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  • Wellington Defeated...

    Contributed by Milo Velebir on Jul 14, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,752 views

    WELLINGTON DEFEATED... It is a story about how the news of the victory at the battle at Waterloo arrived in England. There were no telegrams or telephones in those days, nobody could send an SMS or put it up on Facebook or Youtube, of course, but everyone knew that Wellington was facing Napoleon ...read more

  • Let Me Relate A Bizarre Yet True Story, Before I ...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Oct 25, 2011
     | 1,643 views

    Let me relate a bizarre yet true story, before I get started with my main theme. Before that… those of us who don’t know about, Charlie Chaplin, let’s put up our hands? Well, not many hands would go up, for most of us know that he was a huge movie star in the silent-picture era sending many (and ...read more

  • Jesus Is The Amplifier

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 2, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,547 views

    JESUS IS THE AMPLIFIER Jesus said: "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 So... without Jesus I can't do anything? Now, that doesn’t mean you and I can’t do things that might be impressive. ...read more

  • Who Do I Shoot?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 19, 2012
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     | 4,253 views

    WHO DO I SHOOT? A new soldier was on sentry duty at the main gate. His orders were clear. No car was to enter unless it had a special sticker on the windshield. A big Army car came up with a general seated in the back. The sentry said, "Halt, who goes there?" The chauffeur, a corporal, said, ...read more

  • What Happens At Home

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2012
     | 2,719 views

    WHAT HAPPENS AT HOME Howard Hendricks used to say to us men in seminary preparing to lead churches, "If your Christianity isn't working at home, don't export it." It was his way of saying, "If you can't make your faith work in your own family, then please don't try to make it work in the family of ...read more

  • Self-Image

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 7,425 views

    SELF-IMAGE There's a story about a girl who was the daughter of one of the royal families of Europe. She had a big, round nose that destroyed her beauty in the eyes of others--and especially in her own eyes. She grew up with this terrible image of herself as an ugly person. So her family hired a ...read more

  • Ten Dollars Is Ten Dollars  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,109 views

    TEN DOLLARS IS TEN DOLLARS A man named Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the state fair every year and every year when Stumpy saw the antique bi-plane he would say, "Martha, I'd like to ride in that airplane." Martha always replied, "I know Stumpy, but that airplane ride costs 10 dollars, and ...read more

  • Lee Dye On New Year's Resolutions

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Jan 6, 2013
     | 3,847 views

    LEE DYE ON NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS Lee Dye writes, “It’s that time of year again when we resolve to get off our duffs and run around the block more often, maybe even cut back on tall of those things which we know we aren’t supposed to eat, or drink or smoke. Ah yes, New Year’s Resolutions which for ...read more

  • United We Stand

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2014
     | 6,234 views

    Let me read one of Aesop’s Greek fables; In the forest, there lived four oxen. They were very good friends and always went together to graze in the fields. However, every time they went, a hungry lion tried to attack them. The lion longed for their meat. But they withstood his attack by fighting ...read more

  • Abandoned At Seventeen

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 8, 2014
     | 5,384 views

    One of the characters in Kent Haruf’s novel Plainsong, is Victoria, a seventeen-year-old girl who is four months pregnant. When her boyfriend finds out about her condition, he breaks up with her. And when her mother finds out, she kicks her out of the house and says to her, “You got yourself into ...read more

  • Watch Where You're Going!

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
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     | 6,611 views

    I had just flown back home from attending a class for my Doctorate in Pasadena, CA. The week was filled with long days and short nights. I had an early morning flight and then flew most of the day. By the time I got home, I was exhausted. Yet I didn’t want to miss my workout so I headed to the gym. ...read more

  • He Became One Of Us!

    Contributed by Chris Stringer on Mar 3, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,531 views

    It was a cold winter morning, as I prepared my coffee and sit at the kitchen table. I kept hearing this sound, as something was hitting the window. I watched as this little bird continually flew back and forth into my kitchen window. I thought to myself, "This poor little guy is going to freeze." ...read more

  • Man Uses Gun For Backscratcher, Shoots Himself

    Contributed by Matt Neace on Jun 19, 2018
     | 2,143 views

    Jorge Espinal was drinking beer and playing poker around 3 a.m. on a Sunday morning in his house, when he got up from the table and walked into another room. His poker buddies probably thought, "Oh, well. He has to go to the bathroom or to get something to drink." But while he as in the other ...read more

  • Growing Potatoes Takes Time

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 24, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,950 views

    Be thankful while you wait. Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. My Aunt Grace had a large garden. One time she showed me how to cut seed potatoes so that each piece had at least one eye, and we planted them in ...read more

  • Claim Your Seat At The Table

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Dec 25, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,156 views

    Illus. Story of Sam the dog, Growing up we had a farm dog and his name was Sam. Sam never had any of the frills dogs nowadays enjoy. Sam was never allowed to beg at the table, because Sam was never allowed in the house and was only fed table scraps my mom turned into some kind of gravy ...read more

  • Faith Of A Child

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 16, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,076 views

    How do we find rest through the chaotic mess the accuser continually throws at society? By coming, believing and trusting with the faith of a child! By trusting in our God given measure of faith and realizing everything is going to be alright, because God says it will and that’s enough! Growing ...read more

  • Lost At Sea For Nine Months!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 15, 2022
     | 1,466 views

    LOST AND FOUND - Three Mexican fishermen who disappeared while on a short shark fishing trip were rescued in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, after spending 9 months on the open sea. The men said they survived by eating raw fish, ducks, and seagulls, drinking rainwater, and reading the Bible. They ...read more

  • In The Classic Christmas Movie From 1947, "A ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 24, 2007
     | 1,284 views

    In the classic Christmas movie from 1947, “A Miracle on 34th St.,” a young and skeptical girl named Susan goes up to Santa in the middle of Macy’s department store, which this year is not being manned by a fake Santa, but the real Kris Kringle. The little girl goes up to Santa and he says, “Well ...read more

  • When We Came Home On New Year's Day, The Weather ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 7, 2008
     | 1,382 views

    When we came home on New Year’s Day, the weather got pretty bad east of Cleveland. We planned to stop and did stop at exit 223 for gas, bathroom, etc. And it was pretty bad. We had been going the last 25 miles at about 40 mph. And we were moving faster than a lot of folks. We saw several cars in ...read more

  • A Family Went To Dine At A Restaurant And The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008
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     | 4,470 views

    A family went to dine at a restaurant and the six-year-old boy was asked to say the blessing. As they bowed their heads he said, “God is great. God is good. Thank you for this food. And I would even thank you more, God, if Mom bought us some ice cream after dinner with liberty and justice for all. ...read more