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  • Boyce Mouton – In "A Tribute To My Mother" – ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    Boyce Mouton – in “A tribute to my mother” – “Though we were poor, by contrast with modern children, I was raised In the lap of luxury. I was blessed to have a mother whose main ambition in life was to raise her family. During my childhood years I had no interest in shiny new cars and plush carpet, ...read more

  • Well Noted Author And Marriage Counselor Dr. Gary ...

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 7, 2008
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    Well noted author and marriage counselor Dr. Gary Chapman is very famous for his Book the “Five Love Languages”. He wrote the book and developed this system of identifying what makes your mate feel loved, what is it that really makes him or her feel like you love them. The five love languages ...read more

  • Cling To The Rock (Spanish And English)

    Contributed by Luis Marquez on Jun 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    (ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS) CLING TO THE ROCK Escuché la historia de un barco que naufragó. Un tripulante pudo salvarse subiendo a una roca que inconmovible se oponía al embate de las olas. Temblando el pobre náufrago se aferró a la misma. Al poco tiempo fue rescatado de este lugar por otro ...read more

  • Soren Kierkegaard, The Great Danish Theologian Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    Soren Kierkegaard, the great Danish theologian of another century, tells the story of a prince who was running an errand for his father one day in the local village. As he did so, he passed through a very poor section of the town. Looking through the window of his carriage, he saw a beautiful young ...read more

  • The Intriguing Thing About Contrasts Is Their ...

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 15, 2009
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    The intriguing thing about contrasts is their similarities. For example, Bill Crowder (RBC Ministries) illustrates this with the two top rock bands in the 1960’s, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Both bands were from England, and both bands were revolutionary in their music, but the ...read more

  • Only In Obedience Are We Free

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 19, 2012
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    ONLY IN OBEDIENCE ARE WE FREE In his book "Run with the Horses," Eugene Peterson tells how he saw a family of birds teaching their young to fly. Three young swallows were perched on a dead branch that stretched out over a lake. One adult swallow got alongside the chicks and started shoving them ...read more

  • It's What's Under The Hood That Counts  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 25, 2012
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    IT'S WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD THAT COUNTS Harry Reider tells a story about the first car that he ever owned. He was sixteen years old and his father took him to a car auction and bought a pink car for $75. It was a 1957 Ford that his dad insisted that the color was really "coral." "I can't drive a ...read more

  • The Recycled ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 23, 2013
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    THE RECYCLED ORCHESTRA In December of last year (2012) NPR told the story of a poor community in Paraguay has formed an amazing orchestra that plays instruments created from recycled trash. The young musicians in a slum that's built on a landfill. More than 1500 tons of trash gets dumped into the ...read more

  • Servanthood & Father Damien

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 4, 2022
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    When visiting the Hawaiian Island many tourists will visit the island of Molokai. It has quiet charm, gentle breezes and a soft surf. Father Damien came to the island for a different reason. He came to help people die. He came there because leprosy came there first. No one knows how ...read more

  • The Big Turkey In The Freezer

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 21, 2023
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    A Christian woman went into the local pet shop to buy a parrot for company. She selected a beautiful bird, but the pet store owner said he didn't think that she'd be happy with this particular parrot because he had belonged to a salty old sailor who used very bad language. She replied ...read more

  • There’s An Old Fable About A Miserable ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Craver on Sep 27, 2001
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    There’s an old fable about a miserable rich man who went to visit a rabbi. The rabbi took the rich man by the hand and led him to a window. "Look out there," he said. The rich man looked into the street. "What do you see?" asked the rabbi. "I see men, women, and children," answered the rich ...read more

  • Every Profession Has Its Favorite Stories, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    Every profession has its favorite stories, and the legal profession is no exception. A beginner attorney was defending a man accused of biting another man’s ear off during a barroom brawl. A witness to the fight was on the stand, and the young attorney was cross-examining him: “Did you actually ...read more

  • Aging: One Plus One  PRO

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 29, 2012
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    AGING: ONE PLUS ONE Three old men went to the doctor for a memory test. The doctor asked the first old man, "What is one plus one?" "Two hundred seventy-four," he said. The doctor asked the same question of the second man, "What is one plus one?" "Tuesday," he said. The doctor tried the third ...read more

  • Seeking Wisdom

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 21, 2022
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    I READ A LESSON ABOUT A WISE MAN THAT PEOPLE TRAVELED HUNDREDS OF MILES TO SEEK HIS WISDOM… The wise man stood up, he looked to his left side. Then to his right. He paused and looked at the crowd behind him. He quickly turned around and faced the crowd in front of him. He looked down. He looked ...read more

  • Two Sides

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jul 18, 2011
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    TWO SIDES I once read about a man who said to another man, "There are two sides to every question." The second man replied, "Yes, there are two sides to every question...just like there are two sides to a sheet ...read more

  • Contentment Is The Best Food To Preserve A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Contentment is the best food to preserve a sound man, and the best ...read more

  • Whoever Takes The Son  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 2, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
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    Whoever Takes the Son Many years ago, there was a very wealthy man who shared a passion for art collecting with his son. They had priceless works adorning the walls of their family estate. One day, the nation was at war and the young man left to serve his country. After only a few short weeks, ...read more

  • How Much Do You Want Knowledge?  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 2, 2002
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    HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT KNOWLEDGE? There’s a story about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the muscular philosopher and said, “O great Socrates, I come to you for knowledge.” Socrates recognized a pompous numbskull when he saw one. He led the young man ...read more

  • The Maker

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    THE MAKER An old Model T Ford was pulled off to the side of the road with its hood up, and a young man was trying desperately to get it running. He had been working at it for a long time without any success when a beautiful, chauffeur-driven limousine stopped behind him, and a well-dressed man got ...read more

  • Living Without Hope

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 17, 2011
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    LIVING WITHOUT HOPE There was one TV spot which we leased and in my opinion crossed all barriers being the most thought-provoking. It pictured a man sitting in a room by himself with the camera coming up from behind him slowly. As the picture slowly panned past the man to show his dejected face, ...read more