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  • Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid Is One Of My ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 19, 2006
     | 3,620 views

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is one of my time favorite movies. I wasn’t alone in liking it. The film won four academy awards and was nominated as Best Picture in 1970. It’s ranked as one of the top 150 movies on several motion picture sites. Part of the popularity of the film was the ...read more

  • There's The True Story Of A Young Married Man Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,482 views

    There’s the true story of a young married man who was accepted as an African Missionary. It was the great ambition of his young life. He reported to New York harbor with his wife and soon arrived in Africa. It wasn’t long, however, that he found his wife could not physically tolerate the ...read more

  • 1n 1952, Young Florence Chadwick Stepped Into ...

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Mar 24, 2007
     | 2,673 views

    1n 1952, young Florence Chadwick stepped into the waters of the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island, determined to swim to the shore of mainland California. She had already been the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways. The weather was foggy and chilly; she could hardly see the boats ...read more

  • Bible, Effect Of Reading  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 15, 2001
    based on 110 ratings
     | 3,768 views

    Bible, Effect of Reading, autoillustrator.com Some seem to expect the Word of God to hit them like a jolt of adrenaline each time they read or study it. Although the "jolt" may hit us periodically, the benefits of the Word of God act more like vitamins. People who regularly take vitamins do so ...read more

  • In The Movie At First Sight, Not Only Does Jesus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 30, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 1,901 views

    In the Movie At First Sight, not only does Jesus make man's eyes, but he also creates in the man’s brain the necessary apparatus to see. As neurologists will tell us, this man is the recipient of a double miracle. Not only did Jesus fix his optic condition, but he also installs in the man’s brain ...read more

  • Harold Sherman, Wrote A Book How To Turn Failure ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 1, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,756 views

    Harold Sherman, wrote a book How to Turn Failure Into Success. In it he gives a “Code of Persistence” a. I will never give up so long as I know I am right. b. I will believe that all things will work out for me if I hang on until the end. c. I will be courageous and undismayed in the face of ...read more

  • I Remember One Of The Last Sunday's That Alan ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 19, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,043 views

    I remember one of the last Sunday’s that Alan Vail was in church. He sat in his wheelchair, stooped over, head bowed, his body racked with Parkinson’s. Speech was difficult, he’d lost most of his ability to control the movement of his arms and legs. I sat across from him, and as we sang a song ...read more

  • We Need Light

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 2,006 views

    WE NEED LIGHT Do you realize there is a physical disorder caused by lack of light? It is called Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) and it effects 1 in 5 of us. It is caused by lack of exposure to sunlight, which in turn alters a person’s brain chemistry. During the fall and winter months when ...read more

  • Scan Checks From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,542 views

    SCAN CHECKS FROM HOME Soon you will be able to deposit checks by scanning them at home and sending them electronically to your bank. No need to visit a branch or an ATM. This is possible because of the Check Clearing for 21st Century Act which allows banks to exchange electronic images of checks. ...read more

  • Base Camps  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,621 views

    BASE CAMPS When people are climbing Mount Everest, there are at least four camps that people stop at on the way up. They have to stop because of the physical limitations of their bodies. They need time to rest. They need time to acclimatized to the atmosphere. They need time to be prepared to ...read more

  • Struggling With God

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 13, 2009
     | 3,126 views

    STRUGGLING WITH GOD Just because God calls us or permits us to do something, it doesn't mean that we can afford to be complacent about it. Jacob’s return to the land of the promise was risky. If Jacob didn’t learn to be a little less conniving and little less arrogant, the old sibling feud would ...read more

  • Missionary/Evangelist Stanley Jones Wrote: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,256 views

    Missionary/evangelist Stanley Jones wrote: "Swami Shivananda, a famous swami in India, used to tell his disciples: ’Kill the mind and then, and then only, can you meditate.’ The Christian position is, ’You shall love the Lord thy God with all your mind’--the intellectual nature; ’with all your ...read more

  • 1n 1952, Young Florence Chadwick Stepped Into ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,456 views

    1n 1952, young Florence Chadwick stepped into the waters of the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island, determined to swim to the shore of mainland California. She had already been the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways. The weather was foggy and chilly; she could hardly see the boats ...read more

  • My Friends We Are Living In A Generation That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,789 views

    My friends we are living in a generation that has forgotten what this country was founded upon and the price it has cost throughout history to keep this country free. We have forgotten that 231 years ago the landscape of the world was changed, both politically and physically. Of those day’s ...read more

  • Isolation, Loneliness More Difficult Than ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
     | 5,126 views

    ISOLATION, LONELINESS MORE DIFFICULT THAN PAIN William H. Willimon, in his commentary on our text, shared the following story from his childhood. "A little girl in my second grade class got the dreaded disease of polio. Our teacher described to us the possible complications of her disease. She ...read more

  • Honor Of Death

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2009
     | 3,471 views

    HONOR OF DEATH I have had the privilege to be with several people and their families when they have breathed their last breath. It is an incredible privilege to be present for those who make the transition into God’s kingdom. I also count it a privilege and honor to visit with people and their ...read more

  • Near Death, Missionary Allen Gardiner Overwhelmed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 3, 2009
     | 7,992 views

    Near Death, Missionary Allen Gardiner Overwhelmed by God’s Goodness One of God’s faithful missionaries, Allen Gardiner, experienced many physical difficulties and hardships throughout his service to the Savior. Despite his troubles, he said, “While God gives me strength, failure will not daunt me.” ...read more

  • What Makes Jerusalem So Great?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 8, 2010
     | 1,875 views

    WHAT MAKES JERUSALEM SO GREAT? "Archaeologists and historians have long wondered why Jerusalem should have been established where it was, and why it should have become great. It enjoys none of the physical features which favored the advancement and prosperity of other important cities in the ...read more

  • The Mental Attitude

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 1, 2010
     | 2,199 views

    THE MENTAL ATTITUDE A person's mental attitude has an almost unbelievable effect on his powers, both physical ad psychological. The British psychiatrist, J.A. Hadfield, gives a striking illustration of this fact in his booklet, The Psychology of Power. "I asked three people," he wrote, "to ...read more

  • A Mother's Influence

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 11, 2011
     | 3,327 views

    A MOTHER'S INFLUENCE "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." George Washington "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." - "I ...read more

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