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  • In 1886, Karl Benz Drove His First Automobile ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    In 1886, Karl Benz drove his first automobile through the streets of Munich, Germany. He named his car the Mercedes Benz, after his daughter, Mercedes. The machine angered the citizens, because it was noisy and scared the children and horses. Pressured by the citizens, the local officials ...read more

  • Waterloo's Dip In The Road

    Contributed by James Pless on Jun 6, 2006
     | 2,169 views

    8848. Waterloo’s Dip In The Road There is a modern picture by Stanley Berkley, entitled "The Hidden Danger," which deals with an interesting event at the Battle of Waterloo. This battle decided the fate of Napoleon; upon which issue hung the destinies of Europe, and there occurred in it a crucial ...read more

  • A Very Special Glue

    Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 26, 2006
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    Col. 1:15-23 (Ill.) It is a very special glue not like those we have available to us: 1.There is a very simple glue that holds the little plastic toys that can be thrown against the wall. It sticks, but comes off so easy. 2.Then there is rubber cement it holds papers together, but allows them to ...read more

  • G. K. Chesterton, In His Book Orthodoxy, Writes ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 17, 2006
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    G. K. Chesterton, in his book Orthodoxy, writes about creation and the creative enthusiasm of God. He says: “A child kicks his legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things ...read more

  • Taking The Plunge—readers' Digest Online, As Kids ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jon Dart on Mar 6, 2007
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    Taking the Plunge—Readers’ Digest Online, As Kids See It, Stephen McCormack, St. Joachim, ON, 1997 To my five-year-old son, Alex, jumping off the diving board that first time seemed an insurmountable challenge. He was too timid to manage it that day. On the drive home I tried to bolster his courage ...read more

  • Today I Am A Horse, Dear God, Did You Have To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 12, 2000
    based on 71 ratings
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    "Today I am a horse, Dear God, did you have to make my poor old horse lose his shoe just before the Sabbath? That wasn't nice. It's enough you pick on me, Tevye, bless me with 5 daughters, a life of poverty. What have You got against my horse? Sometimes I think when things are too quiet up there, ...read more

  • One Enterprising Group Of College Students Tried ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
     | 1,508 views

    One enterprising group of college students tried to literally manage time, but in the end it came back to haunt them. At this particular university the rule was that if the professor had not arrived in class within the first fifteen minutes of the hour, class was considered a "walk" and the ...read more

  • There Was A Farmer Who Had Three Sons: Ron, Don ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Apr 29, 2001
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    There was a farmer who had three sons: Ron, Don and Little John. All had their names on the church roll but none ever attended church or had time for God. Then one day Don was bitten by a rattlesnake. The doctor was called and he did all he could to help Don, but the outlook for his recovery was ...read more

  • 88 Reasons  PRO

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Jun 16, 2001
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    88 REASONS You might remember a man by the name of Edgar Whisenant. He was a NASA engineer who used his mathematical skills to set a date for the return of Jesus. He wrote a book called, "88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Take Place in 1988" The book caused a real buzz in the Christian ...read more

  • One Enterprising Group Of College Students Tried ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 1,198 views

    One enterprising group of college students tried to literally manage time, but in the end it came back to haunt them. At this particular university the rule was that if the professor had not arrived in class within the first fifteen minutes of the hour, class was considered a "walk" and the ...read more

  • During The Reign Of Queen Victoria, A London ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 11, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
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    During the reign of Queen Victoria, a London doctor visited a 72-year-old lady named Maria Vincent. Her husband had abandoned her some years earlier. She was poor and lived in very humble surroundings. She was undernourished and had neither warm clothes or wood for a fire. The doctor couldn’t ...read more

  • Missing Out  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
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    MISSING OUT Leith Anderson, a pastor, shares an experience of disappointment. As a boy, he grew up outside of New York City and was an avid fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day his father took him to a World Series game between the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was so excited, and he just knew ...read more

  • Loving Others Involves Kindness And Sacrifice. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 18, 2005
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    Loving others involves kindness and sacrifice. In the days when an ice cream cone cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” he asked. “Fifty cents,” replied the waitress. ...read more

  • Shane Claiborne, Who Spent A Summer In The Slums ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Shane Claiborne, who spent a summer in the slums of Calcutta with Mother Teresa, wrote about her experience there. She said, “People often ask me what Mother Teresa was like. Sometimes it’s like they wonder if she glowed in the dark or had a halo. She was short, wrinkled, and precious, maybe even a ...read more

  • Taking The Plunge—readers' Digest Online, As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,990 views

    Taking the Plunge—Readers’ Digest Online, As Kids See It, Stephen McCormack, St. Joachim, ON, 1997 "To my five-year-old son, Alex, jumping off the diving board that first time seemed an insurmountable challenge. He was too timid to manage it that day. On the drive home I tried to bolster his ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of Two Brothers Who Grew Up On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
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    The story is told of two brothers who grew up on a farm. One went away to college, earned a law degree, and became a partner in a prominent law firm in the state capital. The other brother stayed on the family farm. One day the lawyer came and visited his brother, the farmer. He asked, “Why don’t ...read more

  • Tv Guide And The Bible

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    TV Guide and the Bible One of Satan’s strategies in our life is to sweep away the Bible and its importance out of our lives. A poet once wrote about the tendency to get into a slump allowing our commitment to God’s Word to wilt away as he writes: “They lie on the table side by side; the Holy ...read more

  • Several Years Ago, An Experiment On Endurance ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Aug 9, 2007
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    “Several years ago, an experiment on endurance was conducted at the University of California at Berkeley involving Norwegian field rats. The rats were placed in a tub of water, where they were forced to swim until they grew exhausted and finally drowned. During the first experiment, the researchers ...read more

  • The Following Poem By Ruth Harmes Catkins ...

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Nov 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    The following poem by Ruth Harmes Catkins portrays the pain a troubled marriage can cause. It’s called "He Said...She Said": "Another marriage is shattered, Lord, the divorce will be final next week. He said it was the breakdown of communication and the subtle infiltration of boredom. She ...read more

  • In The Star Wars Films I Love The Character Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    In the Star Wars films I love the character of Yoda. He is from an alien race of small creatures about 3 feet high, with a green-brown complexion. Yoda is old. He hobbles around on a walking stick and yet his words are full of wisdom for his pupils. In many ways he is a pitiful sight. At one point ...read more