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  • Adam And Cain Are Walking Down The Road And Cain ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 22, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 1,762 views

    Adam and Cain are walking down the road and Cain looks over into the garden and says, boy dad that sure is a beautiful place. Adam replies thats where we use ...read more

  • A Family In The East Was Planning A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 23, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,630 views

    Illus: A family in the East was planning a month’s vacation to the West Coast. At the last minute the father’s work responsibilities prevented him from going, but Mom insisted that she was capable of driving and that she and the kids would go ahead. Dad got out the maps and planned the route and ...read more

  • My Labeling System  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,556 views

    MY LABELING SYSTEM I have my own system for labeling homemade freezer meals. Forget calling them "Veal Parmigiana" or "Turkey Loaf" or "Beef Pot Pie." If you look in my freezer you’ll see "Whatever," "Anything," "I Don’t Know," and, my favorite, "Food." That way when I ask my husband what he ...read more

  • A Young, Awkward Boy Grew Up In Southern ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 8, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,046 views

    A young, awkward boy grew up in southern California, plagued by a learning disability that in later years would be called dyslexia. But with his mother’s encouragement and admonishment, he became a strong and capable leader. Years later he was commanding thousands of your Americans in war. When ...read more

  • There Is The Story Of A Young Man Who Went Off ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 8, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,403 views

    There is the story of a young man who went off to college and defied some of the values of his rearing that he had acquired in a Christian home. He had pornographic pictures on the walls. One day his mother came to visit him. She saw his walls but said nothing. Instead, she sent him a picture of ...read more

  • Step Mom- The Scenario Is Found At The End Of The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 15, 2003
     | 1,503 views

    Step Mom- The scenario is found at the end of the movie where she says things to her children that are meant to last the rest of their lives. She is dieing of cancer and she wants to leave them with words of comfort and principles for life. Moms on the go know that their faithful instruction makes ...read more

  • Moms On The Go For The Lord Strengthen Their ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 15, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,470 views

    Moms on the go for the Lord strengthen their children¡¦s individual personalities.They allow their children to soar into what God designed them to be. This poem expresses this act well: Before I was myself, you made me, me by Nicholas Gordon: Before I was myself you made me, me With love and ...read more

  • Most Children Are Not Naturally Aggressive. There ...

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 9, 2003
     | 1,953 views

    Most children are not naturally aggressive. There are times when children might seem demanding, impatient or even perhaps unreasonable. They do not usually push themselves into the being the center of attention. I once read the story about a tiny boy who was seated at the dinner table in his high ...read more

  • In The Movie, "Dead Poets Society," Neil Perry ...  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 1,944 views

    In the movie, "Dead Poets Society," Neil Perry was a boy from a wealthy family studying in a very exclusive New England prep school. He wanted very much to become an actor when he grew up. But his father wanted him to be a medical doctor. The school produced a play in which Neil had the lead ...read more

  • Is This What I'm Here To Do?  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,569 views

    IS THIS WHAT I’M HERE TO DO? At 39, Garth Brooks is probably the world’s most successful singer. He has sold more records than Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, Elvis Presley, or any other solo act in history and he has done it in only 12 years. He has won every prize in the recording business. A ...read more

  • My Father  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,543 views

    My Father; When I was seven: My Dad was a genius When I was forteen: My Dad is wrong many times. When I was twenty: My Father is old fashion and not up to things. When I was twentyfive: The old man does not know what he is talking about, he is out of touch with reality. When I was thirty five: With ...read more

  • Studies Of Young Criminals Have Found That More ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 15, 2003
     | 1,214 views

    Studies of young criminals have found that more than 70% of all juveniles in state reform institutions come from fatherless homes. Children from broken families are nearly twice as likely as those in ...read more

  • According To Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, A Father's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 15, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,280 views

    According to Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, a father’s involvement with a child increases the child’s IQ, the child’s motivation to learn, and the child’s self-confidence. In addition, children with involved dads are more likely to develop a sense of humor as well as an “inner ...read more

  • Maggies Poem  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 31, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,787 views

    Maggies Poem Do you know, do you understand, That you represent Jesus to me? Do you know, do you understand, that when you treat me with gentleness It raises the question in my mind that maybe He is gentle too? Maybe He isn’t someone who laughs when I hurt. Do you know, do you understand that when ...read more

  • Who Will Be Faithful  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,189 views

    WHO WILL BE FAITHFUL A study once disclosed that if both Mom and Dad attend church regularly, 72 percent of their children remain faithful in attendance. If only Dad attends regularly, 55 percent remain faithful. If only Mom attends regularly, 15 percent remain faithful. If neither attend ...read more

  • Story Number One  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,723 views

    STORY NUMBER ONE Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone wasn’t famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder. Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was his lawyer for a good ...read more

  • Danny Was Born With No Ears. He Could Hear All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nate Barbour on Oct 17, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 2,166 views

    Danny was born with no ears. He could hear all right, but he didn’t have ears like normal people. All his life, Danny endured ridicule and rejection because of his deformity. But he learned to live with it. Thankfully, he had loving parents and a strong family to sustain him. When Danny was in high ...read more

  • My Father's Hands

    Contributed by Dan Steadman on Mar 10, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,964 views

    MY FATHER’S HANDS by Carrie Bobb We often hear parents say how proud they are of their children, but I am one daughter who is proud of her dad. My father is an orthopedic hand surgeon. But it wasn’t until I grew up that I began to realize what he really did for a living; as a kid, all I knew was ...read more

  • As I Was Preparing For Sunday School, I Caught A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Steadman on Mar 10, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,416 views

    As I was preparing for Sunday School, I caught a few minutes of a talk show that was honouring fathers. A young woman was struggling to explain what she thought a father’s job was: meeting needs around the home, doing things, fixing things. The commentator summarized her fuzzy thoughts in one word: ...read more

  • When I Was Little, My Dad Was My Role Model. I ...

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 14, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,469 views

    When I was little, my dad was my role model. I wanted to dress like him. I wanted to shave like him. I wanted to be just like dad. I remember standing next to him in church ...read more

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