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  • It's Official. Rospa - The Royal Society For The ...

    Contributed by Paul Stokes on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,732 views

    It’s official. RoSPA - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - has issued regular warnings about a whole range of hazards just waiting to happen... all of them arising from what you thought were innocent, Christmas-related activities or accessories. On Christmas Day in 2003 more than ...read more

  • The Impact Of Optimism

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011
     | 4,832 views

    THE IMPACT OF OPTIMISM Just a few years ago (2004), Fox News reported on a study that came from the Archives of General Psychiatry. Researchers studied 1,000 people aged 65-85 trying to determine the importance of a positive attitude in dealing with life. After almost 10 years of follow-up, these ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Incredible Hulk? If You Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,195 views

    Do you remember the Incredible Hulk? If you do you either remember the big green monster from the comics or the television show. Dr. Banner had a serious problem. In an experiment he had unleashed a terrible monster. In times of stress he would turn into this huge raging monster. One of the ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll Lists What He Calls The "Four ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,546 views

    Charles Swindoll lists what he calls the "four spiritual flaws": Flaw #1: Because you are a Christian, all your problems are solved. (Please do tell non-Christian this.) Flaw # 2: All the problems you will ever have are addressed in the Bible. (When your computer crashes, please don’t go to the ...read more

  • Deficiencies

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Aug 13, 2011
     | 2,017 views

    DEFICIENCIES I want to tell you about a weird thing that used to happen a lot to sailors during the 1600s. Vessels were getting more sea worthy, and adventures were taking people farther and farther from home. You might be on the same ship with the same people, with the same person cooking for ...read more

  • What Is Not God's Will

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Oct 7, 2011
     | 1,747 views

    WHAT IS NOT GOD'S WILL Sometimes we want things we know is not God's will. Jay Kesler wrote of a time when he caused an auto accident. He prayed that it did not happen, but it did. I know how the young Jay Kesler felt. I've done things that I wanted to undo and said things that I wanted to ...read more

  • The Creative Process Is Probably Closest To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 1,563 views

    "The creative process is probably closest to problem solving, but it differs from it in a number of ways. In problem solving the immediate goal is a specific ...read more

  • The Christian Leader Profile™ Categorizes Leaders ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,077 views

    The Christian Leader Profile™ categorizes leaders into one of four types: Directing, Strategic, Team-Building or Operational. Directing leaders, tend to be the “big picture,” motivational leaders focus people’s attention on vision for the future, are most likely to exhibit biblical values. However, ...read more

  • Why Disappointing Holiday Sales? Paco Underhill ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
     | 1,877 views

    Why Disappointing Holiday Sales? Paco Underhill says, First, we’re part of an aging culture, and people don’t need stuff. If you’re 35 or younger, you’re still acquiring possessions. If you’re between 35-50, you’re buying ser-vices. If you’re over 60, you’re buying experiences. The problem with ...read more

  • Albert Mohler Jr. -- "At Some Point In The ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2006
     | 811 views

    Albert Mohler Jr. -- “At some point in the nineteen-sixties, Hell disappeared. No one could say for certain when this happened. First it was there, then it wasn’t. Different people became aware of the disappearance of Hell at different times. Some realized that they had been living for years as ...read more

  • Hello Walter!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,413 views

    HELLO WALTER! Walter Cronkite, the famous newscaster tells the following story. He was sailing down the Mystic River in Connecticut, going through shallow water, when a boat filled with young people sped past him, shouting and waving their arms. Cronkite waved back a cheery greeting. His wife ...read more

  • Not Long Ago I Read Something That Was In An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,035 views

    Not Long ago I read something that was in an issue of National Geographic There was a photograph of the fossil remains of two saber-tooth cats locked in combat. To quote the article: “One had bitten deep into the leg bone of the other, a thrust that trapped both in a common fate.” The cause ...read more

  • The Miracle Of God's Presence  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Sep 5, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 8,071 views

    THE MIRACLE OF GOD’S PRESENCE Lisa Beamer reflects on the loss of her dad in her book, "Let’s Roll." “Slowly I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include ‘good things’, but the whole array of human events. The ‘prospering’ he talks about in the book of Jeremiah is often ...read more

  • Questions About Love, Marriage And Sex Were Posed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 26, 2000
    based on 63 ratings
     | 3,320 views

    Questions about love, marriage and sex were posed to kids ages 5 to 10. Here are a few of their responses: WHAT IS THE PROPER AGE TO GET MARRIED? (Judy, 8) “Eight-four. Because at that age, you don’t have to work anymore, and you can spend all your time loving each other in your bedroom.” WHEN ...read more

  • Consumers Are Losing Faith In Many Companies They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,638 views

    Consumers Are Losing Faith in many companies they deal with, and companies aren’t doing much to stop it, says a new Datamonitor report. 86% percent of U.S. and European consumers have become more distrustful of corporations within the past 5 years. What do people trust? Word of mouth ...read more

  • Consumers Are Losing Faith In Many Companies They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,628 views

    Consumers Are Losing Faith in many companies they deal with, and companies aren’t doing much to stop it, says a new Datamonitor report. 86% percent of U.S. and European consumers have become more distrustful of corporations within the past 5 years. What do people trust? Word of mouth ...read more

  • One Of The Daughters Of Malcom X Wrote Her ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 30, 2004
     | 1,162 views

    One of the daughters of Malcom X wrote her memoirs, telling what it was like to be raised in the home of the famous black leader. Ilyasah Shabazz was the third daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. Betty Shabazz took the girls to the mosque every Sunday, but when they were visiting their ...read more

  • Some Years Ago A Little Group Of Freethinkers In ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Young on Nov 23, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 1,439 views

    Some years ago a little group of freethinkers in Scotland decided on a plan whereby they might reveal, as they put it, the inaccuracies of Scripture and thus cause people to realize that the Bible was not really the Word of God. One member was given the task of going to Asia Minor, southern ...read more

  • The Eldest Son Of A Widowed Mother Went Out To ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 18, 2007
     | 1,103 views

    The eldest son of a widowed mother went out to missionary work in Western Africa. In a short time he filled a missionary’s grave. There was another son left at home … by my brother’s grave. I will preach to my brother’s people. …In a short time, he too found a resting place in a missionary’s ...read more

  • Somebody Once Said That Life Was Like An Onion: ...

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,846 views

    Somebody once said that life was like an onion: you can peel off one layer at a time but as you do so, its juice gets into your eyes and causes your eyes to be filled with tears. There is something that is known as the trouble of life. I read a comment by one man of God called Matthew Henry. ...read more

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