbs 18:16, Zig Ziglar Said, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2003
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    In response to Proverbs 18:16, Zig Ziglar said, “I have been a member of two churches in my life. My first church sent me out to bring my teaching gift to my second church. I went, not only with their blessing, but by their calling. Not the calling of the second church, but by the calling of the ...read more

  • Moral Decision

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2003
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    What would be your moral decision on this? Updated 6:33 AM ET May 29, 2003 - Sometimes crime can pay, even on death row, if you’re in need of a new kidney. Thanks to the state of Oregon, a law-abiding citizen in need of a kidney transplant may have to die so that death-row prisoner Horacio ...read more

  • Famous Firsts  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 30, 2004
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    FAMOUS FIRSTS Virginia Dare 1587 --- 1st child born in the American colonies, on August 18th, on what is now Roanoke Island, North Carolina. André-Jacques Garnerin 1797 --- 1st parachute jump. Dropped from about 6,500 ft. over Monceau Park in Paris in a 23-ft.-diameter parachute made of white ...read more

  • In A Recent Issue Of Newsweek Magazine [7/12/04], ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Sep 11, 2004
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    In a recent issue of Newsweek magazine [7/12/04], the cover reads: “The New Infidelity—From Office Affairs to Internet Hookups, More Wives Are Cheating Too.” The article goes on to ask, “Just how many married women have had sex with people who are not their husbands? … Couples therapists estimate ...read more

  • In The 1930s, Stalin Ordered That All Bibles Be ...

    Contributed by John Young on Nov 23, 2004
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    In the 1930s, Stalin ordered that all Bibles be bconfiscated and Christian believers be sent to prison camps. Ironically, most of the Bibles were not destroyed, yet many Christians died as "enemies of the state." With the dissolution of the U.S.S.R., a CoMission team arrived in Stavropol in 1994 ...read more