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  • The Importance Of Perspective  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,305 views

    THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSPECTIVE When I think of perspective I am often reminded of a conversation between me and my son in the summer he turned four. That spring, Mark had asked for a spot in the family garden to call his own. He turned the soil, broke the clumps, and planted his favorite ...read more

  • The Ship

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Oct 21, 2010
     | 2,602 views

    Anybody like doing pub quizes? Well here’s a piece of pub trivia for you. The posh name for bit of the church you are sitting in is “the nave” - and that means the “ship”. Why on earth does anybody call the bit of the church you are sitting in “the ship”? It doesn’t look like a ship does it? ...read more

  • You Didn't Watch

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 14, 2011
     | 2,939 views

    YOU DIDN'T WATCH One time when Michigan State was playing UCLA in football, the score was tied at 14 with only seconds to play. Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State's coach, sent in place kicker Dave Kaiser who booted a field goal that won the game. When the kicker returned to the bench, Daugherty ...read more

  • Point Of View Is Everything

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 5, 2011
     | 2,273 views

    POINT OF VIEW IS EVERYTHING ABC's "The View" - the winner of the 2003 Daytime Emmy® Award for "Outstanding Talk Show" as quoted by its own website! ABC News correspondent Barbara Walters, the renowned Whoopi Goldberg, comedian Joy Behar, actress/comedian Sherri Shepherd, and The Australian Outback ...read more

  • What You Don't Know

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Nov 12, 2011
     | 2,073 views

    WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW They say, "What you don't know can't hurt you." But it's not true, is it? Suppose your house is invaded by termites that are eating away at the studs and beams and rafters, and you don't know it. Suppose you are on an extended trip but you left water boiling on the ...read more

  • Napoleon - P82 Boasted He Could Remember The ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 6, 2007
     | 1,445 views

    Napoleon - p82 boasted he could remember the names of every person he ever met. His technique was simple. If he didn’t hear the name clearly, he said, “So sorry I didn’t get the name clearly,” If it was an unusual name he would ask how is it spelled? During the conversation, he took the trouble ...read more

  • Imagine This; You're On Your Way To Jerusalem To ...

    Contributed by Nathan Cooper on Feb 26, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,680 views

    Imagine this; you’re on your way to Jerusalem to offer a Passover sacrifice. As you are walking down the road, an area peddler calls to get your attention. He has in his possession a lamb that is being made available to you for this one time low price. As you look over this possible purchase ...read more

  • A Bar Of Steel

    Contributed by Clint Meade on Jun 3, 2007
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    A bar of steel is worth just a few dollars. When it is forged into a set of wrenches, it is worth approximately $100. If that same bar of steel is made into many needles, it can be worth several hundred dollars. If it is made into fine surgical instruments, it is worth thousands of dollars. If ...read more

  • His Forgiveness Won Him

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 9, 2007
     | 1,692 views

    “His Forgiveness Won Him” In the home of Dr.Goheen, a missionary in India, a native was dusting the furniture and carelessly upset a beautiful vase, which fell to the floor, breaking in many pieces. The frightened native dropped on his knees before Dr. Doheen, begging for mercy. The doctor ...read more

  • A Man And His Dog Were Walking On The Beach When ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Oct 31, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 855 views

    A man and his dog were walking on the beach when they came upon another visitor to the beach. The owner of the dog was proud of his dog’s newly mastered feat, so he said to the visitor, "Watch this!" whereupon he tossed a piece of driftwood far out into the sea and the dog immediately ran on top of ...read more

  • I Found These Lines In An Old Book Copyrighted In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Daugherty on Aug 7, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 2,010 views

    I found these lines in an old book copyrighted in 1911. The title of the book is "MORE HEART THROBS VOLUME TWO"... IT WILL MEND Ex-Governor Pennypacker, in an address that was both kind and witty, said in Philadelphia of the divorce evil: "There would be less divorce if there were more ...read more

  • A Close Call  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,761 views

    A CLOSE CALL Edward Steichen, who eventually became one of the world’s most renowned photographers, almost gave up on the day he shot his first pictures. At 16, young Steichen bought a camera and took 50 photos. Only one turned out -- a portrait of his sister at the piano. Edward’s father thought ...read more

  • To Be God's Property Mean That We Are Owned By ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 26, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,907 views

    To be God’s property mean that we are owned by God. There is a powerful story about an English missionary whose house was being looted. "An English missionary died in the early part of this century [the 20th century]. Immediately after his death his former neighbors broke into his house and ...read more

  • A New York City Businessman Moved To The Country ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Mar 4, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,134 views

    A New York City businessman moved to the country and bought a piece of land. He went to the local feed and livestock store and talked to the proprietor about how he was going to take up chicken farming. He then asked to buy 100 chicks. "That’s a lot of chicks," commented the proprietor. "I mean ...read more

  • One Day It Occurred To The Members Of The Body ...  PRO

    Contributed by Judah Thomas on May 15, 2002
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    One day it occurred to the members of the body that they were doing all the work and that the belly was having all the food. So they held a meeting and after a long discussion decided to strike work until the belly consented to take its proper share of the work. So for a day or two the hands ...read more

  • Common Lies  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,026 views

    Common Lies The check is in the mail. I'll start my diet tomorrow. We service what we sell. Give me your number and the doctor will call you right back. Money cheerfully refunded. One size fits all. This offer limited to the first 100 people who call in. Your luggage isn't lost, it's only ...read more

  • I Think The Lead Story For The Money Section Of ...

    Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Oct 29, 2002
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     | 1,565 views

    I think the lead story for the Money section of the September 23rd issue of USA Today is a great example. The long piece chronicled some of the problems facing Japanese bankers. Bad debts for that country’s banks rose 29% in the last fiscal year to $350 billion, and that may be only a partial ...read more

  • Once Upon A Time, In A Land Far Away, There Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Carey-Holt on Feb 9, 2003
    based on 81 ratings
     | 4,229 views

    Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a lighthouse that sat on a rocky shore and helped ships get through the water safely without hitting any big nasty rocks. One day the lighthouse operator became sick and a temporary substitute was put in charge of the lighthouse. While he was there ...read more

  • I Do Not Particularly Enjoy The World Of Phone ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 21, 2004
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     | 1,267 views

    I do not particularly enjoy the world of phone message recorders. I am glad they exist, and I have one at the office. Sometimes people leave important messages. Sometimes the message is not crucial, but it communicates a piece of information. In a day when we have so much to do and remember, ...read more

  • Donald Barnhouse Tells Of The Time When A Prairie ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 19, 2001
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    Donald Barnhouse tells of the time when a prairie fire swept across his father’s land & burned everything, house, buildings, crops, everything. Later on, his dad was walking across the burned ground, kicking this object & that. Finally, he came to a charred piece of something that looked ...read more

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