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  • Why Is This Touching So Important? "Dr. ...

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Feb 3, 2009
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    Why is this touching so important? “Dr. Brandt points out that as late as 1920, the death rate among infants in some founding hospitals in America approached 100 percent. Then Dr. Fritz Talbot of Boston brought over from Germany an unscientific sounding concept of “tender loving care.” ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Divorce Costs Everyone

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
     | 2,310 views

    DIVORCE COSTS EVERYONE High rates of divorce and unmarried childbearing cost U.S. taxpayers at least $112 billion each year. It is estimated that family fragmentation costs taxpayers more than $1 trillion each decade; about $70.1 billion is at the federal level, $33.3 billion at the state level ...read more

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  • What Is Love, As Defined By The Online ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 17, 2009
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    “What is love, as defined by the online world? Resisting a YouTube video of the 1993 hit song, the first click plunges you into a world of pink carnation- tainted tackiness. The website’s designer no doubt spends all afternoon baking cookies, sending chain emails and sighing at the "Home Sweet ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Spurgeon On Truth

    Contributed by C Vincent on Sep 22, 2009
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    SPURGEON ON TRUTH Spurgeon quote: "We are one in Christ; let us be friends with one another; but let us never be friends with one another’s error. If I be wrong, rebuke me sternly; I can bear it, and bear it cheerfully and if ye be wrong, expect the like measure from me, and neither peace nor ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Confession Without Change

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 28, 2009
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    CONFESSION WITHOUT CHANGE Four preachers met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one preacher said, "Our people come to us and pour out their hearts, confess certain sins and needs. Let's do the same. Confession is good for the soul." In due time all agreed. One confessed he liked ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • A Study Of Impatience

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    A STUDY OF IMPATIENCE In March of 2006, the Associated Press and Ipsos surveyed 1,003 adults concerning Americans’ attitudes and behavior regarding impatience. Some of the findings included: • While waiting in line at an office or store, it takes an average of 17 minutes for most people to lose ...read more

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  • The Mind Is Like Silly Putty

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Oct 10, 2011
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    THE MIND IS LIKE SILLY PUTTY "The peace of God which passes understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4.7) Our minds are wonderful creations of God. But did you know they need to be guarded? When I was a boy I used to play with Silly Putty. You could do a lot ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • You Know It's A Bad Church Business Meeting ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 16, 2007
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    You Know It’s A Bad Church Business Meeting When... …People arrive at the meeting, clutching copies of books about "spiritual abuse." …You’re asked to try on a pair of bloody gloves. …A loyal supporter presses a can of Mace into your hands. …The church constitution suddenly becomes revered as ...read more

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  • I Read A Story About A Man Watching Birds Flying ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    I read a story about a man watching birds flying around Niagara Falls. He stood and watched these birds over a period of time as they swooped down through the mist and near the falls themselves. Gradually, little bits of ice began to build up on the wings of the birds and eventually the weight of ...read more

  • I Can't Remember  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 1, 2002
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    I Can’t Remember A few years ago, rumors spread that a certain Catholic woman was having visions of Jesus. The archbishop decided to check her out. ’Is it true, m’am, that you have visions of Jesus?’ asked the cleric. ’Yes,’ the woman replied. ’Well, the next time you have a vision, I want you ...read more

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  • In 1944, Leander Mccormick-Goodheart, A Recruiter ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lee Proctor on Jun 19, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 1,886 views

    In 1944, Leander McCormick-Goodheart, a recruiter for the Ford Motor Company, toured fifty universities across the United States to recruit the outstanding graduating student of each institution. At Leigh University, he met a young man named Lee Iacocca and offered him a position at Ford. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • We Feel Guilty When We're Not Working, And We're ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 14, 2002
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     | 1,983 views

    We feel guilty when we’re not working, and we’re suspicious of anyone else who removes their nose from the grindstone for too long. Take vacations, for example. In Europe , the standard is five or six weeks of time off per year. Sound good? In France, the whole country basically shuts down for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nicolaus Copernicus Was A Famed Astronomer Born ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Christopher on Nov 10, 2004
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    Nicolaus Copernicus was a famed astronomer born in Poland on February 19, 1473. He was a mathematician whose accomplishments changed men’s ideas of the universe. Also he was a well-known writer. Although highly educated in astronomical science, he was much more-he was a child of God who had learned ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • When Napoleon's Armies Swept Across Europe, One ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jan 14, 2003
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     | 1,967 views

    "When Napoleon’s armies swept across Europe, one of his generals was preparing to attack the little town of Feldkirch on the Austrian border. It was Easter and the citizens gathered to decide whether to resist or surrender. The pastor told the people that they had been continuing on their own ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • John Foster In One Of His Books Tells How He Came ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 823 views

    John Foster in one of his books tells how he came into his home in this country one day in the thirties to find his daughter in tears before the radio set. He asked her why and found that the news bulletin had contained the sentence – “Japanese tanks entered Canton today.” Most people would hear ...read more

  • Pastor Mark Thompson Of Faribault, Minnesota, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Apr 13, 2003
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    Pastor Mark Thompson of Faribault, Minnesota, suffered terrible knife wounds from an assailant in his home, in October 1988. One of the many consequences of his difficult recovery was being forced to miss watching his son Chris run in the state cross-country championship meet. Pastor Thompson ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • I Read The Story About A Football Player Whose ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 3, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,719 views

    I read the story about a football player whose performance exceeded the expectation of others. "…. In the last two minutes of the game, with the score against his team, makes a touchdown. He runs faster than his legs can carry him, and farther than he has ever dreamed of running. When he comes ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Bissel's Ride

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 31, 2007
     | 1,247 views

    Bissel’s Ride Thanks to the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, everyone has heard of the “Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” But few have heard of Israel Bissel, a humble post rider on the Boston-New York route. After the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, Bissel was ordered to raise ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Quote: The Historian Thomas Arnold Of Oxford Has ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 22, 2008
     | 781 views

    Quote: The historian Thomas Arnold of Oxford has written: “The evidence for our Lord’s life and death and resurrection may be and often has been shown to be satisfactory. It is good according to the common rules for distinguishing good evidence from bad. Thousands and tens of thousands of persons ...read more

    Denomination: Other

  • In Miami, Two Brothers Aged 15 And 17 Celebrated ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    In Miami, two brothers aged 15 and 17 celebrated their parents’ weekend absence by cruising the family car into a poor section of town and shooting six-inch spear darts into the backs of people walking down the sidewalk – mostly elderly African-Americans. When they were arrested, the oldest boy ...read more