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  • Walking By A Pet Store To School, A Young Boy ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 995 views

    Walking by a pet store to school, a young boy had stopped to stare at four black puppies that were playing together. He pleaded with his mom later that day to let him have one. “I’ll take care of it. I promise. I will even use the money from my allowance that I’ve saved to buy it.” The mother ...read more

  • In 1912, 39 Year Old, Rev. John Harper A Scottish ...  PRO

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 7, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,072 views

    In 1912, 39 year old, Rev. John Harper a Scottish preacher was making a transatlantic trip to preach at the Moody Church in Chicago. As fate would have it the vessel he choice was the Titanic. We all know the story about the disaster but do you know the story of John Harper? Harper like many ...read more

  • Praying In The Hay

    Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2003
     | 3,081 views

    PRAYING IN THE HAY Armin Gesswein learned about praying God’s promises in a hayloft. Armin was a longtime Pastor, interdenominational prayer organizer and founder of the "Revival Prayer fellowship." When he began as a young Lutheran pastor trying to establish a church on Long Island and having ...read more

  • A Hiker Was Charged W/ Eating An Endangered ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,610 views

    A hiker was charged w/ eating an endangered species while tracking the woods of California. After hearing the man had eaten a condor, the judge quickly passed a harsh sentence of 10 years behind bars. The man pleaded w/ the judge to hear his side of the story because he felt circumstances ...read more

  • Jimmy Stewart Shared The Story About The Filming ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lee Johnson on Dec 9, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,699 views

    Jimmy Stewart shared the story about the filming of the movie, It’s a Wonderful Life. “It’s hard to explain. I, for one, had things happen to me during the filming that never happened in any other picture I’ve made. In one scene, for example, George Bailey is faced with unjust criminal charges ...read more

  • I ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 14, 2009
     | 1,412 views

    Illustration: J. H. Crowell went to work on a sailing vessel at the age of 16. He was the only Christian among a crew of 12. Before leaving home, he had promised his mother he would continue his devotions and pray three times a day. When the other sailors discovered his piety, they taunted him and ...read more

  • When Love Reigns, God Reigns

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,186 views

    WHEN LOVE REIGNS, GOD REIGNS During the puritan OLIVER CROMWELL'S (1599-1658) reign as Lord Protector of England (1653-1658) a young soldier was sentenced to die. The girl to whom he was engaged pleaded with Cromwell to spare the life of her beloved, but to no avail. The young man was to be ...read more

  • Robert Kupferschmid Was An 81-Year Old With No ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,312 views

    Robert Kupferschmid was an 81-year old with no flying experience. However, due to a tragic emergency, he was forced to fly an airplane. On June 17, 1998, he and his 52-year-old pilot friend, Wesley Sickle, were flying from Indianapolis to Muncie, Indiana. During the flight, the pilot slumped over ...read more

  • Fix It!

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,023 views

    "FIX IT!" The Catholic archbishop and novelist, Andrew Greeley, brilliantly describes God’s redemptive work and holy clean-up as "God’s big crayon making crooked lines straight," but this only addresses the result, not the process. It reminds me of when, as a young boy, my mother and I would color ...read more

  • There Was Once A Governor Of Pennsylvania Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,004 views

    There was once a Governor of Pennsylvania who was known as a hard man when it came to offering pardons to people on death row. He had never granted a stay of execution and had never pardoned anyone. One day, a woman came to his office and was able to persuade the secretary to let her in to see the ...read more

  • His Last Convert  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 21, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,661 views

    HIS LAST CONVERT There where a lot of notable wealthy people on the Titanic in 1912. But the most notable passenger on the Titanic was someone that most of the world has never heard of before. He was a man by the name of John Harper. He was a plan ordinary Pastor from the city of Glasgow, ...read more

  • In June 1839, A Spanish Schooner Left The Shore ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,358 views

    In June 1839, a Spanish schooner left the shore of Havana, Cuba and set SAIL for Porta Prince, another part of the ISLAND. The CARGO in the BOWELS of La Amistad (the name of the BOAT, which ironically means, The Friendship) was 53 Africans KIDNAPPED from the Mendi village of West Africa and ...read more

  • Kay Arthur Has Become A Well-Known ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 201 ratings
     | 3,867 views

    ILL. Kay Arthur has become a well-known Christian author & speaker who has influenced tens of thousands for Jesus. Her testimony is written in her book, "Lord, I Need Your Grace Because I Can’t Make It On My Own." In it she talks about her life & her struggles in coming to Christ. As a young ...read more

  • Corinthians 13 Written By A South African ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Galasso on Apr 1, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,667 views

    Corinthians 13 written by a South African Pioneer:Read the following paraphase of 1 "If I have the language perfectly and speak like a native, and have not His love for them, I am nothing. If I have diplomas and degrees and know all the up-to-date methods, and have not His touch of understanding ...read more

  • Flying A Plane Down  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 6, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,898 views

    FLYING A PLANE DOWN Robert and his pilot friend Wesley went for a flying trip from Indianapolis to Muncie, Indiana, in June 1998. During the flight, his pilot had a heart attack and slumped over the controls. He was dead. The Cessna 172 single-engine plane began to nosedive and Robert grabbed ...read more

  • Back In 1889, Sid And Leah's Bull Took Sick And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,988 views

    Back in 1889, Sid and Leah’s bull took sick and died, so they needed to go to the auction to buy a new one. Sid couldn’t leave the farm because he was busy starting a farming equipment business, so Leah took the train to the city to buy a bull. If she was successful, she would take the train back ...read more

  • Flying A Plane ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
     | 3,126 views

    FLYING A PLANE DOWN Robert and his pilot friend Wesley went for a flying trip from Indianapolis to Muncie, Indiana, in June 1998. During the flight, his pilot had a heart attack and slumped over the controls. He was dead. The Cessna 172 single-engine plane began to nosedive and Robert grabbed the ...read more

  • On The News Recently A Former Federal Police ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 17, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,233 views

    On the news recently a former federal police chief Mick Keelty went into the witness box to PLEAD FOR MERCY for the "drug mule" SCOTT RUSH who is condemned to death before a firing squad in Bali. Scott Rush is only 24 years old. He is one of four Australians who were arrested in Bali in 2005, with ...read more

  • Filled  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 16, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,471 views

    FILLED In his best selling book called, "Into Thin Air," Jon Krakauer relates the hazards that plagued some climbers as they attempted to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Andy Harris, one of the expedition leaders stayed at the peak too long and on his descent, he became in dire need of oxygen. ...read more

  • Is There Anyone Up There?

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on May 15, 2013
     | 5,579 views

    IS THERE ANYONE UP THERE? There once was a tourist who came too close to the edge of the Grand Canyon, lost his footing and plunged over the side, clawing and scratching to save himself. After he disappeared out of sight; and, just before he fell into open space, he stumbled upon a scrubby bush ...read more