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  • Calvin And Hobbes—the Rest Of The Story  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 19, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,427 views

    CALVIN AND HOBBES—THE REST OF THE STORY The next day at home, father is sitting at his desk doing paper work. Calvin walks in with a clipboard and pen in hand. CALVIN: Dad, your polls took a big dive this week. Your "Overall Dad Performance Rating" was really low. See? Right about yesterday ...read more

  • Called To Be Faithful  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,038 views

    CALLED TO BE FAITHFUL Mark Hatfield tells of touring Calcutta with Mother Teresa and visiting the so-called "House of Dying," where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to receive medical attention. Watching Mother Teresa ...read more

  • A Man Called At The Church And Asked If He Could ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ron Crow on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,480 views

    A man called at the church and asked if he could speak to the Head Hog at the Trough. The secretary said, “Who?” The man replied, “I want to speak to the Head Hog at the Trough!” Sure now that she had heard correctly, the secretary said, “Sir, if you mean our pastor, you will have to treat him with ...read more

  • Mama Eagles Are Caring Loving Creatures. ...

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Jul 23, 2007
     | 2,137 views

    Mama eagles are caring loving creatures. Somewhere along the line the mama eagle decides it’s time the baby eagles learn to fly. She takes the little eagle out of the next and flies up as high as she can go. At this point, she drops the fledgling, and he falls fast. The fledgling has never ...read more

  • In 1918 World War I Was Still Raging In The Area ...

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007
     | 1,607 views

    In 1918 World War I was still raging in the area of the Belleau Wood. The Germans felt that the area could not be taken from them and the US Marine Corps was ordered to take the area. The area was surrounded by an open wheat field and thus the marines were forced to march through open areas under ...read more

  • Swindoll Notes,

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 11, 2009
     | 2,070 views

    Swindoll notes, “The first quality God saw in David was spirituality. ‘The Lord has sought out …a man after His own heart? Seems to me, it means that you are a person whose life is in harmony with the Lord. What is important to Him is important to you. What burdens Him burdens you. When he says, ...read more

  • The World's Worst Predictions.

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jan 3, 2015
     | 4,937 views

    The book The World’s Worst Predictions lists some of history’s all-time prophetic goofs. King George II said in 1773 that the American colonies had little stomach for revolution. An official of the White Star Line, speaking of the firm’s newly built flagship, the Titanic, launched in 1912, ...read more

  • Called To Be Faithful

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 12, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,485 views

    Mark Hatfield tells of touring Calcutta with Mother Teresa and visiting the so-called "House of Dying," where sick children are cared for in their last days, and the dispensary, where the poor line up by the hundreds to receive medical attention. Watching Mother Teresa minister to these ...read more

  • A Pastor Tells Of A Mission Tour To The Far East. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 3, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 1,462 views

    A pastor tells of a mission tour to the Far East. While in Hong Kong, he observed a hungry little girl outside a bakery window. She had fallen asleep with her face pressed against the window that separated her from the fresh bread inside. He took slides of that scene. When sharing his slide ...read more

  • What Are We Voting For?

    Contributed by Dan Thompkins on Jan 11, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,565 views

    WHAT ARE WE VOTING FOR? A parishioner had dozed off to sleep during the morning service. “Will all who want to go to heaven, please stand?” the pastor asked.” – All stood, except the sleeping parishioner. After they sat, the pastor continued, “Well, will all who want to go to the other place ...read more

  • What A Way To Go!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 2,099 views

    Two elderly gentlemen were talking together. "I guess you’re never too old," the first one boasted. "Why, just yesterday a pretty college girl said she’d be interested in dating me. But to be perfectly honest, I don’t quite understand it." "Well," his friend said, "you have to remember that ...read more

  • There Was A Young Seminarian Who Was Taking An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 2,282 views

    There was a young seminarian who was taking an oral examination for his ordination process. During the questioning, one of the examiners asked him if he believed in a personal devil. "No," he replied, "I do not believe in the devil." Hearing this, the examiners began to discuss the seminarian’s ...read more

  • The Church Is The Rope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
     | 3,599 views

    THE CHURCH IS THE ROPE Years ago at Niagara Falls two men were in a boat and found themselves caught in the current. The men jumped from their boat and swam for the shore. At last minute ropes from the shore were thrown out to them. The one man grabbed the rope and was pulled to shore. The other ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, When The New Volkswagen Beetle ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 28, 2009
     | 2,191 views

    A few years ago, when the new Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, one feature that received lots of attention was the claim to be burglarproof. Volkswagen bragged there was no way anybody could steal their car. To demonstrate their point, VW hired a highly skilled burglar and called a news ...read more

  • Hotel Room ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
     | 1,937 views

    HOTEL ROOM THEFT Thefts from hotels and motels have reached 500 million dollars a year and probably more. Hotel managers count on one of every three guests stealing something. In a recent year, 4,600 Bibles were lifted from New York City hotel rooms. Professional thieves frequently strip motel ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Rebuttal To Johnny Carson About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,274 views

    Billy Graham’s Rebuttal to Johnny Carson about Second Coming Several years ago Johnny Carson had Billy Graham as a guest on his show. At one point there was a lull in the conversation and Johnny said, "You know what Billy, I bet if Jesus ever came back to earth, I bet we’d do him in again!" Billy ...read more

  • Mistakes And The Certainty Of Son Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2009
     | 3,529 views

    Mistakes and the Certainty of Son of Man The late great English theologian and divine, Frederick William Robertson (1816 - 1853), once said, "Life, like war, is a series of mistakes, and he [or, she] is not the best Christian nor the best general who makes the fewest mistakes. Poor mediocrity may ...read more

  • Charles Wesley Would Not Be Adopted  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,779 views

    CHARLES WESLEY WOULD NOT BE ADOPTED In 1721, a wealthy Irishman offered to adopt Charles Wesley and make him his legal heir. The 13-year-old boy refused the offer, choosing to continue his way through school under very difficult circumstances. This turned out to be one of the most momentous ...read more

  • A Professing Christian Justifies Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
     | 4,697 views

    A Professing Christian Justifies Her Adultery Oprah Winfrey had a program with women who were having affairs with married men. When the women were challenged on the morality of their adultery, one woman said, “Wait a minute. I’m a Christian, but I want everyone to know that my personal life and my ...read more

  • A Collector’s Item?

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 23, 2020
     | 2,689 views

    Hard to believe, but I may have a collector’s item! In my own house! Now, before you start sending me “Can I see it?” types of emails, maybe I should explain just what this “collector’s item” really is. Really, it wasn’t that much of a collectible, even from a couple of years ago. It’s only ...read more