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  • Sing

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 21, 2008
     | 3,266 views

    SING Let me tell you about some dear friends of mine: "Punk" and "Beanie" Peters. Punk’s real name was Ralph; Beanie’s was Lavena. They were members of Driftwood Christian Church near Vallonia, Indiana. Beanie was a simple farm wife who had an unshakable faith. Dying of liver cancer, I was at the ...read more

  • We Need To Return To Returning Thanks  PRO

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 21, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,861 views

    We need to return to returning thanks. An old man showed up at the back door of the house some college students were renting. Opening the door a few inches, the students saw that the old man’s eyes were glassy and his furrowed face glistened with silver stubble. He clutched a wicker basket ...read more

  • Hugging

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016
     | 5,613 views

    Once at a young girl’s funeral, I had to make just such a decision. The girl’s father was a member of our church and an air force serviceman. He was an aide on Air Force One and had flown with the president many times. A few generals and lots of upper-crust brass attended the funeral. When it came ...read more

  • A Man Wanted To Know The Will Of God For His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 1,301 views

    A man wanted to know the will of God for his life, so took out his Bible, let the pages fall open, closed his eyes and put his finger down on a spot. Looking down at the verse under his finger he found that it said, “Judas went out and hanged himself.” Slightly frustrated he followed the ...read more

  • By The Way, The Subject Of Rest Reminds Me About ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,437 views

    By the way, the subject of rest reminds me about this story I heard about a father who was playing cops and robbers with his 3 active sons in the back yard after dinner. One of the boys "shot" his dad and yelled, "Bang! You’re dead!" The dad fell dramatically to the ground. But then, he just lay ...read more

  • Pagans' Leaves Us With Some Fascinating ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 23, 2009
     | 1,346 views

    ‘Pagans’ leaves us with some fascinating possibilities. We must be careful not to read too much into it but touching down on the options opens our eyes to a different way of understanding ‘pagan’ language. Douglas Harper shows how in classical literature a pagan was a word used to refer to the ...read more

  • A Dear Lady Was Asked What She Used To Make Her ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 12, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,191 views

    A dear lady was asked what she used to make her complexion so beautiful. Her answer: “Its all in the make-up.” - for my lips I use truth - For my voice I use kindness - For my eyes, I use compassion - For my hands I use charity - For my figure, I ...read more

  • Story Of Anne

    Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006
     | 1,975 views

    Story of Anne. Anne Lamott, a fellow messy Christian describes perfectly what happens when Jesus pursues us. In her book Traveling Mercies, Anne recounts her conversion to Jesus. Things were not going well in her life: addicted to cocaine and alcohol, involved in an affair that produced a child ...read more

  • J. R. Packard Wrote A Short Story Entitled, "The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,260 views

    J. R. Packard wrote a short story entitled, "The Trouble Is." In that story there is one very moving scene. A riot is in progress with blacks & whites fighting each other. The mother of the little black boy who is telling this story has been hurt. Her family has just gone down & picked her up off ...read more

  • --- ‘twas The Night Jesus ...

    Contributed by Dan Steadman on Dec 3, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,409 views

    ----- ‘Twas The Night Jesus Came ‘Twas the night Jesus came and all through the house, not a person was praying, not one in the house... The Bible was left on the shelf without care… for no one thought Jesus would ever come there... The children were dressing to crawl into bed, not once ever ...read more

  • Twas The Night Before Jesus Came

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Feb 18, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,573 views

    Twas The Night Before Jesus Came Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house Not a creature was praying, not one in the house. Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care In hopes that Jesus would not come there. The children were dressing to crawl into bed, Not once ever ...read more

  • The Early Church Leader Augustine Was Once ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 31, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,969 views

    The early church leader Augustine was once accosted by a heathen who showed him his idol and said, "Here is my god; where is thine?" Augustine replied, "I cannot show you my God; not because ...read more

  • David Ugsberger Tells Of General William Booth, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 19, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,694 views

    David Ugsberger tells of General William Booth, the founder of the salvation Army, who had lost his eyesight. His son Bramwell was given the difficult task of telling his father there would be no recovery. "Do you mean that I am blind?" the General asked. "I hear we must contemplate that," his son ...read more

  • Story Of The Fireman

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,010 views

    Story of the Fireman A. Flames surrounded firefighters fighting a forest as they backed up a mountain trying to put out the fire. They had no where to go. There was fire behind them and only a home and more grass in front of them. The firefighter moved ahead into the grass in front of him struck a ...read more

  • See Life As A Squint! (09.13.05--Heavenly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 11, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,741 views

    See Life as a Squint! (09.13.05--Heavenly Citizens!--Romans 8:25) What is easily taught but not soon learned: easily preached, but not soon believed: good advice, but not easily followed: well spoken but hard to do?. The answer? Patience. If there is one thing that none of us is capable of doing ...read more

  • A "Lame Duck" President Met With His Successor In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 5, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 1,622 views

    A “lame duck” President met with his successor in the Oval Office. Near the end of the orientation, he presented the incoming leader three numbered envelopes, with specific instructions to open them, in order, when great difficulties arose. After the new President completed his “honeymoon” period ...read more

  • A "Lame Duck" President Met With His Successor In ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,019 views

    A “lame duck” President met with his successor in the Oval Office. Near the end of the orientation, he presented the incoming leader three numbered envelopes, with specific instructions to open them, in order, when great difficulties arose. After the new President completed his “honeymoon” period ...read more

  • Giving Begets Giving  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,094 views

    GIVING BEGETS GIVING Leadership Magazine carried a story about four young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there stood this bedraggled-looking old man. His eyes were kind of marble-ized, and ...read more

  • Generosity Of Poor Man Surprises Bible College ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
     | 5,970 views

    Generosity of Poor Man Surprises Bible College Students Illustration from Leadership/Melvin Newland: Leadership Magazine carried a story about 4 young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there ...read more

  • Shaping The Stone Down Here

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,838 views

    SHAPING THE STONE DOWN HERE A famous evangelist told the following incident: I have a friend who in a time of business recession lost his job, a sizable fortune, and his beautiful home. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith -- the only thing he had ...read more