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  • The Effects Of Divorce On America By Patrick F. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,011 views

    The Effects of Divorce on America by Patrick F. Fagan and Robert Rector Fagan: American society may have erased the stigma that once accompanied divorce, but it can no longer ignore its massive effects. As social scientists track successive generations of American children whose parents have ended ...read more

  • I Don't Want A ‘shicken Sandich'! (06.13.05--The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 10, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,642 views

    I Don’t Want a ‘Shicken Sandich’! (06.13.05--The Tie That Binds--1 John 3:13-18) “Well, what do you want?” The young frustrated mother blurted out to her little boy as he pouted in the fast food line. “We’ve been standing here for five minutes and I’ve told you everything on the menu. What is it ...read more

  • A Parking Spot In Heaven! (06.16.05--The Tie That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,763 views

    A Parking Spot in Heaven! (06.16.05--The Tie That Binds--Psalm 51:12 ) What motivates you? Why do you go to work every day? What causes you to get out of a warm bed where you may have been dreaming contentedly and plant those feet down on the hard floor ready to launch into another day? I am an ...read more

  • Toilets And Stamps! (07.19.05--Pride--Nehemiah ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 17, 2005
     | 3,433 views

    Toilets and Stamps! (07.19.05--Pride--Nehemiah 3:5) The goal was now in sight! What I had worked so hard for, was suddenly staring me in the face and it was so great to have achieved what I had worked so hard for. Potential realized, the prize won, perhaps now, I could let up a bit. I had been ...read more

  • The Full Treatment! (09.21.05--Grace ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 19, 2005
     | 2,789 views

    The Full Treatment! (09.21.05--Grace Walks!--Hebrews 10:14) Recently I had the old corvair restored. I had given the mechanic a list and was confident he would fix everything on it. Most of the items had to do with the structural integrity of the suspension and frame, so I was confident the car ...read more

  • Experts Can't Agree If The Following Is A True ...

    Contributed by Jonathan Twitchell on Dec 7, 2006
     | 6,022 views

    Experts can’t agree if the following is a true story or if it should be written down next to the tale of George Washington and the Cherry Tree. While there is no concrete evidence of its truth, there is enough anecdotal evidence that the story has been in existence long enough to quite possibly be ...read more

  • J. Vernon Mcgee Spoke This Story Many Years Ago ...  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Rogers on Feb 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,034 views

    J. Vernon McGee spoke this story many years ago on the radio to explain an undeniable Biblical truth. In your mind go back in time about 150 years or so to the days before the Civil War. Imagine you are visiting one of the great cities of the South like Savannah, Atlanta, Birmingham, Jackson or ...read more

  • A Seminary Professor (Fred Craddock) Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,609 views

    A seminary professor (Fred Craddock) was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table ...read more

  • The Name Auschwitz Brings Terror And Grief To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 12, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
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    The name AUSCHWITZ brings terror and grief to the hearts of many people. It is the sight of an infamous NAZI DEATH CAMP where 4 million Jews died during World War II. A half-ton of hair is still PRESERVED. The SHOWERS that once sprayed POISON GAS still stand. Maximillian Kolbe, a Franciscan ...read more

  • Keep Your Fork

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,562 views

    KEEP YOUR FORK The sound of Martha’s voice on the other end of the telephone always brought a smile to Brother Jim’s face. She was not only one of the oldest members of the congregation, but one of the most faithful. Aunt Martie, as all the children called her, just seemed to ooze faith, hope, and ...read more

  • Call Home Often  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,714 views

    CALL HOME OFTEN Max Lucado in his book "In the Eye of a Storm" talks about traveling from one speaking engagement to another. He had traveled from San Antonio to Boston and had spoken at a gathering in Boston. Then he was flying on to Edmonton, Canada to fulfill a speaking engagement there. When ...read more

  • Compassion For

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
     | 6,177 views

    Compassion for "Dirty Dog Gentiles" Mark 7:36-37 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” (NIV) These ...read more

  • The Beltway Of Grief And Guilt

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
     | 4,513 views

    THE BELTWAY OF GRIEF AND GUILT Just a few days ago we celebrated, if that’s the right word, the thirtieth anniversary of something we all love to hate. Imagine observing the anniversary of something that has cost us dearly in dollars and also in blood and tears. Something we cannot live without, ...read more

  • The Oak Island Treasure

    Contributed by Roshelle Deas Roberson on Jan 30, 2012
     | 3,208 views

    THE OAK ISLAND TREASURE Oak Island is a tiny island off the coast of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada. One day in 1795 three teenage boys from the mainland rowed to the secluded area to see what they could find. They found something that changed their lives as well as the lives of many others. The ...read more

  • Simon Tells The Story Of Judson Cornwall, An ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,323 views

    Simon tells the story of Judson Cornwall, an American Pentecostal preacher who, after the war, was invited to speak at a renewal conference in Germany. But Cornwall had a deep seated grudge against the Germans and simply threw the invitation into the bin. Remarkably, when his wife emptied the ...read more

  • Free!

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,363 views

    J Vernon McGee told the story of the days before the Civil War in a city in the south. At the center of town, there is a commotion as a crowd gathers for a public auction to watch the proceedings. In the crowd is an uncouth, foulmouthed, loud, boisterous man who is the meanest, cruelest, most ...read more

  • Grace: Jean Valjean From Les Miserables

    Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 6, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,242 views

    GRACE: JEAN VALJEAN FROM LES MISERABLES The story of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables is a great example of grace. * I read the book many years ago. Liza and I just saw the movie adaptation of the musical. * "Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that ...read more

  • Why Did Jesus Need To Be Baptized?  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 3, 2013
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,101 views

    Why would Jesus need to be baptized by John? Well... Jesus' baptism by John was the beginning of Jesus' ministry. Mark 1:1 starts out: "The BEGINNING of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God" and then Mark starts telling us about Jesus' baptism by John. In Luke 3:23 ...read more

  • Rejection At The Vending Machine  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on May 27, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,481 views

    Vending machines have come a long way since I was a kid. It used to be you slid in a couple of coins and pulled a lever and down would drop your snack or drink. Now there are lights, levers, cranes, codes, and chutes that make the purchase a production of its own. It’s almost worth the price of ...read more

  • Help Daisy! It's Gotta Hold On Me

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Mar 4, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,662 views

    INTRO: Let me tell you about my friend Billy Bob. Ole Billy Bob came in to work one day looking like he had been run over by a buzz saw. He had scratches all over and big pop-knots on each side of his head. With a look of despair, Billy Bob said,” Well son it happened like this; after work ...read more