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  • A Funeral And The Burial Or Cremation That Goes ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 21, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,730 views

    A funeral and the burial or cremation that goes with it is a vital part in the process of mourning isn’t it? It provides a sense of finality that’s important in coming to terms with loss. You often hear about people who have been lost and assumed dead but their bodies are never found. And their ...read more

  • Get Some Rest!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 7,044 views

    GET SOME REST! Our most notorious industrial accidents in recent years—Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, the fatal navigational error of Korean Air Lines 007—all occurred in the middle of the night. When the USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian A300 airbus killing all 290 people aboard, ...read more

  • The Human Resources Test  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,001 views

    The Human Resources Test What is a human resource? Does your organization struggle with the problem of properly fitting people to jobs? Here is a handy hint for ensuring success in job placement: Take the prospective employees you are trying to place and put them in a room with only a table and ...read more

  • When Gerber First Started Selling Baby Food In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Sep 19, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 2,480 views

    • When Gerber first started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as here in the USA--with the cute baby on the label. Later they found out that in Africa companies routinely put pictures on the label of what is inside since most people can not read. • When Coca-Cola first ...read more

  • No Answer  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 20, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 3,040 views

    [No Answer] A man in Dundee, Sctoland, was confined to bed for forty years, having broken his neck in a fall at age fifteen. But his spirit remained unbroken, and his cheer and courage so inspired people that he enjoyed a constant stream of guests. One day a visitor asked him, “Doesn’t Satan ever ...read more

  • There Was A Group Of Scientists Who Got Together ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Oct 23, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,200 views

    There was a group of scientists who got together one day and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell God that they were done with Him. The scientist walked up to God and said, “God, we’ve decided that we no longer need you. We’re ...read more

  • When Hudson Taylor Went To China, He Made The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,446 views

    When Hudson Taylor went to China, he made the voyage on a sailing vessel. As it neared the channel between the southern Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra, the missionary heard an urgent knock on his stateroom door. He opened it, and there stood the captain of the ship. "Mr. Taylor," he ...read more

  • Daniel Morgan Commanded A Unit Called Morgan's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 9, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
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    Daniel Morgan commanded a unit called Morgan’s Raiders during the Revolutionary War. He was on the colonist’s side. It was his strategy that led to the turning point in the war at the Battle of Saratoga. Morgan told his riflemen, “Forget the poor fellows who fight for six pence a day. ...read more

  • For Goodness' Sake  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,109 views

    FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE "Starting next year, high school and college students in Thailand will reportedly be graded not just on academics, but on ’goodness’ as well. Concerned that the competitive education system puts too much emphasis on materialism and not enough on morality, officials told the ...read more

  • Impatience  PRO

    Contributed by Norm Story on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,504 views

    Once upon a time long ago, you had to turn on the TV set well before your show started so there would be time enough for the tubes to warm up. I see people today pacing impatiently, even a little upset that the microwave popcorn is taking so long. Or do you ever tap your fingers impatiently ...read more

  • In 1904 William Borden, Heir To The Borden Dairy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 42 ratings
     | 1,547 views

    In 1904 William Borden, heir to the Borden Dairy Estate, graduated from a Chicago high school a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world. Traveling through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe gave Borden a burden for the world’s hurting people. Writing home, he said, “I’m going to ...read more

  • Louis L'amour, Famed Writer Of Novels About The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 18, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,466 views

    Louis L’Amour, famed writer of novels about the American West, wrote a short story that described a man who liked books. The man was noticed acting suspiciously as he perused the shelves in a library. He took down a leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear and ran his fingers gently over the ...read more

  • Who Has Ever Heard Of Harriet Tubman Before? Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Feb 25, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,275 views

    Who has ever heard of Harriet Tubman before? Her story is an exciting one. She was a runaway slave who was able to get to the north with the help of some sympathetic people both white and black. She was so thankful for the help that she had received that she decided to risk her own life to ...read more

  • Josh Mcdowell Writes, In His Book, Answers To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 11, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 2,842 views

    Josh McDowell writes, in his book, Answers To Tough Questions Skeptics Ask About The Christian Faith; Lest anyone think this isn’t something marvelous, we’d like to give you this challenge. Find ten people from your local area having similar backgrounds, who speak the same language, and ...read more

  • Sometimes They Go To Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,768 views

    SOMETIMES THEY GO TO HEAVEN The city of Oceanside, in Southern California, is feeling a bit empty these days because it is located near Camp Pendleton, the US Marine base that has recently shipped many of it’s young Marines away to fight in the war in Iraq. The town seems empty, but its store ...read more

  • Touched By Rain

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2003
     | 3,534 views

    TOUCHED BY RAIN Pfc. Jeremiah Stoppel is a fuel truck driver with Alpha Co. 703rd Battalion. His supply convoy lost vehicles to enemy fire as it followed the 3-7th into battle. A Lutheran, he is from Lincoln, Neb. He stands near the cab of his truck, rubs his coarsely sheared hair and looks down ...read more

  • Dallas Willard, In His Excellent Book, The Divine ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Apr 28, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
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    Dallas Willard, in his excellent book, The Divine Conspiracy, writes about what the church would look like if we were as inclusive as this band of believers that Jesus led: “If I, as a recovering sinner myself, accept Jesus’ good news, I can go to the mass murderer and say, ‘You can be blessed in ...read more

  • Plenty For Everyone  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 1, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,522 views

    PLENTY FOR EVERYONE Corrie Ten Boom says of this passage: “Often I have heard people say, “How good God is! We prayed that it would not rain for our church picnic and look at the lovely weather!” Yes, God is good when He sends good weather. But God was also good when He allowed my sister, ...read more

  • During His Reign, King Frederick William Iii Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 8, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 26,317 views

    During his reign, King Frederick William III of Prussia found himself in trouble. Wars had been costly, and in trying to build the nation, he was seriously short of finances. He couldn’t disappoint his people, and to capitulate to the enemy was unthinkable. After careful reflection, he decided to ...read more

  • This Past Week, Pinellas Circuit Judge W. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Nov 17, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,017 views

    This past week, Pinellas Circuit judge W. Douglas Baird ruled that Terri’s Law, the law governor Jeb Bush and elected state officials passed in order to save the life of Terri Schiavo by preventing her feeding tube from being removed, was unconstitutional, denying Terri her constitutional right to ...read more