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  • Richard Wurmbrand Tells The Story Of A Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,963 views

    Richard Wurmbrand tells the story of a church leader he met while imprisoned in Romania. He was sentenced to 22 years for his goodness. The man, his wife, and six small children were eating breakfast when the police burst into his home. They had just read Psalm 23. When the police arrested him, the ...read more

  • Dumb Crooks

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 3, 2008
     | 2,388 views

    DUMB CROOKS 1.) A Circle-K convenience store was patronized by man requesting change for a twenty dollar bill. As soon as the register drawer was opened, the man pulled a gun and demanded it contents. He fled with all dollars of it, but left his original twenty lying on the counter. 2.) A guy ...read more

  • Woman Returns Stolen Money

    Contributed by Matt Neace on Aug 7, 2018
     | 2,635 views

    An Arkansas woman's stolen cash was turned over to police with a letter of apology from the thief who took it from her wallet. Susan McNabb said she left her wallet, and the $160 cash it contained, behind at the Walmart store in Clinton, and when she returned a short time later, the wallet was ...read more

  • In The Summer Of 2002 Tulsa Oklahoma Had A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 22, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,199 views

    In the summer of 2002 Tulsa Oklahoma had a burglary suspect that did something quite unusual. According to the KOTV television news, Edward McBride kicked in the door of a house, and grabbed a duffle bag full of electronic gear. As he left the house, a man working next door saw him and called ...read more

  • Richard M. Nixon Served As The 37th President Of ...

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Feb 15, 2007
     | 1,769 views

    Richard M. Nixon served as the 37th president of the United States. He was a polarizing figure who won the presidential office by a landslide and then later resigned in disgrace just 21 months later. His disgrace culminated with the Democratic party getting their man, Jimmy Carter, into the White ...read more

  • Dumb Crooks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 1,885 views

    DUMB CROOKS A Circle-K convenience store was patronized by man requesting change for a twenty dollar bill. As soon as the register drawer was opened, the man pulled a gun and demanded it contents. He fled with all dollars of it, but left his original twenty lying on the counter. A guy walked into ...read more

  • The Jesus Freaks Are Here

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Mar 16, 2011
     | 2,634 views

    THE JESUS FREAKS ARE HERE I remember doing street ministry a few years ago. I was with an organisation called Drug Arm in the city. We would set up a van and give coffee and doughnuts to drug addicts along with contact phone numbers for the local drug rehabilitation centres. I remember one night ...read more

  • In The Presence Of Mine Enemies  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,939 views

    IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES Richard Wurmbrand tells the story of a church leader he met while imprisoned in Romania. He was sentenced to 22 years for his goodness. The man, his wife, and six small children were eating breakfast when the police burst into his home. They had just read Psalm ...read more

  • A Story Is Told Of Two Men Who Worked In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Major on Apr 5, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
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    A story is told of two men who worked in the audit department of a large bank. They made an overnight trip to a distant branch of the bank, and were dining in a local restaurant. The chief auditor told the other man, “First we’ll hit the tellers, and then get the vault.” They arrived at the bank ...read more

  • I Served As A U.s. Marine In Iraq During 2004. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Mason on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
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    I served as a U.S. Marine in Iraq during 2004. One day, I traveled with an Army unit to a border checkpoint between Iraq and Syria. We were "officially" turning over control of the border crossing to the Iraqi Border Police. To celebrate their newly regained authority, the Iraqi officers invited ...read more

  • A Lady Found Out That She Had A Skunk In Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 30, 2002
    based on 63 ratings
     | 1,859 views

    A lady found out that she had a skunk in her basement. Confounded as to how to get rid of it, she called the local police for help. Their advice was to lay a trail of breadcrumbs from the cellar door entrance into the yard so as to lead the skunk out of the basement. She followed their advice. A ...read more

  • Dead Or Alive?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,615 views

    DEAD OR ALIVE? When elderly Adele Gaboury turned up missing four years ago, concerned neighbors in Worcester, Massachusetts, informed the police. A brother told police she had gone into a nursing home. Satisfied with that information, Gaboury’s neighbors began watching her property. Michael ...read more

  • Found On Internet - Man Allegedly Patient About ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,713 views

    Found on internet - Man Allegedly Patient About Revenge SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) " Police say a 30-year grudge boiled over when a former elementary school teacher littered the driveways of former co-workers and bosses with roofing nails and splattered paint on their garage doors. Thomas R. ...read more

  • Hoping More People Do The Right Thing

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 29, 2010
     | 1,294 views

    HOPING MORE PEOPLE DO THE RIGHT THING A recent (March 2010) AFP article hit the presses this week: CHICAGO (AFP) – People fell onto a bag of cash like a pack of hungry piranhas after more than $100,000 tumbled out the back of an armored truck onto an Ohio street, local media reported. The bag ...read more

  • Lancaster, Pa. -- Days After Being Shot In The ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 9, 2005
     | 1,018 views

    LANCASTER, Pa. -- Days after being shot in the leg, a 2-year-old Lancaster boy is home again after being released from the hospital Tuesday morning June 4th. Pedro Melendez was shot last week in what police call a case of road rage. Police said Jon Eichelman shot the boy ...read more

  • An Elderly Lady Was Asleep In Her Bed One Night, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 5, 2001
    based on 166 ratings
     | 7,289 views

    An elderly lady was asleep in her bed one night, when she was awakened by a strange noise from the living room. Cautiously, she walked in and discovered a burglar in the process of stealing the stereo. Overcome with fear, she whispered a desparate prayer, "Help me Jesus!" The burglar heard her and ...read more

  • Need ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2012
     | 3,926 views

    NEED PROTECTION? Police sharpshooters were called to a scene in Rochester, NY. They surrounded a car because they noticed there was a man in the back seat with a rifle. The police attempted to negotiate with him but he wouldn’t respond. So they watched and waited. There was no movement. Finally, ...read more

  • Sleep Walking With A Loaded Gun

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 29, 2019
     | 2,920 views

    Vs. 14 is an invitation to those who have been walking in their sleep, to wake up. Also an invitation for those who are asleep in darkness to wake up and come to the light. Sanford Rothman told police he woke up to a “bang” and realized he has suffered a gunshot wound to his knee. Rothman told ...read more

  • Two Gun Crowley

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 17, 2007
     | 2,570 views

    Two Gun Crowley On May 7, 1931 the most sensational manhunt in New York City came to a climax. After a two week search “Two gun Crowley- the killer who didn’t smoke or drink was trapped in his girlfriends apartment. 150 policeman laid siege to the apartment. The chopped holes in the roof to ...read more

  • They Shoot Horses Don’t They". The Movie ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 19, 2000
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,025 views

    "They Shoot Horses Don’t They". The movie is about an actress who has a fallen career on the big screen during the 20’s. She enters a dance marathon hoping to win the jackpot and use the money to launch a new movie career. As the marathon draws closer to the end, she realizes that she and her ...read more