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  • What's On The Tv?  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jun 6, 2001
    based on 262 ratings
     | 4,112 views

    Friday at quitting time, Jim said, ‘Boss, have you got any extra work I can do tonight?’ Sure do but I can’t pay you overtime. That’s okay, I just don’t want to go home. Why not? Well, I’ve been in the doghouse since last night. I see...Why? What did you do to deserve that? I still don’t know, it ...read more

  • The Citizens Of Feldkirch, Austria, Didn’t ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Sep 14, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,326 views

    The citizens of Feldkirch, Austria, didn’t know what to do. Napoleon’s massive army was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town, which was situated on the Austrian border. A council of citizens was hastily summoned to decide whether they should try to ...read more

  • Let Me Read A Part Of The List That Several ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 10, 2001
    based on 178 ratings
     | 4,722 views

    ILL. Let me read a part of the list that several housewives compiled. They wrote that they were especially thankful: "For automatic dishwashers because they make it possible for us to get out of the kitchen before the family comes back in for their after-dinner snacks. "For husbands ...read more

  • What Did Jesus Mean When He Said, "If Anyone ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on May 3, 2007
     | 1,018 views

    What did Jesus mean when he said, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26, NIV). That doesn’t sound like the Jesus we know and love. Is He really telling us to ...read more

  • A Certain Man Wanted To Sell His House In Haiti ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 6, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,037 views

    A certain man wanted to sell his house in Haiti for $2,000. Another man wanted to buy it, but because he was poor, he couldn’t afford the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house for half the original price with just one stipulation: He would retain ownership for one ...read more

  • Few Years Ago I Met A Couple Who Had A Bad Child. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Art Good on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,583 views

    Few years ago I met a couple who had a bad child. This boy was in trouble at home, in trouble at school, in trouble in the neighborhood and in trouble with the law. He was caught stealing, smoking, drinking and doing drugs. He swore, cheated, lied, was disrespectful of anyone in authority and at ...read more

  • An Ad For The U.s. Marines Pictures A Sword, And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,320 views

    An ad for the U.S. Marines pictures a sword, and beneath it the words: “Earned, not given.” If you want to become a Marine, be prepared to earn the right to be called a “Marine” through sacrifice, hardship, and training. If you get it, you deserve it. But if you want to become a Christian, you must ...read more

  • Raccoons Go Through A Glandular Change At About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,882 views

    Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owner. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, a zoo keeper felt compelled to mention the change coming to a pet raccoon owned by a young lady named Julie. She listened ...read more

  • Years Ago, There Was A Wicked Emperor By The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,298 views

    Years ago, there was a wicked emperor by the name of Dionysius. He discovered that near to where he lived was a cave shaped in the form of a funnel with an opening right at the surface. Dionysus used this cave as a workshop for his slaves. He put all the slaves in caves and then he’d go up and put ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Well Known Speaker By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,477 views

    Years ago there was a well known speaker by the name of Dr. Harry Ironside. One time he was visiting a sheep ranch in Texas and he saw the most peculiar animal. It looked like it had two heads, not one, four front feet instead of two and four back feet instead of two. Then the rancher explained, ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Had These Incisive Comments About The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,899 views

    C.S. Lewis had these incisive comments about the Christian walk: "The Christian way is different: harder, and easier. Christ says, ’Give me all. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want you. “I have not come to torment your natural self, but to ...read more

  • What Would You Think Of A Person Who Was Taking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,629 views

    What would you think of a person who was taking a trip across the ocean and in the middle of the ocean the ship sinks. People are drowning all around but all of a sudden a raft shows up. A rescuer has arrived. He offers to pull us aboard – to save our lives. Would you say, “No thanks I think I can ...read more

  • At The Close Of Vietnam Era, Bill & Gloria ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,555 views

    At the close of Vietnam era, Bill & Gloria Gaither tough period of song writing. Post affects of the war. Some people claiming that God was dead. Bill & Gloria’s own hopes seemed dashed, about that time they learned Gloria was pregnant with son (Benjy). They had two daughters, Bill remarked ...read more

  • There Have Been Those, Some Of The Notable Men, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,795 views

    There have been those, some of the notable men, who have refused to cooperate with Christ and have come to a very ignoble finish in their lives. Two such people were the famous writers H.G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw. They were brilliant men with worldly wisdom, yet they rejected the message of ...read more

  • We Should Also Note That Single Mothers Are ...

    Contributed by Dr. Franklin Kirksey on Jul 3, 2007
     | 2,366 views

    We should also note that single mothers are quite often in that position by no choice of their own, due to death, divorce or desertion. Some single mothers do a wonderful job of raising children to know and to serve the Lord. For example, “John M. Webb was born to Dr. Alfred Pellar Webb and Ida ...read more

  • Miles Away In Another Arena, Scores Of Fire And ...

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Jul 27, 2007
     | 1,376 views

    Miles away in another arena, scores of fire and policemen were becoming voluntary heroes in an effort to save people inside the World Trade Center buildings. Twelve firemen were lost from the Park Slope fire station in Brooklyn. One of them was named David Fontana, a 10 year veteran of the ...read more

  • He Left It All

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 9, 2007
     | 1,167 views

    “He Left It All” A famous millionaire died of cancer. For weeks he suffered intolerable agony. Although surrounded by every luxury and receiving every possible care, he died as wretchedly as a pauper. There was the usual publicity, flowers, telegrams, an expensive bronze casket and a towering ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom In The Book, Reflections Of God's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,006 views

    Corrie Ten Boom in the book, Reflections of god’s Glory (page 69), wrote, “In Africa a man came to a meeting with bandaged hands. I asked him how he had been injured. He said, “My neighbor’s straw roof was on fire; I helped him to put it out and that’s how my hands were burned. “Later I heard ...read more

  • Some Time Ago My Wife And I Were Watching ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 3, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,678 views

    Some time ago my wife and I were watching Biography. It was about the development of the papacy, starting with Peter. Following the ascension Peter went to Rome. He is talked about some in Acts and Paul’s letters so his travel to Rome is taken pretty much at face value. They said, however, that ...read more

  • There Is A Man Who Keeps On His Desk A Fairly ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
     | 1,466 views

    There is a man who keeps on his desk a fairly large stone on which is lettered one word: FIRST. Acting as a constant reminder of Jesus’ words, “He that is without sin… let him cast the first stone,” it helps check within him the automatic desire to be hasty in condemning others. As he daily ...read more