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  • A "Do It Yourself" Catalog Firm Received The ...

    Contributed by Steven Kelso on Dec 4, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,417 views

    A "Do it yourself" catalog firm received the following letter from one of its customers: "I built a birdhouse according to your stupid plans, and not only is it much too big, it keeps blowing out of the tree. Signed, Angry The firm replied: "Dear Angry, We’re sorry about the mix-up. We accidentally ...read more

  • Retirement Realty- 25% Of U.s. Boomers Own More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,239 views

    Retirement Realty- 25% of U.S. boomers own more than one property, finds the National Association of Realtors. Boomers own 57% of vacation homes and 58% of rental property. Beyond their primary residences, 13% own vacant land, 8% rental property, 7% a vacation or seasonal home and 2% commercial ...read more

  • In November I975, 75 Convicts Started Digging A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jan 26, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 4,333 views

    In November I975, 75 convicts started digging a secret tunnel designed to bring them up at the other side of the wall of Saltillo Prison in northern Mexico. On April 18, 1976, guided by pure genius, they tunneled up into the nearby courtroom in which many of them had been sentenced. The surprised ...read more

  • Average American Has Four Major Credit Cards With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jun 3, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,559 views

    Average American has four major credit cards with an average total credit card debt of $9,000.00. Now, add to that those that a sucked into the minimum payment plan scheme and you have a recipe for financial disaster. Did you know that if you have a balance of $3,900 and you pay the 3% minimum ...read more

  • Dead Poets Society

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 19, 2003
     | 2,394 views

    Opening illustration: Dead Poets Society Time 14:00-18:22 Mr. Keating gathers his English class in the hallway of the school, telling them to look closely at the pictures of the alumni on the wall: all photos of once invincible, hopeful students, now dead. Mr. Keating asks the students what they ...read more

  • First Consider What We Should Not Do. Imagine ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zukas on Jan 2, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,558 views

    First consider what we should not do. Imagine that you made the trip and paid the price to go to a professional football game. Now, imagine that instead of playing the game, for the entire time the teams just had huddles. That isn’t what you paid for, you want to see some action. But we as a ...read more

  • Top 10 Reasons Why People Worry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,255 views

    Top 10 Reasons Why People Worry Results of a national poll: Industry Week Magazine… 1. Own health and fitness - 73% 2. Lack of time for family or leisure pursuits - 49% 3. Their children’s problems - 43% 4. Job related stress - 43% 5. Personal investments - 39% 6. Estate planning - ...read more

  • Sheep Are Stubborn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 4,170 views

    As Joel Preston says: -Sheep are stubborn. Sheep can get easily lost because they tend to go their own way. Like sheep, believers have a tendency to go their own direction rather than follow the divine Shepherd's plan. So Ps 119:176 says, "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for ...read more

  • If God Has Promised Something To You Through His ...

    Contributed by Dillon Burroughs on Mar 9, 2009
     | 2,300 views

    If God has promised something to you through His Word, it will come to pass. Dr. John Walvoord served as president at Dallas Seminary for 34 years and was known as an authority on the area of Bible prophecy. He calculated after an exhaustive study of the Scriptures that half of the prophecies of ...read more

  • Involving Others

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,871 views

    INVOLVING OTHERS Ezra accepted the plan. He immediately swore in the leading priests and Levites as the committee to investigate the matter and see to it that the law was obeyed. But instead of participating immediately in the investigation, he withdrew into one of the rooms of the temple to fast ...read more

  • George Barna On Leadership

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
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    GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP "Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, ...read more

  • Connection Is Key

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
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    CONNECTION IS KEY Henry Cloud in How People Grow writes, "Virtually every emotional and psychological problem, from addictions to depression, has alienation or emotional isolation at its core or close to it. Recovery from these problems involves helping people get more connected to each other at ...read more

  • Seeking God

    Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 8, 2025
     | 350 views

    For performing a miracle or plan, God sometimes sends his angels, but to a person who seeks God, God comes directly (in person or through his presence) to meet him. He does not send an angel, but He comes directly. He will remove the fascination of supernatural things or creatures but turn your ...read more

  • My Reward I’ll Eat It If I Want To

    Contributed by James Snyder on May 6, 2023
     | 1,129 views

    One day last week, I was up early working in my office as I normally do. I happened to pause what I was doing for a moment and smelled this wonderful aroma. I know it wasn’t me because I hadn’t taken a shower yet. The aroma was coming from the kitchen area. I got up from my desk, walked out into ...read more

  • Batters Hustling To The Plate To Take Their ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2005
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    Batters hustling to the plate to take their swings? Questionable calls going uncontested. Umpires being thanked after the game? Fans returning foul balls? This is Major League Baseball? It was. For a few weeks during the spring of ’95, professional baseball was a different game. The ...read more

  • When Things In Your Life Seem Almost Too Much To ...

    Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Jun 30, 2007
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    When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar... and the wine...:A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and ...read more

  • Against All Those Monks, Who Tried To Think Of ...

    Contributed by Eric Vertein on May 10, 2005
     | 3,184 views

    Against all those monks, who tried to think of the best ways to serve God, stood this one command: “Honor your father and mother.” Luther said, “Where will these poor wretches hide when in the sight of God and all the world they shall blush with shame before a young child who has lived according to ...read more

  • A Good Gift: The Key Attribute That Distinguishes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,941 views

    A Good Gift: The key attribute that distinguishes a good gift is something that the recipients will like, but is unlikely to buy for themselves. Because most gifters look for something that is more emotional, rather than practical, they turn first to entertainment and recreation goods, such as ...read more

  • There Was A Teenage Boy And His Grandfather Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Todd Hudnall on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,308 views

    There was a teenage boy and his grandfather who went fishing one day. While fishing, the old man starts talking about how times have changed. The young fellow picks up on this and starts talking about the various problems and sexually transmitted diseases going around. The teen says, "Grandpa, they ...read more

  • Equal To The Opportunity  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Chandler on Mar 18, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 4,566 views

    EQUAL TO THE OPPORTUNITY Zig Ziglar tells the story of boy that went with his mother to the old general store. He liked to sneak away from his mother and when no one was looking he would dip his finger into the large barrel of molasses. The storekeeper caught him doing this and decided to ...read more