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  • Obituary

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 6, 2002
     | 1,727 views

    OBITUARY His parent were leaders in the community. He received the best education money could buy. He married a beautiful wife, and had two wonderful kids. He avoided damp weather. He stayed in during flu weather. He brushed his teeth twice daily with a famous toothpaste. His primary care physician ...read more

  • An American Missionary Was Traveling Across Korea ...  PRO

    Contributed by George Rennau on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 25,357 views

    An American missionary was traveling across Korea by train. At a busy station an old man boarded and sat across from Him. The man was Korean and he addressed the American in his native tongue. The Missionary responded in the only Korean phrase that he knew which was "I DON’T UNDERSTAND". A few ...read more

  • The Men's Thesaurus (Men Don't Always Say What ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 13 ratings
     | 2,926 views

    THE MEN’S THESAURUS (men don’t always say what they mean) – excerpts: When a man says: "IT’S A GUY THING" He means: "There is no rational thought pattern connected with this, and you have no chance at all of making it logical" When a man says "UH HUH, SURE HONEY,” or “YES, DEAR" He means: ...read more

  • There Is No God. All Of The Wonders Around Us ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,457 views

    There is no God. All of the wonders around us are accidental. No almighty hand made a thousand billion stars. They made themselves. No power keeps them on their steady course. The earth spins itself to keep the oceans from falling off toward the sun. Infants teach themselves to cry when they are ...read more

  • A Fencing Contractor Was Talking With A Rich ...  PRO

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,143 views

    A fencing contractor was talking with a rich property owner about his chances of going to heaven. The rich man believed that God would be pleased with his efforts. He said, “I’ve lived a good life and been hardworking and giving to worthy causes. Sure, I hide some of my income so it doesn’t get ...read more

  • Ever Heard Of The "Bowling Alone Syndrome" Or ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,738 views

    Ever heard of the "bowling alone syndrome" or "refrigerator rights?" If not, that makes you an average out-of-touch-with-pop-culture American. Society is changing and every ministry and marketer needs to adapt or die. Here are three vital new sociological labels C. Jeff Woods, author of ...read more

  • The Power Of Communication

    Contributed by Jess Bousa on Feb 16, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,633 views

    The Power of Communication Tap-Tap . .. . .tap-tap-tap . . .. .tap-tap-tap-tap .. . . . .tap-tap-tap . . .” Captain Red McDaniel rapped carefully on the walls of his cell in the Hanoi Hilton, practicing the special camp code prisoners used to communicate with each other. He knew he had to be ...read more

  • How An Animal Migrates Is Significant In ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2006
     | 1,398 views

    How an animal migrates is significant in determining how much energy is needed as well as how much must be stored in the body. Flying, for example, is more physically intensive than walking or swimming, so migratory birds must build up large energy stores before they set off. Just before spring and ...read more

  • Population Control Stats

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 30, 2009
     | 2,146 views

    POPULATION CONTROL STATS The God of Israel stood apart in the ancient world as the One and Only God who cares about even the most helpless little infant. Exodus 1:20 says that God rewarded these brave midwives by giving them families of their own. You see, our God sees babies as blessings! ...read more

  • Sharpen The Ax

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jun 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,710 views

    SHARPEN THE AX Back in the 1800’s a young man was looking for a job and went to the local logging company to apply for a job. The foreman asked him if he could cut a tree down with an ax. The young man said yes, and proceeded to take his ax, walk over to a tree and drop it like an old pro. The ...read more

  • Office Worker Reads Bible In Secret At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009
     | 3,133 views

    Office Worker Reads Bible In Secret at Work When I was a college student I worked for a time in a government office. I noticed after a while in that office that one of the engineers whose desk was back-to-back with mine would perform a little lunch hour ritual involving something in his desk ...read more

  • Dare To Be Different

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,683 views

    DARE TO BE DIFFERENT A number of years ago I was traveling in the western part of North Carolina, near the town of Bryson City. I had not had my license very long and had been given specific instructions by my family members concerning the road that I would find once I left the main highway. I was ...read more

  • Gullible Eve  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,449 views

    GULLIBLE EVE My sister was a great story teller. She still is. She would tell a story so convincingly that I would believe it. A number of times her stories would trick me into giving her my pocket money, and at other times she would bring me to the edge of tears with a story that was just pure ...read more

  • My Dad's Testimony  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 4, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,545 views

    MY DAD'S TESTIMONY My Dad died of cancer in a nursing home. He was in a partial coma when I visited him before that day came. We had come down from Queensland to Wagga Wagga, his birthplace. I was wondering where he was in terms of his relationship with Christ. And yes, the thought crossed my mind ...read more

  • The Joy Of Our Reunion

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Oct 29, 2010
     | 3,453 views

    THE JOY OF OUR REUNION Rev. Don Piper in his "death experience" describes the reunion he experienced in heaven in his book 90 Minutes in Heaven. Listen to an excerpt: (p. 21) "Joy pulsated through me as I looked around, and at that moment I became aware of a large crowd of people. They stood" ...read more

  • What Happened To King Neb Was Unique --- ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 17, 2012
     | 2,826 views

    What happened to King Neb was unique --- I’ve never heard of anything quite like it --- a King eating grass for 7 years like an animal. But on the other hand, the spiritual experience it represents is more common than we’d like to think. I remember a father of one of my youth group kids years ...read more

  • Dugger's

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2014
     | 3,585 views

    We see something similar when an only child has a new baby brother or sister in the house. Not getting attention sothey cause trouble. Parents try to reassure the child that they love him because the child thinks that the parents will love her less because of the new baby. Think about the ...read more

  • Circuit Riders

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020
     | 2,328 views

    In the early years, Circuit riders were most often lay preachers without formal education. They were young, poor, and, for the most part, single. Traveling thousands of miles a year. Though circuit riders eventually represented many different denominations but none were more aggressive or ...read more

  • Your Cheatin' Heart

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 12, 2020
     | 2,571 views

    Your Cheatin’ Heart is a song written and recorded in 1952 by country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams. However, the song was released after his death in 1953. Your Cheatin’ Heart is considered one of the greatest songs of country music. The song is a slow ballad, telling an ...read more

  • Life-Spans

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 2, 2021
     | 1,826 views

    LIFE-SPANS A lightening bolt lasts 45 to 55 microseconds. The average running shoe worn by the average runner on an average surface will last 350 to 500 miles. A hard pencil can write up to 30,000 words or draw a line more than 30 miles long. Most ball-point pens ...read more