Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 3, 2007
“In the late l800s there were just two deacons in a small Baptist church in Mayfield County, Kentucky. One Sunday, one of the deacons put up a small wooden peg in the back wall so the minister could hang up his hat. When the other deacon discovered the peg, he was outraged that he had not been
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
At the turn of the 18th century, Christmas could be a very dangerous time for ordinary common folk like us. Back in those days, it was customary for bands of young men to go door-to-door, demanding food and drink and in exchange provide a song for the household’s entertainment. If nothing was
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Methodist
Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 8, 2007
The Humanist’s Prayer
Lyman Abbot once paraphrased the Lord’s Prayer to reflect the philosophy of those without God. We might call it the Humanist’s Prayer:
Our brethren who art on earth,
Hallowed be our name.
Our kingdom come,
Our will be done on earth,
For there is no heaven.
We must get
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Baptist
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 4, 2008
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As a result of poor planning, Dennis from Kay, Texas, needed some same-day dry cleaning before his trip. He went to a store that said, “One-Hour Dry Cleaners.” “I need this in an hour,” he told the clerk.
She said, “I can’t get this back to you until Thursday.”
“I thought you did dry cleaning in
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Church Of God
Contributed by John Cuddeford on Feb 22, 2008
Two men were once discussing why it is that you cannot see the stars by day. The stars are still there. One man maintained that they could be seen if one went far enough down in a well. The other denied the proposition but permitted himself to be lowered into the well. After he had been lowered a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Internet Impact 80% of American adults - 178 million people - regularly go online these days, usually for about 11 hours a week, finds a recent Harris Poll. This compares with only 18 million in ’95. Once considered the playground of the young, educated, wealthy and geeky, the online world is now
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Contributed by Tony Abram on May 1, 2008
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Martin Luther had a dream in which he stood on the day of judgment before God Himself, and Satan was there to accuse him. When Satan opened his books full of accusations, he pointed to transgression after transgression of which Luther was guilty. As the proceedings went on, Luther's heart sunk in
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
The Great Wall of China is the largest wall ever built. It took 1800 years to build from 220 BC until sometime during the Ming dynasty in the 1600’s. When it was completed, it was 6000 miles long.
At one point, 800,000 people were working on that wall day and night
Some people spent their entire
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Baptist
Contributed by John Boquist on Aug 9, 2008
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LACK OF WARNING
Imagine if the highway department only wanted to put up highway signs that made people feel good about driving. Instead of speed limit signs with a number, they would say something like, "Whatever seems right to you." Gone would be any signs indicating potential danger such as
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Baptist
Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008
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In Atlanta an 84-year-old widow became quite bored with watching TV and reading the paper. She decided that she wanted to minister to others. She took out a small add in the paper which read, “Pianist will play hymns over the phone to shut-ins”. Within 3 days of issuing the add, she had received
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by N A on Nov 1, 2009
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REMEMBER THE DUCK
A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As he came back to Grandma’s back yard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck fell dead. The
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Contributed by George Rennau on Feb 21, 2001
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One winters night in 1935. LaGuardia - - the mayor of New York city showed up at a night court in the poorest ward in the city.
He dismissed the judge and took over the bench.
That night a tattered old women was brought before him for stealing a loaf of bread.
She defended herself by saying “my
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001
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Open the Rose
A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day and feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was inquiring of the older preacher. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and
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Pentecostal
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