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  • It Has Always Been Tough To Be A Young Person ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 1, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,199 views

    It has always been tough to be a young person growing up. And it has always been tough to be a parent and raise children into adults. Consider these quotes: "I see no hope for the future for people if they are dependent on the frivilous youth of today. For certainly all youth are reckless beyond ...read more

  • Christmas Survey  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,940 views

    CHRISTMAS SURVEY What do people believe about the birth of Christ? A few days ago Newsweek Magazine conducted a poll asking some questions about Christ and His birth.* Here are some of the results: 67% - believe that the entire story of Christmas is historically accurate 24% - believe the story ...read more

  • You Probably Know Ted Giannoulas Even If You've ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Ward on Dec 7, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,392 views

    You probably know Ted Giannoulas even if you’ve never heard his name. He has been the San Diego Chicken for 30 years. He originated the character as a college student, but Ted is getting older. At age 50, being the Chicken has been his life and his whole identity. His face is never photographed ...read more

  • Offer Up Your Gift — Antonio Stradivarius  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,408 views

    Offer up Your Gift - Antonio Stradivarius A young boy Antonio loves music, but his voice was high and squeaky, and so he did not make the tryouts for the Cremona Boy’s Choir. When he took violin lessons, the neighbours persuaded his parents to make him stop. Yet Antonio still wanted to make ...read more

  • Real Treasure  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Dec 30, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,526 views

    Real Treasure An old farmer who was about to die called his two sons to his bedside and said, "My boys, my farm and the fields are yours in equal shares. I leave you a little ready money but the bulk of my wealth is hidden somewhere in the ground, not more than eighteen inches from the surface. I ...read more

  • One Day My Mother Was Out And My Dad Was In ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Feb 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,751 views

    One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me and my brother who is four years older than I am. I was maybe 3 and one half years old and had just recovered from an accident in which my arm had been broken among other injuries. Someone had given me a little ’tea set’ as a get-well gift ...read more

  • An Increasing Number Of People In America And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 2,523 views

    An increasing number of people in America and around the world don't believe in God. The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press has found 20% of Americans ages 18 to 25 say they have no religious affiliation or consider themselves atheists or agnostics, nearly double the rate of 20 years ...read more

  • What Is The Largest Ancestry In The World? How ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 25, 2008
     | 1,599 views

    WHAT IS THE LARGEST ANCESTRY IN THE WORLD? HOW FAR CAN WE GO BACK? WELL, WIKIPEDIA THE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA STATES: THE LONGEST FAMILY TREE IN THE WORLD IS THAT OF THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHER AND EDUCATOR CONFUCIUS (551-479 BC). THE TREE SPANS MORE THAN 80 GENERATIONS, AND INCLUDES MORE THAN 2 ...read more

  • Anthropology And Jesus' Appearance

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
     | 2,152 views

    ANTHROPOLOGY AND JESUS' APPEARANCE This past week I attended a series of lectures at Anderson University in which the presenter, Dr Rodney Sadler, Jr from Union Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina showed this picture. (Slide 2) Source: ...read more

  • The Key To The Spiritual Life

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2011
     | 4,714 views

    THE KEY TO THE SPIRITUAL LIFE At age 16, Madame Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717) was forced into an arranged marriage with an invalid 22 years older. She found her marriage to be one of utter humiliation. Her husband was often angry and melancholy. Her mother-in-law was a merciless critic. Even the maid ...read more

  • Foot Of The Cross

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
     | 4,361 views

    AT THE CROSS Many years ago, I got a job at a paper mill. There was an older man working there who was a very dedicate Christian. My first few weeks there they had me working with him, He was the greatest guy I’d ever known. He asks me if I was a Christian, I replied that I was. One day I let words ...read more

  • High Seas

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Oct 13, 2020
     | 2,603 views

    The thunder roared like a waking dragon. As the water churned and the ship rocked wildly like a kite on a string. I watched helplessly as the splinter sized crack in the mast grew until I was sure it would snap. The crew on deck wallowed and struggled to move in the thigh deep water to try and keep ...read more

  • The Devil Paid For Her Groceries!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 27, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,046 views

    An older lady came out on her porch every morning, and would raise her arms to the sky and shout, “Praise the Lord.” One day an atheist moved next door and over time he became very irritated with this worshipping woman. So every morning after he heard her exclamation of praise, he would shout out, ...read more

  • Good Design Helps Good Direct Mail Copy Sell. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,392 views

    Good Design Helps good direct mail copy sell. Here are 7 tips from direct response pro Dean Rieck, President, Direct Creative, Columbus OH. · Assist left-to-right eye movement with serif type. · Avoid stopping readers when there is no benefit. Many common design tricks like widely spaced words ...read more

  • Pastors Lack Biblical Worldview: Only 51% Of U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,274 views

    Pastors Lack Biblical Worldview: Only 51% of U.S. Protestant pastors have a biblical worldview according to recent Barna Research analysis. George Barna argues you can’t give people what you don’t have. The low percentage of Christians who have a biblical worldview is a direct reflection of the ...read more

  • Since God Chose You To Be The Holy People Whom ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Mar 30, 2007
     | 1,685 views

    “Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with... gentleness...” (Colossians 3:12, NLT) The word is “meekness”. That’s not weakness, it’s strength under control. When I was working in dairy farm construction, our crew put in a comfort-stall barn ...read more

  • Randy Travis Came Out With A Country Song A While ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
     | 910 views

    Randy Travis came out with a country song a while back called “Why I Cheat.” Here are some of the lyrics: A workin’ day too long, when everything goes wrong And a boss who don’t know I’m alive. I once had a notion I’d get that promotion, But now I barely survive. My children keep growin’ ...read more

  • The Following Words Were Written On The Tomb Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
     | 7,707 views

    The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey: “When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat ...read more

  • Not Happy With The View

    Contributed by Bill Love on Jul 29, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,300 views

    NOT HAPPY WITH THE VIEW A young salesman lands a job selling new windows door to door. On his first day of the job he comes across this sweet older lady who agrees to purchase a beautiful new window in her living room. A few days after the job was completed the salesmen gets a call from the lady ...read more

  • I Want To Be Pretty  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Jan 24, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,432 views

    I WANT TO BE PRETTY "I want to be pretty." This is the title of a popular tv program that was airing when we lived in Poland. It was a reality tv show in which in every episode you follow the changes of two women who are the heroes of the program. Each of these women work with a team of ...read more