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  • Can You See It?

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 24, 2021
     | 1,624 views

    We are surrounded by things we can’t see, so are they real? It was really windy here this week. Did you see it? Of course not! We can’t see the wind. I saw the trees moving. I heard the wind chimes on the porch. I felt it on my skin. I never saw it… so is the wind real? Last week, during ...read more

  • Strike While The Iron Is Hot - Salesman

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 3, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,529 views

    Now ... Salespeople especially understand what it means to ... Strike while the iron is Hot I was reading an article written by Pat Zaby, .... a nationally known Real Estate speaker. He stated, ... One weekend, I told a friend that I was thinking of buying a convertible.... So, ... the first ...read more

  • Jackie Robinson Was The First African American To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 29, 2000
    based on 224 ratings
     | 9,502 views

    JACKIE ROBINSON was the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues. Breaking baseball’s color barrier, he faced hostile crowds in every stadium. While playing one day in his home stadium of Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, he committed an error. The fans began to jeer him. He stood ...read more

  • Just Like Me  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 1,412 views

    JUST LIKE ME John Howard Griffin was a white man who believed he could never understand the plight of African-Americans unless he became like one. In 1959, he darkened his skin with medication, sun lamps, and stains, then traveled throughout the South. His book, Black Like Me, helped whites ...read more

  • There Are Two Kinds Of People: Those Who Say To ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,434 views

    “There are two kinds of people: those who say to God ’Thy will be done’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then have it your way.’ Tragically, many people will have to endure eternity without God because they chose to live without him here on earth.” Warren adds “When you fully comprehend that ...read more

  • The Eagle And The Vulture  PRO

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,619 views

    THE EAGLE AND THE VULTURE A story is told of two birds that soared far above a beautiful national park. They flew the same path, at the same altitude, at the same speed. The eagle returned to tell all about the beautiful waterfalls and streams full of trout, breath-taking landscapes of colorful ...read more

  • Shattering The Untruths

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 29, 2011
     | 1,746 views

    SHATTERING THE UNTRUTHS There's a short story by Carmen Corde that tells of a young woman who gives birth to a blind son. "I do not want my child to know that he is blind!" she informs family and neighbors, forbidding anyone to use telltale words such as 'light,' 'color,' and 'sight.' The boy ...read more

  • He Became Like Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 2,558 views

    HE BECAME LIKE US John Howard Griffin was a white man who believed he could never understand the plight of African-Americans unless he became like one. In 1959, he darkened his skin with medication, sun lamps, and stains, then traveled throughout the South. His book, Black Like Me, helped whites ...read more

  • I Wanted

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Jun 22, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,808 views

    It was spring, but it was summer I wanted, The warm days, and the great outdoors. It was summer, but it was fall I wanted, The colorful leaves, and the cool, dry air. It was fall, but it was winter I wanted, The beautiful snow, and the joy of the holiday season. It was winter, but it was spring I ...read more

  • Did You Ever Notice A Tag On A Piece Of Clothing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 4, 2001
    based on 131 ratings
     | 3,524 views

    Did you ever notice a tag on a piece of clothing saying, “The irregularities in this product are not flaws, but are a natural result of the handworking of the fabric.”? That’s the way we are, too! God put into your very being certain things that reflect His nature and His character in a way that no ...read more

  • The Big Sale  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,915 views

    *The Big Sale* It was the day of the big sale. Rumors of the sale and an advertisement in the local paper were the main reasons for the long line that formed in front of the store by 8:30, the store’s opening time. A small man pushed his way to the front of the line, only to be pushed back ...read more

  • United States Runner Marla Runyon Has Been ...

    Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Sep 17, 2004
     | 2,605 views

    United States runner Marla Runyon has been legally blind for 22 years. Even so, she competed in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. In fact she qualified for the finals in the 1500 meter race. (Marla finished eighth, three seconds behind the medal winners.) How does she do it? ...read more

  • The English Word "Image" In The Greek Is Like Our ...

    Contributed by John Boquist on Aug 3, 2008
     | 1,885 views

    The English word "image" in the Greek is like our word icon. Now you know from your computer that an icon is a little picture that represents a larger program. In the same way, Jesus is a man who represents the fullness of God. He not only represents God, He is God. Another way the word was used ...read more

  • Another Jingle Bell Christmas In The Tree

    Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 23, 2023
     | 584 views

    It doesn't seem possible another Christmas has come and gone. They come and go so fast that I'm not sure I can keep up with all of this. Every year, our family has more people, which is never bad. One thing we do is gather as a family around the Christmas tree and enjoy a wonderful time of ...read more

  • Sometimes We Are Lured In Very Easily. Two ...  PRO

    Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,587 views

    Sometimes we are lured in very easily. Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs to color for Easter. "I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head," said the older one. "Promise?" asked the younger. "Promise!" Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his ...read more

  • The Weaver  PRO

    Contributed by David Haun on Dec 21, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,979 views

    "The Weaver" J.B. Hernley My life is but a weaving between my Lord and me, I may not choose the colors, He knows what they should be. For He can view the pattern upon the upper side, While I can see it only on this, the under side. "Sometimes He weaveth sorrow, which seems strange to me; But I ...read more

  • Dwight Morrow, The Father Of Anne Morrow ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
     | 2,205 views

    Dwight Morrow, the father of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, once held a dinner party to which Calvin Coolidge had been invited. After Coolidge left, Morrow told the remaining guests that Coolidge would make a good president. The others disagreed. They felt Coolidge was too quiet, that he lacked color and ...read more

  • Continuing In Blindness

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
     | 5,576 views

    CONTINUING IN BLINDNESS One of the greatest tragedies for people would be to live in darkness when they could live in the light. Rose Crawford had been blind for 50 years. Then she had an operation in an Ontario hospital. She said, "I just can't believe it," as the doctor lifted the bandages from ...read more

  • The Royal Palace In Tehran In Iran ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,080 views

    Illustration: The royal palace in Tehran in Iran has one of the most beautiful entrances in the entire world. When the palace was planned the architects sent an order to Paris for Mirrors to cover the entrance walls. The mirrors finally arrived in their crates. When they took the crates apart all ...read more

  • Fighting ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 4,522 views

    FIGHTING SIN Poet Carl Sandberg once said, "There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud." Colorful, old-time evangelist Billy Sunday said of sin, "I’m against sin. I’ll kick it as long as I’ve got a foot. I’ll fight it as long as ...read more