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  • Roger Staubach Who Led The Dallas Cowboys To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 1,220 views

    Roger Staubach who led the Dallas Cowboys to the World Championship in ’71 admitted that his position as a quarterback who didn’t call his own signals was a source of trial for him. Coach Landry sent in every play. He told Roger when to pass, when to run and only in emergency situations could he ...read more

  • I Tried Counting Backwards, I Tried Counting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 2, 2002
    based on 81 ratings
     | 2,233 views

    I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned-- the dark meat and white, But I fought the temptation with all of my might. Tossing and turning with anticipation, The thought of a snack became infatuation. So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door And gazed at ...read more

  • During The Second World War A Certain City Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 1,464 views

    During the second world war a certain city church in London was all set out for harvest thanksgiving. In the center of the gifts was a sheaf of corn. The service was never held, for, on the Saturday night, a savage air raid laid the church in ruins. The months passed and the spring came, and ...read more

  • A Catholic Critic Speaks  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 26, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,935 views

    A CATHOLIC CRITIC SPEAKS Roger Ebert – film critic in Chicago said: “What Gibson has provided for me, for the first time in my life, is a visceral idea of what the Passion consisted of. That his film is superficial in terms of the surrounding message — that we get only a few passing references to ...read more

  • I Heard A Story About A Family Whose Twenty Year ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Sep 29, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,978 views

    I heard a story about a family whose twenty year old son had become rebellious. He spent his nights wasting away with drinking and parties, and he constantly spurred his parents love. One night in a drunken stupor he appeared at his parent’s home, stumbled through the door and passed out ...read more

  • Roger Staubach Who Led The Dallas Cowboys To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on May 11, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,396 views

    Roger Staubach who led the Dallas Cowboys to the World Championship in ‘71 admitted that his position as a quarterback who didn’t call his own signals was a source of trial for him. Coach Landry sent in every play. He told Roger when to pass, when to run and only in emergency situations could he ...read more

  • Sitting At A Railroad Crossing, Waiting For A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 23, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,334 views

    Sitting at a railroad crossing, waiting for a freight train to pass through town, one can see lots of interesting graffiti. Some of it can be quite artistic. Some of it expresses anger or rage; some expresses a person’s love for another; some expresses gang affiliation. Some of it is lewd, while ...read more

  • A Fifth Grade Boy Who Had Heard A Sermon On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Garrett on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,581 views

    A fifth grade boy who had heard a sermon on persistence in prayer was praying by himself in his room one night. As his dad passed his door, he heard the boy praying over and over again, "Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo." The next day, the dad asked his son what we was doing. The boy replied that he had ...read more

  • Time Check  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 21, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,131 views

    Sometimes finding the right path depends greatly on friends that you have in high places. An airline pilot flying over the southeastern U.S. called the local tower and said, “We are passing over at 35,000--give us a time check.” The tower said, “What airline are you?” “What difference does it ...read more

  • A Real Christian Is An Odd Number Anyway. He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 2,725 views

    A real Christian is an odd number anyway. He feel supreme love for One whom he has never seen. Talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see. He expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another, empties himself in order that he might be full, admits he is wrong to he can be declared right, ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Twenty-Dollar Bill And A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Apr 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,269 views

    Did you hear about the twenty-dollar bill and a one-dollar bill talking to one another? They were telling each other where they had been. The twenty said he had just been on a whirlwind trip. He had been to the casinos and to the movies. He had been to a baseball game and purchased hotdogs and ...read more

  • David Limbaugh Has Written A Book Called, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,891 views

    David Limbaugh has written a book called, Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity, and in it he observed: "It’s one thing for Christophobes to be nervous about Easter and Christmas, given their obvious association with Jesus Christ, but surely holidays like Valentine’s Day ...read more

  • Sometimes The Cup Of Iniquity Is Full And The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 3, 2007
     | 2,025 views

    Sometimes the cup of iniquity is full and the people are ripe for judgment. In such a case it may happen as it did in the flourishing and extraordinarily beautiful city of Messina, Sicily, the third largest city in Italy. In the early morning of December 28, 1908, the city was almost entirely ...read more

  • Think About People Who Find Themselves In ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
     | 1,646 views

    Think about people who find themselves in religious ruts. They discover a number of things about themselves. They will find that they are getting older but not getting any holier. Time is their enemy, not their friend. The time they trusted and looked to is betraying them, for they often said to ...read more

  • Billy Graham Tells … The … Story About His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,358 views

    Billy Graham tells … the … story about his grandmother. When she died, “the room seemed to fill with a heavenly light. She sat up in bed and almost laughingly said, ‘I see Jesus. He has His arms outstretched toward me. I see Ben [her husband who had died some years earlier] and I see angels.’” ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer's Definition Of A Christian  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,442 views

    A.W. Tozer’s Definition of a Christian A Real Christian: • He feels supreme love for One whom he has never seen, • Talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see, • Expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another, • Empties himself in order to be full, • Admits he is wrong so he can be ...read more

  • Frederick Lonsdale

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,246 views

    Frederick Lonsdale The story is told about Frederick Lonsdale, a British dramatist, who had a longstanding quarrel with another man. One New Year’s Eve, at a party, he was asked by a friend to reconcile. “You must,” his friend urged him; “It is very unkind to be unfriendly at such a time. Go over ...read more

  • The Ability To Read And To Study God's Word For ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
     | 2,513 views

    The ability to read and to study God’s Word for yourself, gives you a great step up in your battle with temptations and trails. The Puritans thought reading was so important that in 1647 they passed the “Old Deluder Satan Act”, the first law in the United States requiring public education be ...read more

  • The Soap Manufacturer

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 19, 2007
     | 1,921 views

    Illus.: The Soap Manufacturer A soap manufacturer, who was not a Christian was walking down the street one day with a friend who was a minister. The soap maker said, “That so-called gospel you preach has not done much good in the world. I see lots of wickedness in our world.” Just then, they ...read more

  • As Part Of A Commencement Address Former First ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
     | 1,178 views

    As part of a commencement address former First Lady Barbara Bush said the following to a group of graduating college students: "As important as your obligations as a doctor, lawyer, or business leader will be, you are a human being first, and those human connections - with spouses, with children, ...read more