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  • British Sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein Was Once ...

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Feb 27, 2010
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    British sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein was once visited in his studio by the eminent author and fellow Briton, George Bernard Shaw. The visitor noticed a huge block of stone standing in one corner and asked what it was for. "I don't know yet. I'm still making plans." Shaw was astounded. "You mean you ...read more

  • We Can Only Hope To Experience Eden When We ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 14, 2010
     | 1,172 views

    We can only hope to experience Eden when we understand it is a lifestyle not a landmass. God invites us to walk with Him and live in Eden! Eden is the experience of wholeness in the world you inhabit. You don’t need to book an international flight or leave it behind after a few days! Eden can be ...read more

  • We Need A Spiritual Transplantation. Like A ...

    Contributed by Mark Pierce on May 25, 2010
     | 2,091 views

    We need a spiritual transplantation. Like a blood disease patient with bad blood we are born with an inbred spirit bent towards evil. We need God's Spirit! Patients with blood diseases often need a transplantation. Registry of millions, 6,000 people check every day for new donors Go to ...read more

  • A Few Need To ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 7, 2010
     | 1,746 views

    A Few Need to Die Warren Wiersbe, Be Strong. (p. 30) It is unfortunate but true that sometimes the only way a ministry can move forward is by conducting a few funerals. A pastor friend of mine pleaded with his church board to build a new educational [building] to house an exploding Sunday ...read more

  • The Origin Of The Envelope  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 8, 2010
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    THE ORIGIN OF THE ENVELOPE Back in 1820 the average person in England wrote only three letters a year--and with good reason. Letters in those days were mailed without a cover and could be read by anyone. But William Mulready had an idea to ensure privacy—the envelope. It was an idea he stole ...read more

  • Whyte In Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
     | 3,985 views

    WHYTE IN PRAYER Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought, "The preacher certainly won’t think of anything for which to thank ...read more

  • The Man Whose Heart Is Pure

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 9, 2011
     | 5,449 views

    THE MAN WHOSE HEART IS PURE Charles Spurgeon: “The man whose heart is pure, will be able to see God in nature. When the heart is clean, he will hear God's footfall everywhere in the garden of the earth in the cool of the day. He will hear God's voice in the tempest, sounding in peal on peal from ...read more

  • Just Play One Inning.

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jan 4, 2012
     | 1,223 views

    "JUST PLAY ONE INNING." Many years ago baseball schedules were even more exacting than they are now, with double-headers almost every week. Occasionally a player would get sick of the grind and approach the manager, asking for permission to sit out a game. The manager would say. "Sure, take the ...read more

  • The Artist Is Now Known

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 9, 2012
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    THE ARTIST IS NOW KNOWN In 2002, a drawing was discovered in what used to be a maid's room in one of the museums. The chalk drawing of a candlestick was one of 5 drawings sold collectively to the museum in 1940 for $60. For decades, it sat in the storage until one day a visiting scholar ...read more

  • Tough Teacher

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 27, 2012
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     | 4,168 views

    TOUGH TEACHER A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in ...read more

  • The Lord's Priorities  PRO

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2012
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     | 5,384 views

    THE LORD'S PRIORITIES "The Lord’s priorities are not the same as ours. Jesus isn’t as concerned about our lace tablecloths and clean kitchens as we are. He’s concerned with the state of our heart. He’s more interested in the time we spend at his feet, reflecting on his words and resting in his ...read more

  • The Success Of John Inglefant

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 10, 2013
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    THE SUCCESS OF JOHN INGLEFANT Many years ago in England a book was published entitled, John Inglefant. The book was a flop. Only 100 copies could be disposed of, and 60 of those were given to the author. One day William Gladstone, Prime Minister of Britain, was to sit for a photograph. To make the ...read more

  • John The Baptist And The Mandaeans

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 6, 2013
     | 3,917 views

    JOHN THE BAPTIST AND THE MANDAEANS One religion exists to this day that reveres John as their main prophet: The Mandaeans were originally native speakers of Mandaic, a Semitic language that evolved from Eastern Middle Aramaic, before switching to colloquial Iraqi Arabic and Modern Persian. ...read more

  • Christian Priesthood  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,294 views

    From R. Paul Stevens: Christian priesthood is not a matter of being religious and Mr. Goody two shoes but of serving God and God’s purposes in the nitty gritty everydayness of life in the world, not a matter of sacred times and sacred places but ordinary times and ordinary places, not a matter ...read more

  • Just The House He Was Looking For

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 14, 2014
     | 5,058 views

    Alan Carr tells a story about a man who was tired of his friends owning nicer homes than his, so he went to see a realtor to put his home on the market and began to search for a new one. One day as he was reading the paper, he came across a listing for a home that seemed to be just what he was ...read more

  • For Posterity

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 2,072 views

    . In 1914, British World War I soldier Pvt. Thomas Hughes wrote a letter to his wife, sealed it in a ginger ale bottle, and tossed it into the English Channel. He died two days later fighting in France. Fast forward to 1999 when a fisherman found the bottle in the River Thames. It was too late to ...read more

  • Root Beer Thirst --- ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 3, 2010
     | 3,038 views

    Root Beer Thirst --- --- As a kid in High School, I loved to go to amusement parks, and so did my friends. We only had a couple of amusement parks in the SF Bay Area and my high school buddies and I were able to convince our parents to drop us off at one of these amusement parks that was like a six ...read more

  • Hurricane Victims' Suffering Lead Them To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,748 views

    Hurricane Victims’ Suffering Lead Them to Christ 38-year-old Carlotta Bennett was riding out Hurricane Katrina in her attic with her family. The winds had blown her house way off its foundation, and the rising water was threatening to flood the house to the roof and drown the five people in the ...read more

  • Misapplied Scriptures: Genesis 6:3

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 14, 2023
     | 617 views

    Introduction: There is any number of Scriptures that have been used out of context or simply misapplied over the years. A Christian magazine listed about a dozen of these back in the early 1980’s and, I must say, some of the author’s insights were something I had never thought of before. Maybe I ...read more

  • When Your Back Is Against The Wall, Pat Riley, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 19, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,183 views

    WHEN YOUR BACK IS AGAINST THE WALL, PAT RILEY, NBA COACH The Los Angeles Lakers were dominating the Boston Celtics in the final round of the 1984 National Basketball Association championship. The Lakers beat Boston on their home floor in Game 1. They beat them by 33 points in Game 3. They were ...read more

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