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  • People" By Apologetix, That Christian Parody ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,227 views

    "People" by Apologetix, That Christian Parody Band (www.AplogetiX.com) James was caught by Herod; Herod captured Peter. They were sharing Herod’s outbreak of attacks upon believers. James would have to face the sword and Peter would escape it. They were not afraid of dying; they both knew that ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Man Who Took An Evening ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rae Fitch on May 9, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,995 views

    The story is told of a man who took an evening flight on which dinner was to be served to the passengers. Of course he was in first class, so we can expect that he would have received first class service and a first class meal. He was a bit hungry as he had missed lunch that day in order to ...read more

  • Being A Parent Changes Everything. But Being A ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 15, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,148 views

    Being a parent changes everything. But being a parent also changes with each baby. Here are some of the ways having a second and third child is different from having your first. 1) Your Clothes 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy. 2nd ...read more

  • There Is No Exchange! (11.15.05--Heart And ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 14, 2005
     | 2,722 views

    There Is No Exchange! (11.15.05--Heart and Soul!--2 Chronicles15:14-15) Life is full of the tentative. It would seem that the ability to be decisive is fast becoming a relic; replaced instead with a sleek, stream-lined, today’s-age, model that places indecisiveness as the norm and decisiveness as ...read more

  • A Mother's Wardrobe  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Bolton on May 11, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,795 views

    A mother’s wardrobe • 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your doctor confirms your pregnancy. • 2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible. • 3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes. A mom preparing for the Birth • 1st baby: You practice ...read more

  • The Caterpillar's Voice  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 31, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,253 views

    STORIES - The Caterpillar’s Voice …Eugene Loh, in A Slice of Life, FM93.8LIVE, 17 May 2006 Once upon a time a caterpillar crawled inside a hare’s house when the hare was away, and set about making himself comfortable. When the hare returned home, he noticed new marks on the ground going into the ...read more

  • We Must First Embrace Our Own Old Identity, As ...

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 20, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,673 views

    We must first embrace our own old identity, as Jesus said, “if any man will come after me, let him deny himself . . . “ We must embrace it and deny it, then by faith accept our spiritual identity in Jesus Christ. The analogy is given, for purposes of illustrating, of a fifteen year old, unmarried ...read more

  • Leo Thorsness Was From Walnut Grove, Minnesota ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
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    Leo Thorsness was from Walnut Grove, Minnesota and fought in the war in Vietnam. He was a Major, U.S. Air Force, in the 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron. His bravery occurred over North Vietnam on April 19, 1967. He received his Medal of Honor from President Richard Nixon, on October 15, ...read more

  • Right Now I Am Reading Dale Carnegie's "How To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,462 views

    Right now I am reading Dale Carnegie’s “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”. He has some good stuff. I typed up one of the pages and put it on my mirror. It’s called “Just for Today” it goes like this: “Just for Today” 1. Just for today I will be happy. Happiness is within. Happiness is a ...read more

  • Ode To Mom

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,289 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work ...read more

  • Why Do You Do That?  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 2, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,122 views

    WHY DO YOU DO THAT? I’m thinking of a small-town church in upstate New York. They’d had a rector in that church for over thirty-five years. He was loved by the church and the community. After he retired, he was replaced by a young priest. It was his first church; he had a great desire to do ...read more

  • Danny Was Born With No Ears. He Could Hear All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Nate Barbour on Oct 17, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 2,461 views

    Danny was born with no ears. He could hear all right, but he didn’t have ears like normal people. All his life, Danny endured ridicule and rejection because of his deformity. But he learned to live with it. Thankfully, he had loving parents and a strong family to sustain him. When Danny was in high ...read more

  • The Philosophy For Dog Obedience Training Has ...  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 20, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,262 views

    The philosophy for dog obedience training has changed quite a bit in the last few decades. It used to be that many dog obedience schools operated by teaching the dog, “you better obey me, because I’m your master. And if you don’t obey me, bad things will happen.” And plenty of dogs were trained ...read more

  • John Stephen Ahkwari  PRO

    Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 29, 2004
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    John Stephen Ahkwari Today friend, I’d like to take your mind back to October 20, 1968. I invite you to come with me to the Mexico City, Olympic Stadium. The time, 7.00 P.M. The closing ceremonies had just been completed. The spectators and athletes, still warm from the euphoria of the ...read more

  • Ode To Mom  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,457 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable ...read more

  • When Steve And I Went To Germany To Live, I ...

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on Oct 20, 2007
     | 1,501 views

    When Steve and I went to Germany to live, I didn’t know any German, and I knew so little about what it was like to live in Germany that I set out to live there with what I now see as an unbelievably naive optimism that was close to sheer stupidity in its ignorance. Sure I’d seen Germany on TV, and ...read more

  • The 100-Year Prayer Meeting

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 3, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,009 views

    The 100-Year Prayer Meeting In 1722, Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf, troubled by the suffering of Christian exiles from Bohemia and Moravia, allowed them to establish a community on his estate in Germany. The center became known as Herrnhut, meaning “Under the Lord’s Watch.” It grew quickly, ...read more

  • First Class Upgrade

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,687 views

    FIRST CLASS UPGRADE Why is it, by the way, that First Class passengers board the plane first? Sure it is great to get off the plane first, but is it so great to board the plane first? Shouldn’t First Class Passengers be the last ones on the plane and the first ones off the plane? For me the idea ...read more

  • Shane Claiborne Tells About How His Little ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
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    Shane Claiborne tells about how his little community of faith received some money. First, they won a lawsuit against the police of New York for misconduct. Shane with several hundred people had protested the arresting of people for sleeiping outside by sleeping outside. They were arrested, charged, ...read more

  • There's A Story About A Man, A Writer, Who Used ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 10, 2008
     | 2,340 views

    There’s a story about a man, a writer, who used to go to the beach to do his writing. He had the habit of walking along the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore; as he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think ...read more