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  • I Enjoyed Watching The Dick Van Dyke Show When It ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,502 views

    I enjoyed watching the Dick Van Dyke show when it was on in the 60’s. The main two characters were Rob and Laura Petrie, played by Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. In one episode it was very close to time for Laura to deliver their baby. There was a scene where they were going to bed for the ...read more

  • A Vanished Friend

    Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Feb 22, 2006
     | 1,779 views

    Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end; Yet days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone, And I never see my old friend’s face. For life is a swift and terrible race. He knows I like him just as well As in the days when I rang his bell And he ...read more

  • It's Amazing That Sometimes In Our Twisted World ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Apr 15, 2006
     | 1,571 views

    It’s amazing that sometimes in our twisted world that what’s right can be unjust - that some things that are legal don’t give justice to others. Perennially perky lawyer, Elle Woods understands that. She had just discovered that the mother of her Chihuahua, Bruiser, is being used in animal testing. ...read more

  • Anytime We Are Engaged In A Work For God, We Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 22, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,884 views

    Anytime we are engaged in a work for God, we are likely to encounter the poison-tipped arrows of ridicule. A barrage of truth mingled with lies, innuendo, malicious gossip and implied threats is the normal experience of leaders. Malice arises from fear, and fear is a common response to someone ...read more

  • James Dobson Relates This Essay Written By A 9 ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 25, 2006
     | 879 views

    James Dobson relates this essay written by a 9 year old girl about Grandparents, listen to what she says: "A grandmother is a lady who has no children of her own. She likes other people’s little girls and boys. A grandfather is a man grandmother. He goes for walks with the boys and they talk about ...read more

  • As For Me — "Henry"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 2,666 views

    AS FOR ME -- "Henry" Dangling over eternity are many unlearned souls, Gripping the bands of God’s mercy, Stretching them all they can go, Living the most deceptive nightmare, As it is written, they are living a lie, They can’t even allow themselves the luxury of breaking down to cry, Unable to ...read more

  • Scripture Says,

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Apr 16, 2009
     | 1,740 views

    Scripture says, “…they shall become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) “One” (eḥāḏ) “stresses unity while recognizing diversity within that oneness.” “It has the idea of unity or integrity as when it designates one justice for all.” I especially appreciate an illustration from the book ...read more

  • I Can't See Him, So I'll Look At You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,746 views

    I CAN’T SEE HIM, SO I’LL LOOK AT YOU A three-year-old was on the heels of her mother everywhere she walked around the house. Time and time again she’d trip over her small son. She suggested her son play with his toys, but he said he was okay and said, "I’d rather be here with you." Then he ...read more

  • Lou Gehrig Was Such A Clumsy Ball Player That The ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 1, 2009
     | 2,039 views

    Lou Gehrig was such a clumsy ball player that the boys in his neighborhood would not let him play on their team. But he was committed. He did not give up. Eventually, his name was entered into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Woodrow Wilson could not read until he was ten years old. But he was a ...read more

  • A Child's Sincere Worship Heard In A Man's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,900 views

    A Child’s Sincere Worship Heard in a Man’s Dream A man was carried in a dream to a church. In his vision he saw the organist vigorously playing the organ, but no sound was heard. The choir and congregation began to sing, but their voices were not heard. Then the minister began, energetically, to ...read more

  • An Unread Note Costs A Commander His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010
     | 1,801 views

    An Unread Note Costs A Commander His Army During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental [A]rmy had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and ...read more

  • Psalm 47 And Rosh Hashanah

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,224 views

    PSALM 47 AND ROSH HASHANAH When a brand new believer in 1974, my friend loaned his LP Album by Messianic Jewish group "Lamb." When I married Marylu in 1980, I married into Lamb albums. One of the songs was titled, "Clap Your Hands, All Ye People," and was a paraphrase of Psalm 47. Preparing this ...read more

  • A Child's View Of God

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 26, 2011
     | 1,691 views

    A CHILD'S VIEW OF GOD Many of you know that I did not grow up in the church. My family was not religious, and so, we seldom spoke of God. Still in all, even as a child, I had some conception of God. I don’t know where I got it or how I picked it up, but I had an undeveloped, primitive theology. I ...read more

  • You Can't Turn Off Time

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 17, 2011
     | 3,306 views

    YOU CAN'T TURN OFF TIME James W. Moore says, "One of the greatest comedy acts in the history of show business was the beloved husband and wife team of George Burns and Gracie Allen. In real life, Gracie Allen was a bright, wise businesswoman, but she always played the part of a naive, off-the-wall ...read more

  • What Do You Have To Sing About?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
     | 3,745 views

    WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SING ABOUT? Clarence Darrow, the famous atheist lawyer – once took part in a debate at a church in Chicago. In his attack on the Christian faith, he tried to play on the emotions of the black people who were there, and on their social misery. This was the heart of the ...read more

  • The Movie "The Hanging Tree" Was Set In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,659 views

    The movie “The Hanging Tree” was set in a western gold-mining camp in the late 1800s. Gary Cooper played the role of doctor for the camp. One day a young boy was seen robbing gold from the camp. He was shot from a distance but managed to hobble into hiding. All hands in the camp spread out to see ...read more

  • In A Charles Schulz' Peanuts Comic Strip Charlie ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,275 views

    In a Charles Schulz’ Peanuts comic strip Charlie Brown was playing catch with Lucy to prepare their old hapless losing team for the new baseball season. Charlie Brown proceeded to throw a high ball across the field to her. Lucy was ready for the ball to fly into her mitt. She lifted her head up to ...read more

  • It's Good To Be A Man, Isn't It, Men? 12 Top ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,578 views

    It’s good to be a man, isn’t it, men? 12 top reasons it’s good to be a man. 1: Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. 2: A 5-day holiday requires only one suitcase. 3: When clicking through the channels, you don’t have to stall at every shot of somebody crying. 4: Guys in hockey masks ...read more

  • Bill Gaither's Work Crew

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,360 views

    Illustration: Bill Gaither’s Work Crew Steve Green, who sang six years with Bill and Gloria Gaither, tells about getting to know some of the work crews in the large auditoriums where their concerts were held. The Gaithers prefer concerts-in-the-round, which means extra work for the “riggers,” who ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago I Was Made Aware Of How Much We ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,508 views

    A few years ago I was made aware of how much we all depend upon light in our lives, it was brought home to me one winters night, when a power cut hit Wigston it plummeted the whole area into darkness. I was in the middle of preparing sermon notes at the time and I couldn’t see a thing, the ...read more

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