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  • Thomas Jefferson Founded The University Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005
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    Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. The misbehavior of students led to a riot in which professors who tried to restore order were attacked. The following day a meeting was held between the university’s board, of which Jefferson was a member, and defiant students. Jefferson began by ...read more

  • As Stated In The Lion, The Witch And The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keeney Dickenson on Nov 30, 2005
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    As stated in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the recipients of our witness are given three options as to their response. Professor Kirke responds to the skepticism of Lucy’s siblings about her report of traveling to Narnina: “There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling ...read more

  • An American Scientist Once Visited The Offices Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    An American scientist once visited the offices of the great Nobel-prize-winning physicist, Niels Bohr, in Copenhagen. He was amazed to find that over Bohr’s desk was a horseshoe, securely mailed to the wall, with the open end up in the approved manner (so it would catch the good luck and not let it ...read more

  • In His Retirement, Thomas Jefferson Founded The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    In his retirement, Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. Because Jefferson trusted that students would take their studies seriously, the code of discipline was lax. Unfortunately, his trust proved misplaced when the misbehavior of students led to a riot in which professors who tried ...read more

  • A Common Sense And Satisfying Interpretation Of ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2003
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    "A common sense and satisfying interpretation of our world suggests the designing hand of a superintelligence.… There is, I shall argue, no contradiction between holding a staunch belief in supernatural design and being a creative scientist.… Just as I believe that the Book of Scripture illumines ...read more

  • It Shows You What You Don't Know

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 15, 2010
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    IT SHOWS YOU WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW Robert Phillips (Biblical Preaching Journal/Winter 1994, wrote of his first college course in chemistry. His first exam came after one week. Of the twelve in the class 6 got "D's" and six failed. The professor told them, "I did not give you this test so that you ...read more

  • The Most Important Discovery  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2012
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    THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY Dr. Henry "Fritz" Schaefer earned his Ph.D in chemical physics from Stanford University. For 18 years, he served as professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than 800 scientific publications and during the period of ...read more

  • I Like The Story About A Rather Legalistic ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 14, 2001
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    ILL. I like the story about a rather legalistic Seminary student who wanted to have a scriptural basis for everything he did. He felt he was on solid ground if he could quote Bible book, chapter & verse to okay his actions. He did all right with that until he began to fall in love with a ...read more

  • Do Unto Others

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    DO UNTO OTHERS There is a story about a rather legalistic Seminary student who wanted to have a Scriptural basis for everything he did. He felt he was on solid ground if he could quote the Bible, book, chapter and verse to okay his actions. He did all right with that until he began to fall in ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Rather Legalistic ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
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    There is a story about a rather legalistic Seminary student who wanted to have a scriptural basis for everything he did. He felt he was on solid ground if he could quote the Bible, book, chapter and verse to okay his actions. He did all right with that until he began to fall in love with a ...read more

  • Song – God Bless ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    SONG – GOD BLESS AMERICA. An eerie quiet fell over the battlefield near the French city of Verdun. It was Nov. 11, 1918, and the guns were abruptly silent. Some of the soldiers sank to the ground; others stared into space. Some began to shake. The Great War was finished, but the men could not ...read more

  • Samuel Morse, Inventor Of The Telegraph And The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 26, 2003
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    Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph and the Morse Code, was a dedicated Christian and a renowned university professor. History testifies that he always prayed for the Lord to give him more light and understanding as he conducted his experiments in the laboratory. He said, “When flattering ...read more

  • Collegiate Spiritual Practices: A New Survey Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    Collegiate Spiritual Practices: A new survey of students attending 46 colleges and universities finds a majority says religion and spirituality are important in their lives, but they also show a sharp drop-off of religious involvements as they move through their college years. Findings include: 73% ...read more

  • Son Of Resurrection  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
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    SON OF RESURRECTION Dr. Joseph Haroutunian, professor at McCormick Theological Seminary, came to America from Armenia. One day a well-meaning friend said to him, "Your name is difficult to pronounce and difficult to spell--it could hurt your professional career. Why don’t you change your name to ...read more

  • When Death Seemed So Close To Delos Miles In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 9, 2004
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    When death seemed so close to Delos Miles in a bunker in North Korea, he began to pray. As he lay on the ground, a Chinese soldier put a rifle to his head. Miles prayed something like this: "Lord, if you are all-powerful like I’ve always heard you are, you can bring me out of here alive. If you ...read more

  • Christian Country There's A New Wave Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Christian Country There’s a new wave of faith-based, Nashville sounds. Whether it’s Carrie Underwood’s prayerful Jesus, Take the Wheel or Brooks & Dunn’s nostalgic Believe, country charts are sounding like Sunday morning. The reason, says David Fillingim, Shorter College religion and philosophy ...read more

  • The Impact Of A Small Group With A New Vision On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
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    The Impact of a Small Group with a New Vision on Society Robert Bellah is the Elliott Professor of Sociology, Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. Throughout his academic career, he has been very interested in the influence of religion on society. In an interview in Psychology Today, ...read more

  • Richard Calson On Forgiveness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2010
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    RICHARD CALSON ON FORGIVENESS Let me conclude with in the words of Dr. Richard P. Carlson, Professor of Biblical Studies at Gettysburg Seminary: "God’s forgiveness in Jesus Christ is a scandal. It goes out to sinners regardless of their religious or social standing. It breaks into human existence ...read more

  • The Cause

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    THE CAUSE A university physics professor testified that he came to the university believing he had all the answers. “An avowed evolutionist, I knew all about cause and effect. I could begin with the present and work back. Behind every natural effect I found a natural cause. “One day I was ...read more

  • The "repenters"

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 19, 2022
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    It is interesting that before the "Iron Curtain" went down, the believers in the anti-Christian Communist countries were often known as "Repenters." Why? Because they were not just "professors", but "possessors", and showed the Spirit of Christ was in them ...read more